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Foreword by the Rt. Hon. Lord Chatfield. Dust jacket has some rips; protected by Mylar. Dark blue cloth boards with some shelf wear. Gilt lettering on spine. Pages age-toned. Some discoloring on first loose end page.

Presumed first edition. Red cloth covers with bookseller's sticker on front cover. Title and author blind-stamped on front. Cover has marks & shelf wear. First page (with title) partially stuck on front endpaper. 2 folding maps, 4 photographs. Ex-library, library imprint on page1, pocket on back endpaper, and 2 date stamps (1932, 1935). Back hinge partially exposed; book has slight forward lean.

Red cloth cover, sun faded on spine, and cover has some buckling. Pages clean, and binding fairly tight. Illustrations include frontispiece, several plates and 2 fold-out maps.

Spine has some bumping. Burgundy boards with gilt decoration and lettering. Some foxing on pages, other text is clean; binding tight. 4 full page copper plates (including frontispiece) and in text b/w plates.

Translated from the Russian by Ivy and Tatyana Litvinov. Lovely b&w illustrations. A pretty little book.
Dust jacket has a tear at top and some bumping. Beige cover has embossed design. Sewn-in bookmark. Discoloration on endpapers. 4 pages have lower right corner uncut.

Two books from the trilogy. Forever Free: Illustrated cover boards. Front/rear endplates have map illustrations. Binding tight, text block clean. Owner name inside front endplate. Dedication page to owner back of frontispiece. Living Free: Illustrated cover boards. Binding tight but some cracking and book is slightly cocked. Gift to owner front inside endplate. Front/rear endplates have map illustrations.

Brown cloth, slightly soiled. Remains of bookplate on front end paper, and sticker, notes on front loose endpaper. Front hinge partially cracked.Four fold-outs in rear pocket, and nine fold-out plans in text block. Text block appears unmarked.

Book Club edition. Yellow topstain, deckled edges. Dust jacket has tears. Blue boards have minimal shelf-wear, some bumping. Previous owner's stamp on end paper.

First edition. Dark green hard cover with printing on spine. Dustcover chipped on top. Maps printed on end pages front and back. Name on inside front cover. Inscribed on front paper to gift recipient. Signed by authors on title page.

Front cover has minor mark. DJ has tears and scuffs. Pages age toned. Binding tight; text unmarked. Not a common edition.

Originally published in 1827, this military chronology describes a visit to the Burman Empire and a journey through Persia, Asia Minor and European Turkey in the years 1825-26. Many sketches illustrating natural history, customs and manners of the time. Orange cloth cover boards have gilt printing on the spine. The text block is clean, bright and unmarked. 300pp

Volume I: 428; Volume II: 418 pages. Beige cloth covers, slightly soilded. Frontispiece with tissue guard in each volume. Brown topcolor. Bookseller's sticker on decorated end paper. Minor foxing. Volume II frontispiece has bit of glue? on it. Back hinge slightly exposed in each volume around page 403.

Introduction by Walter White.
A well-regarded account of the Scottsboro rape trials by two men who assisted the defendants. Chalmers was the chair of the Scottsboro Defense Committee, and served as a mentor to Martin Luther King, Jr.
White, author of the foreword, was the executive secretary of the NAAC.
Tan cloth covers. good condition; last page of index is partially detached. Last page of text & first of index has mark; otherwise unmarked.Just the front of the dust jacket remains.

Multicoloured, mottled boards with brown leather corners and spine. Spine in compartments, title in gilt on red and date in gilt on black plus gilt rules and decorations. Tightly bound: cracked front and back where boards meet binding but still solid. Front fixed end paper has stamp: Burden, The Hill, Clevedon, Som and original owner's crest and name: Sir William Miles. Front free endpaper top: 32 and signature N.W. Griffiths. Small label bottom of inside back cover: T. Kerslake and Co. Bookbinders Bristol. Two volumes in one: Almanac (96 pages) and Companion to the Almanac), total 287 pages plus index.

Collector's Edition. EASTON PRESS books are among the highest quality leather bound books ever produced. Bound in full genuine leather with hubbed spine, accented with 22kt gold lettering and designs, printed on archival paper (acid neutral) with gilded edges, smyth sewing and concealed muslin joints. Lustrous silk moire endpapers. A silk page marker is sewn into the binding. This book, in pristine condition, belongs to the Military History series. Collector's Notes laid in.

Undated. Minor shelf wear to brown cloth boards with decorative Art Nouveau design. Pages are heavily age-tanned and have foxing. A prize plate on the front pastedown, dated 1914. Previous owner's name in pencil on front endpaper. Binding is firm. 32 pages of Catalogue of Popular Illustrated Books at back of book.

Children's classic with 12 color plates and black & white drawings by Arthur Rackham. Green cloth boards with tan spine & green stamped titles. Black & white illustrations on end pages, white out used on child's name (ex libris). Small stains on the front cover board and slight foxing on lower edge. The binding is tight and pages are clean & clear. Dust jacket, intact and in Brodart protective cover. 288pp Publisher's page No Date but includes letter line - a b c d e f g h

Signed by the author on endpaper. Minor scuffs & tears on DJ. Binding tight. Black & white photos on every page.

Dark green cloth boards with a colour plate on the cover board. Tightly bound with slight shelf wear on the boards. The pages are clean, clear and unmarked. The book is #142 of 3,000 numbered copies and full of historical photos.The author signed the number page and inscribed the the title page "Prof. Knapp - In appreciation of your cooperation. Ralph Andrews" 176 pp

Fine copy with dark blue cloth boards with gilt printing on the cover and spine. Slight bumping on the corners and top of the spine. The dust cover is clipped and two tears have been taped from the inside. The binding is intact and secure. The text block is clear and unmarked with mild age toning. Gift inscription Christmas 1953 on front end paper. 642 pp