Storia militare

The Fall of France May-June 1940. NEAR FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER

JACKSON Robert · 0 · Island Books

£24.00 (€28.77 | $31.71 | ¥5,062)

Arthur Barker, [1975]. 8vo., First Edition, with plates and maps; green cloth, backstrip lettered in black, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Enser, p.92.

Slim the Standardbearer. A Biography of Field-Marshal The Viscount Slim. NEAR FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER

LEWIN Ronald · 0 · Island Books

£28.00 (€33.56 | $36.99 | ¥5,905)

Leo Cooper, [1976]. 8vo., First Edition, with portrait frontispiece, 27 plates on 16 and 6 full-page maps in the text; black cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. With personal armorial bookplate on front paste-down. Includes a useful bibliography. Graha...

British Intelligence in the Second World War. Its Influence on Strategy and Operations. [Complete set.]. FINE SET IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPERS

HINSLEY et al F. H. · Island Books

£660.00 (€791.11 | $871.96 | ¥139,196)

HMSO, 1979[-81-84-88-90-90]. 5 vols. in 6., roy. 8vo., First Edition, with coloured endpaper maps; green cloth, gilt backs, a fine set in unclipped dustwrapper. Published in the UK government's official series 'The History of the Second World War'. The complete set comprises V...

Hitler 1889-1936: Hubris [with] Hitler 1936-1945: Nemesis. THE ORIGINAL EDITION IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPERS; FIRST VOLUME SIGNED BY AUTHOR

KERSHAW Ian · 19982000 · Island Books

£342.00 (€409.94 | $451.83 | ¥72,129)

Allen Lane, [1998-2000]. 2 vols., roy. 8vo., First Edition, with 153 plates on 80, neat contemporary signature on front free endpaper of second volume; black cloth, gilt backs, a near fine set in unclipped dustwrapper. FIRST VOLUME SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR ON TITLE. The set compri...

The Sandler Collection. An annotated Bibliography of Books relating to the Military History of the French Revolution and Empire in the Library of John Sandler. [Foreword by Donald D. Horward.] NEAR FINE COPY

SUTCLIFFE, ed. Victor · 1996 · Island Books

£80.00 (€95.89 | $105.69 | ¥16,872)

Ken Trotman, Cambridge, 1996. 8vo., First Edition; red cloth, upper board and backstrip lettered in gilt, a near fine copy. An invaluable bibliography, listing over 3500 titles with relevant annotation and multiple indexes.

St. Paul's Cathedral in Wartime 1939-1945. 2000 NUMBERED COPIES WERE PRINTED; IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER

MATTHEWS Very Reverend W. R. · 1946 · Island Books

£248.00 (€297.26 | $327.64 | ¥52,304)

Hutchinson, 1946. 8vo., First Edition, with coloured frontispiece and numerous plates in monochrome; green buckram, upper board and backstrip lettered in gilt, green top, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter chafed (not affecting lettering) at head of backstr...

The Mons Star. The British Expeditionary Force 5th Aug - 22nd Nov 1914. SIGNED PRESENTATION COPY

ASCOLI David · 0 · Island Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,436)

Harrap, [1981]. 8vo., First Edition, with numerous illustrations and plans (a number full-page) in the text; cloth, gilt back, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. A PRESENTATION COPY TO OSCAR BURGER WITH THE AUTHOR'S SIGNED HOLOGRAPH PRESENTATION SLIP MOUNTED ON TITLE

The Land changed its Face. The Evacuation of Devon's South Hams 1943-1944. NEAR FINE COPY IN DUSTWRAPPER

BRADBEER Grace · 0 · Island Books

£12.00 (€14.38 | $15.85 | ¥2,531)

David & Charles, Newton Abbot, [1973]. 8vo., First Edition, with 16 plates on 8 and full-page map in the text; maroon cloth, gilt back, fore-edges lightly browning else a near fine copy in price-clipped dustwrapper.

Arnhem Lift. Diary of a Glider Pilot. [Sixth Impression.] BRIGHT, CLEAN COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER

HAGEN] [Louis · 1945 · Island Books

£64.00 (€76.71 | $84.55 | ¥13,498)

Pilot Press, 1945. 8vo., Sixth Impression, with map as frontispiece and full-page map in the text; olive cloth, upper board and backstrip lettered in green, a near fine copy in unclipped, lightly age-soiled dustwrapper, the latter with minor loss (affecting lettering) at tail ...

The Diaries of Victor Klemperer 1933-1959. Abridged and translated from the German Edition by Martin Chalmers. THE KLEMPERER DIARIES COMPLETE IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPERS

KLEMPERER Victor · 19982003 · Island Books

£248.00 (€297.26 | $327.64 | ¥52,304)

Weidenfeld & Nicolson, [1998-2003]. 3 vols., roy. 8vo., First Edition, with frontispieces and maps; boards (olive/blue cloth/blue respectively), gilt backs, a near fine set in unclipped dustwrapper. The Klemperer diaries are widely recognised as one of the most important pers...

The Fall of Crete. NEAR FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER

CLARK Alan · 0 · Island Books

£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,763)

Anthony Blond, [1962]. 8vo., First Edition, with plates and large folding map, some faint offsetting from fold-ins to free endpapers; red cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped, very lightly age-soiled dustwrapper. VERY SCARCE. Enser, p.120.

The Jungle is Neutral. With a Foreword by Field Marshal Earl Wavell. NEAR FINE COPY OF THE ORIGINAL EDITION

CHAPMAN F. Spencer · 1949 · Island Books

£85.00 (€101.88 | $112.30 | ¥17,927)

Chatto & Windus, 1949. 8vo., First Edition, with portrait frontispiece, 37 plates on 24, 4 full-page maps in the text and large folding coloured map at end, some faint offsetting from fold-ins to free endpapers; ivory buckram, backstrip lettered in green, green top, a near fin...

Secret Days. Code-breaking in Bletchley Park. FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER

BRIGGS Asa · 0 · Island Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,327)

Frontline, [Barnsley], [2011]. 8vo., First Edition, with 19 coloured plates on 8 and 42 monochrome plates on 16; black cloth, gilt back, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. With a relevant cutting loosely inserted. Lord Briggs worked for five years in Hut Six alongside Turi...

The Longest Day. June 6, 1944. [Maps by Richard Edes Harrison. Second Impression.] BRIGHT, CLEAN COPY IN DUSTWRAPPER

RYAN Cornelius · 1960 · Island Books

£160.00 (€191.78 | $211.38 | ¥33,744)

Gollancz, 1960. 8vo., Second Impression, with 28 plates on 16 and coloured endpaper maps; red cloth, gilt back,case with slight forward lean else a very good, bright, clean copy in price-clipped dustwrapper, the wrapper lightly browned and chipped (not affecting lettering) at ...

The Longest Day. June 6, 1944. [Maps by Richard Edes Harrison. Third Impression.] BRIGHT, CLEAN COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER

RYAN Cornelius · 1960 · Island Books

£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.96 | ¥29,526)

Gollancz, 1960. 8vo., Third Impression, with 28 plates on 16 and coloured endpaper maps; red cloth, gilt back, fore-edge mildly spotted else a very good, bright, clean copy in unclipped, lightly browned dustwrapper. 'Third Impression before Publication'. Includes a good biblio...

All in the Day's March. BRIGHT, CLEAN COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER

BELCHEM Major-General David · 1978 · Island Books

£12.00 (€14.38 | $15.85 | ¥2,531)

Collins, 1978. 8vo., First Edition, with plates and maps (3 double-page) in the text; brown cloth, gilt back, a very good, bright, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter with one short closed tear on front panel. Belchem was head of Montgomery's Operations Staff from ...

Berlin Intelligence Map 1:12500. [Facsimile reissue.] FINE COPY

AFTER THE BATTLE · 0 · Island Books

£20.00 (€23.97 | $26.42 | ¥4,218)

After the Battle, [1990]. Published to coincide with the suspension of Allied occupation rights in October 1990. This map was produced originally in 1944 by the War Office and lists the location and use of all important buildings in Berlin during the occupation of the city. Ev...

Royal Military Chapel. Wellington Barracks. [rebuilt as the Guards' Chapel.] BRIGHT COPY IN ORIGINAL CLOTH WITH EPHEMERA

ROYAL MILITARY CHAPEL. · 1882 · Island Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,981)

Hatchards, 1882. 8vo., First Edition, with engraved frontispiece; red pebble-grain cloth, upper board framed in blind and blocked and lettered in gilt, gilt back, chocolate endpapers, upper hinge parted (but binding entirely sound), a bright, clean copy. Includes detailed acco...

Culloden [with] The Highland Clearances [with] Glencoe. THE FIRE AND SWORD TRILOGY COMPLETE IN DUSTWRAPPERS

PREBBLE John · 19616366 · Island Books

£190.00 (€227.74 | $251.02 | ¥40,072)

Secker & Warburg, [1961-63-66]. 3 vols., 8vo., First Edition, with plates and maps; cloth (red tweed/green tweed/black respectively), a very good, bright, clean set in dustwrapper, the wrappers lightly chipped at extremities. The trilogy comprises 'Culloden' (1961); 'The Hi...

Reinhard Heydrich. The Biography. Volume I: Road to War [with] Volume 2: Enigma. COMPLETE SET

WILLIAMS Max · 20012003 · Island Books

£145.00 (€173.80 | $191.57 | ¥30,581)

Ulric Publishing, [Church Stretton], [2001-2003]. 2 vols., roy. 8vo., First Edition, with very numerous photographs (a number full-page) throughout; original pictorial boards, a near fine set. The set comprises Vol. I: Road to War; Vol. II: Enigma. Ten years in the making, th...