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AIR, WIND AND FLIGHT.

Newing, F. E. and Bowood, Richard, · 1963

£8.00 (€9.59 | $10.57 | ¥1,688)

Wills and Hepworth, Loughborough, 1963, 1st edn., 51pp, coloured pictorial ills., line drawings and diagrams throughout, half tone pictorial endpapers, beige paper covered boards lettered in navy blue at spine, lettered and decorated in navy blue upper and lower boards, colou...

FIFTEEN RABBITS.

Salten, Felix (trans. by Whittaker Chambers), · 1943

£8.00 (€9.59 | $10.57 | ¥1,688)

Commodore Press, London, 1943, 1st edn., 192pp, in text half tone ills. by Sheila Dunn, light green cloth lettered in dark green at spine, coloured pictorial dustwrapper, by the author of 'Bambi', a little rubbed and bumped at extrems., sl. sunning to cloth at tips, edges tan...

GOOD COMRADES.

Salten, Felix (trans. by Paul R. Milton), · 1944

£8.00 (€9.59 | $10.57 | ¥1,688)

Transatlantic Arts, London, 1944, 2nd imp., [vi], 162pp, chapter heads and in text line drawings by Bob Kuhn, light blue/grey cloth lettered in navy blue at spine and upper board, coloured pictorial dustwrapper (unattrib.), by the author of 'Bambi', lightly rubbed at tips, sm...

A FOREST WORLD.

Salten, Felix (Englsih text by Paul R. Milton and Sanford Jerome Greenburger), · 1944

£8.00 (€9.59 | $10.57 | ¥1,688)

Transatlantic Arts, London, 1944, 4th imp., [vi], 170pp, in text lin drawings by Bob Kuhn, yellow cloth lettered in black at spine and upper board, coloured pictorial dustwrapper by E. Pinner, by the author of 'Bambi', faintly bumped at tips, edges and endpapers tanned, dustw...

THE ARABIAN NIGHTS (Selected Stories).

Woolf, Rose Yeatman (re-told by), · 1925

£17.00 (€20.38 | $22.46 | ¥3,586)

Raphael Tuck, London, ND [circa 1925], 288pp, coloured pictorial frontis and 5 other coloured plates, chapter head and in text line drawings, all by Harry G. Theaker, dark blue cloth over bevelled edge boards lettered in gilt at spine, coloured pictorial onlay upper board, in...

TALES OF THE ALHAMBRA.

Irving, Washington (ill. Harry G. Theaker), · 0

£11.00 (€13.19 | $14.53 | ¥2,321)

Raphael Tuck, London, ND, [ii], 281pp, coloured pictorial frontis and 3 other coloured pictorial plates by Harry G. Theaker, chapter heads and tail pieces in line by A. A. Dixon and H. M. Brock, [vii] ads., red cloth lover bevelled edge boards lettered in gilt at spine, colou...

ROBINSON CRUSOE.

Defoe, Daniel (ills. by Elenore Plaisted Abbott), · 1930

£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)

Associated Newspapers, London, ND (circa 1930's), reprint, [vi], 316pp, coloured pictorial frontis and three other coloured plates by Elenore Plaisted Abbott, yellow pictorial cloth lettered in black at spine and upper board, decorated in blue, black and white at spine and up...

THE ART OF WALT DISNEY - From Mickey Mouse to The Magic Kingdoms.

Finch, Christopher, · 1975

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

Harry N. Abrams, New York, ND (copyright 1975), new concise edn., 160pp, folding coloured pictorial double title, over 250 illustrations including 170 in colour, large format (11 x 9 inches approx.), navy blue cloth lettered in gilt at spine, decorated in gilt upper board, co...

THE BATTLE FOR OKINAWA.

Yahara, Colonel Hiromichi, · 1995

£9.50 (€11.39 | $12.55 | ¥2,004)

John Wiley, New York, ND (copyright 1995), 1st edn. US, xxv, 245pp, 8pp half tone photo ills., maps in text, red cloth lettered in gilt at spine, photo pictorial dustwrapper, an English translation of an account of the Battle for Okinawa by the highest ranking officer to esca...

WHO'S WHO IN NAZI GERMANY.

Wistrich, Robert, · 1984

£11.50 (€13.78 | $15.19 | ¥2,426)

Bonanza Books, New York, 1984, US edn., [vi], 359pp, black cloth lettered in gilt at spine, decorative head and tail bands, coloured lettered dustwrapper, a reference guide to the leading 350 prominent or significant individuals of the German Third Reich, listed in alphabetic...

BLOODY BUNA - The Campaign that halted the Japanese invasion of Australia.

Mayo, Lida, · 1942

£6.00 (€7.19 | $7.93 | ¥1,266)

Purnell, London, ND, club edn., 222pp, 16pp half tone photo ills., in text maps by Arthur S. Hardyman, dark green cloth lettered in gilt at spine, pictorial dustwrapper, account of the six month campaign in the jungles of New Guinea from July 1942 until January 1943, in which...

WAR IN THE DESERT - The Eighth Army at El Alamein.

Lucas, James, · 1982

£6.00 (€7.19 | $7.93 | ¥1,266)

Arms and Armour, London, 1982, 1st edn., 284pp, 16pp half tone photo ills., maps and diagrams in text, coloured pictorial montage laminated boards, the western desert is between the River Nile in Egypt and the city of Tripoli in Lbya, nearly one thousand miles along the north...

MALTA - The Triumphant Years 1940-43.

Hogan, George, · 1978

£6.00 (€7.19 | $7.93 | ¥1,266)

Robert Hale, London, 1978, 1st edn., 208pp, 24pp half tone photo ills., map in text, black cloth lettered in silver at spine, an account of the experiences of the island of Malta during WW2 when she stood alone against the might of the Luftwaffe, and provided a base for the s...

TARGET BERLIN - Mission 250: 6 March 1944.

Ethell, Jeffrey and Price, Alfred, · 1981

£9.00 (€10.79 | $11.89 | ¥1,899)

Book Club Associates, London, 1981, club end., xii, 212pp, 32pp half tone photo ills., maps and diagrams in text, blue cloth lettered in silver at spine, wrapround coloured pictorial dustwrapper, a minute-by-minute account of the first large scale American daylight raid on Be...

RISING '44 - The Battle for Warsaw.

Davies, Norman, · 2004

£12.50 (€14.98 | $16.51 | ¥2,637)

Macmillan, London, ND (circa 2004), 2nd imp., xxvi, 752pp, 64pp half tone photo ills., map in text, coloured endpapers, black cloth lettered in gilt at spine, decorative head and tails bands, half tone photo pictorial dustwrapper, a detailed narrative of the circumstances of ...

COVER OF DARKNESS.

Chisholm, Roderick, CBE, DSO, DFC, · 1953

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

Chatto and Windus, London, 1953, 1st edn., 222pp, frontis and 18pp half tone photo ills., deep turquoise cloth lettered in gilt at spine, the author began operations with RAF night fighters in 1940 and saw the development of night flying techniques under 'Cat's Eyes' Cunningh...

THE PEOPLE'S WAR - Britain 1939-1945.

Calder, Angus, · 1969

£19.00 (€22.77 | $25.10 | ¥4,008)

Jonathan Cape, London, 1969, reprint, 656pp, 32pp half tone photo ills., red cloth with black title panel lettered in gilt at spine, top edge coloured, half tone photo pictorial dustwrapper, an account of the major political and military events from day to day 1939-1945 but a...

WAR ISN'T WONDERFUL.

Bloom, Ursula, · 1961

£15.00 (€17.98 | $19.82 | ¥3,165)

Hutchinson, London, 1961, 1st edn., 222pp, frontis, title and chapter heads in line by Douglas Hall, coloured endpapers, dark blue cloth lettered in silver at spine, coloured pictorial montage dustwrapper, the author, a successful novelist and journalist who was battling with...

POOLE AND WORLD WAR II.

Beamish, Derek, Bennett, Harold and Hillier, John, · 1980

£11.50 (€13.78 | $15.19 | ¥2,426)

Poole Historical Trust, Poole, 1980, 1st edn., 239pp, half tone ills. and maps in text, coloured pictorial endpapers, black cloth lettered in gilt at spine, photo pictorial dustwrapper, an illustrated record (over 100 original photographs) of World War 2 as experienced by Poo...

OURSELVES IN WARTIME.

Anon., · 1944

£9.00 (€10.79 | $11.89 | ¥1,899)

Odhams Press, London, ND [1944], 256pp, half tone photo ills. throughout, blue cloth lettered in dark blue at spine, decorated in dark blue upper board, remains of coloured photo pictorial dustwrapper, a detailed illustrated account of the home front during WW2 covering the m...