Prelude to the Cold War; The Tsarist, Soviet, and U.S. Armies in the Two World Wars
Boulder: Lynne Rienner, 1988. 8vo, white cloth. Boulder: Lynne Rienner, (1988). Fine. More
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King Albert's Book; A Tribute to the Belgian King and People from Representative Men and Women Throughout the World
London: Daily Telegraph, 1914. Mounted plates, most in color. 4to, white cloth, cloth soiled, corners lightly bumped, front flyleaf and last blank page foxed. (London): Daily Telegraph, (1914). More
Last Straws
Paris: Hours Press, 1930. Thin 4to, green suede cloth which has rubbed significantly, as usual; bookplate. Paris; Hours Press, 1930. Limited First Edition. One of 200 copies, (of an edition of 700) which has been signed by Aldington. This copy, however, is unnumbered. More
Lawrence of Arabia: A Biographical Enquiry.
Illustrated. 448pp. 8vo. Black cloth, d.w. London: Collins, 1955. Very Good. More
Pendant La Guerre: L'Esprit Satirique en France.
Paris: Berger-Levrault, 1916. Over 100 black & white illustrations, 22pp. of text, first few pages heavily foxed, 8vo, rebound in dark green cloth with the original brown pictorial wrappers bound in (front wrapper loose). Paris: Berger-Levrault, 1916. First Edition. Very Good. Illustrations by Forain, Iribe, Morin, Poulbot, Roubille, Sem, Steinlin, Valloton and others. Ownership bookplate. More
The Great War.
Philadelphia: Berrie, 1915. 5 volumes. Many black & white illustrations and some folding color maps. Very thick tall 8vos, blue cloth (bindings are shaken and spines are quite rubbed; small tear on cover of volume 3, which also has some dampstain on pages). Philadelphia: George Barrie, 1915-1921. A good usable copy. Vol. I: Causes of and Motives for. Vol. II: The Mobilization of the Moral and Physical Forces. Vol. III: The Original German Plan and Its Culmination. Vol. IV: The..... More
78th Division; Summary of Operations in the World War
Washington: United States Government Printing Office, 1944. Foreword by John J. Pershing. One large folding map in front pocket, one map in text, lacks one large folding map. 62pp. 8vo, original brown vinyl, browning to margins of title-page and last page, corner margin of folding map expertly repaired. Washington: United States Government Printing Office, 1944. Very good Large folding map is a battle map of the St. Mihiel Offensive, September 12-16, 1918 and the Limey Sector, September 17-October 6, 1918..... More
The White Morning.
New York: Stokes, 1918. A Novel of the Power of German Women in Wartime. Frontispiece. photo by Arnold Genthe. 8vo, brown cloth, photographic label inset on front cover. N.Y.: Stokes, (1918). First Edition. Atherton has autographed the tissue guard to the frontispiece. More
Old Bill Looks At Europe
New York: Dodge Publishing, 1935. Illus. by the author. 8vo, orange cloth, d.w. torn and chipped, d.w. and cloth spine soiled, endpapers browned. New York: Dodge Publishing, (1935). More
Annual Report of the Secretary of War, 1918
Washington: Government Printing Office, 1918. 141pp. 8vo, pr. wrs., bottom of spine lightly worn. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1918. Pages 67 to 83 is an appendix by General John J. Pershing on the organization and operations of the American Expeditionary Force from May 26, 1917 to November 11, 1918. More
Woodrow Wilson; Life and Letters
New York: Scribner, 1946. Illus. 7 volumes. Thick 8vo, blue cloth, spine sunned on all volumes, most volumes with very light wear or rubbing to spine ends. New York: Scribners, (1946). The Potomac Edition. Biography of Woodrow Wilson from his youth through the Armistice of World War I on November 11, 1918. Volume VI has several pages with foxing and page 429 is creased. There is a previous owner's inscription on the last blank page of volume VI... More
Exploring the Lusitania; Probing the Mysteries of the Sinking That Changed History
New York: Warner Books, 1995. Many color and b/w Illus. 4to, green cloth, d.w., pages throughout are slightly wavy, otherwise very good. (New York): Warner Books, (1995). Presentation copy from Robert Ballard. More
The Ghost Road
New York: Dutton, 1995. 278 pages, 8vo, black boards with a black cloth spine, dust wrapper. New York: Dutton, (1995). First American Edition. More
The War Pictorial: The Leading Pictorial Souvenir of the Great War; Depicting Especially the Part Played by Canada and Candians
Montreal: Dodd-Simpson, 1915. Illustrated with hundreds of b/w photographic reproductions. 3 volumes. Short slim 4tos, original beige cloth with decorative pictorial covers; one volume stained on cover and all are well-worn at corners with spines darkened and a bit rippled. Montreal: Dodd-Simpson, 1915. Overall a very good(-) set. A Complete History of the opening period of the Great European Conflagration from the Servian incident to the turning back of the German invaders from the Gates of paris. More
Setting the Desert on Fire: T.E. Lawrence and Britain's Secret War in Arabia, 1916-1918.
New York: Norton, 2008. Some black & white photo illustrations. 382pp. Tall 8vo, two-toned boards, dust wrapper. New York: Norton, (2008). First American edition. Near fine. More
Squadron A; A History of Its First Fifty Years, 1889-1939.
illus. 8vo, cloth, chipped d.w. N.Y.: Assoc. of Ex- Members of Squadron A, 1939. More
As We Wave Goodbye; Australian Women and War
Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1998. Several Illus. 4to, lavender cloth, d.w. Melbourne: Oxford University Press, (1998). Very good Anthology of contemporary writings of Australian women from the Boer War to Gulf War. Most of the text is on World War I and World War II. More
40eme Anniversaire de la Bataille de Verdun
Paris: Association Nationale des Croix de Guerre, 1957. Many Illus. Thin 4to, pr. wrs., spine repaired, bottom of spine worn, many pages lightly creased in lower right corner margins. Paris: Association Nationale des Croix de Guerre, (1957). Some of the plates are reproductions of Verdun in 1918 after the battle. More
Verdun, the Battle for Freedom, Fortieth Anniversary
New York: American Order of the Association Nationale des Croix de Guerre of France, 1959. Many Illus. 4to, pr. wrs., New York: American Order of the Association Nationale des Croix de Guerre of France, (1959). Very good(+). More
The Lost History of 1914; Reconsidering the Year the Great War Began
New York: Walker, 2012. Illus. 8vo, black boards, d.w. New York: Walker & Company, (2012). Book Club Edition. Very good. More
Retreat: A Novel of 1918
New York: Century, 1930. 8vo, orange cloth, d.w. New York: Century, (1930). First Edition. The dust wrapper is chipped at the edges. More
The Joseph M. Bruccoli Great War Collection in the University of Virginia Library
Columbia: MJB, 1999. A few Illus. 8vo, blue cloth. Columbia: MJB, 1999. Very good Bibliography of books on World War I published by Matthew J. Bruccoli. More
The Greatest Day in History; How, on the Eleventh Hour of the Eleventh Day of the Eleventh Month, the First World War
New York: PublicAffairs, 2008. Finally Came to an End. Illus. 8vo, two-toned boards, d.w. New York: PublicAffairs, (2008). Fine. More
Der Weltkrieg im Bild. Originalausnachmen des Kriegs=Bild= und Filmamtes aus der modernen Materialschlacht
Berlin: Der Welkrieg im Bild, 1926. 2 volumes. 350 and 350 pages; nearly each page with a black-and-white photograph. Thick 8vo, blue cloth with decorative spines and front covers; volume I with book plate and ownership signature, hinges mended, both volumes lightly rubbed. Berlin and Oldenburg: Der Weltkrieg im Bild, 1926. Internally fine, a very good set. More
The Marne.
Harrisburg: Stackpole Books, 1966. Illus. 8vo, blue cloth, d.w. chipped and lightly soiled. (Harrisburg): Stackpole Books, (1966). More