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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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
American Armies and Battlefields in Europe: A History, Guide, and Reference Book
Washington: Government Printing Office, 1938. Preface by John Pershing. Extensively illustrated, many maps, including four larger scale ones in rear pocket. xii + 547 pages, 8vo, blue cloth; covers lightly rubbed and with small repairs at spine ends. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1938. Internally fine, a very good copy. More
The Rand McNally Encyclopedia of Military Aircraft, 1914-1980.
New York: The Military Press, 1983. Illustrated profusely in color and black and white including some folding plates (one creased at the edge). 546 pages. Thick 4to, dark blue boards, scuffed. New York: Military Press, (1983). A very good copy. This book, together with its companion volume on civil aviation, is the result of six years' concentrated study by a team of sixteen contributors who have given us the benefit of their flair and expertise on the subject... More
THE ILLUSTRATED WAR NEWS - AUGUST 12TH 1914 TO OCTOBER 27TH 1915
London: Published by Illustrated London News and Sketch Ltd, London, 1914. 5 volumes. Black & white plates and maps, thick oblong 4to, green cloth. London: Illustrated London News and Sketch Ltd, 1914 - 1915. Very good (+). Volume 1: August 12 - November 4, 1914. Volume 2: November 11- February 3, 1915. Volume 3: May 5, 1915. Volume 4: May 12 - August 4, 1915. Volume 5: August 11 - October 27. 1915. 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
Fragments from France
New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons. A collection of black and white cartoons that had been previously published in 'The Bystander'. 8vo, blue cloth with pastedown; covers lightly worn with some rubbing. New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, (no date, c. 1914). A very good copy. 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
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. Illustrated in black and white and color. 227 pages. 4to, green boards with gold lettering. New York: Warner Books, (1995). A very good(+) copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper. 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
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
Gods of Yesterday
New York: Appleton, 1928. 259 pages, 8vo, black cloth in with inlaid front cover illustration and paper spine label; corners bumped, spine lightly faded. New York: D. Appleton, 1928. First edition. A very good copy. 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
With a Highland Regiment in Mesopotamia 1916-1917; By One of it's Officers
Bombay: The Times Press, 1918. Illustrated in black and white. 165 pages. 12mo, blue cloth; spine sunned and slightly cocked. Mumbai: The Times Press, 1918. First edition, second printing. A very good copy. More