World War 1 "The Great War" history.
Gunthorp-Warren Printing, 1930. 1st. 4To Hardcover. 257pp. Bound in worn red cloth with bumped corners, faded gold lettering and general shelf wear. Pages feature numerous b/w portraits of soldiers and a long panoramic shot that folds out, adorned with a light patina and deckle edges. Previous owner jotted down a......
New York Time Company, 1914. 1st. Paperback. 8vo. 412ppg. Dated December 26,1914. Text is unmarked on lightly toned pages. Binding is square and hinges are fully intact. Brown paper covers are rubbed and lightly discolored from age; there are a few small bug eaten holes at the back cover- all.....
N.P.C., 1920. 4To Hardcover. 296pp. Warmly toned pages unmarked with a few b/w photos, illustrations and foldable maps. Bound in brown cloth with stamped red lettering, a bent upper corner and faint soiling on front panel. Binding tight, rear internal hinge split but fully attached.
Penguin, 1996. 8Vo Softcover. 302pp. Text is clean on unmarked, uncreased pages. Spine is unbroken, textblock is square with pointed corners. Moderate overall shelf/timewear, coverwear, full pageblush, small bookstore stamp on frontleaf, price blacked-out on back cover.
Fleet Street Corp, 1984. 8Vo Hardcover. 304 pages. Green boards with gilt golden printing on spine. Text is unmarked and clean, b/w photos throughout. Textblock is square with pointed corners. Hinges are tight. Faint foxing on textblock edges. Dust jacket is fully intact, has some edgewear and small edge tears.....
CMH Printers Limited, 1979. Signed. 12mo Softcover. 177p. A limited-edition copy, no. 699/1000 printed. Signed and inscribed by Alexander on title page. Text is mostly unmarked except for a few sparse notations, possibly by author himself. Includes some b/w photos. Wraps are glossy with minor shelf wear and lightly bumped.....
William Morrow, 1935. 12Mo Hardcover. 146pp. Bagnold's first published book. Blue boards, title paste-down on spine. Text is clean on unmarked, uncreased pages. Hinges are secure, slight separation at front joint, textblock is square with pointed corners. Moderate overall shelf/timewear, boardwear, board spotting and sunning, pageblush throughout, written name and.....
London: Arms and Armour Press, 1972. First Edition. Hardcover, 4to, 128ppg. Dust jacket is present and complete in good condition. Staining and foxing on dust Jacket. Warm tone of edge of text block with minor foxing. Interior has slight warm tone but remains clean. No unwanted markings.
Hirt, Breslau o.J. Hardcover. 12mo. 224p. Text unmarked on toned pages full of b/w photographs. Heavy moisture damage to rear board has mildly bled through to inside of rear paste down. Bound in flexible red cloth covered boards titled in black. Corners are rubbed. Binding secure. Jacket is in fair.....
Naval Institute Press, 1978. Hardcover. 4to. Crisp, white pages are unmarked. Clean boards only lightly bumped and securely bound. Near fine jacket minimally shelf worn.
Random House, 1957. 1st Printing. 8Vo Hardcover. 182pp. Landmark Series Books No. 77, Book of the Month Club. Text is unmarked with a mild patina and b/w illustrations. Bound in green cloth boards with red lettering, pointed corners and minor edge wear. Tightly bound with hinges fully attached. Jacket is.....
New English Library, 1974. 1st. 12Mo Softcover. 191pp. Text is clean on unmarked, uncreased pages. Hinges are intact, textblock is square with pointed corners. Moderate++ overall shelf/timewear, coverwear, cover edge and cornerwear, creasing, foxing on inner covers, pageblush throughout.
Award Books, 1967. 1st printing. Paperback. 12mo. 144pp. Spine is uncreased and squared though slightly tanned. Contents remain clean with a warm patina from age. Covers are surface worn with a crease along the spines edge and rubbed edges. Tanned text block is marked on the top edge.
Librairie Aristide Quillet, 1922. Folio Hardcover. 780pp over two volumes. Dark green tooled boards, gilt lettering on front boards and spines. Text in French is clean on unmarked, uncreased pages. Hinges are secure, fold-out maps are intact, textblocks are square with lightly bumped corners. Moderate overall shelf/timewear, boardwear, some abrasions.....
Davy Records Society, 1913. 4 Volumes. 8vo Hardcover. Volume 1, 401 ppg. Text is clean and unmarked with a warm toned patina. Nice deckled text-block. Binding is stiff and square. Hinges are secure. Boards show minimal wear with some sunning on the spines.
Osprey, 2000. 1st. 4To Softcover. 48pp. Text and artwork is clean on unmarked, uncreased pages. Spine is unbroken, textblock is square with pointed corners. Moderate overall self/timewear, coverwear, cover edgewear and sunning.
Smithsonian Books, 1989. 4to Hardcover. 244p. White pages are unmarked with some b/w photos. Tightly bound with secure hinges. Navy blue cloth boards are pointed and clean. Jacket is unclipped and glossy, internal flaps are taped down to endpages.
Croom Helm, 1975. 1st. 8Vo Hardcover. 186pp. Black cloth boards, gilt silver lettering on spine. Text is clean on unmarked, uncreased pages. Hinges are secure, textblock is square with pointed corners. Moderate overall book shelf/timewear, edgeblush on textblock edges, pageblush throughout. Moderate jacketwear, jacket edgewear and small tears, small wedge.....
Macmillan, 1932. 2nd Revised. 8Vo Hardcover. 577pp. Maroon boards, faded gold lettering on spine. Text is on uncreased pages, sporadic margin marks throughout. Hinges are secure, textblock is square with pointed corners, deckled foredge. Moderate+ overall shelf/timewear, boardwear, some board edge and cornerwear, first signature of papers is slightly loose.....
University of Georgia Press, 1981. 1st. 8Vo Hardcover. 303pp. Text is unmarked on white pages. Binding is tight and square. Silver paper boards are vibrant with pointed corners. Jacket is glossy and unclipped with minor wear to corners and spine ends.
Houghton Mifflin Company, 1920. Hardcover. 4to. Complete two volumes bound in blue cloth lettered in gilt. Gilt upper of deckled text block. Both books have loosened hinges- netting exposed along both hinges of volume one. Boards moderately worn with bumped corners and rubbed surface. Spine of volume two is sunned.....
Prentice Hall: 1970. 1st. 8vo Hardcover. 352p. Contents unmarked on white pages with some b/w photos. Binding is tight, hinges are secure. Brown cloth boards are pointed and clean. Jacket is glossy and unclipped with chipped edges and rear outer flap joint.
Nuts & Bolts, 1999. 4To Softcover. 96pp. Staplebound softcover journal. Text and photography is clean on unmarked, uncreased, glossy pages. Hinge is secure, textblock is square with lightly bumped corners. Moderate overall shelf/timewear, coverwear, cover edgewear, faint foxing on textblock edges.
Commonwealth Press, 1928. 1st. 8Vo Hardcover. 310pp. Warmly toned pages are heavily notated and scribbled on first few pages, title page and endpages. Brown pictorial cloth boards are soiled with lightly bumped corners. Binding is tight, hinges are split but remain attached. Foxing present on endpages and text-block. Page 305.....
Award Books, 1950. 12Mo Softcover. 251pp. Text is clean on unmarked pages. Hinges are secure, textblock is square with lightly bumped corners. Moderate+ overall shelf/timewear, coverwear, cover edgewear, foxing on inner covers, pageblush throughout, a few dogears.