Fighting to the Finish : The Australian Army and the Vietnam War 1968 - 1975 by Ashley Ekins with Ian McNeill - 2012

Random House. Very Good. Prompt shipment, with tracking. we ship in CLEAN SECURE NEW boxes * Authors first novel. A very scarce book signed by the author. This is an inscribed presentation copy signed by the author in 1972. Pages a little tanned at margins. Dust jacket shows a tiny amount of offsetting from the spine. A very important addition to a Vietnam War collection. rm

Beauceville: Imprimerie L'eclaireur [1967] [1972]. (Hardcover set) 478, 760pp. Near fine in near fine dust jacket. Blue (vol.1) and red (vol.2) leatherette with badge in gilt on the lower front corner of the front covers. Map endpapers, photographs, maps, color folding maps, appendices, references, index. There is a facsimile inscription with signature of the author on the half-title of each volume. The dust jackets are lightly rubbed. Vol. 1 1534-1919. Vol. 2 1919-1967. (Military--Canada, Military--Canada, Regimental History--Canada, Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery, World War 1, World War 2).

London, United Kingdom: W Clowes & Son, 1839. Report commissioned by William IV shorly before his death and presented to Queen Victoria early in her reign. It led to 'The County Police Act 1839' (also known as The Rural Police Act) and was an Act of Parliament passed by the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The act enabled Justices of the Peace in England and Wales to establish police forces in their counties. Contents present types of crime and the crime figures, the existing force, and arguments for a paid constabulary. CONDITION Professionally reboud with Red Moire bds, Black Leather blind tooled spine and tips with 5 raised bands, new eps, pp xi 416 no fold out plan though it appears not to have been included in original binding. Internally a nice bright copy, original front blanks rather spotted with a closed tear to one and contemporary name, slight stain to bottom edge of the odd page. Overall a very nice copy.. First Edition. Half-Leather. Very Good/N/A. 8vo - over 7¾"… Read More

Cummings and Hilliard,, 1817. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo. Cummings and Hilliard, 1817. Rebound in modern green cloth with modern end pages. Clean, unmarked pages. Fine binding and cover. Blind stamp on title and front end pages. Hardcover. pp. 367 + errata + 6 illustrated fold out plates (mainly Cestoidea & Nematoda).

Antiquarian Bookstore stamp on flyleaf. Corner is torn and missing from the front end page and title page beneath. There is a wide piece of binding tape attached to the inside cover, front and back, which looks like it used to hold something. No dj. HC is soiled and worn alongs edges and corners. Edges are bumples. Paper on binding is split inside back cover. Interesting and rare book begins with a history of sanitation in battle from the 13th century and a letter from the Surgeon General's Office September 7, 1862 to the Secretary of War. Several pages have tears along the top edge and some pages have tiny creased corners. Contains PLATE MAPS.

London, United Kingdom: Methuen & Co, 1897. Colonial Library bindings, 2nd Edition in year of publication. Red cloth with bright Gilt title (spine has age toning and cloth is just starting to ends, one cnr bumped, rest are canted, else fresh) pp xv 500 illus through out, includes maps (bright and clean, not inscribed, clean tissue guard to frontis has only sl browning to edges, ep paper has partial split at gutter but hinge and mull intact, 2 pages to preface have folded top cnr) An exceptionally good copy for age. Overweight. 2nd Edition. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Keulen, Netherlands: Pieter Hamer, 1700. Paperback. Fine. 40 p.; 19 cm. Signatures: A-E4. B3 missigned B5. (4to). Plain wrapper. Woodcut title vignette and initial letter. Knuttel, 14502. A debate over the Spanish succession in the form of a dialogue between Pasquin and Marphorio. In Fine Condition. A very scarce pamphlet relating to the Spanish succession, published shortly before the War of the Spanish Succession began.

Montreal: Robin Brass Studio [1-896941-60-5] 2010. (Square small 4to hardcover) 300pp. Fine in fine dust jacket. Black & white and color photographs, maps, illustrations, appendices, notes, bibliography, index. Locale: Manitoba; Prairie Provinces; Western Canada; Winnipeg. (Military--Canada, Little Black Devils, Military--Canada, Royal Winnipeg Rifle Regiment).

Offene Worte, 1932. Pre-ISBN. Paperback. Used- Good condition. Contains 4 volumes in a slipcase. German edition. Books show some shelf wear. Slipcase has scuffing along edges and corners, but is still intact. All books have two "B's" written on the spine in pen. Book A has small fold on the top right corner on the front cover. Spine has some creases. Two spots of discoloration on the right side on the title page. Book B has a crease on the bottom right corner on the front cover. Spine has some creases. Book C has small crease on the bottom right corner on the front cover. Pg. 1-31 has some discoloration along the right edge. Book D has a small fold on the upper right corner on the front cover. Some creasing on the spine. Pg. 1-8 has some discoloration along the right edge. None of the books have writing on the inside. Books have a slight musky scent.Photos are of the books we have here at Barbed Wire Books.Written in the German language. 4 volumes in a slipcase. Summary: Issue A: military system,… Read More

Toronto: United Publishers of Canada [1917], Memorial Edition. (Hardcover set) 380, 374, 403, 405, 410, 393pp. Very good, no dust jackets. Marbled boards over three quarter brown leather. Top edge gilt, patterned endpapers, frontispiece, photographs, illustrations, maps, folding maps, chronology, appendices, index. The marbled edges are chipped. Vol. 1 Military History of Canada 1608 to 1914. Vol. 2 Days of Preparation. Vol. 3 Guarding the Channel Ports. Vol. 4 The Turn of the Tide. Vol. 5 The Triumph of the Allies. Vol. 6 Special Services, Heroic Deeds, etc. (Military--Canada, Military--Canada, World War 1).