Search Results: The Glory of Uniforms: Military Dress and Accoutrement from Librarium of The Hague

Paris, Hacquart, 1807. 1st Edition . Hardcover. .. Octavo. Pp. xxxii, 588. Plus 28 engraved plates with multiple images to each. HARDCOVER, bound in contemporary blonde half calf and matching marbled boards, spine with gilt-tooled raise-bands, gilt morocco lettering-piece at second compartment, remainder compartments richly decorated in blind, cloth ribbon marker; extremities bit rubbed, corner-tips bit chafed. In fine condition. ~ FIRST EDITION. ~ Provenance: From the library of C. P. Mulder, renowned collector and international heraldry authority, with his charming armorial bookplate,"Nil Desperandum". For a complete catalogue of Mulder's library, from which we offer a considerable number of items, see: C. P. Mulder: "Catalogue of Works on Orders, Decorations and Medals in the Library of C. P. Mulder" (Rotterdam, 1988). See also: C. P. Mulder & A. A. Purves: "Bibliography of Orders and Decorations" (Copenhagen, 1999). With an earlier, splendid engraved… Read More

Berlin, N.p., N.d., (Ca. 1933).. 1st Edition . Soft cover. .. Small octavo. Pp. 31. Illustrations of ranks, insignia, uniforms, etc. Schematic tables. Illustrated commercial advertisements. Original printed stiff wrappers, back cover with illustrated advertisement; name at head of first page, small tear at bottom corner of last 3 leaves with no loss. In a very good condition. ~ FIRST EDITION. Very rare. E-5 IN

Berlin, Heinz Denckler Verlag, (1942).. 1st Edition . Soft cover. .. Small octavo. Pp. 24. Numerous illustrations. Includes Publisher's catalogue. Original illustrated wrappers, spine discretely reinforced, closed tear at back discretely mended; bit finger soiled here and there, small old signature to cover. In good condition. ~ FIRST EDITION. With illustrations of uniforms, insignia, ranks, decorations, etc. E-5 IN

Berlin, N.p., N.d., (Ca. 1933).. 1st Edition . Soft cover. .. Octavo. Pp. 36, xvi commercial advertisements printed on different paper. Many illustrations of ranks, insignia, uniforms, etc. Original stiff wrappers, spine trifle faded. In a very good condition. ~ FIRST EDITION. E-5 IN

Leipzig, Moritz Ruhl, 1933. Hardcover. .. Quarto. Pp. 24. Privately produced facsimile of high quality. All 12 original plates are reproduced here in colour photographic prints (c-type prints) in actual size, and mounted on blank leaves. Text is reproduced on copy machine. HARDCOVER, professionally bound in nice red full cloth. In new condition. ~ Originally published in 1933. HIT-5

Amsterdam, Groningen, K. Tiktak, Thee en Koffiehandel, (1914-1915).. 1st Edition . Hardcover. .. Crown quarto. Pp. 20, (2) blank. Complete with all 120 chromolithograph mounted cards. Each card is captioned in red. Explanatory text on each page. Typographical title-page. HARDCOVER, bound in the original publisher's red cloth and board, large white lettering to cover; spine-ends trifle worn, a tidemark on cover, minute repair to bottom margin of title-page. In a very good condition, rather fine plates. ~ FIRST EDITION. Very rare original album, complete with all the wonderful plates. One bibliographical source (RHC Groninger Archieven) quotes publication period that lasted two years, from 1914 until 1915. F-4 OUT

Lisboa, IPH, 1985. 1st Edition . Hardcover. .. Two volumes. Octavo. Pp. xvi, 923; 1160. Depictions of coat-of-arms throughout. Plus colour plates. HARDCOVER, uniformly bound in the original publisher's full brown leatherette, gilt covers and spines. In fine condition. Excellent set. ~ FIRST EDITION. Part III, Volumes I+II. From the library of C. P. Mulder, renowned collector and international heraldry authority, with his charming armorial bookplate,"Nil Desperandum" to each volume. For a complete catalogue of Mulder's library, from which we offer a considerable number of items, see: C. P. Mulder: "Catalogue of Works on Orders, Decorations and Medals in the Library of C. P. Mulder" (Rotterdam, 1988). See also: C. P. Mulder & A. A. Purves: "Bibliography of Orders and Decorations" (Copenhagen, 1999). HIT-2

Berlin, "Offene Worte, 1935. 1st Edition . Soft cover. .. Small octavo. Pp. 55. Original stiff wrappers. In a very good condition. ~ FIRST EDITION. [NOTE: "Abschnitt A" and "Anhang I" are also offered by Librarium]. G-1 IN

Leipzig, Bibliographisches Institut, Ca. 1850.. Print. .. Single-sheet chromolithographic print. With 49 numbered illustrations of military uniforms in 6 groups. Captioned at head on the stone. In a very good condition. ~ Extract from Meyers Konversations-Lexikon. Signed by Richard Knötel on the stone. Beautifully illustrated military uniforms of various armies and forces. With dense colours and excellent gloss. An authoritative manual on chromolithography in 1885 (Colour and Colour Printing, by W. D. Richmond) asserts the need for at least 9 separate stones to achieve such richness, but in fact the number of stones used was often more than 20. The print measures 24.5x31 cm overall size and 20x26.5 cm image size and is most suitable for framing. Clamshell

Leipzig, Schaufuß, 1935. 1st Edition . Soft cover. .. Octavo. Pp. 80. Plus 4 fold-out plates with numerous illustrations to each. Tables. Original pictorial stiff wrappers. In a very good condition. ~ FIRST EDITION. 1st-20th Thousand. The plates show various uniforms, insignia, ranks, decorations, flags, guidons and standards, etc. E-5 IN

Leipzig, Schaufuß, 1933. 1st Edition . Soft cover. .. Octavo. Pp. 50, (2). With ca. 100 illustrations of ranks, insignia, uniforms, etc. Schematic tables. Original illustrated stiff wrappers, faded and bit finger soiled, spine with short split at bottom. In good condition, free of any marks. ~ Extremely rare first edition, first printing. 1.-20. Thousand. The guide has been through at least 4 editions. Copies of the 1st edition are practically extinct. E-5 IN

Karlsruhe, Friedrich Gutsch, 1909. 1st Edition . Hardcover. .. Several parts in one volume. Paginated consecutively. Royal quarto. Pp. ix, 276. Plus a total of 28 plates, numbered 1-21, comprising of 12 chromolithographic plates printed on glossy card tipped-in, and 16 lithographic plates, mostly folding. HARDCOVER, bound in the original publisher's red full cloth, elaborate gilt decoration on cover, decorative white and gilt lettering to cover and spine, decorative endpapers with various motifs, all edges gilt, cloth inner hinges; spine-ends trifle bumped, vague small traces of paper on first paste-down, minute spot on back cover. In fine condition. A splendid copy. ~ FIRST EDITION. Extremely rare. From the library of C. P. Mulder, renowned collector and international heraldry authority, with his charming armorial bookplate,"Nil Desperandum". For a complete catalogue of Mulder's library, from which we offer a considerable number of items, see: C. P. Mulder: "Catalogue of… Read More

Berlin, Bernard & Graefe, 1935. 1st Edition . Soft cover. .. Octavo. Pp. 79. Plus 4 folding colour lithograph plates with numerous illustrations to each. Original printed stiff wrappers, spine bit discoloured. In fine condition. ~ FIRST EDITION. 004-2

Stuttgart, Kohlhammer, 1929. 1st Edition . Soft cover. .. Octavo. Pp. 15. Plus 8 plates divided in 2 leporellos of 4 panels each, with a total of over 60 colour lithograph illustrations. Two additional such panels, one of which is a variant to that in the book, are loosely inserted. Original stiff wrappers, bottom of spine with minute split. In a very good condition, fine interior. ~ FIRST EDITION. Extremely rare. Dress and accoutrement regulations for the fire briagdes of the Württembergischen Landesfeuerwehrverbandes. The attractive illustrations depict variations of dress, insignia, headgear, accoutrement, etc., as well as pieces of equipment. Previously the property of the Württembergischen Landesfeuerwehrverbandes with a contemporary stamp to that effect at blank corner of first page. Later old collector's stamp inside cover. KvK locates just a single institutional holding worldwide, that in Kreisarchiv Zollernalbkreis, Balingen. No copy is located on OCLC worldwide. E-5 IN

Baden-Baden, Badischer Landesfeuerwehrverban, Printed at the Badische Feuerwehrzeitung, 1932. 1st Edition . Soft cover. .. Octavo. Pp. 16. With 16 illustrations of uniforms, insignia, headgear, and equipment. Plus original folding patterns sheet, ca. 90x70 cm, in rear pocket. Original stiff wrappers, old oval stamp to cover. In fine condition. ~ FIRST EDITION. Dress and accoutrement regulations for volunteer fire briagdes, Badischer Landesfeuerwehrverband, during 3rd Reich. The large patterns sheet gives exact, detailed measurements. Extremely rare. E-5 IN

Dresden, Bulgaria Zigarettenfabrik, n.d.. 1st Edition . Hardcover. .. Oblong crown quarto. Pp. 73, (1). Complete with a all 256 colour cards. Captions, extended explanatory text, illustrated tables, detailed index. Set in Gothic type. Original richly illustrated stiff wrappers, spine panel bit frayed, missing a part at top; contemporary signature inside cover. In good general condition, fine interior, crisp cards. ~ FIRST EDITION. The guidons, colours, standards, and flags of the German Imperial Army. This particular copy comes from the bequest of renowned uniform historian and researcher Dr. Pieter Roelse and includes, loosely inserted, a number of newspaper and magazine clips and photographs related to the book's subject, some of which are uncommon. ENTRY-1

Nottingham, John Player & Sons, N.d.. 1st Edition . Print. .. Complete series of 25 colour cigarette cards. Each is captioned, numbered, and with extended explanatory text on verso. Placed in pockets in 3 clear plastic sheets. In a very good condition. ~ FIRST EDITION of this rare series. One of the earliest Player's card series, (ca. 1910). The beautifull cards were printed in chromolithography, a process which yielded a much more delicate result than later, mechanical processes. Complete series of this work, comprising of unused, unglued cards which are preserved entirely in the original state, are very scarce. 005-00

London, John W. Parker, 1838. 1st Edition . Hardcover. .. Small octavo. Pp. viii, 215, (8) publisher's catalogue. Plus 6 engraved plates including frontispiece, one double-page. Plus engraved title-page. With engraved illustrations to the text. HARDCOVER, bound in the original publisher's dark-blue full cloth, large crown embossed in gilt on both covers, gilt spine, blind ornaments; spine bit worn. In a very good condition. ~ FIRST EDITION. From the library of C. P. Mulder, renowned collector and international heraldry authority, with his charming armorial bookplate,"Nil Desperandum". For a complete catalogue of Mulder's library, from which we offer a considerable number of items, see: C. P. Mulder: "Catalogue of Works on Orders, Decorations and Medals in the Library of C. P. Mulder" (Rotterdam, 1988). See also: C. P. Mulder & A. A. Purves: "Bibliography of Orders and Decorations" (Copenhagen, 1999). H-2 OUT

Berlin, Eduard Haenel's Buchdruckerei,1855.. 1st Edition . Hardcover. .. Quarto. Pp. iv, 83. HARDCOVER, bound in green full cloth with the original printed wrappers bound-in, spine-ends gilt-ruled; inner hinges bit darkened front wrap dusty, very vague dampmark at lower corner of some leaves slightly more visible on title-page. In a very good condition. ~ FIRST EDITION. Extremely rare. There exists some certain unclarity regarding the author's first name, with some sources claim it to be "Fraugott" (see for example Henning & Herfurth: "Orden und Ehrenzeichen: Handbuch der Phaleristik"); while others (WorldCat) insist on "Traugott". ~ Provenance: From the library of C. P. Mulder, renowned collector and international heraldry authority, with his charming armorial bookplate,"Nil Desperandum", to first free endpaper. For a complete catalogue of Mulder's library, from which we offer a considerable number of items, see: C. P. Mulder: "Catalogue… Read More

Paris, (Jean Jacques) Dubochet, 1844. Hardcover. .. Crown quarto. Pp. vii, (i), 112. Letterpress device to title, engraved headpiece to each chapter. Lacks all plates. HARDCOVER, bound in contemporary cloth and marbled boards, spine lettered in gilt, binding broken, contents loose. Good working copy. ~ Text only, lacks all plates. E-4 OUT