The War Illustrated by J a Hammerton, First Edition (14 results)

Soft Cover. Condition: Fair. Stanley Wood (illustrator). First Edition. Tall format. B & w illustrations. Official photographs of action in WWI, articles on Bribery in Russia by Hamilton Fyfe, spies in London etc. loss to right corner, pages detached from the staples. Rare.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Some wear to edges and corners of dustjacket, edges a little creased and a few small nicks, Underjacket in good condition, some slight wear to edges and corners, Corners a little bumped and worn, Top and bottom of spine a little bumped and worn, Internally in good condition, pages crisp and clear.

Condition: Sehr gut. Extensively illustrated with more than 10,000 reproductions of striking b/w photographs, including portraits, paintings and drawings, maps, panoramas and photogravure plates./ mit sehr vielen fot. Abb. im Text und Kupfertiefdruck auf Kunstdrucktafeln, Textskizzen, Karten. * A complete history of WW I, prof. illustrated ! From British point of view. English text only ! / Vollständige Ausgabe des reich illustrierten engl. Standardwerkes zur Geschichte des Ersten Weltkrieges ! Mit der Reproduktion der Depesche an Reuters anch dem Attentat in Sarajewo (Text siehe unten im engl. Text) / 13 vols. published from 1914 to 1919. Original cloth with black lettering and decor on covers, gilt and black lettering with decor and publisher's device on spine. Most volumes with colored or decorative endpapers. Includes eyewitness stories of striking incidents throughout the field of operations. The first volume opens with a reproduction of the wire sent to the press by Reuters: The most complete and finest contemporary history of W.W.I. published in English. The Amalgamated Press was a British newspaper and magazine, comparable to the British counterpart of the French newspaper "L'Illustration". ** Some vols. bounced on corners, rubbed on edges, some stains also on covers, light water spotting on few bindings. / Bände bestoßen, Kanten teils berieben, Einbände teils fleckig bzw. kl. Wasserflecken. ANY QUESTIONS ?? Please don t hesitate to ask for details !! Visit Antiquarian Book Fair at the Leipzig Book Fair -- Besuchen Sie uns zur Antiquariats Leipzig in Halle 5 ! Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 20000 ill. orig.-canvas, approx. 6800 pp., 4-to. (13 volumes) / ill. OLwd.-bde., ca. 6800 Seiten, 4° (13 Bände zus.).

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Original burgundy covers with black titles and illustration to front. Vol 1 22 August 1914 - 13th Feb. 1915 Vol 2 20th Feb 1915 - 14th Aug 1915. Original weekly parts bound. Covers darkened and volume 2 has a split to base of spine cover. Internally very clean.4314 illustrations in all. Heavy books may incur extra postage so please check prior to ordering.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. First Edition. Pages 1 to 300. Chapters by H.G. Wells, Sir Gilbert Parker, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Illustrated throughout. In it's complete and intact original binding, some sections slightly loose. Usual lower edge wear.

Single Issue Magazine. Condition: Fair. First Edition. 24 pages. Consolidating British Positions in the Balkans; Photos of flame attacks by night and day; Photos of British troops in respirators walking through poison gas from their own bombs; Photo of a French artillery commander's hardened headquarters; Photo of French troops and their gun which fires 220lb shells - such guns helped the French win at Champagne in 1915; Roadside photo of German troops killed and wounded by a French bombardment of howitzers; Photo of a floating bridge being constructed across the Tigris by Indo-British Pioneers; Photo of dozens of British sailors pulling a naval gun across a Mesopotamian desert; Photos of belligerents carrying goods in Cameroon; Photo of Russian machine guns and gunners on the bessarabia front; Good Bye to Gallipoli! - the last scenes - four photos and one two-page illustration (which is loose but present); Records of the Regments in the War - XI - The Dorsets; Photos of mascots; Before, during, and after photos of the German demolition of the church of Lampernisse; Three photos of Damage in Paris after a Zeppelin bombing raid; Photos of 17 brave British sons decorated for Valour. Lacking outer wraps. Last page loose but present. Appears to have been disbound from a hardcover volume. A rough but worthy reference copy.

Single Issue Magazine. Condition: Fair. First Edition. 24 pages. Map of Sollum, Western Egypt showing the various centres of defence along the Suez Canal; Photo of camels arriving by rail to support Major-General Peyton's force; photo of British and Australian officers consulting in the desert of Western Egypt; One-page illustration of Private G. Ingle, 4th Hussars, rescuing his troop leader, Lieut. Radclyffe, for which he received the D.C.M.; Photos round about the Allied base at Salonika - including General Mahon; Photos of personalities and pawns in the Verdun contest - German prisoners, an artillery horse, General Petain (in fur coat), and General Joffre; Two interesting photos above and below ground near the French Front; Two-page illustration of a busy scene along the Tigris on the way to Kut; Five photos of Portugal in arms; The Great Push against German East Africa - two photos; In the wake of General Smuts' offensive - four photos; Three photos of humane interludes amongst the strife; Six photos of British training in the art of bomb throwing; Will the German Navy Come Out?; Four photos of a large captive observation balloon arising from the H.M.S. Canning; Photos of 21 brave British sons decorated for Valour; One-page photo of a French '155' (6 inch) gun; Four photos of British submarine sailors in a Turkish prison. Lacking outer wraps. Centre and last pages loose but present. Appears to have been disbound from a hardcover volume. A rough but worthy reference copy.

Single Issue Magazine. Condition: Fair. First Edition. 24 pages. Cover photo of the Allies' permanent war council at the French headquarters; Article by Lady Jellicoe on the future of Britain's blinded heroes and how it is being assured; Photo of Grand Duke Nicholas about to inspect Russian troops in Teheran; Photo of Grand Duke Michaelovitch in a rickshaw at Nikko, Japan; Photo of the King's African Rifles; Five photos involving Turkey and Africa; Two photos of British transport in France by bicycle and horse-drawn cart; Photo of mealtime with the Canadian Red Cross contingent in Flanders; Photo of horses being nursed back to health; Three photos regarding Bedouin surrender to British forces in Egypt, including Giaffar Pasha, the Turkish Commander-in-Chief; Four photos of British armoured cars at work in Central Asia; Four photos of Moroccan Spahis training to fight; Three photos with our dauntless ally (France) on the Meuse Heights; Two-page illustration of a scene on the French line after a futile German onslaught; Four photos of children impacted by the war; Checking the Commerce Raiders - article about disguised German ships; Photos of sixteen brave British sons decorated for valour; The Air Raid on Schleswig-Holstein - article with map and photo; Photos of downed Austrian and German aeroplanes; Lacking outer wraps. Some pages loose but present. Appears to have been disbound from a hardcover volume. A rough but worthy reference copy.

Single Issue Magazine. Condition: Fair. First Edition. 24 pages. Features: God Save the King! (article); The Doom of the Aerial Armada - a day that will live in History - article; French Methods of Meeting the Zeppelin Menace - seven photos; Three photos of war damage; Photo of a stream of refugee carts; Artillery that aided the Australians' Advance - three excellent photos of howitzers which took part in the bombardment which attended the Anzacs' advance in Flanders, including a battery of 18-pounders and 1,400lb shells with an effective shrapnel radius of 800 yards; Photo of native Somali, Swazi, Swahili and other troops fighting under the British flag; Photo of General Sarrall decorating Essad Pasha; Photo of large boatload of milch-goats heading to the Salonika front to provide milk for the allied armies; Photos of German winged bombs and 'coal-scutties; Photos of the officers of U35 and some of the ships she sunk (all photos taken by the commander of U35 and published in German newspapers); The Truth About Jutland - article by Lovat Fraser; Three centrefold illustrations beneath the caption 'Going Forward to the Firing-Line in Flanders'; How Friendly Peoples were Permeated by German Spies - article by Tighe Hopkins; Photo of the Portuguese President, Senhor Machada, reviewing Portuguese troops in England; Photo of the Prince of Siam inspecting a French mortar school; Photo of the King of Italy presenting award to General Petain; Photo of Senegalese troops practicing the use of gas masks in France; How Esprit de Corps is fostered and maintained - article by Neil Munro; Sketches of four distinguished sailors on active service, Rear-Admiral O. De B. Brock, Rear-Admiral A.C. Leveson, Captain Sir Reginald Y. Tyrwhitt, and rear-Admiral W.E. Goodenough; Photos of sixteen brave men and women honoured for heroism; Illustration of how Sergeant John Carmichael, V.C. earned his award; Illustration of how Corporal Sidney James Day, V.C. earned his award; Cross-section illustrations of new concrete ships; The Worcesters (I) - one-page record of the Regiment with photo of her officers. Unmarked with above-average wear. A worthy reference copy.

Single Issue Magazine. Condition: Fair. First Edition. 20 pages. Features: Supports of the King (article); Cover illustration of British infantry rounding up a 'Pill-box" in Flanders; A Soldier of Italy - A Picture of Heroism by Italy's Hero-Poet Gabriele D'Annunzio (article); Photos of modern devices used in the destruction of man - a Canadian telephone exchange, glycerine being boiled from bones to make explosives, a French machine gun, and Mr. Wilfred Stokes with one of his famous guns; Six interesting photos/illustrations of pill-boxes and gun-posts the Germans have lost; Photos of Cardinal Bourne visiting the Irish Brigade; Two photos of British troops in German east Africa; Photos of German POWs taken by Australians at Flanders; Photo of German U-boat Commander Lieut. Steinbrink; Photo of British tank in New York City; Photo of German plane on display in London; Photos of mine-layer UC5 in New York; Photos of infants and babies being taken care of during London air raids; Facing the Problem of Paying the Colossal War Bill - article by Jesse Quail; Sketches of four famous fighting Admirals of the war - Admiral Sir John Jellicoe, Admiral Sir Charles E. Madden, Vice-Admiral Sir Hugh Evan-Thomas, and Admiral Sir F.C. Deveton Sturdee; Fun animal photos; Photos of devastation on the French front from Flanders to the Aisne; Photos of twenty brave men placed on the Roll of Honour; The Worcesters (II) - record of the Regiment (one page of text with photo of her officers). Unmarked with above-average wear. A worthy reference copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. In 10 volumes, 1915-1919, a tidy set with rubbing to extremities of boards, ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall.

Hardback. Condition: Very Good+. 1st edn. ~Original maroon cloth stamped in black and gilt, fresh and unfaded. Toning to page edges and to some endpapers. No ownership marks. Hinges sound, endpapers uncracked at gutters except rear endpaper in vol. 6. Combination of text with thousands of photographs. With loose 'gratis' 'Map portfolio' insert for August 22, 1914. A remarkaby well-preserved set. Vols 8 and 9 combined in one book. Volume 9 finishes with issue for 8 Feb. 1919. ~Robust packaging. Tracking can be added to overseas orders on request. Size: About 550pp. per vol. 4to (28 x 22 cm). Binding tight, text unmarked.

Single Issue Magazine. Condition: Fair. First Edition. 24 pages. Features: Cover illustration of the charge of the six hundred Midland Yeomanry in Palestine; The Voice of a Prophet - article by C.M.; Photo of Sir Stanley Maude and Captain Musgrave on horseback in Bagdad; The Fight for Jerusalem - Nearing the End of Turkey's Four Hundred Year's Rule - one-page article by Lovat Fraser; Two photos of the troops which triumphed over the Turks at RamadieLarge photo of many British veterans of Flanders happy to be assembled for leave; Photo of Canadian hospital in France X-raying bullet in French soldier's arm; Photo of German POW receiving medical care; Three photos on one page show Canadians loading a 15-inch gun; Photo of Queen Marie of Rumania with her daughters inspecting Rumanian troops; Six photos from the Macedonian front; The Footprints of the Hun - in the devastated region re-won by British Arms for France (article); Photo of Lieut.-Colonel H. A. Gray Cheape and illustrations of the brilliant charge he led to capture enemy guns in Palestine; Illustrations of British soldiers drawing water from wells at Beersheba where Abraham drank; How the Spy Sinks His Identity - training the memory for a dangerous employ - article by Tighe Hopkins; Photos of the King on tour at several locations; Illustration of a German "Leuchtschirm" or light umbrella; Photo of Princes Wan and Piak of the Siamese Royal Family, who have enlisted in the Swiss Army; Growth & Grit of the U.S. Army - the way a peaceful nation is responding to the Great Call (article); Sketches of great soldiers leading in camp and council - General Sir Henry S. Rawlinson, General Sir Edmund H.H. Allenby, General Sir W.R. Birdwood, and Lt.-General Sir Henry Hughes Wilson; Illustrations of innovative Allied air machines - an Italian Caproni triplane, a French 'Spad', and Caproni bomb-carrying biplanes; Photos of eighteen brave men and women placed on the Roll of Honour; The Royal Munster Fusiliers - one-page article with photo of officers. Unmarked with above-average wear. A worthy reference copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Very Good. 1999. Hardcover books with the dust jackets. Six volumes. Sturdy binding. Each volume has a strip of heavy duty reinforcement tape in the gutter inside the front and back covers. Sharp corners.