Autographed, Rare, and Militaria Reference Books
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Autographed, Rare, and Militaria Reference Books
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1. HORRIDO! by Ray Toliver and Trevor Constable. First Edition, Macmillan and Co., 1968. Excellent with excellent dj. 348 pages. One of the best chronicles ever written on the top Luftwaffe aces of World War Two. Individual biographies of the top fighter pilots including, Hartmann, Barkhorn, Rall, Galland, more. This copy is signed by Ray Toliver, and Luftwaffe aces Adolf Galland, Walter Schuck, Dieter Hrabak, Franz Steigler, Hajo Hermann, Otto Stammberger, Ernst Scheufele, and Wolfgang Falck. In addition, the books is signed by Hans Scharff, The Luftwaffe's "Master Interrogator", who was the subject of another Toliver book. The autographs were collected by myself over a 15 year period. - $400.00
2. THE PEOPLE'S WAR BOOK AND ATLAS - Printed in 1920- massive 381 page history of WW1, autographed by top Canadian Ace Billy Bishop.- $95.00
3. FIGHTER GENERAL by Ray Toliver and Trevor Constable- hardcover in excellent condition. First Edition from 1991. Biography of General Adolf Galland, signed by Galland and Ray Toliver. - $125.00
4. ROCKET FIGHTER by Mano Ziegler, excellent hardcover copy of First Edition. Ziegler's account of the development and operations of the ME- 163. - $45.00
5. DIE RITTERKREUZTRAGER DER LUFTWAFFE 1939-1945 VOLUME 1. By Ernst Obermaier. Original 1st Edition from 1966 with English-German text. Bios of all of the Knight's Cross Holders of the Luftwaffe Fighter Arm, with excellent dust jacket- $250.00. Another copy in very good condition with no dustjacket- $125.00
6. PLANES OF THE LUFTWAFFE FIGHTER ACES VOL.'S 1 AND 2 by Bernd Barbas. Both copies are mint First Editions, covering all of the Luftwaffe Squadrons and their leadinf personalities. Both have mint dust jackets. Both volumes are 172 pages each, fully indexed, with photos and color profiles of aircraft. Vol. 1 is signed by Gunter Rall, Ernst Sceufele, and Kurt Schulz. Vol. 2 is signed by Hajo Hermann. - $250.00 for the set.
7. MOLDERS UND SEINE MANNER- WW2 period published book on Werner Molders, one of the greatest Luftwaffe aces of WW2. 232 pages, has the dustjacket which makes it very displayable in a Luftwaffe collection- $75.00
8. SNOW TRENCHES by Dan Steele- signed by the author. A novel based on American troops in Siberia shortly after WW1- rare book- $85.00
9. RED ARROW MEN Stories about the 32nd Division on the Villa Verde. By John Carlisle, printed in 1946, signed by the author. Narrative account of the 32nd Division in the Phillipine Campaign. - Very scarce book, let alone signed- $100.00
10. HELMETS AND BODY ARMOR IN MODERN WARFARE by Bashford Dean, PhD., Curator of Armor, Metropolitan Museum of Art. Yale University Press,1920. Good condition, 325 pages. Photos, drawings, index. This book gets into the details of all of the exotic experimental helmets and body armor of WW1. All countries are covered- there is information in this book you will not get anywhere else. This has all of the information on the desirable German body armor for the machine gunners, as well as a photo of the sniper's head shield. Italian, French, British and American items of equipment are covered. Excessivly rare book- $275.00
11. DAS BUCH DER ORDEN UND AUSZEICHNUNGEN by Vaclav Mericka. 252 pages, German text, color and black and white photos, great reference for those interested in Imperial European Orders. Lots of specific collector terminology in the back in the indices, a rudimentary knowledge of German will be helpful in using this book, - $65.00
12. EMBLEME WAPPEN MALINGS-a long overdue reprint of the classic u-boat reference on divisional insignia-by Georg Hogel- hard to find. Absolutely brand new condition- 227 pages-$85.00
13. BELTS, BUCKLES, AND BROCADES OF THE THIRD REICH, 1st Edition from 1982, by John Angolia. Excellent condition, 192 pages. Profusely illustrated with high quality photos of this interesting area of study- $45.00
14. DRESSED FOR DUTY- AMERICA'S WOMEN IN UNIFORM 1898-1973 by Jill Halcomb Smith, 480 pages, hardcover, mint. Excellent reference on this area that is growing in popularity- 1,089 photos/illus, 6.25X9.25, presents an overall view of the role of women in the service of our nation's defense plus an in-depth study of the evolution of their uniforms & insignia (many in color); documentation of volunteer organizations & their response to wartime mobilization will be of great interest to all military historians; fifty organization are covered;- $50.00
15. GERMAN ARMY, NAVY UNIFORMS AND INSIGNIA 1871-1918", by Hoffschmidt and Tantum, 1968. Great overall Imperial German reference, using text and period illustrations, 195pp, very good condition in chipped dust jacket- $65.00
16. FLAGS AND STANDARDS OF THE THIRD REICH- ARMY, NAVY, AND AIR FORCE by Brian Leigh Davis- hardcover, excellent copies- with dust jacket $100.00, no dj $55.00
17. DIE DEUTSCHE KRIEGSMARINE. By W. Lohmann and H.H. Hildebrand. Massive 3 volume set covers the entire scope of the German World War Two Navy. Published in 1956 and never reprinted. Volume 1 has information on the U- Boats as well as destroyers, battleships,etc. Volume 2 contains Officer lists from coastal artillery, hospitals,, and the high commands of the occupied countries. Volume 3 contains officer lists and quite a few photos of German Naval Officers. The books are in the German language- they contain a huge amount of information for the Kriesmarine historian and collector. The total contents are in excess of 1500 pages. An individual volume is very hard to find, finding all 3 volumes is next to impossible! The books are hardcover and double sprial bound. Volume 3 has edge wear to the spine but the interior contents are fine. Volume 1 has light wear to the spine. Volume 3 is excellent. very rare set. - $775.00