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Picturesque Gardiner: City of Gardiner, Maine, U.S.A., The; It's water power, industries, water front, picturesque avenues, attractions and surroundings. Illustrated. First edition. 1896. Gardiner, ME: Gardiner Board of Trade. Excellent collection of photographs of this prosperous Kennebec River city near the end of the Nineteenth Century. Board of Trade appeals in this book to Manufacturers, Capitalists, Men of Industry, Learning and those who simply would like to come and visit. Bird's eye view, "Coliseum", largest convention hall in Maine; Maine Central Railroad yards, downtown views, views of fine residential avenues, steamboats on the river, lumber mills, ice houses, more. Illustration shows local ice company exhibit at Columbian Exposition. Photos of Churches, Schools and Secret Orders. Water power, showing several pages of dams, photos of Gardiner Fire Department, including view after the fire of April 25, 1860. Photos of local carnival, including "Baby Congress" and parade. . 112 pp. 27 x 19.7 cm. Brown cloth on board with gilt design, cover very good. Binding poor, some pages loose, but all present. Poor. (1838) $55.00. Travel/History
Napoli --Forty Views of Naples, Italy [Photo album] [Captions in Italian] ca. 1890 Naples, Italy: Casa Editrice Libraria Napoli, Dottor Gennaro Giannini, Pza. Dante 62-64 Excellent, delightful collection of photos of Naples, Italy includes panoramas from Villa Patrizi, Tomba di Virgilio, San Martino, Views of the Port, Mergellina, Posillipo, Corso Umberto I, Piazza della Borso, Piazza Municipio, Palazzo Reale, Via Caracciolo, Piazza Plebiscito, photos of fishermen at work, men making maccheroni. people in Galleria Umberto I, man delivering milk with the cow, man selling vegetables from his donkey, scugnizzi eating maccheroni, more. 40 pp. 18 x 13.3 cm. Paper booklet bound with cord, very good. (8029) $60.00. Travel
In Fjord und Mittelmeer Fathrten eines Kleinen Kreuzers [In German] von Richard v. Stosch (author of "Vom Seekadetten zum Seeoffizier") 1914 Berlin, Germany: Ernst Siegfried Mittler und Sohn, Königliche hofbuchhandlung, Hochstraße 68-71. Author, Richard von Stosch, Kapitänleutnant, writes his "Vorwort" from Konstantinopel (now Istanbul) in September 1913. Story of cruise of German cruiser Breslau in the Baltic and North Sea, including Norwegian Fjords, then into the Mediterranean Sea. Photos of sailors and ship at Swinemünde (now in Poland), then in Valetta, Malta and Port Said, photos of Beirut and Baalbek, Bucht von Smyrna,photo of Der Scheich der tanzenden Derwische, expedition to Skutari, Albania and photo of Serbische Maschinengewehre and ruins at Skutari, photo of earnest looking sailors and officers in very tall grass (In den Zümpfen der Bojana) in wilderness between Montenegro and Albania. This account, all in German, may give some clues to the hazy history of combat in this area at the end of the Ottoman Empire, when Austro-Hungarians and Germans supposedly fought the Serbs at Skutari. 162 pp. 11.8 x 19.6 cm. Decorated paper on board, worn, paper on spine is gone. Inscription on dedication page is dated "Kiel, 15 Februar 1914." Good. (1832) $60.00. Naval/History
Napoleon I. und die Befreiungs-Kriege, 1800-1815; Gemeinverständlich geschildert von Dr. G.A. Zimmermann, mit über 200 historischen Bildern, Portraits, Karten und sonstigen Illustrationen, jowie dem Kunstblatte "Zusammentreffen Blüchers und Wellingtons nach der Schlacht bei Waterloo." [In German] 1898 Milwaukee, WI: Druck und Verlag von Geo. BrumderGerman language history of Napoleon I of France and the Wars of Liberation, 1800-1815. Bonaparte bis zum Staatsreich des 18 Brumaire (9 Nov. 1799); Napoleon und das konsularische Frankreich, 1800-1804; Napoleons Kampf um die Weltherrschaft, 1804-1812; Napoleons Gewaltpolitik und die Ermannung der Völker und Höfe; und Der Befreiungskriege und Napoleons Ende, 1813-1815. . 652 pp. 15 x 22.3 cm. Decorated reddish-brown cloth on board, moderate wear to cover, cracks on front and back inside hinges, illustration depicting Battle of Waterloo that was a fold-out lacks fold-out half. Else, good. (1933) $30.00. History](image321.gif)
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Combat History of the Super Sixth: Sixth Armored Division in the European Theatre of Operations 18 July 1944 -- 8 May 1945, containing 103 photographs with statement by Commanding General, Major General Robert W. Grow, US Army. Compiled by William E. Rutledge, Jr. ca. 1947. Yadkinville, NC: Ripple Publishing Co. Original post World War II History of the Sixth Armored Division under Major General Robert W. Grow. This unofficial history, prepared by members of Division G2 and G3, traces formation of division at Fort Knox in 1942 to embarkation for Europe, then landing at Normandy and fighting across Brittany (18 July to 17 Sept., 1944) , then Seille River campaign (17 Sept. to 7 Nov. 1944), then Saar Campaign (8 Nov. to 24 Dec. 1944), Ardennes Campaign (25 Dec. 1944 to 26 Jan. 1945), Dasburg-Prum River Campaign (27 Jan. to 8 Mar. 1945) and finally the Germany Campaign (10 Mar. to 16 Apr. 1945. Division took part in liberation of 3000 prisoners at notorious Navy concentration camp at Buchenwald. Action ceased at 090001 May 1945 with unconditional surrender of German High Command. Photo of Commanding General with General George S. Patton, Commander Third Army. Colored maps, black and white photos, many detailed notes and statistics of Division. This History was out of print for 25 years, and recently it has been published anew. This is original, post-war edition. . 176 pp. 21.7 x 28.2 cm. Paper booklet, spine torn top 4 cm, cover shows Division insignia and map of English Channel and western France, in color. Very good. (7998) $120.00. World War II/History |
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History of 6th Armored Division as they rolled across France and Germany to beat the Nazis |
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In Fjord und Mittelmeer Fathrten eines Kleinen Kreuzers [In German] von Richard v. Stosch (author of "Vom Seekadetten zum Seeoffizier") 1914 Berlin, Germany: Ernst Siegfried Mittler und Sohn, Königliche hofbuchhandlung, Hochstraße 68-71. Author, Richard von Stosch, Kapitänleutnant, writes his "Vorwort" from Konstantinopel (now Istanbul) in September 1913. Story of cruise of German cruiser Breslau in the Baltic and North Sea, including Norwegian Fjords, then into the Mediterranean Sea. Photos of sailors and ship at Swinemünde (now in Poland), then in Valetta, Malta and Port Said, photos of Beirut and Baalbek, Bucht von Smyrna,photo of Der Scheich der tanzenden Derwische, expedition to Skutari, Albania and photo of Serbische Maschinengewehre and ruins at Skutari, photo of earnest looking sailors and officers in very tall grass (In den Sümpfen der Bojana) in wilderness between Montenegro and Albania. This account, all in German, may give some clues to the hazy history of combat in this area at the end of the Ottoman Empire, when Austro-Hungarians and Germans supposedly fought the Serbs at Skutari. 162 pp. 11.8 x 19.6 cm. Decorated paper on board, worn, paper on spine is gone. Inscription on dedication page is dated "Kiel, 15 Februar 1914." Good. (1832) $60.00. Naval/History |
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“How did we get here?” In den Sümpfen der Bojana—German Navy in Albanian Swamp, photo from In Fjord und Mittelmeer. |