Early Printing. Hubin mystery set on the front lines during the First World War. Raymond Sisley dustjacket art. Near Fine with small ownership signature to front free endpaper, in Very Good dustjacket, spine darkened, shallow chipping to spine ends, small chip to lower edge of front panel. Item #24513
First Edition stated. Raymond Sisley dustjacket art. Hubin mystery set on the front lines during the First World War. "Six hard boiled eggs on the Argonne knock out an officer and knock up a mystery". Almost Near Fine in nearly Very Good dustjacket, several tiny closed tears at edges, two square inch light stain at lower rear panel, nicked at spine ends. Item #32352
First Edition. Illustrated by the author. World War One themed novel of a sixteen year old boy, half-American, half-French who "escapes from his home which has been occupied by the Germans and makes his way to the American lines. Here he is adopted as mascot by the American battery and in spite of orders that would send him to the rear, 'sees the war through' and actually takes part in the fighting in the Argonne". Likely intended for young adults. Very Good firmly bound volume despite webbing showing at both inner hinges, in Very Good nicked and moderately soiled dustjacket. Item #21784
First Edition. Edward Shenton dustjacket art. World War II novel based on the author's experiences as an ambulance driver in Finland and France, supposedly the first novel by an American to come out of World War II. Very Good with light foxing to spine in a Very Good dustjacket, modest shelf wear, few short closed tears. Item #18593
First Edition. Novel of the First World War where a Bengal Lancer meets the conscientious objector. Nichols was himself a pacifist. Fine, with owner address at front paste-down, in Very Good dustjacket, lower spine end lightly rubbed, top spine end nicked, few short closed tears, small internal chip to rear panel. Item #5630
First Edition. Novel of the First World War where a Bengal Lancer meets the conscientious objector. Nichols was himself a pacifist. Near Fine in Very Good dustjacket, panels with foxing and mild soiling, rear panel with some red splotches. Item #24685
First Edition stated. Rodney Thomson wrap-around dustjacket art. Russia themed work concerning "The Caucasian Native Cavalry", made up from the various tribes that to this day live in the strangely exotic region which is the Caucasus". Illustrated with ten black and white photographs and two maps. Near Fine in Very Good dustjacket with some edge chips. Item #25470
First Edition. Irishman's experience fighting in the First World War. Uncommon in dustjacket. Near Fine in Good dustjacket, some jagged chipping at lower front panel, few edge chips and wear, splatter stain at front panel. Item #25554
First Edition. A dramatic one-act play set in the Balkans on Christmas Eve predicting the onset of the First World War and the brutality which will ensue. Noyes "drives home the tragic horror of battle's aftermath and shows the sophistry of those who would justify war". Scarce in dustjacket. Near Fine in Very Good-Near Fine dustjacket. Item #7044
First Edition. A narrative poem set in the Balkans of the First World War. Near Fine in Very Good dustjacket, shallow chips at spine ends. Item #21588
First American Edition. Rare collection of two novellas by this Irish author and revolutionary killed by British soldiers in 1918. Includes "The Weaver's Grave" described at front dustjacket panel as "a remarkable achievement in the grotesque". Not found in Bleiler. 'The Weaver's Grave' is generally regarded as his masterpiece" [Cleeve's Dictionary of Irish Writers, p. 107]. Near Fine in Very Good plus printed dustjacket. Item #20149
First Edition. World War Two era novel of a young female runaway who falls for a navy man. Near Fine in Very Good dustjacket, some spotting and few small chips. Item #17215
First Edition. Novel of a black soldier in the First World War. Great wrap-around art-deco dustjacket art. Very Good, fading at spine and edges, ownership stamp at front endpaper, in Very Good dustjacket, shallow chipping at spine ends and flap corners. Item #27023
First Edition. Novel of a black soldier in the First World War. Great wrap-around art-deco dustjacket art. Near Fine in Very Good dustjacket, inch closed tear at top front panel, some edge wear. Item #35860
First Edition. Novel of the Russian Revolution "Some of the chapters, like those in which the giant Vavila, the symbol of Russian peasantry, meets the young Leva, or that in which the White officer, Koronin, is forced to pass a death sentence on the man who twice saved his life, undoubtedly belong to the best in Russian literature". Near Fine in Very Good plus dustjacket, small chip at lower rear panel. Item #20495
First Edition. R Book dustjacket art. World War One novel by a Russian veteran of the war and of the Revolution who died shortly after publication of this book. Near Fine in Very Good dustjacket, some light stains to lower area of panels. Item #22808
First Edition. R. Book dustjacket art. World War One novel by a Russian veteran of the war and of the Revolution who died shortly after publication of this book. Very Good-Near Fine, with tiny closed tears at top spine end, in dustjacket, cm deep chipping at top spine end rounding to rear panel, narrow chipping along top half of front flap edge. Item #8348
First Edition. Ervin Decon dustjacket art. Bleiler listed fantasy novel with elements of farming, travel to China, World War One and race relations. Includes dialectic speech. "Rare Earth is an entirely original novel, gripping, awe-inspiring, glowing with beauty. In it are three distinct romances, one between Scobee and Dallis who are white, one between Linda and Benda Joel who are colored, one between Hung Long Tom and Lotus Blossom who are Chinese". Very Good, rear inner hinge a bit cracked, bookplate removed from front endpaper, in jacket split down middle of spine, mended at verso with scotch tape, shallow edge chips and wear. Item #21700
Reprint Edition. World War One novel with interesting wrap-around dustjacket art depicting soldiers as well as a Zeppelin and airplanes. Near Fine, some soiling and few light stains to page fore-edge, in Very Good dustjacket. Item #23509
First Edition. The major's exploits on in France during the First World War. Near Fine in Very Good dustjacket. Item #8570
First Edition. African set novel of intrigue, romance and action against the background of the Boer War. Basis for the 1917 black and white silent film directed by J. Stuart Blackton and starring Violet Heming and Wilfred Lucas. Near Fine in dustjacket with inch sized chip at lower spine end, top spine end with several centimeter sized chip, rear spine edge split, red lettering at spine faded. Item #16996
First Edition. Dibner dustjacket art. Translated from the Russian by Stephen Garry. Scarce Russian adventure novel set during the Japanese invasion of China in the 1930's and focusing on the experiences of the border guards on the Russian-Chinese border. Near Fine in a Very Good dustjacket with few short closed tears to edges and light wear to jacket corners and spine ends. Item #18603
First Edition. World War Two novel of some misfit soldiers and their escapades in army life. Pereda helped produce the Spanish Civil War documentary The Spanish Earth which was one of Ernest Hemingway's contributions to the anti-fascist cause. Near Fine in Very Good plus dustjacket, few edge nicks. Item #7085
First Edition. Decoration by Beatrice Stevens. Very scarce World War One narrative. Near Fine in Very Good dustjacket. Item #28930
First Edition. Romance and adventure which begins on a London rooftop with raiding Zeppelins overhead, continues to battle in France, and ends in the African jungle. Near Fine in a Very Good dustjacket, few closed tears and shallow loss to spine ends and flap corners. Item #19739
