Col Avery (22 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 1st Printing. A large, heavy book which will require extra shipping charges - cannot ship outside U.S.A.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. One of the large edition format in about fine condition in a used looking jacket. Measures: 11 3/4 inches tall by 10 1/4 W by 1 3/4 inches thick. No markings.

Hardcover. Condition: Used - Very Good. Great world conflicts have produced not only great military heroes but also great artists who have documented the heroism and the bloody battles. Spanning wars that have involved U.S. troops, this gallery of outstanding works of art ranges from majestic land, sea, and airscapes portraying all the branches of the armed services to closeups of hand-to-hand combat. The paintings are more expressive than photographs because they compress many experiences into a single view. Charts and maps clarify particular scenes, and first-hand testimonies of the men and women who participated in the battles add an extra dimension. The many oversize reproductions highlight some of the most moving paintings and illustrations ever created in the field of combat art, most made available to the public for the first time. 'A Selection of the Military Book Club,' Spanning more than 200 years, this gallery of outstanding wartime art--from Paul Revere's depiction of the Boston Tea Party to American soldiers in the Gulf War--ranges from majestic land, sea, and airscapes to closeups of hand-to-hand combat. Every branch of the armed services is represented, and charts, maps, and first-hand testimonies bring extra dimension to the images. The many oversize reproductions from over 650 artists highlight some of the most moving pictures ever created, most available to the public for the first time. Open copy with light wear, clean pages with tight binding, dust jacket wrapped in Brodart protector.

HARDCOVER. Condition: NEAR FINE. Dust Jacket Condition: NEAR FINE. USA: STERLING, 2005. NEAR FINE/NEAR FINE. USA: STERLING, 2005. NEAR FINE/NEAR FINE. USA: STERLING, 2005. NEAR FINE/NEAR FINE. Sterling, USA, 2005, hardcover, mylar cover, near fine book in a near fine jacket, unclipped, ex-library with usual markings else unmarked, beautiful large heavy volume.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. At 384 pages long, this book has a multicolored cover and binding with silver gilt text and is filled with large full color illustrations and war stories of the American U.S.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition/First Printing. A square solid tight clean very carefully read copy. THIS COPY IS IN MY POSSESSION AND NORMALLY SHIPS NEXT DAY. Size: Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. Book.

hardcover. Condition: near fine. Dust Jacket Condition: near fine. Black & white and color reproductions throughout, many full-page. 384 pages. Large 4to, blue cloth with gilt lettering at spine, pictorial d.w. New York: Friedman/Fairfax Books, (2002). Shelf-wear at bottom edge of boards. A near fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper.

Cloth. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. 480 pp.,a large and heavy quarto, extensive color photos & illus., b/w also. index, photo credits, photo end papers, appendices. Co-author is Col. Brooke Nihart, USMC and laid in loose are some photos of letters and a color photo of the two authors. This book may have belonged to some one in the Nihart family. Hard cover book bound in red cloth in fine cond.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. Dust jacket in good condition. First edition, first printing. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Minor loosening to binding. Secure packaging for safe delivery.

Condition: Very Good. Signed Copy First edition copy. . Good dust jacket. Inscribed by author on half title page. (military history ) NOT AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First edition. Folio. 384pp. Color illustrations. Light wear to the extremities, near fine in a near fine spine faded dustwrapper with a short tear on the rear panel.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Second Edition. A clean tightly bound copy in glossy boards.

8vo, 216pp. Black & white illustrations. A very good hardback copy in like dust jacket.

Super octavo, illus glossy heavy boards, red & white lettering to spine, illus eps, frontispiece, 255pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising to spine extrems, moderate fading to spine).

Super octavo, blue heavy boards, white lettering to spine, frontispiece, 224pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising & scuffing to extrems, light fading to board edges, sl wrinkling to edge of pg197/198) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light fading to spine).

Gilt decorated hard cover. First edition. Full number line. Illustrated in black, white and color. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy in fine dust jacket (in mylar). As new. 480 pps.

Gilt decorated hard cover. Reprint. Illustrated in black, white and color. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy in fine dust jacket (in mylar). 480 pps.

Hardcover. Condition: Near fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near fine. 384 p. 33 cm. Mainly colour illustrations with some b&w. Blue cloth in mylar-covered pictorial dustjacket. Light shelf wear to lower edges of book. Bibliography and index.

*Sales/posting to the USA suspended*. Hard cover dust wrapper, 224pp, b&w photos. Very light shelf wear to edges of dw; a fine copy. Covers the training of 4RAR in preparation for its move to South Vietnam in 1968, and then describes the conditions under which 4RAR/NZ fought and demonstrates the cooperation received from the other arms and forces involved in the War. The major part of the book focusses on the numerous operations against the Viet Cong and NVA during the tour. Includes nominal roll, roll of honour and honours and awards.

*Sales/posting to the USA suspended*. Hard cover dust wrapper, small 4to, 216pp, b&w photos. A fine copy. Well researched story of the raising and service of 4RAR in Australia, Malaysia and Borneo. Provides an account of the clandestine Australian operations carried out in Indonesian Bornea during Confrontation in the mid 1960s. Includes nominal roll of 4RAR Members serving in Sarawak April-September 1966.

McCrae, Vic.: Slouch Hat Publications, (2001). Roy. 8vo. Orig. cloth. White titling to spine. Illust. dustjacket. (216pp.). With frontisp. num. b/w plates, maps, and end-paper maps. 1st ed.