Books & Related Artifacts & Collectibles

ARTIFACT: This is a copy of the album "LZ-127 Graf Zeppelin: nach 15 Originalphotographien vom Bau des Luftschiffes". This was compiled to commemorate the round-the-world flight of the German airship LZ-127 "Graf Zeppelin", a craft...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1938 publication put out by the NSDAP, or Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei (National Socialist German Workers' or Nazi Party). It is entitled "Deutsche Uniformen", a two-dozen page color illustrated booklet of the...

ARTIFACT: This is a hardcover copy of "Mein Fliegerleben" (My Flying Life) by General Colonel Ernst Udet. Udet was a World War I ace in the Flying Circus, scoring second only to one other pilot, a stunt pilot, a motorcyclist, cartoonist, the...

ARTIFACT: This is a scarce hardcover copy of the German book "Luftfahrt Ist Not! Unter dem Protektorat des Deutschen Luftfahrtverbandes" or "Aviation is Necessary! Under the Patronage of the German Aviation Association". It was...

ARTIFACT: This is a scarce July 1967 pre-print of the 1968 National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) National Electrical Code. This is a soft cover handbook, printed by the NFPA of Boston, Massachusetts. It has a table of contents, all the NFPA...

ARTIFACT: Norwich University, Northfield Vermont Class of 1958 War Whoop Yearbook. The padded treated canvas cover is gold and maroon and shows a cavalryman charging, sword in hand and the top corner reads: "WAR WHOOP 1958". The yearbook was presented by...

ARTIFACT: This is a hardcover copy of "St. Paul's School in the Great War", published in 1926 by the St. Paul's School Alumni Association. St. Paul's is a Concord, New Hampshire preparatory school that was established in 185The book presents...

ARTIFACT: This is a handsome leather-bound Senior Week and Commencement program booklet for the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Class of 192The front cover is embossed with the MIT seal and motto "Mens et Manus" (Mind and Hand). The...

ARTIFACT: This is a hardcover copy of "U.S. Handguns of World War II: The Secondary Pistols and Revolvers" by Charles W. Pate. This book is a superior reference for all gun collectors, with black-and-white photographs and very detailed research...

ARTIFACT: This is a first edition hardcover copy of "Per Ardua Ad Astra: 70 Years with the RFC and the RAF" by Michael Donne and Squadron Leader Cynthia Fowler. The book takes its title from the Royal Air Force motto, which translates to...

ARTIFACT: This is a paperback copy of the 12th annual "Medal Yearbook 2006", published in London by the publishers of "Medal News". Large color photographs accompany the informative text on the medals of Great Britain and the...

ARTIFACT: Great little reference book: Discovering British Military Badges and Buttons by R.J. Wilkinson ??? Latham. This example is a scarce 1986 printing of an even more rare 1973 publication by Shire Publications Ltd. The book is filled with nearly...