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pytharnia

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(Msg. 1) Posted: Thu Nov 27, 2003 1:49 am
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I'm new to this group, so I apologize if I make any faux-pas.

I have the following volume:

BILDHEFT NEUZEITLICHER STELLUNGSBAU

It translates roughly as "Illustrated Manual of Modern Field Position
Constructions"
That's not the best translation, but the best one I can come up with. My
German is weak.

It is dated 15.9.42 which is September 15, 1942. It is in rather worn
condition, although it appears that no pages are missing. This is a German
Army field guide straight from World War II with lots of black ink
illustrations. The subject is how to construct various trenches and
fortifications for the German army.

about 420 pages.

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(Msg. 2) Posted: Fri Nov 28, 2003 3:05 am
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Kraig Hausmann wrote:

 > I'm new to this group, so I apologize if I make any faux-pas.

Not a faux-pas, really, more a mystifying omission. You give all these
details about the book and then omit to mention why you are posting!

What exactly is it you want to know about this book?

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(Msg. 3) Posted: Fri Nov 28, 2003 3:05 am
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"John Yamamoto-Wilson" <johndeletethis.TakeThisOut@rarebooksinjapan.com> wrote in
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 > Kraig Hausmann wrote:
 >
  > > I'm new to this group, so I apologize if I make any faux-pas.
 >
 > Not a faux-pas, really, more a mystifying omission. You give all these
 > details about the book and then omit to mention why you are posting!
 >
 > What exactly is it you want to know about this book?
 >
 > --
 > John
<font color=purple> > <a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://rarebooksinjapan.com</font" target="_blank">http://rarebooksinjapan.com</font</a>>
 >

I want to know its value and seek a buyer.

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(Msg. 4) Posted: Fri Nov 28, 2003 3:05 am
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Kraig Hausmann wrote:

 >"John Yamamoto-Wilson" <johndeletethis RemoveThis @rarebooksinjapan.com> wrote in
 >message news:bq549o$1v76ia$1@ID-169501.news.uni-berlin.de...
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 >
  >>Kraig Hausmann wrote:
  >>
  >>
  >>
   >>>I'm new to this group, so I apologize if I make any faux-pas.
   >>>
   >>>
  >>Not a faux-pas, really, more a mystifying omission. You give all these
  >>details about the book and then omit to mention why you are posting!
  >>
  >>What exactly is it you want to know about this book?
  >>
  >>--
  >>John
  >>http://rarebooksinjapan.com
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  >>
  >>
 >
 >I want to know its value and seek a buyer.
 >
 >Kraig
 >
 >
 >
Interesting. ZVAB.com shows nothing for "Bildheft Neuzeitlicher
Stellungsbau", but Addall.com lists two copies of the 1943 English
language translation of the book.<!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ -->
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(Msg. 5) Posted: Fri Nov 28, 2003 5:01 pm
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Francis A. Miniter wrote:

 > Interesting. ZVAB.com shows nothing for "Bildheft Neuzeitlicher
 > Stellungsbau", but Addall.com lists two copies of the 1943 English
 > language translation of the book.

The English translation was actually published in 1969, but was made from
the 1943 German edition (see, eg., COPAC <a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://tinyurl.com/wuk5" target="_blank">http://tinyurl.com/wuk5</a>). You can
see it, and details of the publishing history of the German original, here:
<a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://www.merriam-press.com/mrl_0150/mrl_0142.htm" target="_blank">http://www.merriam-press.com/mrl_0150/mrl_0142.htm</a>

Karlsruhe (http://www.ubka.uni-karlsruhe.de/hylib/en/kvk.html) turned up
only one German language edition (http://tinyurl.com/wukd), dated June 1st,
1944, and held in the Deutsche Buherei (diacritic omitted) at Leipzig. No
copies of the first edition are listed.

I'm sure the OP's copy, which is the first edition, would be of interest to
the right people. What those people might be prepared to pay for it, I
wouldn't care to estimate.

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(Msg. 6) Posted: Fri Nov 28, 2003 5:01 pm
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"John Yamamoto-Wilson" <johndeletethis.TakeThisOut@rarebooksinjapan.com> wrote in
message news:bq6l9n$1un6aa$1@ID-169501.news.uni-berlin.de...
 > Francis A. Miniter wrote:
 >
  > > Interesting. ZVAB.com shows nothing for "Bildheft Neuzeitlicher
  > > Stellungsbau", but Addall.com lists two copies of the 1943 English
  > > language translation of the book.
 >
 > The English translation was actually published in 1969, but was made from
 > the 1943 German edition (see, eg., COPAC <a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://tinyurl.com/wuk5" target="_blank">http://tinyurl.com/wuk5</a>). You can
 > see it, and details of the publishing history of the German original,
here:
<font color=purple> > <a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://www.merriam-press.com/mrl_0150/mrl_0142.htm</font" target="_blank">http://www.merriam-press.com/mrl_0150/mrl_0142.htm</font</a>>
 >
 > Karlsruhe (http://www.ubka.uni-karlsruhe.de/hylib/en/kvk.html) turned up
 > only one German language edition (http://tinyurl.com/wukd), dated June
1st,
 > 1944, and held in the Deutsche Buherei (diacritic omitted) at Leipzig. No
 > copies of the first edition are listed.
 >
 > I'm sure the OP's copy, which is the first edition, would be of interest
to
 > the right people. What those people might be prepared to pay for it, I
 > wouldn't care to estimate.
 >
 > --
 > John
<font color=purple> > <a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://rarebooksinjapan.com</font" target="_blank">http://rarebooksinjapan.com</font</a>>

That looks like the book I have, except mine's the original German. I guess
it's just a matter of finding a willing buyer.<!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ -->
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