Solved! Question on Book by American author.

[Khukri]

For me that little book started it all.
A collector friend loaned me his copy circa 1970
I saw the photos of the collections of the "old time " collectors
Walter E. Hartmann and Cliff Foster I sat down and made up
a want list .I said to myself ; " This is for me "
Cliff Foster was in the U S Army stationed in Germany
He bought helmets and steins and shipped them back to
my mentor Robert ( Bob ) M. Ledbetter in Memphis , Tenn.
I would go to Ledbetter's house and buy what I could
Steve

Born in Germany 1961
I was stationed in Germany 1981-1991. By then all the best was gone. No. Joke. No collecting Hauben back then...

 

[Khukri]

Those 2 are great !
Some collectors don't go for the parade miters, but I sure do
Plus , I really like the KAGGR#1 unit
Here are some of mine .
I also started with the Rankin book
SteveView attachment 57198

Excellent! Love these!

 

[Peter B]

Just received mine.

 

[KAGGR#1]

Just received mine.

That book cost me a lot of money over the years
Steve

 

[Khukri]

Ordered from Canada. And... Let us hope the Belgian Customs are merciful!

And NO the Belgian Customs we're not....they charged me more than I payed for the book....

-a few hours earlier today: the customs handled some books I ordered from the US...guess what...passed...free...Nada...nothing...
To be honest...I feared for the worst on this order....

 

[J.LeBrasseur]

That book cost me a lot of money over the years
Steve

yes, some errors in it for sure....

 

[Khukri]

yes, some errors in it for sure....

Early book. Probably one of the very first reference books in English and....überhaupt/at all. Errors included. 1965.

 

[ottodog8]

yes, some errors in it for sure....

I don’t think Steve was referring to the errors. I think, like me, he wanted to buy everything in it.

 

[J.LeBrasseur]

I don’t think Steve was referring to the errors. I think, like me, he wanted to buy everything in it.

my mistake! I agree for the year 1965 (year I was born) it was a great book which I have in my book collection. But like the Bowman books, there are errors as more information has come to light over the years.

James

 

[KAGGR#1]

I don’t think Steve was referring to the errors. I think, like me, he wanted to buy everything in it.

That is correct
and it got me started down this road for 55 years
for that I am very thankful
I have had collectors from Germany ; Belgium and Sweden visit me
that would not have happened if it were not for that little book
Steve

 

[Khukri]

Just arrived.

 

[KAGGR#1]

Just arrived.

Look at the early photos of the collections of Cliff B. Foster
and Walter E. Hartmann.
Steve