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197858851Annapolis MD: Naval Institute Press. Good in Very Good dust jacket; Spine cocked jacket worn and flaps taped . to endpapers owner name whited out on front pastedown endpaper. 1978. Second Printing. Hardcover. 0870218174 . Over 600 photos and illustrations appendices sources index. Comprehensive account of British battleship design and construction from the Queen Elizabeth class to Vanguard. An impressive reference for the naval or World War II historian and essential for ship modelmakers. ; Square 8vo 8" to 9" tall; 436 pages . Naval Institute Press hardcover
200739978Burlington NC: Raynors' Inventory Management Services 2007. Hardcover. Edited by Ethan Raynor and Ryan Raynor. 4to. Grey cloth with gilt lettering and pictorial giltstamping pictorial dust jacket. vii 260pp. Numerous illustrations pictorial endpapers. Fine/fine. A superb tight and pristine first edition of this useful reference an updated version of Michael Reese's pioneering effort. Raynors' Inventory Management Services hardcover
1991MIL2308London: Heinemann. Very Good- in Very Good- dust jacket. 1991. First Edition. Hardcover. 0434626384 . 312 pp. Spine corners bumped. Jacket has edgewear. Pages tanning. Prev owner's name on the ffep. Sighed by the author on the title page. A tale of the Battle of the Atlantic in the Second World War set in the 'killing ground' of the Western Approaches. Jacket art by Geoffrey Husband. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; Signed by Author . Heinemann hardcover
1964302-0981London: Jarrolds 1964. Very Good in a Very Good dustjacket. Textured blue boards. The spine is stamped in white. Octavo. 288pps. There is bumping to the tips and light reading wear. Otherwise clean tight square and bright. No previous ownership markings. The colorful price-clipped dustjacket glossy in a mylar sleeve has light rubbing and wear to the tips and the spine-ends. A nice copy of this Reeman title who is perhaps better known for his pseudonym Alexander Kent. "In January 1944 Rudolf Steiger one of Germany's most successful and dedicated U-boat commanders was sent to the small French harbour of St. Pierre on the Bay of Biscay. With the Battle of The Atlantic reaching a peak of unsurpassed ferocity Steiger's task was to lead a newly-formed group of nine U-boats from a base which hitherto had been a quiet backwater in Occupied France." Purchase with confidence: all books gradings and descriptions are rendered the care of a genuine bibliophile. Satisfaction guaranteed or all costs you've incurred will be promptly refunded. Thanks for your interest in Nooks Of Books. First Edition First Printing. Hard Cover. Jarrolds hardcover
189733787Washington DC: The National Tribune 1897. Paperback. 8vo. Stiff tan faux-leather wrappers with black lettering. 512pp. Illustrations. Very good. Wrappers edgeworn and scuffed; text block moderately age toned as usual but refreshingly free of the edge chips and edge tears to which this acidic stock is prone; lightly pencilled ownership signature at top of title page. Tight decent first paperback edition -- part of this publisher's "Old Glory Library" series -- of this 1865 text. Richardson also authored a forgettable 1868 campaign biography of U.S. Grant. Difficult to find this oversize softbound edition in presentable condition. The National Tribune paperback
1984060692Charleston SC: The Battery Press 1984. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 4th Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Blue cloth-effect boards lettered in silver foil. As issued. Pictorial dust jacket shows minor rubbing to corners and extremities minor edge wear now in mylar. 4th revised edition. 384 pp. illus. The Battery Press Hardcover
19876513Melbourne FL.: Scanly Press 1987. First Edition . Cloth. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 341 pp. b/w photos index. Signed on f.f.e.p. "Best Wishes Earl J. Roberts". Limited to 3500 copes <br/> <br/> Scanly Press hardcover
63-9709San Francisco CA: Roots Against War 1991. Legal-sized flyer. Very Good. San Francisco Police showed up in riot gear in response. Text En Espanol. San Francisco, CA: Roots Against War, 1991. unknown
1996377<p>California: Tuskegee Airmen Inc. Los Angeles Chapter 1996. Later printing. Hardcover. Good. Red hardcover lacking dustjacket. Sixth printing 1996. Signed and inscribed on the front endpaper by Tuskegee Airman Roger C. Terry to Inez along with a second inscription perhaps from another airman but I can't make it out well enough to verify. Photo shows both signatures. A good copy with Wear at the edges and bending and scuffing at the spine tips. Smells lightly of incense from the previous owner. Binding solid and text clean and unmarked. 160 pp. filled with black and white photos of the airmen and their planes. A great little book nicely signed. Terry went on to challenge officer segregation in the Freeman Field officer's club incident.</p> Tuskegee Airmen, Inc., Los Angeles Chapter hardcover
2000069013Shippensburg PA: White Mane Publishing Co. 2000. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Blue leatherette boards lettered in gold foil. Mild binding lean with a bit of wrinkling along spine panel otherwise only slight wear. Dust jacket Near Fine with mild spotting to lower spine panel minor shelf wear now in mylar. 1st ed. viii554 pp. White Mane Publishing Co. Hardcover
19624<p>New York: Gallery Books 1979. 752pp. illus. hardback 4to: Very Good in a Fine dj in poly cover brief ink inscription on pastedown; top edge is age browned; else VG A clean and crisp copy of this enormous day-by-day reference. Not suitable for priority shipment.</p> New York: Gallery Books hardcover
1939230596New York: Harcourt Brace 1939-40 1960. Book of the Month Club. Hardcover. Very Good. photos maps. Octavos charcoal grey cloth <br/><br/>Howes S82; Heise SANDBURG SHELF 30. Final part of this Pulitzer Prize-winning biography. Illustrated with photos and maps. Harcourt, Brace hardcover
1939JS7565New York: Harcourt Brace and Company 1939. HB. Dark blue cloth gilt lettering on spine and blindstamped Lincoln signature on front cover 8vo xxxi 660 xiii 673 xii 515 xii 655 pp. All top edges of text block yellow. Later printing not dated. Copyright 1939 with m.9.57 code on copyright page of volume I. Owner's name ffep of each volume no other marks in book bindings tight and covers clean. Nice set of Sandburg's classic biography of Lincoln during the Civil War years. Book condition VG. Extra shipping charges will be necessary for this heavy set. Harcourt Brace and Company hardcover
1952064519Baton Rouge LA: Louisiana State University Press 1952. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Light brown cloth lettered in gold foil. Just a hint of rubbing to spine extremities former owner's signature/date inked inside front cover otherwise essentially as issued. 1st ed. xi460 pp. illus. maps. Remnants of dust jacket laid in at rear. Louisiana State University Press Hardcover
1993BOOKS069480IPortland ME: Candace Sawyer 1993. PB. very good wraps softcover. B&W illustrations. 90pp. Candace Sawyer unknown
200059481<p>Winnipeg Canada: J. J. Fedorowicz Publishing. Very Good with no dust jacket; Corners rubbed rear cover scratched. 2000. First Printing. Hardcover. 0921991525 . Illustrated hardcover vii 512pp. Black and white photos and illustrations acknowledgments notes and maps. Translated by Fred Steinhardt. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall .</p> J. J. Fedorowicz Publishing hardcover
1828105667Washington DC 1828. Hardcover. Near fine. Document No. 254 20th Congress 1st Session April 21 1828. Printed by Gales & Seaton. 14 p. 23 cm. Vertical cross section of the Potomac River just above Georgetown Ferry at rear. Bound in quarter floral cloth with cream paper boards. Former owner's label on front endpaper and small bookbinder's sticker on rear pastedown. <br/><br/> hardcover
1826105715Washington DC: Printed by Gales & Seaton 1826. Hardcover. Near fine. Document No. 158 19th Congress 1st Session April 15 1826. 13 p. 22 cm. Bound in quarter blue cloth with grey paper boards. Former owner's label on front endpaper and bookbinder's label on rear pastedown. <br/><br/> Printed by Gales & Seaton hardcover
1914104719Washington 1914. Card Covers. Very Good. 63d Congress 2d Session Document No. 762. 120 p. 23 cm. 19 fold-out diagrams and a few others within text. Grey card covers with blue labels. Spine label starting to come off. Former owner's label attached to front endpaper. Ink stamps on first few pages and dark marks on p. 10. <br/><br/> unknown
1844105727Washington DC 1844. Hardcover. Near fine. Report No. 120 28th Congress 1st Session January 8 1844. 8 p. 23 cm. One fold-out map of the canal. Bound in quarter green cloth with green marbled paper boards. Former owner's label on front endpaper and bookbinder's label on rear pastedown. <br/><br/> hardcover
1851106015<p>8vo pamphlet partially uncut 15 pp. A good deal of foxing some darkening some edge chips and corner folds otherwise good. William Seward served as Secretary of State under Presidents Lincoln and Johnson during the critical Civil War period. He was also a U.S. Senator and Governor of New York. In this speech Seward discuss the merits of disposing of lands held by the Federal government. He also addresses the process of how this should be done which included giving some lands back to the individual states and promoting agriculture. </p> Buell & Blanchard,
193410301Richmond: Garrett and Massie 1934. Hardcover. Small 4to. Blue cloth dust jacket. xi 296pp. Map frontispiece 5 maps. Good plus/very good. Some binding edgewear; front inner hinge neatly discreetly archivally strengthened with vintage paper; jacket spine sunned. Attractive first edition in the uncommon and usually-absent dust jacket. Garrett and Massie hardcover
1968602New Brunswick: Friends of the Rutgers University Library 1968. Hardcover. Small 4to. Blue cloth. 186pp. Fine. First edition. Friends of the Rutgers University Library hardcover
1924036088Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co. 1924. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Authors. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Green cloth lettered/illus. in black. Mild binding lean light shelf wear text block edges a bit dulled by age. Firm binding clean interior. Illus. dust jacket chipped with small bits of loss along edges and spine extremities somewhat darkened by age now in mylar. Signed by author on main title full signature no inscription. xi202 pp. illus. No indication of printing thus an early reprint. Houghton Mifflin Co. Hardcover
15350Signed by authors. 116pp. Slightly worn. Contains inscribed note by the author "To the Heroes of the Battle Ship Texas. From the author Donizetti Hamilton Muller. Further there is a 16-line poem "Columbia mourns her martyred Heroes; Slain". unknown
