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196462648Dallas TX: Royal Publishing Co. 7918 Maxwell 1964. 8vo. 91 1 pp. With numerous photo illustrations maps on endpapers. Blue cloth gilt lettering slight faint tidemark to fore-edge of textblock w/ d.j. photo illust. minor age toning to fore-edges shelfwear G/VG- copy. First edition of this informative work detailing the activity and movements at Fort Klamath against the backdrop of the Modoc Indian Wars across Southern Oregon and Northern California. Royal Publishing Co., 7918 Maxwell, hardcover
196982207New York: McGraw-Hill 1969. First Edition. First printing. Thick octavo 23cm. Black cloth hardcover; brown publisher's top-stain; dustjacket; 767pp. Light wear; top-stain unevenly faded; bottom edge of text block lightly soiled; Very Good. In the original dustwrapper unclipped priced $10.00 on front flap lightly soiled and toned; Very Good. An exhaustive study of the Arab-Israeli War of 1956; the author was the New York Times Middle East correspondent from 1953-56. McGraw-Hill unknown
198484568Kingsport TN: REGS Enterprises 1984. First Edition. Octavo 21cm; red-orange boards titled in gilt on spine and front cover; dustjacket; x1242pp; illus. Signed by the author on the front endpaper dated 4 July 1985. Fine in a Fine dustjacket. Collection of poems by a former US Marine who served in Vietnam and who was awarded five Purple Hearts. Illustrated throughout. 84568. REGS Enterprises unknown
196762705New York: W.W. Norton & Co 1967. First Edition. First Printing. 8vo. 22cm. x 15cm. Publisher's green cloth spine over black paper covered boards. Dustjacket. Titled in red and black to spine light rubbing and edgewear some inoffensive discoloration to the cloth in a strong priceclipped example of the dustjacket light shelfwear and creasing with some sunning to the spine panel. A very good strong copy. Internally clean fore-edge untrimmed. <br /> <br /> An early novel about Vietnam; written by a serving soldier dealing with the conflict that exists between decisive military action and the common civilian understanding of what that entails and the nature of its consequences. W.W. Norton & Co unknown
197487113New York: Delacorte Press 1974. First Edition. First Printing. Octavo 21.5cm; black cloth with titling and decorative blood spatter stamped in silver and red on spine and front cover; red topstain; dustjacket; xii2573pp. Hint of foxing to right edge of textblock else very Near Fine. Dustjacket is unclipped priced $7.95 with some pinpoint wear to spine ends; Near Fine. <br /> <br /> First work of non-fiction by the author of From Here to Eternity and The Thin Red Line. "James Jones gives us a personal and personalized journal of his trip to Vietnam at the time of the so-called cease-fire as the American Military Assistance Command moved out. He wanted to provide a novelist's view of what it was like in a war-torn country after the cease-fire" from front flap. 87113. Delacorte Press unknown
193453799New York: Robert M. McBride & Co. 1934. 8vo. xx 21-266 pp. Photo frontisp. numerous photo plates illustrations. Orange cloth silver lettering w/ d.j. photo cover art of images from World War I minor chipping head & foot of spine dustsoiling still NF/VG- copy. Second edition of this rousing sequel to “I was a spy†recounting the World War I espionage adventures of the six spies the author mostly closely interacted with while working as a nurse for the Germans and passing on information to British Intelligence during the war. Robert M. McBride & Co., hardcover
195659022Tokyo Japan: Published for Aireview Kanto-sha Co. Ltd. 1956. Two vols. 324; 127 1 pp. 1st vol. with silhouettes of Japanese planes text photos diagrams photo plates 3 large folding plates maps on endpapers illustrated ads 2 large folding tables. Uniformly bound in red cloth gilt lettering front & back covers spines NF set. First edition in English of first vol. fourth edition of Japanese volume of this set compiling all the data and production information on Japanese aircraft activated for combat or test flown during World War II. The text & illustrations delineate Japanese Imperial Army aircraft Naval aircraft experimental aircraft supplementary notes and even those which remained unfinished at the end of the War. Published for Aireview, Kanto-sha Co., Ltd., hardcover
194256542New York: Duell Sloan and Pearce 1942. 8vo. 4 230 pp. Beige cloth purple lettering on spine light offsetting to binder’s glue at gutter margins minor shelfwear w/ d.j. minor edgewear sunning to fore-edges still VG/VG copy signed by author on ffep. First edition signed of this first-hand account of the Nazi armoured divisions invading Russia to the gates of Moscow in World War II and the pivotal Battle of Yelnya which resulted in 45000 to 47000 German casualties. Duell, Sloan and Pearce, hardcover
194459021Garden City NY: Blue Ribbon Books 1944. 8vo. 277 1 pp. Maps on endpapers. Burgundy-coloured embossed boards w/ plane silhouette gilt lettering on spine w/ d.j. cover art of Capt. Scott pointing at his cockpit count of downed Japanese aircraft minor chipping head & foot of spine corners still VG-/G copy. Blue Ribbon reprint edition of this autobiography of Scott fighter pilot for General Claire Chennault and his Flying Tigers in China during World War II. Blue Ribbon Books, hardcover
191753955Washington DC: Government Printing Office 1917. 8vo. 25 1 pp. With 12 plates most photographic. Tan printed softcovers minor dustsoiling edgewear minor creasing to couple corners still VG copy from the library of former Sergeant Errol George Sinclair 1895-1971 enlisted in 1917 trained with the Machine Gun Company at Fort Logan CO and Fort Douglas UT and then transferred in 1918 to the 10th Division at Camp Funston Fort Riley KS. Revised edition of this work on using telescopic coincidence rangefinders which used parallax to calculate the range by adjusting the two separate images until they were aligned and then the range could be calculated. Government Printing Office, paperback
195387010New York: Longmans Green and Company 1953. First Edition. First Printing. Octavo 19.5cm; red boards titled in black on spine; dustjacket; vi2593pp. Light wear to spine ends else a clean Near Fine copy. Dustjacket is unclipped priced $2.50 lightly edgeworn and dust-soiled with light foxing to flaps and a few very faint damp marks evident on verso; Very Good. <br /> <br /> A novel centered around the Japanese occupation of Malaysia during World War II. The author who is of Malaysian-Chinese descent has "drawn on his personal experience of life under the Japanese reign of terror to recreate in his characters the dazed reaction of the people first to the terrible speed of the Japanese advance and later to the displays of inhuman brutality that he know at first hand" from front flap. 87010. Longmans, Green and Company unknown
194363659New York: Henry Holt & Co. Inc. 1943. 8vo. xi 3 152 pp. plus 24 pp. of photo illustrations. Black publisher’s cloth gray lettering on spine minor dustsoiling shelfwear w/ d.j. aerial photo bombing cover art minor tear to upper fore-edge front cover minor chipping head & foot of spine still a VG/G copy w/ publisher’s advance review slip laid-in. First edition advance review copy of this analysis urging massive bombing campaigns with coordinated bomber attacks by British and American bombers on strategic Nazi German targets to hasten the end of World War II by preparing the continent for invasion. Henry Holt & Co., Inc., hardcover
196387016New York: David McKay Company Inc 1963. First Edition. First Printing. Octavo 21cm; beige cloth with titles stamped in dark red on spine; dustjacket; xii3044pp. Subtle offsetting and a hint of foxing to inner covers else Near Fine. Dustjacket is unclipped priced $4.95 gently spine-sunned lightly edgeworn and a little dust-soiled faint foxing and several tape mends on verso with a few faint stains and three clear tape mends on recto along the lower edge; Very Good. A novel centered around the American forces pinned down on Anzio Beach during the Italian Campaign of World War II. 87016. David McKay Company, Inc unknown
193757649New York NY: G.P. Putnam’s sons 1937. Tall 8vo. x 323 1 pp. Photo frontisp. numerous photo illusts. Red cloth black lettering minor shelfwear light offset toning at gutter margin from binders glue w/ d.j. Art Deco cover art lettering & design by Politzer light shelfwear NF/NF copy. First edition stated of this informative and well-illustrated work outlining the acts of sabotage such as the Black Tom Island explosion July 30 1916 which blew up 100’s of tons of muniotions and then the Jan. 11 1917 fire at the shell assembly plant of the Canadian Car & Foundry Co. near Kingsland NJ. G.P. Putnam’s sons, hardcover
194461861Vancouver WA: Kaiser Company Inc. 1944. Oblong 12mo. 7.75 x 5.25 in. 12 pp unpaginated. colour-illustrated photos throughout. Self-printed colour-illustrated softcovers w/ original entitled mailing colour-illustrated mailing envelope minor dustsoiling edgewear still NF/VG copy. First edition of this promotional brochure touting the World War II shipbuilding efforts by the storied company which included Liberty Ships EC-2 Cargo Vessels Landing Ships Tank LST’s Escort Aircraft Carriers BB-3’s and Attack Transports AP-5. According to the brochure the lates of the Attack Transports USS Rockbridge was delivered to the US Navy before Christmas 1944 and time from keel laying to delivery was only 77 days. No copies in Worldcat. Kaiser Company, Inc., paperback
193635563Lepanto Arkansas: Old Hickory Publishing Company 1936. Hardcover. Very good. Quarto. 344 pages. Illustrated with numerous photographs and a folding map. Tan cloth hardcover with title and regimental decorations on the front cover. Light shelf wear to the covers. A very small crack to the front hinge at the bottom. Interior contents in very good condition. The Thirtieth Division was nicknamed "Old Hickory. Old Hickory Publishing Company hardcover
198763420Portland OR: Oregon Historical Society Press 1987. 4to. xiv 151 1 pp. Numerous photos architectural renderings and diagrams. Cream-coloured softcovers w/ colour-illustrated softcovers slight bowing to front cover still VG/VG copy from the Clark County Historical Society Collections recently deaccessioned. First edition 2nd printing of this informative work examining the history of the largest public housing project in the United States built for workers in Kaiser shipyards during World War II and due to racist Oregon state housing restrictions a significant majority of the shipyard’s African-American workforce was confined to the segregated housing destroyed by the flood in 1948. Oregon and Portland were well known for their extreme restrictions of allowing African-Americans to settle in the State and Area and in fact barred African-Americans from voting until the law was revoked in 1927 and continued redlining after the War ended which forced over 20000 people to still remain living in what was originally intended to be temporary housing in Oregon’s second largest city. Oregon Historical Society Press, paperback
195787112New York: Simon and Schuster 1957. First Edition. First Printing. Octavo 21cm; dark grey paper-covered boards and light grey cloth backstrip with titling and decorations stamped in black and red on spine and front cover; pictorial endpapers; dustjacket; viii2044pp; illus. Upper corners very gently tapped though still sharp else a clean Near Fine copy. Dustjacket is unclipped priced $3.50 gently spine sunned lightly edgeworn rear panel showing some rubbing with a few tiny nicks and tears; Very Good. Humorous account of Morris's Naval service during World War II and in Korea before he joined the CIA. Basis for Norman Taurog's 1961 musical film All Hands On Deck starring Buddy Hackett Barbara Eden and Dennis O'Keefe. 87112. Simon and Schuster unknown
198727703Jonesboro GA: Freedom Hill Press 1987. Hardcover. 8vo. Blue cloth. 161pp. Illustrations. Very good. Ownership name/address penned on front flyleaf; mild bit of faint soiling to binding. Tight and nice facsimile of the scarce 1912 first edition -- a volume in this publisher's "Georgia Military History Series." Uncommon. Freedom Hill Press hardcover
1969048500Washington: United States Military Academy 1969. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Quarto. 135 pages. Hardcover bound in grey cloth with cover designs in black. Light to moderate wear to the binding which has a dull scuff mark on the front cover. A sound copy with secure inner hinges. Contains several pages of illustrations. <br/> <br/> United States Military Academy hardcover
1954048499Washington: United States Military Academy 1954. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Octavo. 117 pages. Hardcover bound in grey cloth with cover designs in black. Moderate wear to the binding which has a couple of damp stains. A sound copy with secure inner hinges. Laid in loosely are 12 small sheets comprising a "Daily Bulletin" dated November 1 1955 with a list of changes or updates of individuals. <br/> <br/> United States Military Academy hardcover
1983W1517Macclenny Florida: Richard J. Ferry 1983. 368 pages. Facsimile reprint of the scarce 1903 first edition published by the Florida Board of State Institutions. Annotated regimental rosters for the 3 wars but most of the book focuses on the Civil War. The book is in virtually as-new conditio0n. Reprint. Hardcover. Fine/No Dust Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book. Richard J. Ferry Hardcover
1918004935Fort Sill: Army War College 1918 40 pages. 12mo. First Edition. Wraps. Very Good. Army War College paperback
191744309Washington DC: GPO 1917. First U.S. Edition. as is. 48 illus. diagrams footnotes document stained and creased text is clean and readable ink name on front cover. Translated from French edition of 1916 edited at the Army War College Washington DC May 1917. Formerly classified as "Confidential For Official Use Only" GPO unknown
1918037566Government Printing Office. Fair with no dust jacket. 1918. Paperback. Paperback; Softcover. Green paper covers are creased soiled and rubbed. Quarter inch loss to paper at spine ends half inch circle of paper missing from lower spine. Foredge soil. Half inch creased closed tear to title page. Occasional water spotting as well as faint water marks to lower page edges text is completely legible. Always carefully wrapped and shipped in cardboard boxes to protect your purchase. ; 16MO . Government Printing Office paperback