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1920WRCLIT83083London: Longmans 1920. Later gilt red cloth. First edition. Heavy foxing to edges otherwise a very good albeit rebound copy. A major wide ranging selection though mostly reprinted material. REILLY WWI 111. Longmans hardcover books
19969006462New York: McGraw-Hill 1996. 1st. Hardcover. Book fine Dust jacket fine. Bound in the publisher's original black cloth with the spine stamped in silver. <br/><br/> McGraw-Hill hardcover books
19382181998E.S. Mittler & Sohn 1938. Stapled Binding. Good. Wrappers splitting along spine ink 'File Copy' stamp on front wrapper faint stain on fore-edge margin. 1938 Stapled Binding. v 216-258 pp. A photographic guide to various military aircraft. E.S. Mittler & Sohn unknown books
191722167Washington D.C: The American Union Against Militarism 1917. 13 pages; Chairman of the Union was Lillian D. Wald 1867 - 1940 the organization ".which fought against preparedness and for a peaceful solution to international disputes." ANB; the pamphlet giving pointers on how the law will operate advice to objectors legal aid constitutionality; with references; approx. 6" x 9" size; stapled printed paper self-wraps; light wear dustiness; old discoloration at very bottom edge; in very good condition and interesting early 20th century anti-war pacifist ephemera. . First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. The American Union Against Militarism Paperback books
186426029New York NY: New-York Tribune 1864. 8 pages. The cover sheet with a map by G. Woolworth Colton N.Y. of "The James River Movement Scene of Operations by Gen. Butler's Force - Petersburg Richmond and the Railroads." Headlines include battle reportage for this operation the Struggle for Richmond Gen. Grant Driving Lee Back; Gallantry of Colored Cavalry - They Surprise a Rebel Camp; Several Rebel Generals Killed or Wounded; reports from the Dept. of the Gulf; Chattanooga from North Carolina Georgia Tennessee and elsewhere; Prices in Dixie; also with non-military articles and interspersed with advertisements for various products and services. Approx. 16 1/2" x 21" size; newspaper format; some spottiness and soiling old fold lines; unopened at the top edge of the paper. In very good condition interesting American civil war reportage and history. . Newspaper. Soft Cover. Very Good. New-York Tribune paperback books
196920314Apapa: Federal Ministry of Information 1969. First Edition. Octavo 22cm. Stapled card wrappers; 13pp. Mild external soil; internally fresh and unmarked; Very Good. Federalist anti-Igbo propaganda relating to the Nigerian Civil War 1967-1970 clearly intended to counter Igbo claims of genocide and starvation. Federal Ministry of Information unknown books
189945455Amsterdam: Algemeen Handelsblad 1899. Offprint. 12mo. Printed self-wrappers; 40pp. Slight aging to text else Near Fine; but possibly lacking cover wraps. Attacks British policy in South Africa shortly after the outbreak of the Anglo-Boer Conflict. The author was publisher and editor of the Amsterdam political newspaper "Algemeen Handelsblad" where this essay originally appeared. Algemeen Handelsblad unknown books
1966599411966. CIVIL WAR. CIVIL WAR NAVAL CHRONOLOGY 1861-1865. Part VI - Special Studies and Cumulative Index. Washington DC: Governemnt Printing Office 1966. Large 8vo. paperback wrappers illustrated. Some soil and wear to wraps slight bend to lower corner of the pages; very good clean text. unknown books
1864106238<p>Newspaper folded six columns 8 pp. Mostly uncut a few splits chips and tears at folds a couple of small pieces are missing from center column that goes through paper and results in some loss of text throughout creasing some foxing or darkening name stamp in top margin paper somewhat fragile and is folded. Overall condition fair or better for newsprint. This issue includes substantial Civil War coverage. Most of the front page is dedicated to the war including coverage of the Battle of Cedar Creek the war in Missouri the war in Tennessee and information about General Sherman's activities. An article "From the South" provides some additional war coverage on a subsequent page.</p> books
193329101Boston: W. A. Wilde & Co 1933. 1st edition. Original publisher's lime green cloth with black spine lettering. Dust jacket designed by Harold Cue. NF/VG closed tear to left top quadrant of front panel. 320 pp Frontis. Crown 8vo. <br/><br/> W. A. Wilde & Co hardcover books
194913690Glendale CA: The Barbe Associates 1949. 1st edition. White cloth with blue spine lettering. Dust jacket. VG/VG some age toning to jacket. 470 pp. 8vo. <br/><br/> The Barbe Associates hardcover books
40018San Diego: Concern for Prisoners-of-War Inc n. d. Ca. early 1970s. White printer paper printed with black ink. Moderate wear to paper age-toning. An about VG example. 3 leaves two printed both sides. 3 B/w photographic images. 10-5/8" x 8" <br/><br/>No holdings located on OCLC. Rare in the trade. Concern for Prisoners-of-War, Inc unknown books
197017037Recife: FundacMo Guararapes 1970. 23cm. 2a Ed. Revista e Aumentada. Prefacio de Gilberto Osorio de Andrade. 265p. plus b/w plates ind. bibliographical references p. 263-265 wrps FundacMo Guararapes unknown books
1867106241<p>Folio newspaper illustrated 225-240 pp. Chips and small tears in margins a little staining or soiling normal aging and browning; otherwise very good. This is a well-illustrated issue with a number of wood engravings including a double page and three full-page illustrations. One of the full-page illustrations concerns the Fenian Uprising in Ireland. Another series of illustrations on features African hair fashions. More importantly this issue includes a significant Thomas Nast cartoon about Reconstruction and voting rights. This cartoon shows a black man with a vote permit and a white man representing the Confederate States of America without a vote.</p> Harper & Brothers, books
1955WRCAM4759Evanston 1955. 8pp. in printed folder. Quarto. Pictorial wrappers. Very good. Reprint of the only surviving copy of this blast against the large stock interests in the Johnson County War originally issued in Buffalo Wyoming on April 24 1892. Of the greatest interest for the history of the war. ADAMS HERD 1175. unknown books
1940157682New York: Keep America Out of War Congress et al. 1940. Complete set of three pamphlets issued together identifiable as such by blurb on the back each a single sheet folded to make a 4-panel brochure. Titles are "A Fuhrer in the White House" "You can't live on aspirin: armament spending is no cure" and "You'd have to be as wise as Solomon." All very good. Keep America Out of War Congress, et al. unknown books
200331949London: Bantam Press 2003. First edition first prnt. Illustrated endpages. Signed by Mallinson on the title page. Beginning page toning common for this title; otherwise an unread copy in Fine condition in a Fine dustjacket with an archival cover. The fifth novel in Mallinson's Matthew Hervey series. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hardcovers. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Bantam Press Hardcover books
201031951NY: Atlantic Monthly Press 2010. First edition first prnt. Published in conjunction with El Leon Literary Arts. Unread copy in Fine condition in a Fine dustjacket with an archival cover. Marlantes' first novel. First Edition. Hardcovers. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Atlantic Monthly Press Hardcover books
192024569Germany Europe: Keystone View Co. 1920. Black and white glass plate negative approx. 6 1/2" x 7" size. Not dated circa 1920. Remains of old paper envelope with penciled identification "Conditions in Germany Eight Children of Berlin Germany sleeping in one room on a bed made of a broken bedstead a mattress a stool and a chair. This is typical of the present conditions existing in Germany." With the remains of the original Keystone paper mailing envelope. Plate broken with about 20% chipped away and lost at right margin. We have photographed this using a light-box and then inverted the image to give a positive. In fair condition. Photograph. Not Bound. Fair. Keystone View Co. Paperback books
188310306Washington City 1883. 8vo. 24 pp. <br><br>Includes the progress made by the Signal Service in its metereological and scientific work. Stitched; in original printed wrappers. Browned and brittle with chipping and closed tears resulting in loss of no text but of a little of printed border of front wrapper. A few heavily pencilled marks or inked notations. unknown books
183224417Washington: No publisher/printer 1832. 8vo. 58 pp. <br><br>Detailed survey of the practicality of the canal proposed in the title and touching on the possiblity of a total in-land passage along the East Coast.<br>Â Â Â Â Drop-title. At head of title: 22d Congress 1st session. Doc. No. 185. Ho. of Reps. Removed from a nonce volume. One gathering very browned. Some scattered foxing. No publisher/printer unknown books
183811916Washington 1838. 8vo. 17 pp. <br><br>J. R. Poinsett concludes "From these documents it appears that the defences on the Atlantic seaboard and Gulf of Mexico are altogether infefficientthe works being unfinished unarmed and without garrisons not even men enough to preserve them from dilapidation or to protect them from plunder; and that every naval station and principal seaport on the whole maritime frontier of the United States is exposed to be attacked and destroyed by a very inferior force." Government document: 25th Congress 2d Session. Doc. No. 199. Ho. of Reps. War Dept. Removed from a nonce volume. First and last pages foxed. First page with number inked in upper right corner by an early hand. unknown books
183424368Washington: Gales & Seaton pr. 1834. 8vo. 30 pp. <br><br>Hardiman Owens was => an intruder on the Creek Nation's land in Alabama. Soldiers were sent to remove him; a confrontation occurred and Owens was killed by a bullet from a soldier's musket. The soldier was indicted for willful murder and other soldiers were indicted for lesser crimes. => The legal wrangling over jurisdiction was tangled. One of the U.S. officials on the spot to help was => Francis Scott Key and two of the documents printed here were written by him.<br>Â Â Â Â Drop-title. At head of title: 23rd Congress 1st session. Doc. No. 149. Ho. of Reps. War Dept. <br>Â Â Â Â <br>Â Â Â Â Not in American Imprints . Removed from a nonce volume. Light foxing. Gales & Seaton, pr. unknown books
183118249Washington: Hamilton printer 1831. 8vo. 250 pp.; illus. & maps. <br><br>Comprehensive report on the state of the nation's fortifications with several in-text illustrations and maps. Government document: 32d Congress 1st Session. H. of Reps. Ex. Doc. No. 5. Removed from a nonce volume; stitch holes in inner margin. Lightly pencilled number in upper right corner of p. 1. A few stray spots of foxing. Very good. Hamilton, printer unknown books
184018211Washington: Blair & Rives printers 1840. 8vo. 127 pp. <br><br>Includes index pp. 117127. Government document: 26th Congress 1st Session. Doc. No. 126. Ho. of Reps. War Dept. Removed from a nonce volume; two small holes at inner margin not touching text. Light spotting. Ink numeral in top margin and ink smudges in lower margin of p. 1. Signature of a contemporary owner at top edge partially cropped. Blair & Rives, printers unknown books
