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1944209418New York: War Resisters League 1944. 8.75x15.5 inch broadside printed front and back on pink stock folded horizontally; undated but "rec'd 9/44" penciled at upper left. Opposes universal conscription on grounds that it will neither keep the peace nor benefit health reduce crime or relieve unemployment. Asks the reader to write to elected representatives opposing the proposed conscription system. War Resisters League unknown books
193043414London: Geoffrey Bles 1930. 1st Edition. Maroon cloth binding with gilt stamped title lettering to spine. Printed buff paper dust jacket. VG/VG spine panel sun-tanned with chip from base. 194 2 pp. Illustrated with Lino-Cuts by William Kermode. 8vo. <br/><br/> Geoffrey Bles hardcover books
1929WRCLIT75914London: Heinemann 1929. Cloth and batik boards t.e.g. About fine in very lightly dust-soiled dust jacket a short internally mended tear at the top edge. First U.K. edition limited issue. One of 525 numbered copies specially printed and bound and signed by the author. Heinemann hardcover books
1929WRCLIT70367London: Heinemann 1929. Cloth and batik boards t.e.g. About fine in very lightly soiled dust jacket with some offsetting to the lower fore-corner of the rear panel. First U.K. edition limited issue. One of 525 numbered copies specially printed and bound and signed by the author. Heinemann hardcover books
41031n. p. n. d. Ca. 1915-1919. Buff paper printed in red and black ink. Wear to poster includes uneven age-toning edgewear some light chipping and tears one two inch tear to right edge and some creasing. Withal an about VG example. Single sheet printed recto only. 42" x 28" <br/><br/>Only 3 institutional holdings located on OCLC LoC Sage Col Univ of NC. unknown books
191832663Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company 1918. 1st US edition. Purple cloth backed drab paper boards. Buff printed dust jacket with the rear panel & flap listing other publications on the war. NF/NF. Uncommon in dust jacket. v 3 110 2 pp. 12mo. 7-1/8" x 4-1/4" <br/><br/> Houghton Mifflin Company hardcover books
1919WRCLIT78583Honolulu: Star-Bulletin Press 1919. 14 1pp. Pictorial boards. Photographs. Crown of spine has a shallow chip modest wear to extremities slight crack to upper joint toward top; still a near very good copy of a fragile book. First edition. Judd left for France in June 1915 and served for a little over a year with the American Ambulance of Neuilly-sur-Seine. Star-Bulletin Press hardcover books
1922WRCLIT73738New York: Macmillan 1922. Blue cloth stamped in gilt and black. Frontis and plates. Small surface snag/puncture in spine otherwise very good and bright with the panels of the dust jacket laid in. First edition. An excellent association copy with the author's 1943 presentation inscription to Boswell bibliographer/editor Frederick Pottle who served with Evacuation Hospital 8 and wrote a history of the unit STRETCHERS. Macmillan hardcover books
9898Original Newsweek August 13 1945 Declaring the Division of Europe a week after the end of World War II and The Atomic Bomb on Hiroshima. Cover depicts Stalin Churchill and Truman; "Big Three ended the Potsdam meeting. Germany was stripped of her power to make war." Some other featured articles: Awesome Force of Atom Bomb Loosed To Hasten Japanese Surrender. "and "Germany Must Pay for War Guilt" Good condition minor wear. unknown books
5962Historic WWII Newspaper. Baltimore News Post MD August 24 1945. Large bold banner above the masthead: "ATOMIC BOMB RAYS KILL THOUSANDS JAPS CLAIM". Also has small front page photo of MacArthur. In very good condition. unknown books
194444721Ryan Field Hemet California: 5th A.A.F.F.T.D. 1944. 1st Printing. Light brown paper wrappers printed in dark brown stapled. Now housed in an archival mylar sleeve. General signs of use. VG - VG. Unpaginated though 44 pp. Illustrated with drawings & photographs. 1--3/4" x 8-1/2" <br/><br/>Not found on OCLC though the CSL has an issue featuring class 42-J. 5th A.A.F.F.T.D. unknown books
19191717108The Craftsman Press of Syracuse 1919. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. First edition. Light stain on cover corner does not affect pages page ridge lightly foxed. 1919 Hard Cover. 258 pp. 8vo. Original navy blue cloth gilt titles. Fold-out statistical summary black & white photographs. An account of medical procedures and statistics at these facilities during World War I including surgical dental laboratory x-ray and nursing information as well as mention of the American Red Cross. The Craftsman Press of Syracuse hardcover books
1944496931944. United States. National War Labor Board. The Steel Case. Industry Statements Presented to the Steel Panel of The National War Labor Board. n.p. 1944. Two volumes. Fold-out charts. Original cloth some shelfwear internally clean. Ex-library. Location numbers to spines bookplates to front pastedowns card pockets to rear pastedowns. $80. unknown books
181726162Washington: Pr. by William A. Davis 1817. 8vo. 21 pp. <br><br>Comprises a report from Brigadier General J.G. Swift on the academy and a letter from Wm. Lee dated Department of War Accountant's Office; the letter of transmittal signed in type on p. 3 Geo: Graham acting secretary of war; and on pp. 1120 "A roll of officers of the Army of the United States who were educated in the Military Academy at West Point." Government document: House document United States. Congress. House; 14th Congress 2nd session no. 83. At head of title: 83. <br>Â Â Â Â <br>Â Â Â Â Shaw & Shoemaker 42607. Removed from a nonce volume. Pr. by William A. Davis unknown books
72294n.p. n.d. Very Good. Unsigned. Single sheet printed on one side. 28cm. This printed Boer War Era letter states that all donations will be forwarded to the "Boer Red Cross" and states that ". money sent means lives saved; Briton and Boer alike within Boer lines." John V. L. Pruyn is listed as Chairman; Tunis G. Bergen to whom donations were to be sent is listed as Treasurer. <br/><br/> unknown books
500996printed completed in holograph transportation requisition " To New Jersey Rail Road and Trans. Co." New York February 18 1864. Legal size sheet 1 page. Signed by Authors. F. Soft cover. paperback books
1862102059Pamphlets small 8vo disbound 2 1 1 2 4 5 pp. Completely disbound series of orders removed some chipping where removed normal aging and browning. A series of six General Orders from the Adjutant General's Office L. Thomas concerning the treatment of prisoners. The first orders relates to the process of handling and treatment of prisoners of war including appropriate documentation on transfers to prison depots. The final order 191 includes a list of prisoners of war Union soldiers exchanged with Southern soldiers on November 11 1862 at Aiken's Landing. books
1889229827New York Dodd Mead and Company Publishers 1889. 1889. First edition. Frontispiece; 27 illustrations by W.C. Jackson; 8 maps. 2 pages introduction by author. Original blue cloth stamped in gilt with gilt stamped cream banner on the front cover. Very good. 356 pages. No dust jacket No signatures or bookplates. Provenance: from the estate of director Delbert Mann. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. New York, Dodd, Mead and Company Publishers [1889]. hardcover books
16784Confederate 1866 Civil War Bond Coupon 8634. A bond is a document of title for a loan. Confederate war finance involved the various means fiscal and monetary through which the Confederate States of America financed its war effort during the American Civil War. Bonds are a loan and are issued by national state or city governments or businesses. They are normally repayable within a stated period of time. Bonds earn interest at a fixed rate. Those payment are done by returning the coupon in exchange of payment. Of course here the Confederate government lost the civil war and all investors and lenders lost all their money. So no one one could collect on this coupon. unknown books
196756895NY: Dodd Mead & Company 1967. First Edition. With a rare signed presentation from one of the French Resistance Fighters mentioned in the book on the front endpaper. In French but a rough translation is "To my little sister illegible name remembering the bad hours of the war spent together. Bacher another illegible name possibly her married name. `Baddah'. page 13.". Possibly to Bacher's own sister Desoline Bacher aka "Buddah" has her involvement in the French Resistance cited on page 13 which she has highlighted by an ink line down the margin. She had also marked her listing in the Index while someone presumably her has also made a spelling correction on page 125. See scans. Bacher worked as a secretary at the French Embassy from 1951 until her retirement in 1983. A native of Corsica she received citations for her efforts in the French Resistance. She died in 1996. 8vo. yellow cloth in dust jacket; 133 pages. Illustrated With Photographs. Very Good covers nice; contents clean & tight; some wear some rubbing tiny chips & tears d/j. Dodd, Mead & Company unknown books
6432Historic Civil War newspaper . The New York Times October 7 1864 issue New York NY. The first front-page story is on a clash between rebel forces and Sherman's garrison at Allatoona. In part: "At 6 o'clock yesterday morning the enemy attacked with artillery and infantry . every move of the enemy was handsomely repulsed with severe loss to the rebels. leaving their dead and 400 to 600 wounded in our possession." Front page is war-related. Slight wear small tears and stains around the edges. In very good condition. unknown books
183912414Washington 1839. 8vo. 48 pp. <br><br>Investigations on the sales of reservations of deceased Creek Indians. Includes the forwarding letter of President Van Buren. Government document: 25th Congress 3d Session. Doc. No. 209. Ho. of Reps. Executive. Removed from a nonce volume; three small holes in inner margin not touching text. First page with ink numeral in upper right corner faint ink writing and small ink smudges. Light fold mark down length of pamphlet. Closely trimmed at bottom with last line of p. 36 shaved; overall sense of text not affected. unknown books
1871106663<p>Pamphlet small 8vo removed stitched 22 XIII pp. Some normal aging and browning; middle crease otherwise very good. This pamphlet provides a list of offices in the U.S. military on January 1 1871. It is organized to reflect the acts of Congress dated March 3 1869 and July 15 1870. The pamphlet includes the date of commission for each officer. George Armstong Custer is listed on page six</p> books
1897288977Washington. : Government Printing Office. 1897. . Hardcover publisher’s black cloth gilt spine titles. Spine title faded on vol II owner’s ink name to pastedowns and first pages of text edges lightly foxed otherwise a very good tight set. . 8vo. Heavy set requires extra postage. Government Printing Office. hardcover books
1817WRCAM26360Washington: Printed by William A. Davis 1817. 103pp. Dbd. First few leaves loose. Good. Diplomatic haggling about the terms in the Treaty of Ghent. Includes "list of slaves and property to be given up with Cumberland- Island in conformity with the treaty." SHAW & SHOEMAKER 42662. Printed by William A. Davis unknown books
