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026064Lederer Street and Zeus Printers; Berkeley California; 1946. Oblong Quarto. Construction battalion detachment was the one assigned to the Solomon Islands where they performed major tasks to create a major docking facility while fighting malaria and insects. This remarkable volume has hundreds of photographs that document the 1008th which was one of the larger battalions some on smaller islands had as few as sixty men. Laid in are papers of how the Association funds were spent on the printing engravings editing and other task in producing one of the most thorough Seabee volumes at the cost of $9480.50 in 1946. Only two copies are found on OCLC. Also laid in is a mimeographed list of the men and where they were located in the photographs of the entire battalion. A handsome copy near fine bound in brown and blue cloth lettered in brown and blue Owner's subscriber name stamped in gilt to upper board. [Lederer, Street and Zeus, Printers; Berkeley, California; 1946] unknown
026064Lederer Street and Zeus Printers; Berkeley California; 1946. Oblong Quarto. Construction battalion detachment was the one assigned to the Solomon Islands where they performed major tasks to create a major docking facility while fighting malaria and insects. This remarkable volume has hundreds of photographs that document the 1008th which was one of the larger battalions some on smaller islands had as few as sixty men. Laid in are papers of how the Association funds were spent on the printing engravings editing and other task in producing one of the most thorough Seabee volumes at the cost of $9480.50 in 1946. Only two copies are found on OCLC. Also laid in is a mimeographed list of the men and where they were located in the photographs of the entire battalion. A handsome copy near fine bound in brown and blue cloth lettered in brown and blue Owner's subscriber name stamped in gilt to upper board. [Lederer, Street and Zeus, Printers; Berkeley, California; 1946] unknown books
R3002630491 ère Division d'Escadrille,. Non daté. In-8. Broché. Etat d'usage, Coins frottés, Dos frotté, Intérieur acceptable. S.d., (vers 1950), 3 cahiers in 4, broché fermés par des cordelettes et sous chemise cartonnée, 25 planches en couleurs d'insignes d'escadrilles. Présentation par les Généraux d'Armée Aérienne Lechères et Valin, textes des Colonels Jules Roy, Accart et Alias ; couvertures illustrées de Paul Langellé et Marcel Jeanjean.. . . . Classification Dewey : 380-Commerce, communications, transports
74 pages. Features: Stretched Starlifter - the C-141B will significantly improve MAC's capability; Air Intelligence File; Joe McConnell - Top Korean Ace - gained MiG victories in a short period of time; Son of Spooky - the AC-130 Spectre gun ships are a very effective weapon; Aircraft of Freedom City - little-known U.S. Army Aviation Detachment in West Berlin; Big Bombers meet at Barksdale - we visit and report on the Giant Voice competition; Camouflaged B-1 - new look for the Rockwell bomber; European Fighter Exchange - exchanges such as the UK/France swap help improve combat understanding; Bitburg Eagles - these F-15s were the first in Europe; Hawks for the Arrows - the famous Red Arrows have a new aircraft; Naval Trojans - markings of USN NAA T-28Bs and T-28Cs. Unmarked with moderate wear. A sound copy. Book
0266890814.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
195780195Casstle Air Force Base CA: United States Air Force Castle Air Force Base B52-2 Mobile Training Detachment 1957. Presumed First Edition First printing thus. Disbound three-hole punched some sheets partially double punched. Fair. Illustration of a B-52 on cover sheet. 21 sheets/printed on one side only. Illustrations. Pagination ends at 18 but there is also a sheet 3 A and 5 A and the cover sheet is not numbered. Some pencil comments/notations on some pages. It is extremely rare for this type of ephemeral training material to survive. This work sheet belonged to Alfred A. Zealy. Proudly served his country with the rank of Lt. Col. in the United States Air Force. Served in World War II Korea and Vietnam retiring after 29 years as the Air Advisor at the Milwaukee Based 128th Air Refueling Group. He attended class 57-16. The course outline included: System Introduction and Panel Familiarization; Alternator Drives General Electric and Thompson AC Power Generation and Control; AC Power Distribution DC Power Generation and Distribution AC Power Panel Operation Electrical System Protective Devices and System Review and Evaluation. Illustrations include AC Power Panel with accompanying sheet identifying panel components AC Power Panel Schematic Grease Lubricated Thompson Drive Schematic Simplified A.C. Power Distribution SchematicSimplified A.C. Power Distribution and Transfer System Schematic Left Hand Aft Alt. Left Hand Forward Alt. Right Hand Forward Alt. Right Hand Aft Alt. Forward D. C. Power Distribution System and D-C Control Panel Typical/Pilots' Overhead Circuit Breaker Panel. Mobile Training Detachments increased rapidly after the Korean War and were particularly utilized to support B-52 operations. Castle Air Force Base 1941-1995 is a former United States Air Force Strategic Air Command base in California located northeast of Atwater northwest of Merced and about 115 miles 185 km south of Sacramento. The Central Valley base in unincorporated Merced County was closed 25 years ago in 1995 pursuant to a Base Realignment and Closure Commission decision following the end of the Cold War and the disestablishment of Strategic Air Command SAC. It is now known as the Castle Airport Aviation and Development Center. United States Air Force, Castle Air Force Base, B52-2 Mobile Training Detachment unknown
V-10-293948586887Paperback. Very Good. paperback
1980760689PN. New. 1980. Soft Cover. Date is original print. This is a reprint edition. . PN paperback
Roy. 8vo., First Edition, with frontispiece and numerous photographs and diagrams in the text, a few minor marks in margins; black cloth, gilt back, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Immensely detailed and thoroughly researched account of FRANKTON, surely now the definitive history and unlikely ever to be surpassed. THE ORIGINAL EDITION IS ALREADY VERY SCARCE.
1960706837PN. New. 1960. Soft Cover. Date is original print. This is a reprint edition. . PN paperback
20121354270PN. New. 2012. Soft Cover. Date is original print. This is a reprint edition. . PN paperback
1933384806London : Voluntary Aid Detachments 1933. 5th edition. Softcover. Very good copy in the original stiff-card wrappers; edges somewhat nicked and dust-dulled as with age. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description; 44 pp. Subjects; Nursing. Military hospitals. Volunteers. British Empire. London : Voluntary Aid Detachments paperback
19972024-092<p>4th Marine Division Battle Staff Historical Detachment. Undated. First Edition. Hardcover 160 pages. Illustrated with black & white photographs. This copy signed and inscribed by Col. R.F. VanHorne on the front paste-down end paper. Small bit of wear to the lower fore-edge corner tip of the back cover.</p> 4th Marine Division hardcover
1972019083Washington D. C.: Naval Training Command 1972. First Edition . Paper Back. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 674pp.incl.index; SC blue w/white; rubbed w/wear on edges; cleantight pgs. "The information in this manual relates to tasks required to meet shipboard needs---tasks that are assigned to personnel aboard ship serving as a Hull Maintenance Technician Third Class and Hull Maintenace Technician Second Class." illus. NAVTRA 10573 <br/> <br/> Naval Training Command unknown
19451118731945 Editions Lajeunesse - 1945 - In-4, broché, couverture illustrée - 73 p. - Très nombreuses reproductions photographiques et illustrations in et hors-texte en N&B + 2 planches dépliantes en couleurs en fin d'ouvrage
8vo., First Edition, with illustrations in the text; black cloth, gilt back, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. SCARCE.
197641500Arlington VA: U.S. Army 1976. Second Printing. good. 248 wraps illus. diagrams fold-outs covers somewhat worn and soiled. USAITAD Report No. 14-U-76. Number on cover 90-M112-1487. This report provides a compendium of data on the doctrine and tactics of the Soviet combined forces. It is intended for use as a general reference document by service schools and tactical unit commanders. U.S. Army paperback
320 pages plus 157 page appendix. Illustrated by numerous plates and maps. Book clean, bright and unmarked with negligible wear. Very light wear to dust jacket. Slipcase clean and unmarked with light wear. Six maps stored in pocket inside back board. The map entitled "Shewing the Discoveries Made by British Officers in the Arctic Regions from the Year 1818 - 1826" bears coloured lines which presumably indicate the routes travelled - we are not sure if these are original or were added by the prior owner. Other than this possible defect, a superb copy of gift quality. Book
936 pages. Index. Hundreds of black and white line diagrams and illustrations. Dozens of colour plates. Text divided into the following sections: Generalities of Ophthalmic Surgery; Surgery of the Eyelids; Surgery of the Palpebral Ptosis; Surgery of the Lacrimal Apparatus; Surgery of the Conjunctiva; Surgery of the Cornea; Surgery of the Sclera; Surgery of the Iris; Surgery of the Ciliary Body and Choroid; Surgery of the Lens; Surgical Treatment of Retinal Detachment; Surgery of Glaucoma; Surgery of the Muscles; Surgery of the Eyeball; Surgery of the Vitreous; Surgery of the Orbit; Intraocular Foreign Bodies. Prior owner's ink stamps upon front endpaper and once inside back board. No other markings. Binding sound. Moderate wear. Quality copy of this impressive reference. Book
Book is in excellent condition, as new. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows no blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. Contents include: Habitat, Companionship, Talkers, Workers, habits, Red in tooth and claw, Monsters, Death and extinction etc. Also poems on slugs, spiders, foxes, wolves, cattle, silkworms, loathing, curiosity, wonder, detachment, and writing by Darwin, Judith Wright, John Skelton, Michael Drayton, Milton, Blake, Cowper, bedbugs, mosquitoes, vultures, etc.
12913Printed by Edwin Trim & Co. Ltd. Wimbledon S.W.19. Undated but individual poems dated between September 1938 and October 1942. 1 38pp. 12mo. Stapled into brown printed wraps with the title and printer's slug on the cover which also carries the price of two shillings and sixpence. In good condition on lightly-aged paper. Introductory note reads: 'These few pages refer to war-time troubles at home and in hospital and other people's love laments. C.P.' Unpretentious poetry giving an insight into the work of a V.A.D. See for example the poem 'Hospital Alphabet' beginning 'A for the Ash trays which get in a mess Our job is to empty them all T.D.S.' A collection of thirty-six poems containing references to the author's Devon roots and to her service in Malta. The opening stanza of the poem 'Treatment I' gives an indication of the general standard: 'A dysentery block is my seat of employment And with a nice Sister my life's an enjoyment But patients' vitality's surely brought low By treatment - prescribed by our lady M.O.' Excessively scarce: no copy of this item nor of anything else by Portelly on COPAC or OCLC WorldCat. Printed by Edwin Trim & Co. Ltd. Wimbledon S.W.19. Undated, but individual poems dated between September 1938 and October 1942. paperback
197006110New York: Red Women's Detachment 1970. Tabloid format printed on newsprint 4 pp illus. Browning to newsprint horizontal fold else Fine. A single issue and one of only six published by the Red Women's Detachment a Maoist feminist group which emerged in 1968 on the Lower East Side of NYC. Content for this issue includes a long article titled "The History of All Hitherto Existing Class Systems Has Been the History of Women's Oppression" a reprinted Enver Hoxha speech delivered at the 2nd plenum of the Central Committee of the Party of Labor of Albania in June 1970 a profile of Mrs. Kang Ban Sok a Korean feminist and revolutionary an article on city-run daycare centers and a reprinted article by Mrs. Nguyen Thi Dinh Deputy Commander of the South Viet Nam People's Liberation Armed Forces. New York: Red Women's Detachment unknown
ria9781663234766_inpHardcover. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; "Saint Peter is a Marine" recounts the exploits and activities of Greensboro North Carolina Marine Corps League Detachment 260 The Fighting 260th from its earliest days when founding members Bill Moss and Ginny Bull - both still acti hardcover
A9781663234766Hardback. New. hardcover
