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1933154411933 broché in-octavo (paperback in-octavo), dos et couverture gris imprimés (grey spine and cover printed), toutes tranches lisses (all smooth edges), deuxième et troisième de couverture imprimées (reverse of the front cover and of the back cover printed), pages de garde blanches (white endpapers), illustrations photographiques hors-texte (photographic illustrations full page engraving), 333 pages, 1933 à Aurillac Imprimerie Moderne - Editions Voix du Combattant,
19784997Winnipeg Manitoba: Ukrainian War Veterans' Association Winnipeg Branch 1978. First Edition First Printing. Stapled Wraps. pp. 32. 8vo. measuring 6" x 9". Textured mustard-yellow twice-stapled card covers bearing a Ukrainian military emblem to the centre of the front cover. Prefatory messages from the Lieutenant-Governor of Manitoba F.L. Jobin Manitoba Senator Paul Yuzyk and the Premier of Manitoba Sterling Lyon various Ukrainian religious officials etc. Many period advertisements by sponsoring local businesses and merchants. Comprises a short history of the founding of the organization a complete order of events lists of various Ukrainian war veterans et al. No flaws to the extremities faint tide-marks to the upper-right margins of most leaves entirely unaffecting text else very good. Scarce to be offered in commerce. Unrecorded in OCLC. Not found in Peel UofM Manitoba Archives & Special Collections. Text in Ukrainian and English. <br/><br/> [Ukrainian War Veterans' Association, Winnipeg Branch] paperback
198672122San Francisco: the Veterans 1986. 1p. three-color poster/flyer 8.5x11 inches very good condition. the Veterans unknown books
197568447San Francisco: the Post 1975. 7.5x10 inch program glossy stiff red cover with a Ding cauldron pictured in color. Thirtieth anniversary of the inauguration of the post here VFW Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States Chinatown post no. 4618. Text lists VF W officers for 1975-76 names of planning committee members announces presentation of colors guest speakers list of sponsoring individuals. the Post unknown books
1976227006Berkeley: n.p. 1976. Pamphlet. 12p. stapled wraps 5.5 x 8.5 inches front wrap slightly silverfished along top edge else very good condition. Page of contributions recieved after printing laid in. Short tributes to guest of honor Alvah Bessie by various authors including members of the Hollywood Ten. Also includes a tribute to Paul Robeson. n.p. unknown books
1980120429Oakland: the Post 1980. 4p. brochure wraps creased from being folded in fourths small stain on front wrap else good condition. Congressman Ron Dellums was the guest of honor. the Post unknown books
1983149598Oakland: the Veterans 1983. Four panel brochure 5.5x8.5 inch program. Studs Terkel was the guest of honor. the Veterans unknown books
1994117928San Francisco: the Post 1994. 12p. illus. program 8.5x11 inches stapled wraps lightly worn front wrap lightly foxed else good condition. the Post unknown books
1995149604San Francisco: the Post 1995. Pamphlet. 8p. illus. program 8.5x7 inches wraps very good condition. the Post unknown books
1995172089San Francisco: the Post 1995. 8p. illus. program 8.5x7 inches staplebound pamphlet very good condition. the Post unknown books
1996254923San Francisco: the Post 1996. Pamphlet. 12p. 7x8.5 inches illustrations program very good in stapled pictorial yellow wraps. Ronnie Gilbert was the guest artist. the Post unknown books
199651825San Francisco: the Post 1996. Pamphlet. 12p. 7x8.5 inches illustrations program creased vertically else very good in stapled pictorial yellow wraps. Ronnie Gilbert was the guest artist. the Post unknown books
1996149605Oakland: the Post 1996. Pamphlet. 16p. 7x8.5 inches illustrated with photos program ads very good program in stapled glossy pictorial wraps. the Post unknown books
1982237163Chicago: VVAW 1982. 17.5x11 inch sheet printed both sides vertical fold. Calls for a gathering of anti-war veterans in Washington DC named after the last major offensive by the 3rd Marine Division in Vietnam. Major issues addressed included veteran benefits aftereffects of Agent Orange and US involvement in Central America. VVAW unknown books
1990014706Portland ME: Veterans for Peace Inc. Offered is the fourth printing of "ABOLISH WAR! THE LAST CAMPAIGN - A VFP Veterans for Peace Contribution to Earth Day 1990" signed by VFP notables see below. Please note that as stated the first three printings had a combined print run of 18 copies; the fourth printing had a print run of 2500 copies. Published by Veterans for Peace Inc. out of Portland Maine a softcover with glossy covers measuring 8-1/2" by 11" and containing 36 pages including front and rear covers. With photographs and illustrations throughout the Contents are: Preface; Premises; The End of the Process; New Impetus; Who is the Enemy; Veteran for Peace Positions; History of Veterans for Peace; and Action. The Appendix contains: Precis of Veterans for Peace; Veterans for Peace Activities; The Combined Statements of Veterans; Statement of Nuclear Warriors; General Douglas MacArthur: Abolition of War; The Statement of Seville; and Veterans for Peace Chapter Directory. Signed and inscribed by VFP notables to Alex Molnar last name not stated as follows: signed note dated August 26 1990 from President Col. John F. Barr USMC-Ret; the page opposite the Preface contains inscriptions and signatures from both Col. Barr and his wife Ruth; VFP Treasurer Ian M. Walker; Rob Robert O'Kane a World War II veteran; and Brian McEndy all of whom compliment a letter Mr. Molnar had written to the New York Times. Center staples rusted; paper clip attached to Col. Barr's note partially rusted; light corner crease to front cover. . Near Fine. Soft cover. 1st Edition. 1st Printing. 1990. Veterans for Peace, Inc. paperback
1925ST001100Chicago Illinois: Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States 1925. Hardcover. Good. 12 Volumes Twelve volume set in good condition. Hard covers with green boards. Shelf & edge wear especially at head & heel of spine. Gold gilt decoratives on front board - American Eagle with Capitol Building Seal of the V.F.W border with stars. Spine has Title Volume Dates covered in volume but worn and hard to read. Unknown if originally they were gold gilt. Former owner's name in ink at top of front free end paper in each volume. Contains notice of registration of this edition for named Patrons of Record. Frontispiece protected with tissue guard present in each volume before the Title Page. Contains other plates throughout all volumes. Interior text block clean & tight; mellow age toning to the papers. From the Introduction ""In the present historical series the reader has a whole library of . original sources each document dealing with an outstanding even in the development of America. So far as possible the events are described by the principal person who participated. . . .In the selection of documents their human interest has been one of the principal considerations. So the entire collection arranged in chronological order makes a living breathing story of our country. . . ."" Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States hardcover
1950201161950. Homelessness press photography archive 1951 to 1990s documents displaced people in American cities through images of soup kitchens public sleeping spaces roadside survival emergency shelters and encampments. The archive provides primary visual evidence for the study of urban poverty public welfare veteran reintegration housing insecurity and the changing visibility of homelessness in the second half of the twentieth century. Its strongest historical value lies in the range of settings recorded: postwar charitable food assistance men sleeping in parks and public spaces Vietnam veterans gathered beneath highway infrastructure shelter-based aid and women living in vehicles with personal belongings and pets.<br /> The archive consists of eight black-and-white silver gelatin press photographs from the United States dated from 1951 to the 1990s most measuring approximately 7.25 x 9 inches with several retaining original press captions or newspaper clippings mounted on the verso. The earliest image shows a 1951 soup kitchen scene assisting homeless residents. Later photographs show Vietnam veterans beneath an underpass using mattresses and boxes for seating; a Queens New York veterans' shelter where an African American veteran shops for clothing with a staff supervisor; and Gabrielle Mendosa resting on a mattress near the Miami River beside the encampment identified as "Tent City under the Xway." Additional images show men sleeping on park benches or lawns including a scene associated with the Boston Freedom Trail Walk for the Homeless two men attempting to sell recovered household appliances by the roadside and a woman identified as Lynn living in her car with her belongings and dog while seeking assistance.<br /> The photographs are significant because they record homelessness not as a single condition but as a set of lived circumstances shaped by food insecurity military afterlives public space shelter access informal economies and the absence of stable housing. The retained press captions and clippings connect the images to their original journalistic use showing how homelessness was presented to newspaper audiences across several decades. Minor edge wear light handling marks and typical press-photo surface wear; verso caption material and clippings present on several photographs; images remain clear and usable; overall very good. Concentrated documentary archive showing American homelessness from institutional relief to street encampment with particular strength in veteran homelessness and urban public visibility. unknown
1946181871New York: American Veterans Committee 1946. 14 issues of the tabloid-format newspaper published by the left-wing veterans' group; spans the period before and after the AVC's expulsion of communists in 1948. Issues present are vol. 1 no. 17; vol. 2 nos. 5 6 and 8; vol. 5 nos. 1 4-7 12; vol. 6 nos. 3 4 11; and vol. 7 no. 7. Coverage includes much on AVC internal news as well as calls for aid to homeless vets McCarthy impeachment opposition to segregation and more. A failed attempt to merge with Amvets another veterans' organization left a bad taste in both sides' mouths and the later issues contain polemics against Amvets including allegations that it segregated veterans into different posts by race. American Veterans Committee unknown books
1974V4059Frankfurt (Suhrkamp) 1974 (= edition suhrkamp 719, Erste Ausgabe). 8°, Originalbroschur, 186 S.,
2000Q-0970167806BMC Publications 2000-11-01. Paperback. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! BMC Publications paperback
1978237174Oakland: VVAW 1978. 8.5x14 inch handbill printed both sides horizontal crease. Announcement for a conference including an agenda. VVAW unknown books
19077540New Orleans 1907. 16mo. 20 pp. <br><br>Detailed account of the organization's activities during the year 1907. Camp Beauregard No. 130 U. S. C. V. was organized 24 October 1898 at Memorial Hall New Orleans Louisiana. With a portrait of P. G. T. Beauregard on the front cover. Stapled in original printed wrappers. Pamphlet creased from lengthwise folding. Wrappers lightly soiled back wrapper with short tear to top edge front wrapper pressure-stamped by the New-Jersey Historical Society. unknown books
1977237149San Francisco: VVAW 1977. 8.5x11 inch handbill printed both sides very good Calls for a demonstration on inauguration day as Carter is sworn in demanding universal unconditional amnesty. VVAW unknown books
198646897San Francisco: the Veterans 1986. Four panel brochure 5.5x8.5 inches program for the event very good condition. the Veterans unknown books
191430702Boston: Chapple Publishing Company Ltd 1914. First Edition. Hardcover. Fair. Quarto. xxii 633 pages. Frontispiece photograph of the author. Illustrated with maps photographs and illustrations. Red cloth hardcover with illustration and title in white on the front cover. Faded white title on the spine. Some small scattered black stains on the covers. Front hinge is broken. Rear hinge has a thin crack. 1920 gift inscription written on the right front flyleaf. Previous owner bookplate on the front paste down Martha Peach. Book seller ticket "Chesapeake Book Co. Berryville Va." located on the bottom of the front paste down. <br /> <br /> Nevins I page 183 - "A necessary source for any study of Confederate cavalry operations in Kentucky and Tennessee. Chapple Publishing Company, Ltd hardcover