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2080202102301573Nova Book Southern Press N.A. Soft Cover. Fine. Page number: 183p Size: 26cm Nova Book Southern Press paperback
19782080202102500323Shinseisho Go 1978. Soft Cover. Fine. The book is in fine condition. Shinseisho (Go) paperback
Barcelona, Talleres Gráficos Rex, 1944. 4to.; 214 pp. Primera edición. Encuadernación en tela.
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1944231791944. WWII Indigenous Peoples U.S. soldier photographs recording military occupation transport and daily movement across the Admiralty Islands Samar and the Philippines during World War II and its immediate aftermath establishing how American forces operated through island bases coastal landings aircraft facilities and encounters with local indigenous communities. Made and retained by an unidentified American serviceman the group follows the circulation of personnel through several linked wartime zones rather than a single camp with local captions on the versos anchoring parts of the sequence to "Admiralty Islands" "Samar Island" and the "Philippines." This archive showcases soldiers posed at encampments and beside aircraft landing craft and small boats military vehicles moved through settlements and photographs of Indigenous and Filipino civilians showing the human landscape through which U.S. forces advanced occupied and remained into the surrender period.<br /> Photo archive of 45 likely silver gelatin photographs ranging from 2.5 x 3 to 3.5 x 5.75 inches Admiralty Islands Samar and the Philippines circa 1944 to 1945. Numerous versos carry manuscript identifications including "on Admiralty Islands" "Natives on admiralty Islands" "Samar Island" "Samar Philippines" "Philippine" and "chapel in philippines" while several prints bear circular "Passed by Naval Censor" stamps and one caption reads "Jap bomber Betty Sept. 1945 Samar" fixing at least one portion of the group to the post surrender occupation moment. The images include shirtless American servicemen posed in palm lined camps group portraits outside Quonset huts or temporary structures a parked twin engine military aircraft a beached or near shore vessel soldiers gathered around tables and equipment and an Asian soldier who looks to possibly be in Japanese uniform standing in front a monument. Many photos show the local community with views of thatched buildings colonial era religious structures village crowds market or street scenes women and children gathered before huts and several close portraits of Indigenous islanders.<br /> The photographs belong to the final phase of the Pacific war when the Admiralty Islands served as a major Allied base complex after the 1944 campaign and Samar remained part of the wider Philippine theater retaken from Japanese control and held through the end of the war. This on the ground perspective shows how soldiers' photos moved through censorship channels recorded the built infrastructure of island warfare and fixed the asymmetrical encounter between U.S. servicemen and local populations. Minor surface and edgewear album glue residue en verso images remain clear and writing legible; overall very good condition. The combination of location notes naval censor stamps aircraft and coastal transport scenes and sustained views of local communities offer a raw visual representation of American military presence across the Southwest Pacific. unknown
8vo [24 x 16 cm]; [ii], 76, [i, ads] pp, frontis, 12 illustrations from photos, all but one full-page. original cloth -backed boards, dj (with 5 x 10 cm piece lacking from front panel, bit soiled), very good, internally fine and clean. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. A list of Fiji word is included at end together with the names of the crew members, Endicott being the third mate, who describes the events of 1829. A good introduction by Jenkins. This the third book of the Marine Research Society. Not usually found in a dust jacket.
8vo [24 x 16 cm]; [ii], 76, [i, ads] pp, frontis, 12 illustrations from photos, all but one full-page. original cloth-backed boards, gilt spine title lettering, bookplate of William Whitman, small cover stain, edges lightly rubbed, very good. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. A list of Fiji word is included at end together with the names of the crew members, Endicott being the third mate, who describes the events of 1829. A good introduction by Jenkins. This the third book of the Marine Research Society.
16-2680Pasadena: Pacific Asia Museum 1992. Poster for the exhibition. 34.5 x 18 inches. Pasadena: Pacific Asia Museum, 1992. unknown
2005003882Zenith Press 2005. 2nd Edition . Hardcover. As New/As New. 2nd 2005 edition. Three books with jackets in an attractive slipcase all in As New unread condition! Prolific B&W photos presented day by day and simply loaded with detailed information about World War Two! Very heavy set probably will require extra postage. <br/> <br/> Zenith Press hardcover
1945213921945. U.S. military operations in the Pacific Theater during World War II photograph and newspaper archive 1941-1945 documenting the Battle of Iwo Jima and the attack on Pearl Harbor. The archive pairs soldier-taken snapshots with official U.S. Navy and press photographs showing how combat equipment and battlefield conditions. The featured original snapshots contain handwritten notations en verso identifying dates specific locations soldiers and equipment.<br /> <br /> The archive comprises 39 silver gelatin photographs ranging from roughly 3.5 x 5 to 6 x 8 inches together with original wartime front pages of the Honolulu Star-Bulletin covering the attack on Pearl Harbor the fall of Italy and the Allied invasion of Europe. Images include amphibious landings on the black sand beaches of Iwo Jima with landing craft advancing under naval bombardment; U.S. Navy battleships destroyers and landing craft firing on shore defenses; and aerial scenes of dogfights and bombing runs. Close-up battlefield images depict the wreckage left in the wake of combat including destroyed landing craft craters from naval artillery and Japanese fortifications. Several photographs focus on the role of air power with images of Japanese aircraft under attack U.S. planes engaging in dogfights and B-29 Superfortresses bombing enemy positions. A particularly striking image captures a Japanese bomber scoring a direct hit on the USS Yorktown with billowing smoke rising from the carrier. Handwritten notations on some images identify U.S. servicemen locations such as Mount Suribachi and captured Japanese positions. The series of larger military-produced photographs and newspaper clippings have inscriptions on verso identifying locations and vessels depicted as well as the name tag "K .Benden." Among these are portraits of American soldiers posing at key strategic points inspecting captured bunkers and standing beside wrecked aircraft. <br /> <br /> Reconnaissance images show terrain and fortified positions; ground-level views show cratered landscapes wrecked landing craft and captured Japanese fortifications. One image shows the USS West Virginia during the Pearl Harbor attack with fire damage and crew visible; another shows a Japanese aircraft striking the USS Yorktown. Other photographs show servicemen near Mount Suribachi inspecting bunkers and beside wrecked aircraft. Many images carry printed captions within the negatives; others have handwritten verso annotations identifying locations dates vessels and personnel including one marked "K. Benden." Light wear minor edge creasing and occasional surface marks; overall in very good with strong image clarity. unknown
15-6914Anchorage: Alaska Pacific University 1979. POSTER. 4to. 7 x 9 inches Very Good some minor creasing. Photograph of Snyder. Anchorage: Alaska Pacific University, 1979. unknown
216 pages. Index. Many black and white photos. "Makes it possible for readers to go aboard the small ships of the west coast fishing fleet and see the world as fishers see it... Covers the waterfront, presenting gripping insider views not just of the familiar salmon trollers and seiners, but of the men, women and boats that harvest cod, herring, halibut, octopus, and rockfish - eighty different species in all." - from dust jacket. Clean, bright and unmarked with negligible wear. Gift quality. Book
304 pages. Index. Extensive list of oral history sources. A superb reference abundantly illustrated with black and white archival photographs. Chapters include: The Coastal Forest; Beginnings; Early Steam Power; Yarding Them Out; The Railway Era; The Birth of Truck Logging; Final Mechanization; Postwar Conversions; Modern Logging. Appendix - B.C. Coastal Log Production. Clean, bright and unmarked with negligible wear. Dust jacket preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart. Gift quality. Book
304 pages. Signed by author upon title page. Index. Extensive list of oral history sources. A superb reference abundantly illustrated with black and white archival photographs. Chapters include: The Coastal Forest; Beginnings; Early Steam Power; Yarding Them Out; The Railway Era; The Birth of Truck Logging; Final Mechanization; Postwar Conversions; Modern Logging. Appendix - B.C. Coastal Log Production. Prior owner's name atop front free endpaper and half-title page else unmarked. Average wear to book. Light wear to handsome dust jacket which is now preserved in a glossy new archival-grade Brodart cover. A quality copy. Book
0656088494.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
43006Greenwood Press.2002.In-8,reliure verte éditeur.477 p.Cartes.En langue anglaise. Parfait état de la reliure avec pièce de titre noire et or.Qques rousseurs sur les tranches.
282p., illus. Hardcover Very good condition chipped d.j. fair
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