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Wuamett, Victor
DEEDS OF TRUST
N.Y.: Saint Martin's Press 1991. First edition so stated April 1991 with complete number line beginning with 1. Fine in fine dust jacket not price clipped in protective mylar cover. ".the goatish pontificating Randel is asked by Frank Baker a retired chemistry teacher and school superintendent to investigate a possible swindle by a syndicate that sold him and his wife 36 unprofitable condominium units. Within hours Baker falls eight stories to his death. After five more deaths and a number of sexual adventures it dawns on Randel that what's going on is a four-cornered scam in which each participant has his or her own motives." -- Publishers Weekly. Waumett himself is a real estate broker lending believability to the story. . First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Book. Saint Martin's Press
Bookseller reference : 020957 ISBN : 0312054130 9780312054137
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Wurm, Ted; Demoro, Harre W.
Rebirth of the Virginia & Truckee R.R.: Amazing Revival of a Steam Railroad
Ross CA: May-Murdock Publications 1992. Soft cover. Very Good. Trade paperback. 78 pp. Illustrated. Bibliography. A clean copy with only light wear. <br/> <br/> May-Murdock Publications (1992). paperback
Bookseller reference : 010911 ISBN : 0932916163 9780932916167
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Wurm, Ted; Demoro, Harre W.
The Silver Short Line: A History of the Virginia & Truckee Railroad
Glendale CA: Trans-Anglo 1983. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Silver cloth. Map endpapers. x 257 3 pages. Illustrated. Bibliography. Index. Jacket has a small rectangular chip cut from the bottom edge of the rear panel. Contents clean and tight. "The Virginia & Truckee Railroad became a legend long before the last train ran in 1950. Those who lived in the days of glitter and bustle of Virginia City during the hectic days of the Comstock Lode have been gone for decades. Even those who rode the train to Virginia City as youngsters are vanishing. Ted Wurm and Harre Demoro well-qualified railroad scholars add this personal touch to this well-rounded story of the V&T which bring out little-known facts of the railroad's history." - David F. Myrick <br/> <br/> Trans-Anglo (1983). hardcover
Bookseller reference : 010684 ISBN : 0870460641 9780870460647
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WW II Pacific War, Iwo Jima Invasion
Iwo Jima Invasion Preparation Original US Military Reconnaissance Photos for Report Dated July 1944 or 7 months before the Battle of Iwo Jima - the bloodiest in the Pacific theater
1944. Archive of Fifteen original WWII photographs of Iwo Jima Reconaissance Missions for the US Military. Date July 4 1944. Images mounted on paper with typed descriptions set includes Photo No. II - XVI missing photo I. Photos measure 5 x 7†to 6 x 7†all mounted onto 8 x 13†paper to be part of military report in preparation for the battle. The report also notes various defensive attributes and landmarks on the island such the “eastern boat basin†Chidoriga Hara Suribachi Yama Moto Yama radio stations entrenchments a taxiway and an RDF Radio Direction Finding tower. Also notes aspects of the landscape in the photos to consider for battle planning such as “steep terraces†“rugged interior†and “steep cliffs.†Iwo Jima was the at the center of conflict in the Pacific theater of WWII; it was an important midway point between Tokyo and the US airbase on the Mariana Islands and was the setting for one of the bloodiest battles in the Pacific when US Marines invaded on February 19 1945 subsequently known as the Battle of Iwo Jima. These photos were taken on July 4 1944 -- 7 months before this historic battle began. The American invasion Operation Detachment had the purpose of capturing the island with its two airfields: South Field and Central Field also known as Motoyama Airfield No. 1 and Motoyama Airfield No. 2; report includes images of these airfields. The airfields were considered important military resources as they provided a place at the midpoint between Tokyo and the US airbase on the Mariana Islands where damaged Allied planes could land; it could also provide airfields for long-range P-51s which provided fighter coverage to the bombers. Notably this report fails to mention the possibility for any type of tunnel bunker or underground fortifications; it is clear evidence of the way in which Allied forces misjudged and underestimated Japanese defensive strategies leading the Battle of Iwo Jima to be one of the bloodiest conflicts in the Pacific. <br /> <br /> Starting on 15 June 1944 the U.S. Navy and the U.S. Army Air Forces began naval bombardments and air raids against Iwo Jima. These photos were taken just over two weeks after the initial bombing campaign began; and they clearly show that the US military was gaining reconnaissance on beaches coastline and areas where they had encountered fierce Japanese resistance in other battles. The images were likely taken by members of a US Navy Task Force with aircraft assigned to sweep the island and destroy defenses. Images depict Motoyama Airfield with smoke issuing from the area a wrecked vessel in the “eastern boat basin†and the rugged landscape of the island from the southern to northeastern tip. The report notes various defensive attributes and landmarks on the island such Chidoriga Hara Suribachi Yama Moto Yama radio stations entrenchments a taxiway and an RDF Radio Direction Finding tower. Also notes aspects of the landscape to consider for battle planning such as “steep terraces†“rugged interior†and “steep cliffs.†At this time and in anticipation of a US invasion Japanese forces were preparing an unusual defense that broke with established Japanese military doctrine -- rather than defending the beaches Japanese Lt. Gen. Kuribayashi devised a plan to create an intricate system of underground tunnels and fortifications. Kuribayashi was ordered by Tojo to resist to the last man on Iwo Jima in order to gain time necessary for the preparation of the Japanese Homeland defenses. In July and August of 1944 thousands of Japanese soldiers were arriving on the island to support the defensive strategies of building tunnels and underground fortifications-with a dense network of bunkers hidden artillery positions and 11 miles of tunnels. This report fails to mention the possibility for any type of tunnel bunker or underground fortifications. This is clear evidence of the way in which Allied forces misjudged and underestimated Japanese defensive strategies; as the US was preparing for a more traditional combat and were not anticipating such extensive underground channels the battle ended up being the bloodiest in the Pacific theater. Unaware of General Kuribayashi's tunnel defense system the US Military assumed that the majority of the Japanese garrison were killed by the constant bombing raids leading up to the invasion in February 1945. American intelligence sources were confident that Iwo Jima would fall in one week. In light of the optimistic intelligence reports including these photos the decision was made to invade Iwo Jima in Operation Detachment. US Marines landed and began to inch their way forward inland oblivious to the danger. After allowing the Americans to pile up men and machinery on the beach Kuribayashi unleashed everything from machine guns and mortars to heavy artillery began to rain down on the crowded beach which was quickly transformed into a nightmarish bloodbath. Veterans of the battle recalled harrowing battles in fox-holes and trenches and according to the National WWII Museum: “In thirty-six days of fighting ton the island nearly 7000 US Marines were killed. Another 20000 were wounded. Most Japanese soldiers fought to the death. Of the 21000 Japanese soldiers on Iwo Jima only 216 were taken prisoner. The Medal of Honor was awarded to 22 U.S. Marines during Iwo Jima that was 28% of the 82 awarded to Marines in World War II. Archive photos are a bit curling and have some toning. Paper mounts have moderate toning soiling and some chipping at edges. The archive is still overall in good to very good condition. A unique piece military history from one of the most important battles of WWII. unknown
Bookseller reference : 17083
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WWII Archive, Pacific Theater W. W.
WWII Pacific Theater Archives of North Carolina Sergeant Lee W. Harwell
1944. Large Archive of letters photographs and ephemera from the Army career of Sergeant Lee W. Harwell 1918-2006. Six letters totaling seventeen pages; about 150 photographs of varying sizes; Six letters totaling 17 pages; and miscellaneous military documents and ephemera. Sergeant Harwell hailed from Mooresville North Carolina. He enlisted as a Private in April 1941 training at Fort Bragg NC Camp Blanding FL Camp Shelby MS and Fort Sill in Oklahoma. Harwell was sent overseas in August 1944 as part of the 694th Field Artillery Battalion and fought in campaigns in New Guinea and the Philippines. The photographs in this archive include scenes from all of these locations showing camp life fellow soldiers training operations in the States and army life indigenous peoples in New Guinea and more including a healthy number of family photographs likely from Harwell's post-war life.<br /> <br /> Harwell's letters which were written to his fiancée Louise are nicely detailed and provide an intimate view of Harwell’s experiences. All five of the letters from the Philippines date from September 1945 when in the immediate aftermath of the war Harwell was charged with guarding Japanese prisoners at a Prisoner-of-War camp north of Baguio Luzon the Philippines the sixth and final letter emanates from a few months later when Harwell was on his way home on the U.S.S. General Mitchell. Harwell’s letters include some general details of his combat experience and a list of places where his unit was positioned during the last six months of the war as well as discussion of his present occupation. Brief excerpts from just a few of the letters are as follows and provide a flavor of Harwell's experiences and his use of contemporary language:<br /> <br /> September 11 1945: "This afternoon I was called to Battalion HQ and on the way down I passed an untold number of Japs. MPs of course were all along the road but it made me feel funny to be right in the middle of them without any fear of trouble. All seem very cheerful and glad the war was over and of course an American cigarette brought a smile from all. Here at out stockade we are expecting several hundred of Japs to come in tonight or early in the morning. I have been trying to keep away from the Japs as much as I can because they are laden with lice and other body insects. Speaking of stealing we our Battalion had a bad name while at Hollandia. And we were not the only ones doing it either. To get coffee at times we stole from the navy and outfits that were there. And before coming into combat they would not issue us enough trailers so night after night groups of men would go out to borrow a trailer from some Base Command outfit. The generator we have now for our lights at our rest camp was taken by two of our men out on as we called 'Midnight Requisition" party. They happened to be at back as it was being unloaded from a ship so they backed a truck up hook it up and went right on past the M.P. at a checking point. We had to lock the gears of vehicles to keep them from being stolen."<br /> <br /> September 12: "We have company tonight there are about five hundred Japs in a stockade about fifty years from where I am at. They are Jap sailors and much cleaner and look as if they have had better care. I imagine they are from some Jap ship sunk off Luzon and went into these hills to wait rescue but we stepped in and have other ideas for that. There are guards about every twelve feet and waiting for a false move by any of them. One of our trucks just came in from a two-day trip hauling Japs out to a P.O.W. Camp. And they told me of going through Baguio and the people there even shot at the Japs going through town and they all drivers had to fight to keep the civilians out of the road and keep them from killing the Japs."<br /> <br /> September 15: "The Japs are still pouring in and the stockade being made bigger and all that we get seem to be navy personnel so it looks as if the whole Jap navy was destroyed around this island. And lots of the Japs are too sick to walk. Since Wednesday four Japs have died. And the strange part of it is the cruelty they display on each other. I went down yesterday to where they keep their sick and wounded. A Jap was dying and the other Japs picked him up and rolled him out of the tent into the mud and left him to die. The Jap doctors don't seem to care if they all would die. And they leave the dead bodies out in rain and pass by and look at the bodies and laugh about it. We Americans wouldn't treat a dog like that."<br /> <br /> The ephemeral items include a smattering of military paperwork a shoulder patch a pamphlet on Fort Sill an American Red Cross pamphlet and more. A unique and informative collection of images and letters documenting one soldier’s experiences in training and in the Pacific during World War II.Images removed from a disbound photograph album some trimmed. Some caption on verso or onclips of album pages attached to the relevant image. Original folds minor wear to letters. Very good condition overall. unknown
Bookseller reference : 18560
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WWII, Pacific Theatre
Black Soldiers in the air force in Hawaii Japan and Guam in the 1940s
Racially integrated group of American soldiers archive of photographs in postwar Japan Hawaii and Guam before the 1948 Truman Executive Order 9981 desegrating the arm forces. This archive includes 31 black and white silver gelatin photographs measuring approximately 3.5" x 4.5". Most dated 1946. Many photos' identifying features are captioned by hand on verso. Locations include most prominently Hickam Field the airstrip adjacent to Pearl Harbor Harmon Field in Guam postwar Tokyo where we can see the Hibiya Hall as well as landscape shots in places such as Nevadan desert. There are many images of military bases and some of soldiers. One photo of a black soldier in a tropical setting holding a Thompson submachine gun and another photo shows a group of three black troops in front of the Senior Petty Officers club likely on base in Hawaii. In another photo we can see down the wing of a Douglas C-54 Skymaster a four-engined transport aircraft used by the United States Army Air Forces in World War II and the Korean War and the Boeing B-29 Superfortress. The soldier who assembled this archive likely belonged to the Air Transport Command of which the C-54 was a flagship aircraft The photo of the B-29 was taken on Kwajalein Atoll one of the many thin sand bars in the middle of the South Pacific that the US and Japan battled over to establish a base of operations for their air and sea fleets. There are several shots of postwar Tokyo primarily taken at the street level. This archive gives a look into the early postwar days and both the black and white soldiers involved in the aftermath of the war and the occupation of Japan. Very good condition overall. unknown
Bookseller reference : 19157
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WWII, Pacific Theater
Invasion of Iwo Jima World War II Photo Archive Documenting the Pacific Theater
An archive documenting key moments of the Pacific Theater during World War II with a primary focus on the Battle of Iwo Jima and broader U.S. military operations in the Pacific. The archive includes a mix of a soldier's snapshots during and after the invasion of Iwo Jima U.S. Navy-issued photographs aerial reconnaissance images and press photographs many featuring printed captions in the negative. Archive of 39 silver gelatin photographs. Also included are original wartime newspaper front pages from the Honolulu Star-Bulletin covering major events such as the attack on Pearl Harbor the fall of Italy and the Allied invasion of Europe. Black and white sizes range from 3.5 x 5 inches to 8 x 6 inches with the original snapshots in particular bearing handwritten notations on the verso identifying dates specific locations soldiers and equipment.<br /> <br /> A powerful visual record of one of the most brutal campaigns in U.S. Marine Corps history this archive features dramatic combat scenes amphibious landings aerial dogfights and naval bombardments. Several photographs capture U.S. Navy battleships cruisers and landing craft providing covering fire for Marines as they storm the black sand beaches of Iwo Jima. Notable vessels include a U.S. Navy LCIG Landing Craft Infantry Gunboat blasting the shoreline to clear a path for infantry as well as images of destroyers and aircraft carriers engaging in artillery fire. USS West Virginia is prominently featured in a striking image showing the aftermath of the Pearl Harbor attack with sailors desperately fighting fires aboard the ship while the American flag remains flying. 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 /> Very good condition with strong contrast and clarity. Overall this archive presents an invaluable first-hand visual account of the U.S. military's role in the Pacific War highlighting the intensity of amphibious warfare the devastation of battle and the resilience of the soldiers who fought on Iwo Jima. An exceptional and scarce photographic record of one of the defining battles of World War II. unknown
Bookseller reference : 21392
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WWII.; Pacific W. W. I. I.
USS Bennion South Pacific W.W.II 100 real photographs mostly personnel on board
South Pacific 1946. Photography. Overall very good condition. 100 real photographs of the USS Bennion in the South Pacific and Japan. Some which are annotated in the image with locations and dates appear to be taken by the ship's photographer; others are candid shots by a crew member. Some are described on the verso naming crew members. A group snap shot which identifies the personnel on the verso includes: Lt. Scott Kollert Mach. Flaherty Ens Hulkill Lt. McCool Loomis Morrison Dabbs Matlack Cobb & Murray. A note on the verso explains the scorecard poster displayed behind the men: "Score card shows 16 Jap planes 8 shore bombardments & 1 Jap battleship sunk by torpedoes in Battle of Surigao Strait. 13 planes since I've been aboard" the reference to the sunk battleship refers to October 1944 when Bennion helped sink the Japanese battleship Yamashiro. Many shots of life on board the ship. Some snap shots indicate the crew was segregated by role with gunners mates and fire control men all white while the steward mates are all African American. Numerous group photographs include: CPOs cooks radar men radio men 2nd Division and the Bridge force. Additional snap shots include the ship at Club Saipan showing Admiral Whiting and a "nurse . was the last one to leave Corregidor and got a lot of publicity" Kuluk Bay Adak Aleutians in August 1945; Vanikoro Feb 1943 snap shots of Officers Club Solomon Islands. Interior and exterior views; numerous images of Ominato including Japanese service men and villagers Ominato was a major navy base for the Imperial Japanese Navy in northern Honshu; and USO performers. The USS Bennion won a Presidential Unit Citation for her actions off Okinawa during the Battle of Iwo Jima. The citation to the ship was presented "For extraordinary heroism in action as a Fighter Direction ship on Radar Picket duty during the Okinawa Campaign April 1 to June 1 1945". USS Bennion DD-662 was a US Navy Fletcher-class destroyer launched in 1943. It served in the Pacific as a fighter director and radar picket ship and supported operations at Leyte and Luzon in the liberation of the Philippines and at Iwo Jima February - March 1945. In July and August 1945 USS Bennion took part in Third Fleet Operations Against Japan. Bennion received her citation for actions off Okinawa 1 April-1 June 1945 as well as eight battle stars. Photographs which identify personnel include the presentation of medals: the Bronze Star to the Bennion's Commander R. H. Holmes on May 17 1945; presentation of Silver Star to T. C. Beale; and James Holloway III "who assisted sinking with torpedoes of Japanese battleship Yamashiro"; Vice Admiral H. W. Hill addressing the crew; Commodore Moosbrugger; Lt. Comd. Brokenshire. A total of 100 real photographs mostly in postcard size format 4 3/4 x 3 3/4" some 5 x 4". Very good condition. unknown
Bookseller reference : 24943
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Wyatt, David.
FIVE FIRES: Race Catastrophe and the Shaping of California.
New York:: Addison-Wesley 1997. Hardcover first edition -. Fine in fine dust jacket. First printing. Beginning with the accidental introduction of wild oats by the Spanish Wyatt uses catastrophic happenings to analyze the history of California: the gold rush the 1906 earthquake the post-WWII defense-industry boom and the 1965 Watts riot. Illustrated notes bibliography index. 288 pages. Addison-Wesley, hardcover
Bookseller reference : 22890 ISBN : 0201144794 9780201144796
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Wünschmann, A.
Die Plumpbeutler (Vombatidae).
1970 83 p., 74 figs, paperbound. Library stamps. Die Neue Brehm-Bücherei.
Bookseller reference : VZ17241
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Wünschmann, A.
Die Plumpbeutler (Vombatidae).
1970 83 p., 74 figures, paperbound. Die neue Brehm-Bücherei.
Bookseller reference : VZ36353
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Yakima)
CATTLE & BRANDING IRONS
Yakima: Yakima Valley Museum & Hist Assoc 1982. First Edition. Soft cover. Fine. 1st printing. Pictorial wraps. 84pp. Illustrated with brands & also a facsimile of the written recording of the brands of famous cattleman Ben Snipes. Signed by one of the contributors. A group of 15 historical essays on pioneer cowboys & cattle ranching east of the Cascades in Washington. Fine. Scarce. Yakima Valley Museum & Hist Assoc unknown
Bookseller reference : SHEL1475
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Yamaguchi, Roy, and John Harrisson
Roy's Feasts from Hawaii
Berkeley: Ten Speed Press 1995. 1st Printing. Hard Cover. Near Fine/DJ Very Good. Square Large Octavo. Ten Speed Press Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 01045428 ISBN : 0898156378 9780898156379
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Yamamoto, Luci & Gorry, Conner
Hawaii: The Big Island
Appears unread. No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, minor traces of storage and no bumping to corners. 304pp. Lonely Planet guide to Hawaii with thirty-five themed itineraries for you to enjoy.
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Yearbook Staff, Pacific High School 1965
Reprint 1965 Yearbook: Pacific High School San Bernardino California
NEW. unknown
Bookseller reference : BIB-NOV-15-2025-502040
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Yee, Chiang
SILENT TRAVELER IN SAN FRANCISCO
New York:: Norton 1964. Hardcover first edition -. Ex-library but only a few markings - call letters on the spine and the remains of a pocket or bookplate on the front endpapers - overall a tight clean copy. No dust jacket. . First printing. Illustrated with 16 full-color paintings and over 50 drawings. 366 pp Norton, hardcover
Bookseller reference : 14312
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Yee, Paul
Tales from Gold Mountain - Stories of the Chinese in the New World
64 pages. A collection based on the tumultuous and brave history of the Chinese immigrants to Canada. Drawing upon the real background of the Chinese role in the gold rush, the building of the Canadian Pacific Railway and the settling of the west coast in the nineteenth century, Yee has created eight original stories that combine the rough-and-tumble adventure of frontier life with the rich folk traditions that these immigrants brought from China. Prior owner's name upon front endpaper. Very light wear. Lovely copy of this attractive volume. Book
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Yenne, Bill
The History of the Southern Pacific
Oversize 127p., illus. Hardcover Very good condition very good d.j. good
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Yonge, C.M.
The Biology of Reef-Building Corals.
1940 39 p., 6 pls, paperbound. Great Barrier Reef Expedition 1928-29. With (faint) author’s dedication.
Bookseller reference : IC28808
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You'll Be Sor-ree!: A Guadalcanal Marine Remembers The Pacific War (Military History) Dr. Sid Phillips Phillips
You'll Be Sor-ree!: A Guadalcanal Marine Remembers The Pacific War Military History Dr. Sid
New. unknown
Bookseller reference : NX-4V92-YZTS
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Young, John V.
HOT TYPE & PONY WIRE: My Life as a California Reporter from Prohibition to Pearl Harbor.
Santa Cruz CA:: Western Tanager Press 1980. SIGNED hardcover first edition -. Fine in a near fine dustjacket. First printing. A picture both of the changes in journalism over the years but also of the changes in California - among the stories which he wrote about were the 1933 double lynching in San Jose's St. James Park the Salinas lettuce strike of 1936 the first automobile down the Big Sur highway the ghost towns of the Santa Cruz mountains and more. INSCRIBED by the author and dated in 1980. Western Tanager Press, hardcover
Bookseller reference : 13286
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Young, Scott; Maxwell, Victor; Luckman, Charles; Brown, E.K.; Callwood, June; Baxter, Beverley; gray, James H.; reeve, Ted; Clare, John; Braithwaite, Max; Buchanan, Harold; Zacks, Robert; Fontaine, Robert
Maclean's - Canada's National Magazine, June 15, 1947 - The Divorce Racket / Oil Boom-Town Leduc, Alberta
76 pages. Features: Lovely Franklin Arbuckle cover illustration of couple admiring winter view of Peyto Lake at Banff National Park; Nostalgic Canadian Pacific colour ad inside front cover features young lady looking forward to seeing Canada by train; One-page DeSoto ad features a maroon Custom; Pay-Off in Oil - Leduc, Alberta has been stampeded by roughnecks after the recent discovery of oil; Labor War is Civil War - article by Charles Luckman of Lever Brothers Company in the U.S.; Marigold Spring (fiction); E.K. Brown explains his Ontario - rich but repressed, powerful but timid, and disliked but loved by her own; Bell's Sweet Singers - Dr. Leslie Bell conducts the 60 lovely girls of the Ontario College of Education choir - article with nice photos; Divorce - a Racket and a Scandal; Excellent colour-photo Campbell's soup ad features attractive housweife in front of a wall of soup cans; Nice colour Waterman's Taperite pen ad; When the Crowd Roars - Ted Reeve conjours up the biggest thrills of 40 years in sport; Guardian of the Clock (fiction); Flying Railwayman - New head of CPR is W.M. Neal, who rose from office boy to President; Article on mosquitoes by Max Braithwaite; The Faraway Music Company (fiction); Wonderful one-page colour White Rose gas station ad shows vehicles lined up for service; Colour photo Caterpillar ad shows highway excavation in progress, with tarp protecting crawler operator from the cold; Nice back cover Coke ad features young lady with 'come hither' look gazing down from porch. Complete and unmarked with moderate wear. A well-preserved copy of this wonderful vintage issue. Book
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Youngson, William Wallace
Swinging Portals: An Historical Account of One Hundred Years of Religious Activity in Oregon and Its Influence on the West
Portland OR: Privately Printed 1948. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good-/Fair. 200pp; DJ chipped & protected by mylar sleeve faint musty odor text unmarked binding is tight VG-/Fair condition. Inscribed & Signed by Author. Relevant news clipping laid in. Partial Contents: The Beginning of Methodism in Portland; Pioneers of Geography; Who Was Jason Lee; The Forgotten Man; Grace Church and First Church; Centenary Church; more. Illustrated. Privately Printed hardcover
Bookseller reference : 004198
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YUK-WAI Yung Li
The Huaqiao Warriors. Chinese Resistance Movement in the Philippines 1942-45. NEAR FINE COPY
8vo., First Edition, with maps in the text; pictorial wrappers, a near fine copy. VERY SCARCE.
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ZACCAGNINO Vincenzo.
Rapporto polinesiano
fotografie b/n f.t. Bibliografia
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ZACHARIAS Captain Ellis M
Secret Missions. The Story of an Intelligence Officer. IN FULL MOROCCO
8vo., First Edition; handsomely bound in full dark red crushed morocco, sides with gilt frame border, back with raised bands, second and fourth compartments lettered and ruled in gilt, all other compartments tooled in gilt, gilt top, uncut, red silk marker, a most attractive copy ideal as a gift or for presentation. The author served as Deputy Chief of Naval Intelligence during WWII. His emphasis on psychological warfare made a considerable impact upon Japanese morale well before the first atom bomb. Enser, p.233.
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Zaffiri, Gabriele
NANSHIN-RON SAKUSEN. IL GIAPPONE PIANIFICA L'INVASIONE DELL'AUSTRALIA
Mm 145x205 Brossura editoriale di pagine 71 con illustrazioni in nero. Pari al nuovo (as new). Spedizione in 24 ore dalla conferma dell'ordine.
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ZAMPAGLIONE G. -
Dopo la “strada della Birmania” , quella “dell'Assam” .
Milano, 1942, stralcio con copertina posticcia muta, pp. 459/464 con una cartina e 7 fotografie. - !! ATTENZIONE !!: Con il termine estratto (o stralcio) intendiamo riferirci ad un fascicolo contenente un articolo di rivista, sia che esso sia stato stampato a parte utilizzando la stessa composizione sia che provenga direttamente da una rivista. Le pagine sono indicate come "da/a", ad esempio: 229/231 significa che il testo è composto da tre pagine. Quando la rivista di provenienza non viene indicata é perchè ci è sconosciuta. - !! ATTENTION !!: : NOT A BOOK : “estratto” or “stralcio” means simply a few pages, original nonetheless, printed in a magazine. Pages are indicated as in "from” “to", for example: 229/231 means the text comprises three pages (229, 230 and 231). If the magazine that contained the pages is not mentioned, it is because it is unknown to us.
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Zanjani Sally Springmeyer
The Unspiked Rail: Memoir of a Nevada Rebel
Reno NV: University of Nevada Press 1981. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Good. xix 401 pp. Photos. Bibliography. Index. Previous owner's name. Jacket has moisture and cup stains. Contents clean and tight. <br/> <br/> University of Nevada Press hardcover
Bookseller reference : 004829 ISBN : 0874170648 9780874170641
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Zanjani, Sally; Townley Porter, Carrie
Helen J. Stewart: First Lady of Las Vegas
Las Vegas: Stephens Press 2011. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Map endpapers. 211 pages. Photos. Bibliography. Index. A clean attractive copy. Inscribed to previous owner and signed by both authors. "Known as the mistress of the Mormon Trail Helen J. Stewart not only paved the way for women in the west but also was instrumental in laying the groundwork for the future of Las Vegas. <br/> <br/> Stephens Press (2011). hardcover
Bookseller reference : 008259 ISBN : 1935043382 9781935043386
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Zanjani, Sally
Jack Longstreet: Last of the Desert Frontiersman
Las Vegas: Nevada Publications 1994. Soft cover. Very Good. Reprint. Trade paperback. x 175 pages. Illustrated. Bibliography. Index. A clean attractive copy. <br/> <br/> Nevada Publications (1994). paperback
Bookseller reference : 009980 ISBN : 0874172365 9780874172362
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Zanjani, Sally; Rocha, Guy Louis
The Ignoble Conspiracy: Radicalism on Trial in Nevada
Reno NV: University of Nevada Press 1986. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Blue cloth with silver lettering to spine. xv 209 pages. Photos. Bibliography. Index. Previous owner's name. Marks in pencil. "This study recounts an epic battle between union radicals and the corporate establishment in Goldfield the last great boomtown of the West and the stronghold of the Industrial Workers of the World. <br/> <br/> University of Nevada Press hardcover
Bookseller reference : 010922 ISBN : 0874171032 9780874171037
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Zanjani, Sally Springmeyer
The Unspiked Rail: Memoir of a Nevada Rebel
Reno NV: University of Nevada Press 1981. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. xix 401 pages. Photos. Bibliography. Index. Dust jacket has a couple of short tears and a faded spine. Contents clean and tight. <br/> <br/> University of Nevada Press hardcover
Bookseller reference : 010346 ISBN : 0874170648 9780874170641
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Zantua, Kanoe
ALASKA LEGENDS AND TALON TALES
Self-Published. Near Fine. 2003. First Edition; First Printing. Softcover. Signed by author on half title page: "Kanoe Zantua Ketchikan Alaska 2007". ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 55 pages; Signed by Author . Self-Published paperback
Bookseller reference : 79891
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ZATTA Antonio (Venezia 1722 - 1804)
La Nuova Zelanda tracorsa nel 1769 e 1770 dal Cook commandante dell' Endeavour Vascello di S.M.Britannica.
Raro secondo stato della carta, proveniente dal quinto volume dell’opera Raccolta di tutti i viaggi fatti intorno al mondo da diverse nazioni dell’Europa di Jean Pierre Berenger edito nel 1794-96 illustrato con carte dell’editore veneziano Zatta. Rispetto alla medesima carta inserita in “Atlante novissimo”, cambiano il titolo e la data. Bel cartiglio figurato.Buono stato di conservazione con pieghe editoriali e traccia di restauri agli angoli delle medesime.La carta viene per la prima volta pubblicata in Atlante Novissimo dello Zatta, edito tra il 1779 ed il 1785. Atlante fra i più belli e completi mai pubblicati in Italia nel XVIII secolo, l'opera più famosa dello Zatta. L’Atlante Novissimo, come si specifica anche nel titolo, è “accresciuto sulle osservazioni scoperte fatte dai più celebri e più recenti geografi”. Tra le novità più significative vi è la comparsa delle nuove isole scoperte nell'Oceano Pacifico da James Cook e la prima carta italiana della Nuova Zelanda. Le illustrazioni furono ideate e disegnate dai suoi collaboratori Giovanni Marco Pitteri, Anton Friedrich Busching, Pietro Antonio Novelli ed incise da Giuliano Zuliani. Il primo tomo dell’atlante è introdotto da un breve saggio di geografia generale dove l’autore definisce in modo sintetico e preciso gli elementi che compongono i reticoli eclittico ed equatoriale usati nelle tavole. Interessante la sezione dove si sofferma a descrivere il fenomeno della precessione degli equinozi e quello della variazione ciclica dell'obliquità dell'eclittica. Acquaforte, stampata su carta vergata coeva, coloritura coeva dei contorni, in buone condizioni. - THE VERY RARE SECOND EDITION OF 1794 - Taken from 'Raccolta di tutti i viaggi fatti intorno al mondo da diverse nazioni dell’Europa' by Jean Pierre Berenger. The date is changed into 1794Antonio Zatta's map of New Zealand is not only one of the first to show the results of Cook's voyages, but is also one of the most attractive of the islands. Considerable coastal detail, with reference to the Endeavour's path, and a little and surmised internal detail. The map delineates two islands, tentatively identifying the Southern Island separate. The map shows Cook's tracks around the island, along with the astronomical observations. Nice topographical detail is shown, along with a blend of native and European place names on the islands. The map includes several annotations. The decorative cartouche, in full original colour, shows a native village scene. New Zealand, though discovered by Tasman in 1642, received no further European exploration until the first Pacific voyage of James Cook. Cook sailed the coast of New Zealand for 6 months, proving that it was not part of the Great Southern Continent, as many had believed. Cook visited New Zealand several times, with Zatta's map drawn from information provided in the latest of his voyages.
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Zauner Phyllis; Zauner Lou
Virginia City: A Mini-History
Tahoe Paradise CA: Zanel Publications 1979. Soft cover. Very Good. Paper covers. 59 pp. Illustrated. Previous owner's embossed stamp. A clean copy with only light wear. <br/> <br/> Zanel Publications paperback
Bookseller reference : 005462
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Zauner, Phyllis; Zauner, Lou
Carson City Nevada
South Lake Tahoe CA: E-Z Publishing 1977. Soft cover. Very Good. Paper covers. 56 pp. Illustrated. Maps. A clean attractive copy. <br/> <br/> E-Z Publishing (1977). paperback
Bookseller reference : 007698
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Zauner, Phyllis
The Train Whistle's Echo. Story of the Western Railroad Era.
Tahoe Paradise, California, Zanel Publications, 1981. 4°, 61 S., mit zahlreichen s/w Abb., Zeichnungen, Grafiken, Schaubildern, in englischer Sprache, Bezahlung per PayPal möglich, we accept PayPal, Einb. min. beschabt u. min. bestoßen u.min. angeschmutzt, altersbed. Bräunungen, ger. Gebr.sp., kartoniert
Bookseller reference : 35779 ISBN : 93691406
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Zhang, Wei-bin (Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University, Japan)
Theory Of Interregional And International Economics A: Integrating Neoclassical Growth Theory And New Economic Geography
new. unknown
Bookseller reference : 47967584-n ISBN : 9811294852 9789811294853
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Ziak, Rex
In Full View A True and Accurate Account of Lewis and Clark's Arrival at the Pacific Ocean and Their Search for a Winter Camp Along the Lower Columbia River
<p>Oregon: Moffitt House Press 2005. Second edition. Paperback. Very Good. Blue oversized paperback. Signed and inscribed by the author on the title page "To the students at Colton High School - Enjoy my view - Rex Ziak August 30th 2005." Sunning to the spine column and general shelfwear at the edges. A few scuffs to the bottom of the rear cover likely from a sticker removal. 219 pp. indexed full of color illustrations.</p> Moffitt House Press paperback
Bookseller reference : 52 ISBN : 0972531513 9780972531511
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ZICH (Arthur).
Le Déferlement japonais.
Time-Life Books, 1980, in-4°, 208 pp, traduit de l'anglais, très nombreuses photographies en noir et en couleurs, cartes, biblio, index, cart. illustré de l'éditeur, bon état (Coll. La Deuxième Guerre mondiale)
Bookseller reference : 4737
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ZIEGLER, Oswald Leopold.
The Soul of a City. Sidney, New South Wales, Australia.
Sidney, W.E. Smith Limited, s. a. (1974). Folio cuadrado; 95 pp. sin numerar, con gran cantidad de fotografías de Max Dupain, editado en la Navidad de 1974 por el Council of the City of Sidney. Ejemplar dedicado por un miembro de dicho Consejo a un visitante. Encuadernación original en cartoné impreso, fatigada.
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Zimmelman, Lue
HONOLULU RED
N.Y.: St. Martin's Press 1990. First edition so stated with complete number line beginning with 1. Fine in fine dust jacket not price clipped in protective mylar cover. Author's first book. "Cool gorgeous red-headed Rachel Starr L.A.P.D. detective is the protagonist of this eventful fast-moving first novel. Starr wants to catch whoever murdered her partner when the two were investigating a jewelry and drug scam. Discovering Nicholas Snow--professor connoisseur art thief--in the act of heisting valuables from a museum she makes a deal with him. Snow will get immunity if he helps Starr track down the killer Jacob Tong whose jewelry stores are fronts for fencing stolen gems. The action moves to Honolulu where Starr poses as a freelance writer and Snow entraps Tong by hiring him to steal an exotic red diamond. Enter bad cop Jim Towers Starr's middle-aged colleague who has been providing Tong with Mexican dope. Short of cash guilty over his lost ideals and infatuated with a kittenish call-girl Towers offers to betray Starr to Tong's gang. Zimmelman won Honolulu Magazine 's prize for fiction. -- Publishers Weekly. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Book. St. Martin's Press
Bookseller reference : 001445 ISBN : 031203735x 9780312037352
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Zimmerman Bruce
BLOOD UNDER THE BRIDGE EDGAR AWARD FINALIST
NY: Harper & Row 1989. First Edition so stated with complete number line beginning with 1. Fine in dust jacket not price clipped with protective mylar cover. Author's 1st book. San Francisco. EDGAR AWARD NOMINEE for Best First Novel. Cover illustration by James Steinberg "Gruesome murders of beautiful women the horrifying childhood of a literature professor a sex therapist's coded diary and a well-hidden surprise ending are just a few of the elements that round out this admirable first novel. Set in San Francisco the psychological mystery features Quinn Parker a wealthy young man who runs a unique counseling business and his friends who include an aspiring comedian and a once-up-and-coming lawyer who has opted for a less driven lifestyle. When Quinn discovers the mutilated body of his lover he becomes the homicide division's prime suspect. To clear himself and understand what was going on in Sonia's life that might have ended in her murder he begins his own investigation leading him to an earlier similar murder to the back reaches of rural Virginia to the arms of another girlfriend and finally to unwelcome truths about a friend. While certain events such as Quinn's easy access to the therapist's files may stretch credulity the story rings true in important aspects of character and motivation. Readers will eagerly await the promised next Quinn Parker story." -- Publishers Weekly. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Illus. by Steinberg James. Book. Harper & Row
Bookseller reference : 005192 ISBN : 006016087X 9780060160876
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Zimmerman Bruce
THICKER THAN WATER
NY: Harper Collins 1991. First edition so stated with complete number line beginning with 1. Fine in fine dust jacket not price clipped in protective mylar cover. Author's 2nd book featuring Quinn Parker. Cover illustration by James Steinberg. San Francisco & Priest River Jamaica setting. "San Francisco's phobia therapist and amateur sleuth Quinn Parker welcomed in Blood Under the Bridge confirms his appeal in his second adventure. Quinn jets to Jamaica with his old friend neophyte comedian and fearful flier Hank Wilkie; Hank's college friend and godfather to his son Matty Marty Greene recently killed in an apparent drug bust has left his family's island estate to the boy. Hank declines what seems a meager offer to buy the prime land near Priest River a town where violence including ghostly visitations and police beatings has driven down the price of real estate. Back in San Francisco Quinn begins to fall in love with Greene's widow Stephanie at the same time learning that the huge resort her wealthy brother secretly planned near Priest River had been stalled by Greene's unwillingness to sell. As murders accrue in both Jamaica and San Francisco Quinn returns to Priest River and is shot at in the jungle. He joins forces with a dreadlocked UCLA-educated lawyer to discover just who has been terrorizing property owners and why. Making the most of both of his settings fleshing out familiar characters as well as new ones Zimmerman highlights a distinctive cast in a skillfully plotted and smartly paced mystery." -- Publishers Weekly. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Illus. by Steinberg James. Book. Harper Collins
Bookseller reference : 006518 ISBN : 0060163879 9780060163877
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Zinkin Maurice. Institute of Pacific Relations.
Asia and the West / Maurice Zinkin
London : Chatto & Windus 1951. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine cloth copy in a very good if slightly edge-nicked and dust-toned dust-wrapper not price-clipped. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight bright clean and strong. Physical description; xii 300 p. : maps ; 21 cm. Notes; ""Issued under the auspices of the International Secretariat Institute of Pacific Relations."" - T.p. With a foreword by Geoffrey Heyworth. Includes bibliographical references and index. Subjects; Since 1945. East and West. Asia - Economic conditions - 1945-. Asia - Politics and government - 1945-. Asia - Social conditions - 1945-. Asia Foreign relations. Cultural Sociology. London : Chatto & Windus hardcover
Bookseller reference : 416279
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Zorio, Gilberto (artist.); Lewallen, Constance (text.); University Art Museum (Berkeley); Pacific Film Archive (Berkeley).
Gilberto Zorio. MATRIX / BERKELEY 152. University Art Museum / Pacific Film Archive. Early July - Early September 1992. Exhibition brochure.
Berkeley CA: University Art Museum 1992. . Exhibition brochure. 8vo. 4 pp. Single printed white sheet folded into half with perforation holes on left side of front wrap. Very good with marginal creasing from use. 1 black and white plate. Includes text by Constance Lewallen. Includes list of artist’s exhibited works at the exhibition in addition to artist C.V. and selected recent bibliography. Brochure created on occasion of the MATRIX / BERKELEY 152 Exhibition featuring Gilberto Zorio and taking place at the University of California Berkeley Art Museum early July through early September 1992. Part of the University of California Berkeley Art Museum’s MATRIX / Berkeley series. Scarce. From the Collection of the Art Historian Peter Selz. Berkeley, CA: University Art Museum, 1992. unknown
Bookseller reference : 18-8554
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ZUBER CHRISTIAN
ARCHIPEL DES GALAPAGOS
ROBERT LAFFONT. 1961. In-8. Broché. Bon état, Couv. convenable, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur frais. 235 pages augmentées de quelques illustrations en noir et blanc dans et hors texte- couverture contrepliée. . . . Classification Dewey : 996-Autres régions du pacifique
Bookseller reference : RO30123637
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Zuber Christian
Caméra au poing aux îles Galapagos.
Flammarion. 1976. In-8. Relié. Etat d'usage, Couv. convenable, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur frais. 95 pages - nombreuses photos en couleurs dans et hors texte - texte sur deux colonnes - jaquette conservée.. Avec Jaquette. . . Classification Dewey : 996-Autres régions du pacifique
Bookseller reference : RO80267111 ISBN : 2082012506
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ZUBER Christian
Caméra au poing aux Îles Galapagos.
Paris, Flammarion, 1976 19 x 25, 96 pp., illustrations en couleurs, cartonnage éditeur + jaquette, bon état
Bookseller reference : 10563
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