New York: Simon and Schuster 1983. Hardcover. Small 4to. Black cloth spine and black paper over boards with gilt lettering pictorial dust jacket. 752pp. Frontispiece illustrations map endpapers. Near fine/near fine. Just a book club edition of this thick memoir by the "G.I.'s general" but wonderfully tight and attractive. Simon and Schuster hardcover
Chapel Hill: The University of North Carolina Press 2000. Hardcover. Small 4to. Green cloth with silver spine lettering pictorial dust jacket. xix 404pp. Illustrations maps. Fine/fine. Tight pristine first edition. The University of North Carolina Press hardcover
Ссылка продавца : 40923 ISBN : 0807825654 9780807825655
"The G.I.s General" beloved American Army general active during World War II and the last five-star general; from 1949-53 served as first permanent chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Later life signature "Omar" in black ballpoint tipped to the close of a printed "General Orders No. 50" 6" X 9" 2pp recto and verso issued by the Department of the Army in Washington DC on 15 July 1948. Very good. Mild edgewear; two-punched at left not affecting text. As Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army Bradley makes the solemn announcement that "The death of General John Joseph Pershing General of the Armies of the United States which occurred at Washington D.C. on 15 July 1948 is announced to the Army with deep regret." He goes on to summarize Pershing's long career and note a period of mourning and the wearing of mourning bands. Below Bradley's typeset name a white 3" X 1�" slip is affixed clipped from a typed letter with "Sincerely" typed at top and "OMAR N. BRADLEY / General of the Army" typed at bottom between which Bradley signs his first name. Accompanied by a fine glossy 8" X 10" black and white news agency photograph a candid half-length portrait of a smiling Bradley in uniform. Caption printed vertically along right edge dates this 27 June 1947 and describes the scene: "Gen. Omar N. Bradley Veterans Administrator shown leaving the White House after conferring with President Truman today has been named by Washington observers as the most likely choice for U.S. Army Chief of Staff to succeed General of the Army Dwight D. Eisenhower." An interesting unusual pair. unknown
New York: Fleet Publishing Corporation 1961. Hardcover. 8vo. Black cloith with gilt spine lettering dust jacket. 415pp. Illustrations. Near fine/very good. Mild jacket edgewear. A tight and attractive later printing of this sequel to Bradley's original "Gold in Your Attic" with nice autograph addition: Tipped to front flyleaf is the clipped closing poortion of a Typed Letter Signed 3" X 1�" a typed "Very truly yours" followed by Bradley's blue ballpoint "Van" and his typed name and title "Literary Editor". A fun informative compilation of rare book lore. Fleet Publishing Corporation hardcover
New York: Alfred A. Knopf 1996. Hardcover. Small 4to. Red cloth spine with gilt lettering and black paper over boards pictorial dust jacket. xvi 442pp. Fine/fine. A tight and pristine first edition of this autobiography by the Basketball Hall of Famer inducted 1982 who played forward with the New York Knicks 1967-77 before serving New Jersey in the U.S. Senate 1979-96 and running for president. Alfred A. Knopf hardcover
Ссылка продавца : 40118 ISBN : 0679444882 9780679444886
West Point NY: West Point Alumni Foundation 1970. Paperback. Edited by Horace M. Brown Jr. 4to. Stiff pictorial wrappers. 128pp. Numerous illustrations. Very good. Faint edgewear. The Spring 1970 issue Volume XXXI No. 1 of "Assembly" West Point's quarterly alumni magazine -- this issue heavily devoted to a tribute to General Omar N. Bradley the dedication of West Point's Omar N. Bradley Museum etc. For the Bradley collector who has everything! West Point Alumni Foundation paperback
New York: Frederick A. Stokes Company 1941. Hardcover. Small 8vo. Burgundy cloth with gilt lettering. 164pp. Near fine. A tight and attractive first edition of this guide to spiritual wealth boldly signed by Bradley in black ink on the half-title page where he also adds: "For / Florence M. Ollson / with appreciation." Bradley 1888-1983 was a noted and beloved Chicago personality author and speaker for many years pastor of the People's Church. Frederick A. Stokes Company hardcover
San Francisco: HarperSanFrancisco. Very Good. 1991. Stated First Edition. Trade Paperback. Two pages have turned-down corners; mild spine creasing. Full number line 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1. . 666 pages. This encyclopaedia presents a resource for all searchers and researchers in the paranormal. This book includes over 500 cross-referenced entries . HarperSanFrancisco paperback
Ссылка продавца : 607057 ISBN : 0062503669 9780062503664
New York: Alfred A. Knopf 1996. Hardcover. Small 4to. Red cloth spine with gilt lettering and black paper over boards pictorial dust jacket. xvi 442pp. Near fine/fine. Later 8th printing tight and handsome of this autobiography by the Basketball Hall of Famer inducted 1982 who played forward with the New York Knicks 1967-77 before serving New Jersey in the U.S. Senate 1979-96 and running for president -- bearing a fine decorative-edged publisher's bookplate on the front flyleaf signed by Bradley with his usual large bold sloppy scrawl in blue fineline. Alfred A. Knopf hardcover
Ссылка продавца : 38135 ISBN : 0679444882 9780679444886
New York: Bantam Books 2000. Hardcover. Small 4to. Blue cloth spine and blue paper over boards pictorial dust jacket. 376pp. Frontispiece illustrations pictorial endpapers. Fine/fine. A tight and pristine first edition of this account of Iwo Jima and the famed flagraising by the son of one of the flagraisers. Couldn't be better.�. Bantam Books hardcover
Ссылка продавца : 36378 ISBN : 0553111337 9780553111330
London: G.P. McQueen 1880. Color aquatint. Large folio ca. 29" X 21". Fine. A bright crisp large-margined print by this well-known English painter and illustrator 1842-1904 remembered for his landscapes and animal scenes -- especially dogs. This scene engraved by William Summers depicts two hunting dogs in the foreground sniffing out their prey in a rural English landscape with a shotgun-carrying hunter and his companion in the middle distance at right. This superb example has been single-matted in cream and framed in a simple 1�" oak frame overall dimensions 37�" X 29". G.P. McQueen unknown
Quanah Texas: Nortex Offset Publications 1978. No statement of edition or printing. Warmly inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper to a friend. The spine has a slight lean. Otherwise fine. The dust jacket is sunned on the spine has a bit of edgewear and has a faint coffee-cup ring on the front panel. The jacket price is intact. Signed by Author. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Nortex Offset Publications Hardcover
Bowie MD: Heritage Books 1994. Paperback. 8vo. Stiff glazed pictorial wrappers. xiii 254pp. Maps illustrations. Near fine. A tight and handsome first edition of this uncommon study inscribed and signed boldly by the author in blue ballpoint on the title page: "Best Wishes / Bradley Finfrock." Heritage Books paperback
Chicago: Chicago Printing & Publishing Co 1934. Hardcover. 8vo. Blue buckram. 256pp. Frontispiece portrait illustration. Very good. "Authors Addition" sic and hopefully the only one signed on the title page by Bradley. Strange political and social reforms are thinly disguised within this Depression-inspired Utopian novel. Chicago Printing & Publishing Co hardcover
Boston: Little Brown and Company 1948. Hardcover. Small 8vo. Tan paper over boards dust jacket. xviii 182pp. Very good/very good. Bit of jacket edgewear with small chips at head and tail of jacket spine. Just a book club edition but tight and attractive. Little, Brown and Company hardcover
New York: Basic Books 1988. Hardcover. Small 4to. Blue cloth dust jacket. xi 382pp. Near fine/near fine. A tight and handsome first edition inscribed by trhe author large and bold in blue fineline on the front flyleaf: "To Rebecca Glenn-Ryan / With warm regards to a PMI / Brad Patterson." Basic Books hardcover
"The G.I.s General" beloved American Army general active during World War II and the last five-star general; from 1949-53 served as first permanent chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Matchbook with facsimile "Omar N. Bradley" signature embossed in silver below five silver stars on front cover 3" X 1 3/4" 3" X 4�" unfolded with matches removed for safety's sake n.p. n.y. pre-1973. Very good. Mild edgewear; small staple holes from removal of matches. Glazed white card stock. This unusual matchbook was produced in a small quantity strictly for Bradley's personal use and distribution in later years. This attractive example was acquired directly from Ralph G. Newman founder of Chicago's noted Abraham Lincoln Book Shop. Newman was a friend of Bradley's and served as his literary agent later in life when the second edition of Bradley's 1951 memoir "A Soldier's Story" was reissued in 1978. Most unusual. Though not dated it's a "front striker" which dates it prior to 1973 -- post-1973 a federal mandate placed the striker on the rear cover for safety's sake. Matchbook spine "saddle" to matchbook collectors and back cover are blank. unknown
New York: Fleet Press Corporation 1968. Hardcover. 8vo. Black buckram price-clipped dust jacket. 280pp. Illustrations. Very good/good plus. Jacket edgeworn and with age toned spine with archivally closed on verso edge tears. Tight nice second printing of this sequel to Bradley's original "Gold in Your Attic" signed by him boldly in black ballpoint on the front flyleaf. Values will make you laugh if you bought the books then or cry if you didn't but still an entertaining compilation of rare book facts and lore. Fleet Press Corporation hardcover
New York: David McKay Company 1962. Hardcover. 8vo. Brown cloth dust jacket. vii 280pp. Near fine/very good. Slight bit of mild jacket edgewear. Tight attractive first edition boldly signed and inscribed "With best wishes!" by Bradley in blue fountain pen on the half-title page. Bradley 1888-1983 was a well-known Chicago personality author and speaker for many years pastor of the People's Church. Unusual copy: Below Bradley's signature is another inscription in blue ballpoint: "Clarence P. Schwarz / Grand Master of / Masons in Illinois." Schwarz was a noted Chicago masonic figure a lodge there is named in his honor Past Master of the Ancient Free & Accepted Masons in 1940 and Most Worshipful Past Grand Master in 1963-64. David McKay Company hardcover
New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons 2006. Hardcover in publisher's dust-jacket. 827 pages. Two volumes in one containing the complete texts of What If and What If2. Book Club edition no price on dust-jacket flap. Intriguing fascinating and at times frightening counter-factual renditions of history. No previous ownership marks. A clean square fresh and unmarked copy in like dust-jacket. Like new. Fine in a fine dust-jacket. . Second Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. G.P. Putnam's Sons Hardcover
Ссылка продавца : 016175 ISBN : 0399152385 9780399152382
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