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AMERICAN UNION COMMISSION MARYLAND BRANCH BALTIMORE
Original two-page printed announcement plus one original one-page manuscript letter by G. S. Griffith. Announcement is dated November 1865; letter is dated November 24 1865. Griffith was the president of The American Union Commission "constituted for the purpose of aiding and co-operating with the people of those portions of the United States which have been desolated and impoverished" by the American Civil War. Announcement is VG with horizontal folds; letter is Good with one inch chip from text taking out 2 or 3 words of text. Pair of documents: paperback ephemera. . paperback
Referenz des Buchhändlers : a82333
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Heinrich Hoffman, edited by RHF R H F
Storm Trooper
<p>This is a near fine/very good tiny soil slight corner wear extremely rare reissue of Hoffman's photographic quest to depict Hitler's rise.</p><p>Photo on request.</p> R.H.F. paperback
Referenz des Buchhändlers : biblio31
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Bruno Schulz
The Street Of Crocodiles
<p>This is a very nice clean very rare copy of Bruno Schulz' first book in a minimally worn dust jacket. Someone has inked-out their name on the front end paper this being the only flaw. Schulz paints a Kafka-esque mural of under the shadow of Nazis and Communists alike and it was at the hands of a Nazi that he died.</p><p>Photo on request.</p> David Walker & Co. hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : biblio50
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Kerr, Wilfred Brenton
Shrieks And Crashes" Being Memories Of Canada's Corps 1917
Toronto: The Hunter Rose Co. Limited 1929. HB. Blue cloth black lettering on front cover and spine 12mo 218 pp. Account of the World War I experiences of the Canadian Army. Kerr 1896-1950 was from Seaforth Ontario. He enlisted in 1916 and was a signaller with the 11th Battery of the Canadian Field Artillery serving at Vimy Ridge Passchendale and during the final offensives of 1918. After the war Kerr was educated at Oxford and Toronto and at the time of this book being published was Professor of History at the University of Buffalo. This book privately printed by the author in an edition of five hundred copies. Inscribed on the front paste-down "To the Chancellor With Best Wishes. The Author" and dated October 25 1929. Old price in pencil front paste-down only mark in book binding tight. Covers clean with very light edge wear and slight fading to spine. Book condition VG. The Hunter Rose Co., Limited hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : GL6744
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AMERICAN REVOLUTIONARY WAR
RECUEIL D'ESTAMPES Représentant Les Différents Évenemens de la Guerre qui a procuré l'Indépendance aux États unis de l'Amérique
Paris: Ponce & Godefroy c1784. 1784. 4to. 16 engraved plates incl. title. contemporary bds. rebacked in calf. First Edition. An attractive series of sixteen plates and maps of the American Revolution engraved by Nicolas Ponce and François Godefroy after designs by Fauvel Marillier Le Paon and other notable French artists of the period. Recorded here are some of the major events of the War and of the larger global conflict between Great Britain and France including the tarring and feathering of John Malcom at Boston the battle of Lexington the capitulation of Burgoyne at Saratoga the capture of Dominica Senegal Grenada Pensacola and Tobago the surrender of Cornwallis at Yorktown the battle of St. Eustache the siege of Fort S.Philippe and the attack on Brimstomhill. There is also a general map of the United States and a composite map of the Gulf of Mexico Barbary Minorca and Tobago. Below each view forming part of the engraved surface is brief explanatory text by Niquet. The engraved title contains a précis of the War surmounted by five inset views of military and naval engagements while the final plate decorated with four similar insets gives a précis of the Treaty of Versailles in 1783 and a list of the principal officers killed or wounded in the war. Howes describes this as the first French book with a title-page mentioning the United States. Another issue of the book is also recorded with additional title-page Collection d'estampes. and with several of the plates unnumbered. Cohen-De Ricci 862. Howes C-576. Sabin 68421. Winsor VI p. 185. cfJCB II 2997. 1st Edition. Paris: Ponce & Godefroy, [c1784]. unknown
Referenz des Buchhändlers : elala979
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Gamble, C F Snowden
The Story Of A North Sea Air Station; Being Some Account Of The Early Days Of The Royal Flying Corps Naval Wing And Of The Part Played Thereafter By The Air Station At Great Yarmouth And Its Opponents During The War 1914-1918
London: Oxford University Press 1928. First Edition. HB. Green cloth gilt lettering on spine 8vo xvi 446 pp. With 33 plates and 27 illustrations in the text. Large fold-out map of the operational area of the North Sea at rear in very nice condition. Review copy with publisher's review slip tipped in at title page and a two page review pasted on the front endpapers. Review is by Lieut. Comdr. Sherwood Picking U. S. N. Picking was a noted American submarine commander during World War I. Above the review on the ffep is written "American Society of Naval Engineers." No marks in text binding tight. Covers show minor fading and light soiling to spine area. Book condition VG. Oxford University Press hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : GJ6703
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Cornet-Auquier, Andre
A Soldier Unafraid; Letters From The Trenches On The Alsatian Front
Boston: Little Brown and Company 1918. First Printing April 1918 of the First American Edition. HB. Blue cloth gilt lettering on front cover and spine 12mo xvi 110 pp. frontis portrait of the author. Cornet-Auquier 1887-1916 was a graduate of the University of Dijon. He was a professor at Glasgow when World War I began and as a French reservist was called to active duty in August 1914. He served as Captain in the 133rd Infantry Regiment in the Vosges and died March 2 1916 from shrapnel wounds suffered in combat. He was awarded the Croix de Guerre and made a Knight of the Legion of Honor. This book consists of letters sent to his family. Edited and translated with an introduction by Theodore Staton. No marks in book binding tight. Light moisture stain at top of ffep half-title and frontis. Covers clean but top edge of text block shows some soiling. Book condition VG. Little, Brown, and Company hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : GI6697
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Silhouettes D'Avions Allies Et Ennemis Echelle de 1/200
Paris: Imp. Paul Dupont Mai 1918. Wraps. Brown illustrated string-tied wraps illustration of planes over the front on front cover oblong 8vo 62 pp. Detailed drawings and specs to identify German French British American Italian and Belgian Airplanes of World War I. "2nd Btn." written on front cover in pencil no other marks in book binding tight. Front cover shows light moisture stains and some chipping on fore edge with no loss of illustration. Book condition VG-. Imp. Paul Dupont paperback
Referenz des Buchhändlers : GH6691
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Williams, Kenneth
Lincoln Finds a General: A Military Study of the Civil War 5 Voume set
New York: The MacMillan Company Complete five volume set in dust-jackets. 1950-1959. Ex-library. Vols. I II third printings; Vols. III IV. V first printings. All voulmes in dust-jackets last three price-clipped. Top and bottom edges of volumes IIII IV and V stained black all edges of volume II stained blue. Extra illustrated by previous owner who has affixed numerous color plates and captions to prelims and half-title pages. Cloth shows wear on vols. I and II at lower spines all 5 vols. protected by reinforced mylar covers some of which are affixed to inside boards. A clean square internally unmarked set but for inclusion of art-work with resulting show-through of mounting glue on some pages. A good set in very good dust-jackets. International orders will require additional postage Scans sent on request. . Hardcover. Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library. The MacMillan Company Hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 010314
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Crosby, Lieut P L
That Rookie from the 13th Squad
NY: Harper. Fair with no dust jacket. 1918. Hardcover. B00087XNTU . 1918 1st printing. Cartoon/comic style experiences of Private Dubb as he enlists for WW1. Fair/ndj hinges loose but still holding. Substantial outer wear contents solid with edge tears finger marks mainly in the margins. Contents G; 8vo 8" - 9" tall . NY: Harper hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 2380F9
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Bureau of Libraries and Periodicals A E F; YMCA (compiled by)
Popular Songs of the A. E. F
Paris: A. E. F; YMCA. Good with no dust jacket. 1918. Softcover. B000R022IG . 1918 Stapled pamphlet. Distributed to the Allied Expeditionary Forces in France during the 1st World War. Moderate outer wear check marks in the margins tanning. Complete and sound. 83 songs many with musical notation.; 24mo 5" - 6" tall; 97 pages . A. E. F; YMCA paperback
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 4817F1
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Froisland, Frois
The Man With The X-Ray Eyes & Other Stories From The Front
New York: Harper & Brothers 1930. Stated First Edition. HB. Quarter tan cloth over paper covered boards paper title label on spine 8vo ix 276 pp. Frontis illustration plus 7 full page drawings in text. First American edition translated from the Norwegian by Nils Flaten. This work was originally published in 1928 in Norwegian as Fortellinger fra fronten. Ti rs minner og mer fra verdenskrigen. Froisland 1883-1930 was a journalist working for the Norwegian newspaper Aftenposten reporting from the front in Europe during World War I and these are stories based on his experiences. No marks in book binding tight light foxing to preliminaries. Covers show edge wear chipping to title label not affecting any text. Book condition VG-. Harper & Brothers hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : GB6588
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Garber, David S
Service With Battery "C" 107th Field Artillery 28th Division A. E. F
Philadelphia: Innes & Sons 1919. First Edition. HB. Red cloth gilt lettering with black ruled border and 107th insignia on front cover small 8vo 149 pp. plus 3 page index at rear. World War I history of this field artillery battery. Battery C of the 107th saw action at the Vesle Sector August 13-18 1918 during the Oise-Aisne offensive August 18 to September 8 and in the Argonne Forest from September 26 to October 10 1918. The Battery was then transferred to Flanders and saw action in the Ypres-Lys Sector until November 11 1918. Illustrated with photographs of the officers of the battery and scenes of action. A complete roster of the battery is included at the rear. Signed by a previous owner and member of Battery C Private First Class John Valenteen on blank after title page. No marks in book binding tight and pages clean. Covers show light edge wear. Book condition VG. Innes & Sons hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : GB6590
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Wouk, Herman
The Caine Mutiny
PA: The Franklin Library 1978. In Near Fine condition. Bound in rich blue buffalo hide lushly gilt-stamped on all sides. Raised hubs on the spine. All page-edges gilt. Gray silk moire endpapers with a matching ribbon bookmark. 576pps. The gilt on the top of the textblock is faintly mottled with dullness -- due it would seem to dust. Otherwise clean tight square and bright. All tips are sharp. No aparent reading wear and no previous ownership markings. A very nice copy of this Pulitzer Prize winner and 'the most exciting sea-story since Mutiny On The Bounty.'<br><br><b><font color=#003366> ".Of the major war novels to emerge from World War II one of the best was The Caine Mutiny published in 1951. A gripping story about the officers and men on a Pacific Fleet destroyer-minesweeper -- the U.S.S. Caine -- and the subsequent court-martial of an officer who removed the captain of the Caine from his command."</b></font><br><br> Purchase with confidence: all books gradings and descriptions are rendered the care of a genuine bibliophile. Satisfaction guaranteed or all costs you've incurred will be promptly refunded. Thanks for your interest in Nooks Of Books. Limited Edition. Full-Leather. Illus. by Vebell Edward. The Franklin Library Hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 103-2008
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UNITED STATES CONGRESS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES JOINT COMMITTEE ON THE CONDUCT OF THE WAR
Fort Pillow Massacre. BOUND WITH: Returned Prisoners. Reports Nos. 65 & 67
Washington: 1864. 1864. 8vo. pp. 128; 34. second item with 4 wood-engraved plates showing 8 wounded prisoners. A nice copy in original cloth light dampmarks to lower margins. Hardcover. [Washington: 1864]. Hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : CITrtUNI72
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FRANCE MINISTERE DE LA GUERRE
Compte Générale De L'Administration De La Justice Militaire Pendant L'Année 1844-1856
Paris: Imprimerie Royale 1847-58. 1847. 13 Annual Reports bound in 3 Volumes. woodcut title vignettes. 4to. contemporary quarter roan heads of spines chipped neat gilt library stamp at foot of spines. Hardcover. Paris: Imprimerie Royale, 1847-58. Hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : MANmpFRA19
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(ENGLISH CIVIL WAR)
Les Juges Jugez Se Justifiants Ou Récit De Ce Qui Sest passé en la Condamnation & Exécution de quelques Uns des Juges du dernier défunct Roy DAngleterre & autres Seigneurs du Parti du Parlement
np: 1663. First Edition of the French Translation. This appears to be a translation of The Speeches and Prayers of Some of the Late Kings Judges viz Major General Harison 1660 Wing S4875. small 8vo. pp. 235 2. woodcut ornaments & initials. contemporary vellum a few minor wormtracks in covers moderate browning np: 1663 hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : elala2440
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( World War I )
La Guerre Recontee par dos Generaux Commandants de Groupe D' Armees
Paris. Librarie Schwartz 1921. Sumptuously bound in the High Art Deco style in full burgundy period morocco. Elaborate gilt-ruling to spine and covers with gilt titles. Silk moire endsheets. Each volume presents a gorgeous and unusual multi-chromatic raised enamel onlay of a beleagured French soldier to front covers. Folios. Profusely illustrated in Art Deco style with plates panoramas fold-out colour maps photographs sepias etc. by Charles Foqueray Lucien Jonas et al. A huge and graphically stunning history of the Great War encased in a fabulous Deco binding without peer. A magnificent and rare item. Some minor wear to extremities a bit of chipping to spine gutters minor water staining to lower edges not affecting internal text or illustrations. A Very Good eye-boggling set. Librarie Schwartz unknown
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 5823
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(Civil War)
Confederate Victories in the Southwest- Prelude to Defeat- From the Official Records
Albuquerque. Horn and wallace. 1961. Bound in gilt titled cloth. 8vo. This volume designed and directed by Jack Rittenhouse of the Stagecoach Press. All type and plates were destroyed after the printing of 1000 volumes of which only 900 were for sale. Illustrated with a frontis map and various and various maps en texte. A Fine copy in a Good only heavily chipped dustwrapper. Horn and wallace. hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 6536
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Ruth, Rev Harry S(Compiled by)
Ashland County Wisconsin in the World War 1917-1919
Boston: Chapple Publishing Company 1928. HB. Quarter blue cloth and brown cloth covered boards black lettering on front cover and spine 4to 283 pp. Signed and inscribed warmly by Harry S Ruth compiler to Rollin Abbott historian of the Hartford Wisconsin Post of the American Legion. and dated August 25 1928. Ruth was historian of the Roy Kelly Post of the American Legion in Ashland Wisconsin and served as a chaplain during the war. Most of the men from Ashland County served in the 32 "Red Arrow" Division in France. Includes information on those serving from the various villages in the county. Small hole front cover minor offsetting on front cover. No marks in book binding tight. Book condition VG-. Chapple Publishing Company hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : FT6480
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Shaara, Michael
The Killer Angels
New York: David McKay 1974. Second printing of the first edition. HB. Dark blue cloth spine and lighter blue cloth boards black lettering on spine 8vo 374 pp. Second printing August 1974. Shadows from tape on front and rear endpapers and covers otherwise clean tight copy. In unclipped $8.95 dust jacket with very minor edge wear. Book condition VG in VG Dj. David McKay hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : FS6476
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Stackpole, Edward J
From Cedar Mountain to Antietam
Harrisburg: Stackpole 1959. Very Good in a good dustjacket. Bound in full pictorial cloth. Octavo. Map-endpapers. 466pps. with numerous maps and illustrations. There is a lean to the spine and light dustspotting to the board-edges. Also a small abrasion at the top of the front pastedown and the original owner's gift inscription neatly-penned at the top of the second fep. Otherwise clean tight and bright; the pages are immaculate. The dustjacket glossy in a mylar sleeve has moderate chipping at the tips and the spine-ends with a couple of closed tears on either panel. The original price of $5.95 is intact on the front flap. SIGNED and inscribed by the author "with best wishes from another old Pennsylvania Guardsman." ".In the summer of 1862 Lincoln sought victory by constituting the Army of Virginia in the Warrenton area under Maj. Gen. John Pope to threaten Lee from that direction while McClellan continued to press against Richmond on the James River. But the Confederates more agile mentally and physically defeated Pope in detail first at Cedar Mountain then on a larger scale at Second Manassas Bull Run. Following a dramatic aftermath at Chantilly Lee invaded the North with Harrisburg as his initial objective. McClellan preempting command of the combined Federal forces followed Lee to Frederick thence over the western mountain passes where two battles were fought. Meantime Jackson circled around to capture Harper's Ferry after which he rejoined Lee on the Antietam where was fought the bloodiest single day of the war. McClellan should have won but his lethargy and errors caused the fight to end in a stalemate after which Lee retreated into Virginia. The author in addition to clarifying the flow of events gives in his analysis the reasons for what happened and brings into sharp relief the main characters of the drama." Purchase with confidence: all books gradings and descriptions are rendered the care of a genuine bibliophile. Satisfaction guaranteed or all costs you've incurred will be promptly refunded. Thanks for your interest in Nooks Of Books. SIGNED by the Author. First Edition. Cloth. Stackpole hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 402-1625
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Reeman, Douglas
With Blood And Iron
London: Jarrolds 1964. Very Good in a Very Good dustjacket. Textured blue boards. The spine is stamped in white. Octavo. 288pps. There is bumping to the tips and light reading wear. Otherwise clean tight square and bright. No previous ownership markings. The colorful price-clipped dustjacket glossy in a mylar sleeve has light rubbing and wear to the tips and the spine-ends. A nice copy of this Reeman title who is perhaps better known for his pseudonym Alexander Kent. "In January 1944 Rudolf Steiger one of Germany's most successful and dedicated U-boat commanders was sent to the small French harbour of St. Pierre on the Bay of Biscay. With the Battle of The Atlantic reaching a peak of unsurpassed ferocity Steiger's task was to lead a newly-formed group of nine U-boats from a base which hitherto had been a quiet backwater in Occupied France." Purchase with confidence: all books gradings and descriptions are rendered the care of a genuine bibliophile. Satisfaction guaranteed or all costs you've incurred will be promptly refunded. Thanks for your interest in Nooks Of Books. First Edition First Printing. Hard Cover. Jarrolds hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 302-0981
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Dearmer, Mabel
Letters From A Field Hospital With A Memoir Of The Author By Stephen Gwynn
London: Macmillan and Co 1916. Fourth Printing April 1916. HB. White blind ruled cloth gilt lettering on spine 12 mo 182 2 pp. Account by Dearmer 1872-1915 of her experiences serving with a hospital unit in Serbia during World War I. Dearmer was a writer and illustrator of children's books prior to the war. She was married to Percy Dearmer a theologian and social activist and when he volunteered to be Chaplain to a British Red Cross Ambulance unit Mabel Dearmer decided to accompany her husband and volunteered as a hospital orderly. After being in Serbia only three months she died of enteric fever in 1915. Her death and that of her younger son who fell at Gallipoli months later are commemorated with a war memorial fountain at Gloucestershire. No marks in book binding tight minor offsetting of endpapers from dust jacket. Covers show very light soiling chipping top of spine. In a plain tan dust jacket with black lettering and publisher's design on front cover and spine with publisher's other listings on rear panel. Price 2/6 Net on lower spine. Dust jacket shows light soiling chipping with 1/4" loss top of spine. Book condition VG in VG- DJ. Macmillan and Co hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : FQ6442
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Moore, William E and Russell, James C
U.S. Official Pictures of the World War Showing America's Participation Selected from the Official Files of the War Department With Unofficial Introductory Photographs
Washington D.C: Pictorial Bureau 1920. HB. Oblong 4to dark green leatherette with green tinted illustration of soldier aiming a rifle with blind-stamped border on front cover brown endpapers. 576 1 28 3 320 p. This is a single volume containing all the photographs of the 4 volume set and includes the 28 page Final Report of John J. Pershing the 3 page analysis of America's Amazing Achievement and the color plate of the Three Decorations for American Soldiers. Final part 320 pages has a separate title page dated 1921. No marks in book binding tight. Covers show very light edge wear corners bumped. Book condition VG. Profusely illustrated with sepia photographs covering all aspects in U.S. participation in World War I. Pictorial Bureau hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : FO6417
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Ambrose, Stephen E (Editor)
A Wisconsin Boy In Dixie: The Selected Letters of James K. Newton
Madison Wisc: The University of Wisconsin Press 1961. 1st Edition. HB. Blue cloth gilt lettering on spine 8vo 188 pp. Clean unmarked book binding tight. Covers show just slight edge wear. In price-clipped dust jacket that shows minor chipping soiling. First book by Ambrose. Book condition VG in VG- DJ. The University of Wisconsin Press hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : FN6386
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By An Officer In The United States Army, (Philip Kearny)
Service with the French Troops in Africa
New York: privately printed. HB. Dark blue cloth gilt lettering on spine 4 to 100 pp. Title page dated 1844 probably when Kearny wrote his journal after serving with the French army but book was probably published much later by his son as it contains material written after Kearny died at Chantilly in 1862 while fighting a rear-guard action after Second Bull Run. This copy signed and inscribed by his son John Watts Kearny and is dated June 8 1891. Owners bookplate front paste-down no marks in book binding tight. Covers show very minor edge wear corners bumped. Book condition VG. privately printed hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : FN6388
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Diarmuid Jeffreys
Hell's Cartel: IG Farben and the Making of Hitler's War Machine
<p>BRAND NEW. Excellent condition. Never read or opened. First Stated Edition. First Printing. Small dot remainder mark. 6-1H0805078134</p> Metropolitan Books
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 6-1H0805078134 ISBN : 0805078134 9780805078138
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THE WAR OF THE REBELLION: A COMPILATION OF THE OFFICIAL RECORDS OF THE UNION AND CONFEDERATE ARMIES Series I Volumes 1-17 Plus General Index
Harrisburg PA: National Historical Society 1985. Hardcovers serial 1-25 plus 130 Uniformily bound in black buckram with silver lettering. The first 17 volumes of this set plus the General Index and Additions and Corrections volume totalling 26 books in all. Vol. 10: 2 parts; Vol. 11: 3 parts; Vol. 12: 3 parts plus supplement to part 2; Vol. 16: 2 parts; Vol. 17: 2 parts. All books save for volime 1 are new still in publisher's original shrink wrap. Volume one is in fine condition with covers modestly dusty from age. This set is a facsimile reprint of the original 1880 edition published by the Government Printing Office. Postage will be calculated as close to actual cost as possible based on carrier and type of service selected. Reprint. Buckram. As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. National Historical Society Hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 007184
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A Military Encyclopedia Based on Operations in the Italian Campaigns 1943-1945
Italy: G-3 Section Headquarters 15 Army Group nd. Wraps. Brown stiff wraps black lettering on front cover and spine 8vo. 581pp. Detailed report of the 2 year campaign in Italy during World War II. Chapters detailing personnel intelligence operations and training signals engineering supply ordnance quartermaster transportation medical chemical warfare and allied military government. Forward by General Mark Clark. Stated Confidential on front cover and title page. No marks in text binding tight. Owners name at top of front cover. Slight chipping and soiling to covers. Book condition VG. G-3 Section Headquarters 15 Army Group paperback
Referenz des Buchhändlers : FL6345
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Gow, Lieut Kenneth
Letters Of A Soldier
New York: Herbert B. Covert 1920. HB. Green cloth black lettering on front cover and spine 107th Infantry insignia on front cover xxviii 457 pp. Frontis photo of the author of these letters with tissue guard profusely illustrated with photographs and maps. Gow was a Lieutenant of a Machine Gun Company in the 7th Regiment of the New York National Guard which was called into Federal service in 1916 and sent to the Mexican border. Upon the US entry in World War I the 7th Regiment was designated the 107th Infantry and fought in the Ypres salient and at Mt.Kemmel. Gow was killed in action October 17 1918 and was buried at St. Souplet British Cemetery in northern France. Front free endpaper lacking 4 small newspaper clipping dealing with World War I pasted to rear free endpaper no marks in book binding tight. Covers clean with very light edge wear. Book condition VG. Herbert B. Covert hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : FL6355
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The "Battle Of Chatillon". A Graphic History Of The Second Corps Aeronautical School American Expeditionary Forces France
Grand Rapids Mich: The Dean-Hicks Company 1919. HB. Blue illustrated cloth black lettering on front cover and spine 4to 136 pp. patterned endpapers. Account of the 2nd Corp Aeronautical School formed in 1918 at Chatillon-sur-Seine south of Paris to train aerial observers to coordinate with artillery and line troops. Profusely illustrated with photographs and drawings. Includes a roster of graduates. No marks in book. Covers show light edge wear corners worn through to boards minor fraying top and bottom of spine. Book condition VG-. The Dean-Hicks Company hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : FK6331
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His, Wilhelm
A German Doctor At The Front
Washington D. C: The National Service Publishing Company 1933. HB. Brown cloth gilt lettering on front cover and spine 8vo 230 pp. World War I memoir of this noted Swiss physician. His 1863-1934 served as an advisory internist mainly on the eastern front the Caucasus and Turkey. Owners name ffep no other marks in book rear hinge cracked about 3" at bottom but binding solid. Covers clean with light wear top of spine spine lettering faded but readable. Book condition VG-. The National Service Publishing Company hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : FK6337
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Durnford, H G
The Tunnellers Of Holzminden With A Side-Issue
Cambridge: University Press 1930. Second Edition. HB. Gray cloth red lettering on spine 12mo viii 199 pp. Illustrated with photographs and diagrams 1 map. Account of prisoner-of-war escape from Germany during World War I. No marks in book binding tight. Minor soiling to rear cover. In yellow dust jacket with black lettering and tunnel design on front panel. Dust jacket shows light chipping top of spine. Book condition VG in VG- DJ. University Press hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : FK6334
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Zimmerman, L M (Leander)
Echoes From The Distant Battlefield
Boston: Richard G. Badger The Gorham Press 1920. HB. Blindstamped red cloth gilt lettering on front cover and black lettering on spine 12mo 89 pp. The author was pastor at Christ Lutheran Church in Baltimore and this book is a collection of letters exchanged between Zimmerman and members of his church serving in World War I. No marks in book binding tight. Covers clean with very light edge wear. Book condition VG. Richard G. Badger, The Gorham Press hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : FK6338
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Summa, Ray L (Editor)
Mendlesham Memories June 1979-January 1985 and Collection Of Items Pertaining to 34th Bombardment GroupH
HB. The 34th Bomb Group H part of the Eighth Air Force "entered combat in May 1944. Helped to prepare for the invasion of Normandy by bombing airfields in France and Germany and supported the landing in June by attacking coastal defenses and communications. Continued to take part in the campaign in France by supporting ground forces at St Lo 24-25 July and by striking V-weapon sites gun emplacements and supply lines throughout the summer of 1944. Converted to B-17's and engaged primarily in bombardment of strategic objectives from Oct 1944 to Feb 1945. Targets included marshalling yards in Ludwigshafen Hamm Osnabruck and Darmstadt; oil centers in Bielefeld Merseburg Hamburg and Misburg; factories in Berlin Dalteln and Hannover; and airfields in Munster Neumunster and Frankfurt. During this period the group also supported ground forces during the Battle of the Bulge Dec 1944-Jan 1945. In Mar 1945 with few industrial targets remaining and with Allied armies advancing across Germany the 34th turned almost solely to interdicting enemy communications and supporting Allied ground forces. After V-E Day it carried food to flooded areas of Holland and transported prisoners of war from German camps to Allied centers. Returned to the US in the summer of 1945. Inactivated on 28 Aug 1945." From Eighth Air Force Historical Society. Included in this collection is the following. 1. Bound volume of Mendlesham Memories June 1979-January 1985 the official newsletter of the 34th Bomb Group Association written by Ray Summa unit contact and treasurer. Blue cloth gilt lettering on front cover and spine 4to 11.25" various paginations. Profusely illustrated. Containing association news contact information and accounts of the wartime experiences of members. This copy signed on the ffep by Ray Summa and presented to Lawrence D Underwood Lt. Col. USAF Ret. Underwood was the bombardier in the B24 "Hit Parade" of the 391st Squad of the 34th Bomb Group. 2. 34th Bomb Group H A Brief History. Ray Summa editor and Lawrence D. Underwood research. Stiff card covers with black lettering on front cover 12 pp. Signed on front cover by M Gen William E. CreerCommander 34th BG. 3. Two original Certificates of Honor stating "As a Member of a Heavy Bombardment Combat Crew 4th Bomb Squadron 34th Bombardment Group H Army Air Forces First Lieutenant Lawrence D. Underwood.has completed his Tour of Combat Duty with honor to himself and to his Country". The first certificate signed by Col. William E. Creer lists 31 missions completed and their locations. The second certificate signed by Lt Col Eugene B. LeBailly lists the original 31 missions and adds another 9 missions for a total of 40 combat missions completed. 4. Collection of 11 original typed short stories prepared as press releases to be given to local newspapers regarding individual actions and promotions of members of the 34th Bomb Group with short biographical information. 5. One page typed biography of Major Lawrence Underwood detailing his military service from November 1943 to May 1951. 6. Narrative History of the Thirty-Fourth Bombardment Group H Installment III From 1 January 1943 to 31 August 1943. 10 typed pages with a brief history detailing command changes while the 34th was stationed at Blythe and Salinas California. Includes detailed reports on personnel strength and an interesting one page report announcing the arrival of 4 crews of the Yugoslav Royal Air Force to be incorporated into the 34th Bomb Group and listing the names and ranks of these airmen. Overall a unique collection of items pertaining to the 34th Bomb Group. hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : FJ6319
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Butler, Benjamin
Private and Official Correspondence of Gen. Benjamin Butler During The Period Of The Civil War
Norwood Mass: Privately issued Plimpton Press 1917. HB. Scarce works about Butler Civil War General and politician covering the Civil War years compiled by his family. Five volumes complete in green blind ruled cloth gilt lettering on spine 8vo top edge gilt. viii 669 629 632 625 748 pp. Each volume with its own index. X-Library with minimal markings white numbers bottom of spine bookplates mostly removed ffep. No marks in books bindings tight. Minor soiling to endpapers. Loosely inserted is a typed library statement of deaccession. Book condition VG-. Privately issued (Plimpton Press) hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : FI6315
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Boyden, Anna L
War Reminiscences: A Record Of Mrs. Rebecca R. Pomroy's Experience In War-Times
Boston: D. Lothrop 1884. HB. Green decorative cloth gilt lettering on spine 12 mo. 250 pp ads at rear. Hinges cracked and tape reinforced chipping to edges of pages 92-93 with no loss of text. Covers show light edge wear chipping top of spine light white stain rear cover rear joint cracked 1" at bottom. Pomroy was nurse during the Civil War and served at the White House. Much of this account is of her dealings with the Lincoln family. Book condition Good. D. Lothrop hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : FI6313
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Steinbeck, John
The Moon is Down
New York: Viking 1942. First issue: meets all points. Near Fine in a Very Good dustjacket. Bound in full blue cloth. The spine is stamped in silver. 188pps. The topstain is faded otherwise Fine: clean tight square and bright. All tips are sharp. The dustjacket first issue textured with light edgewear and with rubbing along the gutters and the flap-folds has been laminated as oppossed to mylar on both sides; this has preserved it nicely if altering its original state. Two small closed tears are at the top of the back panel. The original price 2.00 is intact. ".'The Moon is Down' Steinbeck's comment on the moral and ethical implications of war begins in an unknown town that has just been occupied by a small regiment of enemy soldiers. With no altenrnative the Mayor of the town agrees to meet with the enemy to try to work out a plan for peaceful co-existence before the impending war goes much further." Purchase with confidence: all books gradings and descriptions are rendered the care of a genuine bibliophile. Satisfaction guaranteed or all costs you've incurred will be promptly refunded. Thanks for your interest in Nooks Of Books. To assist with your decision photos can be emailed upon request. First Edition First Printing. Cloth. Viking Hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 202-0015
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Kent, Alexander
Success to the Brave
London United Kingdom: Hutchinson 1983. Fine in a Fine dustjacket. Light blue boards. The spine is gilt-stamped. Map endpapers. 284pps. An excellent copy: clean tight square and bright. All tips are sharp. No reading wear; the textblock is immaculate. The dustjacket glossy in a mylar sleeve is flawless. The original price of 7.95 U.K. is intact on the front flap. SIGNED by the author -- without dedication or inscription -- on the title-page. ".In the spring of 1802 Richard Bolitho is summoned to the Admirality in London and given his orders for a difficult and to him distasteful task. Even an advanced promotion to vice-admiral to make him one of the youngest ever appointed does not compensate for his sudden and thankless mission. Bolitho and his wife are expecting their first child and for once he is loathe to quit the land for the demands of duty. The Peace of Amiens signed a few weeks earlier is already showing signs of strain as the old enemies wrangle over the return of colonial possessions won and lost during the war. In the little sixty-four-gun Achates Bolitho sails West for Boston and thence to the Caribbean where he must hand over the island of San Felipe to the French." Buy with confidence: all books gradings and descriptions are rendered the care of a genuine bibliophile. Money back guarantee. Thanks for your interest in Nooks Of Books. To assist with your decision photos can be emailed upon request. SIGNED by the Author. First Edition First Printing. Hardcover. Hutchinson Hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 402-1642 ISBN : 0091537800 9780091537807
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Keneally, Thomas
Schindler's Ark
London: Hodder and Stoughton 1982. Near Fine in a Fine dustjacket. Black boards. The spine is stamped in gilt. Octavo. 432pps. There is a previous owner's bookplate on the the half-title page and a small faint soil-mark on the bottom of the textblock. Otherwise clean tight square and bright. The dustjacket glossy in a mylar sleeve is essentially as new; the original price 7.95 net is intact. A very nice collector's-quality copy of the true first edition U.K. preceding all others and basis for the film 'Schindler's List.' ".During the Holocaust at the German concentration camp near Plaszow thousands of Jews lost their lives at the hands of the Nazis. More than a thousand others would have been counted among the dead if not for a womanizing heavydrinking German-Catholic industrialist and Nazi Party member named Oskar Schindler. One of the most remarkable narratives of the Holocaust Schindler's List masterfully recreates the daring exploits of Schindler who used his enormous fortune to build a factory near the concentration camp and saved the lives of over 1300 Jews. An absorbing suspenseful and moving account of Oskar Schindler's legacy of life." Purchase with confidence: all books gradings and descriptions are rendered the care of a genuine bibliophile. Satisfaction guaranteed or all costs you've incurred will be promptly refunded. Thanks for your interest in Nooks Of Books. To assist with your decision photos can be emailed upon request. First Edition First Printing. Hard Cover. Hodder and Stoughton Hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 202-0399 ISBN : 0340278382 9780340278383
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Hammer, Kenneth
Biographies Of The 7th Cavalry
Colorado: The Old Army Press 1972. In Fine condition. Fully-bound in blue cloth. Both the spine and the front board are gilt-stamped. Gold endpapers. 238pps. with four pages of photos. An excellent collector's copy: clean tight square and bright. All tips are sharp. No apparent reading wear and no previous ownership markings. ".A reference concerning the citizens enlisted men officers Indian scouts and quartermaster employees who were in the Sioux campaign or were members of the 7th Cavalry in June 1876 or were in the Little Bighorn River fight." Purchase with confidence: all books gradings and descriptions are rendered the care of a genuine bibliophile. Satisfaction guaranteed or all costs you've incurred will be promptly refunded. Thanks for your interest in Nooks Of Books. To assist with your decision photos can be emailed upon request. First Edition First Printing. Cloth. The Old Army Press Hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 103-1837
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Uris, Leon
The Angry Hills
New York: Random House 1955. Near Fine in a Very Good dustjacket. Full brick-red cloth. The spine is stamped in black and gilt. Black topstain. Octavo. 249pps. There is mild bumping to the spine-ends. Also the endpapers are somewhat yellowed due to the acid content of the stock/jacket flaps. Otherwise excellent: clean tight square and bright. All tips are sharp. No apparent reading wear and no previous ownership markings. The dustjacket glossy in a mylar sleeve has a faintly-sunned spine and shallow chipping at the extremities; overall the jacket is quite presentable. The original price 3.00 is intact on the front flap. The author's second book SIGNED by him -- without further inscription -- on the half-title page. An excellent collector's-quality copy. ".When Mike Morrison arrived in Greece in 1941 the German invaders were already on the verge of driving the British Empire troops into the sea. Still Mike figured on settling his affairs quickly without undue trouble. Suddenly he was caught up in a nightmarish web of intrigue and adventure. He was handed an envelope to deliver in London on his way home to America. And the contents of that envelope seemed to be enormously important to such people as: Major Howe-Wilken of British Intelligence who warned Mike to leave Athens; the stern Scotsman Soutar who saved his life; and Konrad Heilser a lethal German agent who chased him all over Greece." Purchase with confidence: all books gradings and descriptions are rendered the care of a genuine bibliophile. Satisfaction guaranteed or all costs you've incurred will be promptly refunded. Thanks for your interest in Nooks Of Books. To assist with your decision photos can be emailed upon request. SIGNED by the Author. First Edition First Printing. Cloth. Random House Hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 402-1551
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Frazier, Charles
Cold Mountain
New York NY U.S.A.: Grove/Atlantic Incorporated 1997. Uncorrected Manuscript. Fine in glossy pictorial wraps trade-sized. 367pps. There is a slight superficial impression in the front wrap otherwise Fine: clean tight square and bright. All tips are sharp. Yet to be read. An excellent collector's-quality copy of the scarce pre-publication issue. ".A magnificent love story in the tradition of Ernest Hemingway's 'A Farewell To Arms' 'Cold Mountain' is a breathtaking account of one man's voyage home from the front at the end of the Civil War. Based on true stories passed down by the author's great-great-grandfather Cold Mountain is the tale of a wounded soldier Inman who walks away from the ravages of the war and back home to his pre-war sweetheart Ada. Inman's odyssey through the devastated landscape of the soon-to-be-defeated South interweaves with Ada's struggle to revive her father's farm with the help of an intrepid young drifter named Ruby. As their long-separated lives begin to converge at the close of the war Inman and Ada confront the vastly transformed world they've been delivered." Purchase with confidence: all books gradings and descriptions are rendered the care of a genuine bibliophile. Satisfaction guaranteed or all costs you've incurred will be promptly refunded. Thanks for your interest in Nooks Of Books. To assist with your decision photos can be emailed upon request. First Edition. Original Wraps. Advanced Reading Copy ARC. Grove/Atlantic, Incorporated Paperback
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 402-1610 ISBN : 0871136791 9780871136794
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Pfanz, Harry W
Gettysburg : Culp's Hill and Cemetery Hill Civil War America Ser.
Chapel Hill NC U.S.A.: University of North Carolina Press 1993. Fine in a Fine dustjacket. Black boards. The spine is silver-stamped. Quarto. 507pps. There is a mild bump to the heel of the spine otherwise flawless: clean tight square and bright. All tips are sharp. No apparent reading wear and no previous ownership markings. The dustjacket glossy in a mylar sleeve is as new. ".In this companion to his celebrated earlier book 'Gettysburg -- The Second Day' Harry Pfanz provides the first definitive account of the fighting between the Army of the Potomac and Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia at Cemetery Hill and Culp's Hill -- two of the most critical engagements at Gettysburg on 2 and 3 July 1863. Pfanz provides detailed tactical accounts of each stage of the fighting and explores the interactions between -- and decisions made by -- generals on both sides. He suggests that Union blunders nearly resulted in a victory for Confederate lieutenant general Richard S. Ewell on 2 July although defeat came the next morning at the hands of Union troops fighting behind breastworks at Culp's Hill. This book also explores the Confederate occupation of the town of Gettysburg the skirmishing in the south end of the town and in front of the hills and the small but decisive fight between Union cavalry and the Stonewall Brigade." Purchase with confidence: all books gradings and descriptions are rendered the care of a genuine bibliophile. Satisfaction guaranteed or all costs you've incurred will be promptly refunded. Thanks for your interest in Nooks Of Books. Hard Cover. University of North Carolina Press Hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 402-1628 ISBN : 0807821187 9780807821183
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Frazier, Charles
Cold Mountain
New York NY U.S.A.: Atlantic 1997. Near Fine in a Fine dustjacket. Blue boards quarterbound in black cloth. The spine is gilt-stamped. Map endpapers. 356pp. 9th printing edition. There is a touch of very faint soiling to the fore-edge and a mild bump to the lower rear tip otherwise clean tight square and bright. The text is immaculate; no reading wear and no previous ownership markings. The dustjacket glossy in a mylar sleeve and complete with the Berendt medallion is lightly rubbed; no chips soiling or tears. The original price is intact. SIGNED and inscribed by the author 'for Anna' on the title-page. A very nice collector's-quality copy. ".Based on local history and family stories passed down by the author's great-great-grandfather 'Cold Mountain' is the tale of a wounded soldier Inman who walks away from the ravages of the Civil War and back home to his prewar sweetheart Ada. Inman's odyssey through the devastated landscape of the soon-to-be-defeated South interweaves with Ada's struggle to revive her father's farm with the help of an intrepid young drifter named Ruby. As their long-separated lives begin to converge at the close of the war Inman and Ada confront the vastly transformed world they've been delivered." Purchase with confidence: all books gradings and descriptions are rendered the care of a genuine bibliophile. Satisfaction guaranteed or all costs you've incurred will be promptly refunded. Thanks for your interest in Nooks Of Books. To assist with your decision photos can be emailed upon request. SIGNED by the Author. Hard Cover. Atlantic Hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 303-2893 ISBN : 0871136791 9780871136794
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Eckert, Allan W
Wilderness Empire : A Narrative
Boston: Little Brown & Company 1969. 1969. Fine in a Fine dustjacket. Bound in full brick-red cloth. Both the spine and the front panel are stamped in gilt. Quarto. Map-endpapers. xiv 653pps. Stated First Edition. An excellent collector's-quality copy: clean tight square and bright. All tips are sharp. The textblock is immaculate; no apparent reading wear and no previous ownership markings. The dustjacket glossy in a new mylar sleeve is very mildly rubbed at the extremities; the original price 8.95 is intact. Volume 2 of 'The Winning of America' series. ".For over two hundred years no Indian force in America was so powerful and feared as the Iroquois League. But these Iroquois occupied and controlled a vast wilderness empire which beckoned like a precious gem to foreign powers. France and England secured toeholds and suddenly each was claiming as its own this land of the Iroquois. Alliance with the Indians was the key; whichever power controlled them could destroy the other. 'Wilderness Empire' is the gripping narrative of the eighteenth-century struggle of these two powers to win for themselves the allegiance of the Indians in a war for territorial dominance yet without letting these Indians know that the prize of the war would be this very Iroquois land. It is the story of English strength hamstrung by incredible incompetance of French power sapped by devastating corruption. It is the story of the English Indian and French individuals whose lives intertwine in the greatest territorial struggle in American history -- the French and Indian War." Purchase with confidence: all books gradings and descriptions are rendered the care of a genuine bibliophile. Satisfaction guaranteed or all costs you've incurred will be promptly refunded. Thanks for your interest in Nooks Of Books. To assist with your decision photos can be emailed upon request. First Edition. Cloth. Little, Brown & Company Hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 206-5113
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Matheson, Richard
The Beardless Warriors
Boston: Little Brown and Company 1960. 1960. Near Fine in a Very Good dustjacket. Bound in full mustard-yellow cloth. The spine is stamped in red. Octavo. 337pps. Stated First Edition. A previous owner's name has been crossed out on the front pastedown beneath the jacket flap otherwise Fine: clean tight square and bright. The dustjacket glossy in a new mylar sleeve has modest edgewear and a faintly sunned spine; the original price 4.50 is intact. A very nice collector's-quality copy of this earlier Matheson title. ".In 1944 long before he wrote such classic novels as 'I Am Legend' and 'What Dreams May Come' author Richard Matheson served as an eighteen-year-old replacement in the 87th Division during the latter part of the war in Europe. His tour of duty there inspired this acclaimed novel about a group of equally young and inexperienced soldiers thrown into the fury of combat. 'The Beardless Warriors' are a squad of teenage U.S. infantrymen fighting their way across Germany during the final weeks of the war. Under fire and in over their heads the fresh-faced young men must grow up fast if they ever hope to see home again. Everett Hackermeyer is the latest soldier to join the squad 'Hack' a troubled youth from a hellish family background faces a new kind of inferno on the front lines only to discover hidden reserves he never knew he possessed. Ironically he doesn't come to value his own life until he runs the very real chance of losing it." Purchase with confidence: all books gradings and descriptions are rendered the care of a genuine bibliophile. Satisfaction guaranteed or all costs you've incurred will be promptly refunded. Thanks for your interest in Nooks Of Books. To assist with your decision photos can be emailed upon request. First Edition. Cloth. Little, Brown and Company Hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 306-5133
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Logue, John;Irons, Karen Phillips
Battles of the Civil War: The Complete Kurz & Allison Prints 1861-1865
Birmingham Alabama: Oxmoor House 1976. Large oblong elephant folio 24.5" x 18" blue and gray cloth. Stated first edition limited to 7700 copies this copy has number line blank on limitation page out-of-series copy. Complete with all 36 magnificent full color plates designed to be removed and framed. Several pates are loose from binding at perf. Dust-jacket is present but worn with several closed tears one crudely tape repaired. A very clean sound copy wotj all plates in fine condition. Near fine in a fair dust-jacket. This is a very large book postage will be charged at actual cost; no International shipping. First Edition. Two-toned Cloth. Near Fine/Fair. Elephant Folio - over 15" - 23" tall. Oxmoor House Hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 008180 ISBN : 0848704452 9780848704452
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Goss, Warren Lee
The Soldiers Story of His Captivity at Andersonville Belle Isle and Other Rebel Prisons
Boston: Lee and Shepard 1867. Hardcover original green cloth with spine decorated and lettered in gold. Inner hinges cracked. Four full page illustrations by Thomas Nast. 273pp. No name no book-plate etc. Light puckering to cloth on cover slight old stain to front board else a clean internall sound copy. Good. Early Printing. Cloth. Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Lee and Shepard Hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 004505
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