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Aaron, L.C.
REV. SAMUEL AARON. HIS LIFE, SERMONS, CORRESPONDENCE, ETC.
252 p. + Frontis portrait. Plus a unique little typed index to Montgomery County references in the text. Tall 8vo. Original full cloth binding, extremities worn with some loss. First edition. Aaron was the Pastor of the First Baptist Church in Norristown. Some of the correspondence concerns: slavery, abolition; Wm. Lloyd Garrison; Wendell Phillips; John Brown, etc. PA 3
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Napier, W. F. P.
HISTORY OF THE WAR IN THE PENINSULA, AND IN THE SOUTH OF FRANCE; From the Year 1807 to the Year 1814.
pp. 792, xxiv. Foxed. XLib stamps on title and elsewhere. Folio. Original full embossed cloth binding, slight loss at top of spine. FRENG 1
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McClure, Alexander Kelley (1828-1909).
ADDRESSES, LITERARY, POLITICAL, LEGAL & MISCELLANEOUS; Edited with Introduction by C. W. McKeehan.
Volume one (of two). 300 p. 12 mo. Autograph presentation from McClure.
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Sons of St. George.
AN HISTORICAL SKETCH OF THE ORIGIN AND PROGRESS OF THE SOCIETY OF THE SONS OF ST. GEORGE, Also the Charter, By-Laws and Permanent Resolutions. Together with an Alphabetical List of the Names of the Members and Associates, List of Officers, etc. From Apri
112 p. Title page loose. Bookplate with ownership erased. Thin 8vo. Original full blue cloth binding, handsomely decorated in gold. Spine torn without loss. Formed by British sympathizers, Loyalists, and Tories during the Revolutionary War - this Society became an active organization for the Advice and Assistance of Englishmen in Distress. In later years it became an influential social club for Philadelphia blue bloods. PA 33
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Ligonier Bicentennial.
TWO HUNDRED YEARS IN LIGONIER VALLEY.
Ca. 90 p. Well illustrated. 4to. Original embossed full cloth binding, decorated in blind and lettered in gold. Fort Ligonier was the Key to the West in 1758. PA 14
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Pennsylvania German Society.
PENNSYLVANIA GERMAN SOCIETY. Volume XV. Includes: Richards. THE PENNSYLVANIA GERMAN IN THE FRENCH & INDIAN WAR. // & Keyser. OLD HISTORIC GERMANTOWN.
pp. 54, 558, 77 + Illustrations. Wraps. Xlib. Limited Edition. SCARCE. **PRICE JUST REDUCED!
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Pennsylvania German Society.
PENNSYLVANIA GERMAN SOCIETY. Volume XXVI. Includes: Richards. VALLEY FORGE & THE PENNSYLVANIA GERMANS. // & Reichard. PENNSYLVANIA-GERMAN DIALECT WRITINGS & THEIR WRITERS.
pp. 73, 32, 400 + Illustrations. Original cream wraps. Limited Edition. Quite scarce. The best record of the dialect writers. **PRICE JUST REDUCED!
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Pennsylvania German Society
PENNSYLVANIA GERMAN SOCIETY. Volume XIII. Includes: Kriebel. THE SCHWENKFELDERS IN PENNSYLVANIA // Rosengarten. AMERICAN HISTORY FROM GERMAN ARCHIVES Relating to German Soldiers in the Revolution; & Franklin's Visit to Germany // & Richardson. PICTURESQU
pp. 36, 232, 93, 27 + Illustrations. New wraps. XLib. Limited Edition.
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Pennsylvania German Society.
PENNSYLVANIA GERMAN SOCIETY. Volume XXVII. Includes: Hinke. HISTORY OF THE GOSHENHPOPPEN REFORMED CHARGE (1719-1819). // & Knipe. PENNSYLVANIA GERMAN IN THE CIVIL WAR.
pp. 61, 271, 52. Original printed wraps. Limited Edition. Volume XXVII. Includes: Hinke. HISTORY OF THE GOSHENHPOPPEN REFORMED CHARGE (1719-1819). // & Knipe. PENNSYLVANIA GERMAN IN THE CIVIL WAR. **PRICE JUST REDUCED!
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Pennsylvania German Society.
PENNSYLVANIA GERMAN SOCIETY. Volume XXXVII. Includes: Stoudt. THE LIBERTY BELLS OF PENNSYLVANIA.
pp. 31, 204 + Illustrations. Original printed wraps. Limited edition.
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Pennsylvania German Society.
PENNSYLVANIA GERMAN SOCIETY. Volume XLVII. Includes: Landis. EARLY KITCHENS OF THE PENNSYLVANIA GERMANS // & Graeff. RELATIONS BETWEEN THE PENNSYLVANIA GERMANS & THE BRITISH, 1750-1776.
pp. 37, 130, 271. Original printed wraps. Two important studies. The work on kitchens is especially significant and useful. Limited Edition. **PRICE JUST REDUCED!
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Pennsylvania GermanSociety.
PENNSYLVANIAGERMAN SOCIETY. Volume LVIII. Includes: Rubincam. WILLIAM RITTENHOUSE, AMERICA'S PIONEER PAPER MANUFACTURER & MENNONITE MINISTER // & Brendle. MOSES DISSINGER, EVANGELIST & PATRIOT.
192p. + Illustrations. Cloth backed boards. Limited edition. PGS57/PA014A
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Stevens, Sylvester and Kent, Donald.
WILDERNESS CHRONICLES OF NORTHWESTERN PENNSYLVANIA.
342 p. + Frontis folding map and illustrations. 8vo. Original blue printed paper wraps. Invaluable study of the French and English on the frontier. PA 40 x2
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Sallust (Gaius Sallustus Crispus) [86-34 B.C.]
C. CRISPI SALLUSTII BELLI CATILINARII ET JUGURTHINI HISTORIAE, Notis Brevissimis, Criticis, Historicis, Geographicis, &c. Editio Secunda.
pp. (4), 196. 12mo. 18 cm. Foxed and damp stained. Contemporary full leather binding. Early manuscript ownership of Albert G. Buel. This American edition was edited by Peter Wilson (1746-1825). SMALL BOX 5
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Boardman, Henry Augustus (1808-1880).
A SERMON COMMEMORATIVE OF THE CHARACTER AND LIFE OF MISS MARGARET LATIMER, Preached in the Tenth Presbyterian Church, Philadelphia, On Sunday, November 26, 1865.
52 p. 12 mo. 18 cm. Foxed. Remains of original printed front wraps. Miss Latimer was active in the: Female Association of Philadelphia; the Philadelphia Orphan Society; the Indigent Widows' and Single Womens' Society; the Female Bible Society; Asylum for the Deaf & Dumb; Etc. SMALL BOX 9
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Koestler, Arthur.
DIALOGUE WITH DEATH. Translated by Trevor and Phyllis Blewitt.
214p. 8vo. Original full cloth binding. Booksellers's label. OCC 1
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Smith, Worth.
MIRACLE OF THE AGES. The Great Pyramid of Gizeh.
160p. Illustrated with ten full page charts. Small 8vo. Original printed wraps. "Revealing the message of the Great Pyramid in its relation to the present crisis and the near future of the race and co rrelating Bible prophecies and ancient historical references to the Great Pyramid." OCC 12
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Blodget, Lorin.
CLIMATOLOGY OF THE UNITED STATES.
Full Title: "CLIMATOLOGY OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE TEMPERATE LATITUDES OF THE NORTH AMERICAN CONTINENT. Embracing a Full Comparison of these with the Climatology of the Temperate Latitudes of Europe and Asia. And Especially in Regard to Agriculture, Sanitary Investigations, and Engineering. With Isothermal and Rain Charts for Each Season, the Extreme Months, and the Year. Including a Summary of the Statistics of Meteorological Observations in the United States, Condensed from Recent Scientific and Official Publications." 536 p. + Twelve folding lithographic charts, some colored in red and black. Tall 8vo. Original full cloth binding, spine partially taped. Mildly XLib. First Edition. Lorin Blodget was born in 1823, near Jamestown, New York. He was educated at Jamestown Academy and at Geneva (now Hobart) College. In 1851, he became assistant at the Smithsonian Institution in charge of researches on climatology, and at the meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, held in Cleveland in 1853, he presented seven papers on atmospheric physics. These early contributions were among the first ever published in this country on that subject, and were of value in establishing the science. From 1852 till 1856 he was associated with the engineers on the Pacific railroad surveys, and directed the determination of altitudes and gradients by means of the barometer. The latter part of this period was spent in the War Office, to which he had been transferred. In 1857 he published 'Climatology of the United States' which was the most valuable contribution on that subject ever issued in America. It was extensively circulated, though the printing was not enormous. The book was highly complimented by Humboldt. In 1863 he was placed in charge of the financial and statistical reports of the Treasury Department. While connected with the government service he wrote reports on finance, revenue, industrial progress, and census of industry. He was secretary of the Philadelphia Board of Trade (1858-1865), and the editor of the "North American" (1859-1864). An important and wonderful work. It was so carefully and thoroughly done that all the subsequent works on the subject have confirmed Blodget's major conclusions. It is also notable that social and political conclusions were reached by using Blodget's evidence ["Climatic Influences as Bearing Upon Succession and Reconstruction' 1866]. Sabin 5950. Scarce & Significant. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! W149
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Textile Machine Works.
THE WISDOM OF THE AGES. A Collection of Proverbs Illustrated Photographically which, during the period 1936 to 1946, formed the basis for the advertising of Textile Machine Works.
105p. Each page has a proverb and a monochrome photograph. Small 4to. Original full blue buckram. Inspirational. Relatively limited distribution. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! W101
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Woman's Weekly.
FREEDOM'S TRIUMPH. The Why, When and Where of the European Conflict.
148p. Profusely illustrated with photographs of World War One. Folio. Original very worn cloth backed illustrated paper boards. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! WWI Box 10
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Woman's Weekly.
LIBERTY'S VICTORIOUS CONFLICT. A Photographic History of the World War.
128p. Profusely illustrated with numerous photographs. Folio. Original worn cloth backed decorated paper boards. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! WWI 10
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Buchanan, Robert.
THE CULTURE OF THE GRAPE AND WINE-MAKING; With an Appendix Containing Directions for the Cultivation of the Strawberry by N. Longworth.
pp. x, 142. Illustrated. 8vo. Original full embossed purple cloth binding. Spine fragile. Binding faded at edges. First issued in 1852, this important work contains a great deal of information about American viticulture in Ohio, Kentucky and Missouri. Buchanan praises the local catawba wines and Nicholas Longworth's Sparkling Catawba, America's first sparkling wine and an enormous commercial success. Scarce. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! WHISKEY 2
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Potter, Woodburne.
THE WAR IN FLORIDA: Being an Exposition of Its Causes, and an Accurate History of the Campaigns of Generals Clinch, Gaines and Scott.
Facsimile of the rare Baltimore 1836 first edition. 12mo. Original leather grained cloth binding. Fine condition. These facsimiles are the most affordable way to study, own, and enjoy such rare Americana. NW29
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Bayle, S.
BOOK OF ANECDOTES, AND JOKER'S KNAPSACK. Including Witticisms of the Late President Lincoln, and Humors, Incidents, and Absurdities of the War.
350p. Very slightly stained 8vo. Attractive original full brown cloth binding, embossed in black. Gilt decorated spine. Though slightly worn, still a very nice copy. An important example of American humor in the wake of the Civil War. HUMOR 6
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Byrn, M. Lafayette (Selected by).
THE REPOSITORY OF WIT AND HUMOR; Comprising More Than One Thousand Anecdotes, Odd Scraps, Off-Hand Hits, and Humorous Sketches.
392p. Very worn and stained. Lacks first and last end papers. Ownership in mirror writing: John Strearig, April, 2, 1865 (a couple of weeks before Lincoln's assasination). Isn't it likely that this copy entertained many a Civil War Soldier? Blue inked rubbing of a 1859 seated liberty half dollar. 12mo. Original full brown publisher's cloth binding, very worn. Rather scarce. HUMOR 1
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Dunne, Finley Peter.
MR. DOOLEY IN PEACE AND IN WAR.
pp. xviii, 260. Decorated title page. 8vo. Original full green gold stamped cloth binding. Spine slightly darkened. Finley Peter Dunne (1867-1936) was an American humorist and writer from Chicago. His fictional 'Mr. Dooley' expounded upon political and social issues of the day from his South Side Chicago Irish pub and he spoke with the thick verbiage and accent of an Irish immigrant from County Roscommon. Dunne's sly humor and political acumen even won the support of President Theodore Roosevelt, who was a frequent target of Mr. Dooley's barbs. Indeed Dunne's sketches became so popular and such a litmus test of public opinion that they were read each week at cabinet meetings in Roosevelt's White House. HUMOR 3 x
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Dunne, Finley Peter.
MR. DOOLEY IN PEACE AND IN WAR.
pp. xviii, 260. Decorated title page. 8vo. Original full green gold stamped cloth binding. Penciled ownership. Finley Peter Dunne (1867-1936) was an American humorist and writer from Chicago. His fictional 'Mr. Dooley' expounded upon political and social issues of the day from his South Side Chicago Irish pub and he spoke with the thick verbiage and accent of an Irish immigrant from County Roscommon. Dunne's sly humor and political acumen even won the support of President Theodore Roosevelt, who was a frequent target of Mr. Dooley's barbs. Indeed Dunne's sketches became so popular and such a litmus test of public opinion that they were read each week at cabinet meetings in Roosevelt's White House. HUMOR 3 = 8c.
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Political Journal.
JOURNAL POLITIQUE, OU, GAZETTE DES GAZETTES. Anne 1775. Juin. Seconde Quinzaine.
72 p. 12mo. Uncut. Sewn in plain wraps as issued. A rare survival of a small French magazine for 'current events'. Included in the reports are some of the earliest European accounts of the growing American Revolution in British North America. Especially significant are: the accounts of the Battle of Lexington and Concord; the gathering of the Continental Congress in Philadelphia; and other agitations throughout the colonies. RARE. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! FR1.
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Loti, Pierre.
LE ROMAN D'UN SPAHI. Illustre par Ch. Fouqueray.
225 p. Illustrated with 23 compositions by Ch. Fouqueray, including wonderful plates printed in both color and monochrome. Slight foxing to text. Small 4to. Original printed wraps. Of a total edition of 1120 copies, this is No. 88 of only 100 copies printed on Van Gelder papier de Hollande. Scarce. The plates are great. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! FR5
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Loti, Pierre.
VER ISPAHAN. Illustrations de H. Deluermoz.
263 p. Illustrated with compositions by Henri Deluermoz, including some wonderful plates printed in both color and monochrome. Foxed. Small 4to. Original printed wraps, soiled. Of a total edition of 1120 copies, this is No. 88 of only 100 copies printed on Van Gelder papier de Hollande. Scarce. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! FR5
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Bizzarri, Mario.
GUIDE TO ASSISI. And Surroundings. With 16 Illustrations.
71p. Illustrated with photographs, some full page. Map. Ads printed on rear wrap. 16mo. Original printed wraps. Interesting little tourist guide issued for American and English travelers at the close of World War Two. Nice copy. TRAVEL/3
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Massett, Stephen C.
"DRIFTING ABOUT," Or What "Jeems Pipes of Pipesville" Saw-And-Did. An Autobiography.
371p. + Plus frontis. Comic illustrations by Mullen. Some staining. First fly leaf with loss. 8vo. Original full purple embossed publisher's cloth, slight wear at extremities. HUMOR 1
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Ward, Artemus. (Charles Farrer Browne).
ARTEMUS WARD. His Book.
pp. 262, (6)[Publisher's catalogue] + Plus frontis and full page plates printed on color paper. Foxed. Dampstain. Old bookseller's label. 12mo. Original full publisher's cloth binding, worn. Stained with slight tears on spine. HUMOR 1 x2
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Brown, John.
HEALTH: Five Lay Sermons to Working People.
pp. 90 + Plus frontis. Chapter head illustrations. Very dampstained. Top corner edge slightly roughed. 8vo. Original full gold stamped purple cloth binding, faded. Dr. John Brown is most famous as the author of "Rab & His Friends". The original Civil War era edition. MED 9
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Jeaffreson, J. Cordy.
A BOOK ABOUT DOCTORS. Reprinted from the English Edition.
pp. 490, (4). Some age and damp stain. 12mo. Original full embossed blue cloth binding, worn. Pleas Note: End leaf describes frontispiece as : Heads contained in Hogarth's Undertakers' Arms. This copy's frontis is the publisher's promotional. Anecdotal history of the (English) medical profession. "Charming book . with the genuine flavor of letters" - Garrison, History of Medicine, p. 663. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! MED 1
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Vaughan, George Tully.
PAPERS ON SURGERY AND OTHER SUBJECTS.
pp. ix, 408 + Plus portrait frontis and folding table of recorded cases of suture of the heart. Illustrated. Light foxing on endpapers. Edges dust spotted. Tall 8vo. Original full gold stamped blue cloth binding. Original dust jacket, very soiled and with loss. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! MED 9
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York Continental Congress.
CONTINENTAL CONGRESS COURAGEOUS. The Delegates at Yorktown, PA 1777-1778.
175 p. Color illustrations. Cloth bound. Life sketches of the delegates who met in York and adopted the Articles of Confederation. A fine copy of a handsome and informative book. IP(LR)
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Sanford, Herb.
TOMMY AND JIMMY: THE DORSEY YEARS. Introduction by Bing Crosby.
305p. Numerous photographs. Top edge dust spotted. Tall 8vo. Original full cloth binding. Original dust jacket, worn. "Herb Sanford unravels the Dorsey's complex relationship in a biography he is uniquely qualified to write. He got to know the Dorseys in 1925, soon became their good friend. This biography of the fabulous Dorseys is also something more. It is a portrait of a great era in American music and American life. Tommy and Jimmy came on the music scene just when the big bands were taking on a shape that would define the music of a whole generation.In an age of musical giants, Tommy and Jimmy Dorsey commanded the peaks. They welded jazz and popular music, and gave distinction to both. In the twilight of the Big Band Era, the stars began to flicker. Glen Miller went first. Then the others: Artie Shaw, Paul Whiteman, Jimmie Lunceford, Claude Thornhill, Sammy Kaye, Glen Gray, Cab Calloway, Charlie Barnett, Eddy Duchin, Gene Krupa - some retired, some dead. Tommy and Jimmy held out longer than most. When they went, an era died with them." JAZZ 1 ** !
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Fiocco, Giuseppe.
THE FRESCOES OF MANTEGNA. In the Eremitani Church Padua. Text by Giuseppe Fiocco. With an Introduction by Terisio Pignatti.
117p. Forty-two illustrations, twenty-five in color. Bookplate. Folio. Original full gold stamped brown cloth binding. Original dust jacket. ART 2
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Lindsey, Bessie M.
LORE OF OUR LAND PICTURED IN GLASS. Volume II. Historical Association Adds Distinction to Glassware.
pp. xiv, (257-537). Illustrated with photographs. Tall 8vo. Original full gold decorated purple cloth binding. Nice copy. ART 4
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Morton, Robert.
SOUTHERN ANTIQUES & FOLK ART.
251p. Highly illustrated with photographs, some in color. Square 4to. Original full cloth binding. Original dust jacket. First Edition. Nice copy. ART 6
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Sassoon, Siegfried.
MEMOIRS OF AN INFANTRY OFFICER. Introduction by David Daiches and Illustrations by Paul Hogarth.
pp. xvii, 224 + Eight plates after water-colors by Paul Hogarth. Large 8vo. The typography was designed by Dennis Grastorf; printed at the Anthoensen Press; set in Linotype Baskerville; on soft-white Monadnock egg-shell paper. Bound by A. Horowitz & Sons in full natural-tone rough linen. Slip-case. Number 1818 of an edition limited to only 2000 copies, signed by the artist. A very fine copy of this handsomely produced edition. It would make a great gift. W36
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Stevenson, William.
THE GHOSTS OF AFRICA.
400p. Top edge blue. Large 8vo. Original full cloth backed binding. Original dust jacket, slightly soiled at extremities. Price clipped. AFRICA/1
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Banning, Kendall.
WEST POINT TODAY.
312p. + Plus frontis and numerous full page photographs. Map endpapers. 8vo. Original grey cloth binding, slightly worn. First edition. WWIIA/1
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Clark, General Mark W.
FROM THE DANUBE TO THE YALU. Military Classics Series.
pp. x, 369. 8vo. Original full glossy binding. Original dust jacket. Very nice copy. Reprint. WWIIA/1
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Manning, Paul; Bronner, Milton.
MR. ENGLAND. The Life Story of Winston Churchill. The Fighting Briton.
250p. + Plus portrait frontis and full page photographs. 8vo. Original full cloth binding. Original dust jacket, some chipping. WWIIA/1
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Berenson, Bernard.
RUMOR AND REFLECTION.
pp. xi, 461 + Plus portrait frontis. Top edge dark blue. Large 8vo. Original full cloth backed binding. Original dust jacket, spine darkened with two small chips. First Printing. Nice copy. WWIIA/1
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Collier, Richard.
TEN THOUSAND EYES.
320p. + Plus full page illustrations. Map endpapers. 8vo. Original full red cloth binding. First edition. WWIIA/1
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Draper, Theodore,
THE SIX WEEKS' WAR. FRANCE. MAY 10-JUNE 25, 1940.
346p. Map endpapers. 8vo. Original full red cloth binding, worn. WWIIA/1
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Hershey, Burnet.
THE AIR FUTURE. A Primer of Aeropolitics.
258p. + Plus map frontis. Map endpapers. Inked ownership of Frank E. Williams on title page and front paste down. 8vo. Original full royal blue cloth binding. First Edition. Nice copy. WWIIA/1
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