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1991ref. 2080302106808944Chinzei Academy 1991. Soft Cover. Fine. Number of pages: 159P Size: B5 Chinzei Academy paperback
1982531 pages including index and black and white illustrations. A fascinating book about wartime politics, military strategies, and the birth pains of an independent U.S. Air Force - which was forged in fire over Brest, Schweinfurt, and Berlin. Sequel to author's A Few Great Captains - which traced the history of the U.S. Army Air Corps from its beginning to the onset of the German Blitzkrieg - picks up the story where Captains left off and continues through the strategic bombing of the Third Reich from 1942 to the end of the war in Europe. The story of a handful of air commanders who risked all for what they believed, at the conference table and in the cockpit. Prior owner's bookplate upon front endpaper else unmarked. Very light wear. Clean and unmarked. Small tears and moderate edgewear to dust jacket. Excellent copy. Book
1918Pages 111-136 plus many additional pages of wonderful vintage ads. Contents: S.E. Saunders ad; Palladium commercial vehicle photo ad; Reform in the French Air Service; Sopwith ad; Large aerial photo of the air raid on Karlsruhe on January 14th, 1918; The first fruits of reprisals; Photo of British planes lined up on the British Western Front - a scouting squadron; Avro ad; Great photo of explosion after bomb dropped from 1,500 feet; The United Eastern Tractor Biplane - article with photos and diagrams; The Roll of Honour; Airscrew Analysis (conclusion); The 260 H.P. Mercedes Aero Engine; Photo of a Gotha strafer on the British Western Front in France; Westland Aircraft ad; Photo of British planes lined up in Italy - the squadron that has accounted for many Hun planes; Aerial view of Mannheim during raid 24 December 1917; The "X" Aircraft Raids; International Aircraft Standards; British Air Services - announcements and appointments; Aircraft work at the Front; Personals; Russell screw driving attachment (photo with text); Flight Buyers' Guide and Trade Directory; and more. Unmarked. Front cover loose but present. A worthy vintage issue. Magazine
1918Pages 137-162 plus many additional pages of wonderful vintage ads. Contents: Whitehead Aircraft ad; Curtiss Aircraft ad; Intensive Aircraft Production; The Control of the Metal Trade; Aerial Activity in the West; Sopwith ad; Full-page illustration by Black of the stranded "Goeben" being bombed in the Dardanelles; Savage Hun Sentence on British Officers; The Attitude of the A.S.E.; German Dreams of Conquest; "Clouds and Rain Hindered the Work of Our Airmen"; The Italian S.V.A. Fighting Scout - article with photos and drawings; Air Fighting in Janaury; The Roll of Honour; "X" Aircraft Raids; The Raid on Paris; A Post-War Aeroplane - design by F. W. Halliwell; Photo of a British night bombing plane in France; Details of British Air Raids; Armchair Reflections by "The Dreamer"; The British Air Services - announcements and appointments; Aircraft work at the front; Personals; International Aircraft Standards; Army Club cigaratte ad on back cover; Flight Buyers' Guide and Trade Directory; and more. Unmarked. Average wear. A sound vintage issue. Magazine
1947ref. 001692Civilian Defense Division 1947. Book. Very Good - Fine. Soft cover. First Edition. Small 4to. 248 pp. Large Pristine fold-out map at back foreword acknowledgments PART I. SUMMARY: Early Start; Mission; Execution of Mission; Deelopment of Program; Activities Before Raid; Activities During and After Raid; Conduct of the Public; Protection of Factories and Public Utilities; Other Civilian Defense Functions; Comment. PART II. COMPLETE FINAL REPORT: I. Introductory Statement; II. Establishment and Development of Japanese Air-Raid-Protection Program; III. Special Civilian Defense Agencies; IV. Organization and Operation of Japanese Civilian Defense; V. Protection of Factories Utilities Installations and Buildings Devoted to Public Use; VI. Passive Defense Installations and Precautions; VII. Evacuation and Welfare; VIII. Training; IX. Exhibits; X. Glossary; XI. Source Material; Map of Administrative Divisions of Greater Tokyo Area Inside Back Cover. Dates of Survey: 1 October 1945 - 1December 1945. First Edition February 1947. "The US Strategic Bombing Survey was established by The Secretary of War on November 1944.Its mission was to conduct an impartial and expert study of the effects of our aerial attack on Germany to be used in connection with air attacks on Japan and to extablish a basis for evaluating the importance and potentialities of air power as an instrument of military strategy for planning the future development of the United States armed forces and determining future economic policies with respect to the national defense." Lighlty soiled rear wrapper near spine with slightly faded edges of same else Pristine Interior. Clean tight and strong binding with no underlining highlighting or marginalia. Blue card wrappers. Civilian Defense Division Paperback
20038vo., First Edition, with photographs in the text; blue cloth, backstrip lettered in silver, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
20008vo., First Edition, with plates, illustrations and diagrams throughout; black cloth, backstrip lettered in silver, a near fine copy in price-clipped dustwrapper. SCARCE.
1947ref. 1412574Washington: United States Strategic Bombing Survey. Civilian Defense Division 1947. Saddle-stitched. Octavo vi 113 pages. In Good condition. Ex-library with library stamps on cover and title page. Spine is staple binding. Cover is blue paper black print; light edge wear light toning. Text block has spotting to edges. Illustrated: b&w photographs charts. NOTE: Shelved in Locked Annex Area ND-HV Section. 1412574. FP New Rockville Stock. United States Strategic Bombing Survey. Civilian Defense Division unknown books
1947ref. 1412574Washington: United States Strategic Bombing Survey. Civilian Defense Division 1947. Saddle-stitched. Octavo vi 113 pages. In Good condition. Ex-library with library stamps on cover and title page. Spine is staple binding. Cover is blue paper black print; light edge wear light toning. Text block has spotting to edges. Illustrated: b&w photographs charts. NOTE: Shelved in Locked Annex Area ND-HV Section. 1412574. FP New Rockville Stock. United States Strategic Bombing Survey. Civilian Defense Division unknown
1980ref. 2090202120410367Hiroshima Eiga Techosha 1980. Soft Cover. Fine. Number of books: 1 Hiroshima Eiga Techosha paperback
1945ref. 77-376DGPO 1945. 1945. 286p. Large Green Wraps. Near Fine Copy. Paperback. Near Fine. Book. GPO, 1945. Paperback
1947ref. 77-375CGPO 1947. 1947. 136p. 66p. Large Blue Wraps. Paper in vol. I. is toned. Near Fine Set. Paperback. Near Fine. Book. GPO, 1947. Paperback
1946ref. 5-833GPO 1946 1946. 244p. Incl Appendicies ABC. Blue wraps. Small note on front. Fine Copy. 1st. Paperback. Fine. GPO, 1946 Paperback
ref. 0331606984.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
ref. 0331271222.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
ref. 1333265794.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
1947ref. 77-375BGPO 1947. 1947. Vol. I Only. 136p. Photos. Large Blue Wraps. Ex.lib. Rubber stamps on cover and inside. Near Fine copy. Paperback. Near Fine. Book. GPO, 1947. Paperback
1950ref. 30495Paris Les Éditions Ozanne 1950 GRAND In-8 carré préface du général Weygand , Avant-propos de S. Em le cardinal Liénart , nombreuse photos comprises dans la pagination , 320 pp, bien complet du suplément photographique sur le torpillage de "la Bourrasque ". quelques rousseurs
1926ref. 20044Paris, , L Clercx, 1932 ; in-8, broché ; 22 pp., couverture vert clair.
1985ref. 2080202104501755Japan Council Against Atomic and Hydrogen Bombs 1985. Soft Cover. Fine. The book is in fine condition. Japan Council Against Atomic and Hydrogen Bombs paperback
1949ref. 11521949 broché (paperback) grand in-octavo carré, dos et couverture imprimés (spine and front cover printed) - marque de plis au coin de queue de la couverture, tranches non rognées (edges no smooth), illustrations photographiques hors-texte sur papier glacé (full page engraving on glazed paper), 240 pages, 1949 à Alençon Imprimerie Alençonnaise - Maison Poulet-Malassis,
ref. 2080202106700805Chuokoronsha N.A. Soft Cover. Fine. The book is in fine condition. Chuokoronsha paperback
19788vo., First Edition thus, with plates and maps; black cloth, backstrip lettered in silver, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Published a year after the US edition.
194974 pages. Articles: How We Won - F.D.R. Jr.'s own story of his first political victory; Cool Reading for August; The Biggest Blast of the All (part 1 of 2) - The Untold Secrets Behind the bombing of Hiroshima - with photo of Col. Paul W. Tibbets, Jr.; Hoyt of the Hambletonian - harness racing story with color photos; There They Were! Jet Hop to Europe - the first transatlantic jet ferrying mission; Charmer for a Nice Fee - Charlie Feldman and his Famous Artists Agency - article with nice color photo; Voyage of the Pagan - John Caldwell's Sailing Struggle to Australia (conclusion); Attractive Nuisance; The Legal Bride (part 2 of 6); The Drunkard's Wife; A Horse I Like; Then There Was Light; Moment of Doubt; Keep Up with the World; Picnic (by Stanley and Janice Berenstain with verse by Margaret Fishback; The Movie Audience. Are (The Ku Klux Klan) The Children of God? - Editorial with good color photo. Nice vintage ads for: Borden (with Elsie the cow); Willys-Overland 'Jeep' Trucks; International Trucks; Lucky Strike (featuring Dan Currin); General Motors (2 pages); Kodak; Silver Star Razors - featuring golfer Craig Wook, test pilot Gene May, Quarterback Bob Waterfield and American Airlines Chief Pilot, Harry Clark; Budweiser; The U.S. Army; Chesterfield cigarette ad on back cover features nice collor image of Yvonne De Carlo and a smaller illustration of Powell L. Rogers of Mullins, S.C. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Book
194974 pages. Articles: The Secret Boss of Californa - Artie Samish (part 1 of 2); "Hurry" Cain Out of the West - Senatory Harry Cain of Washington state; Bringing Up a Movie Moppet; Yankee Yogi Berra - "I'm Human, Ain't I?" - article with great one-page color photo; The Biggest Blast of Them All (part 2 of 2) - Untold secrets of the Hiroshima bombing - article with photos; I Was Run Over by a Carrier - Emil Skocpol's plane crashed in front of the 45,000 ton carrier Midway; Farewell to Benzedrine Benders - disturbed by thrill-seekers who misused Benzedrine inhalers, the laboratory producing them has found a substitute with the bounce taken out; Belles of the Ball Game - women's baseball - article with nice colour photo of Twila Shively of the Peoria Redwings. Fiction: The Two Loves of Victor Fenlon; How to Swap Horses; Design for Vengeance; The Merry Assassin; The Legal Bride (part 3 of 6); Spelling Bee. Nice vintage ads for: Studebaker; Bell telephone (big things to come in service); Zenith radios (nice color one-page ad); Good Year; Plymouth cars; Pabst Blue Ribbon beer ad featuring color photo of Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.; Chevrolet; Hunter Whiskey - nice centerfold; The Douglas Super DC-3; Puerto Rican Rum; U.S. Army & Air Force Recruiting; Gordon's gin; Camel cigarettes - back cover ad with photos of celebrities including Lew Worsham, Mrs. Orson Munn, Jr., Johnny vander Meer, Pete Desjardins and singer Michael Douglas. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Book