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1982réf. 237163Chicago: VVAW 1982. 17.5x11 inch sheet printed both sides vertical fold. Calls for a gathering of anti-war veterans in Washington DC named after the last major offensive by the 3rd Marine Division in Vietnam. Major issues addressed included veteran benefits aftereffects of Agent Orange and US involvement in Central America. VVAW unknown books
réf. 1951-WW2-Vol1-EuropeVintage hardcover copy from personal collection. Pages and photos have yellowed with age but are in very good condition. Cover is sturdy clean and intact. Some staining on the inside cover and first several pages and towards the back. The price covers postage as the book is heavy Thank you for stopping by. WM.H. Wise and Co, Inc hardcover
Signed and inscribed by author upon title page. 414 pages. Generously illustrated with black and white reproductions of archival photos and documents. A highly-informative history of this Northern Ontario Church and its members. Chapters include: The Rectors, Worship, Ecumenical Worship, Who is My Neighbour?, Youth Activities, Choirs, Women's Activities, Younger Women's Groups Through the Years, Confirmations, Nonagenarians, Some Snapshots, Remembering Pioneer Parishioners, Memories, WWI Veterans, and more. A helpful local history reference for the Dryden area. Attractive forest green boards adorned with gilt lettering. Clean, bright and unmarked with negligible wear. An excellent copy. Book
818 pages. Abundantly illustrated in black and white. Topics include: The Early Days; Town Growth - hospital, businesses, recollections; The Halls of Learning - country and town schools; The Faith of Our Fathers - churches; Organizations; Sports and Recreation; Family Histories; Our Unsung Heroes - pictures of veterans; Memories. Decorated blue cloth boards. Endpapers illustrated with a wonderful photo of an obviously hardworking man posing proudly in front of his log house. Moderate wear. Unmarked but for two tiny ticks to index on the last page. Binding intact. A sound copy. Book
1925réf. ST001100Chicago Illinois: Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States 1925. Hardcover. Good. 12 Volumes Twelve volume set in good condition. Hard covers with green boards. Shelf & edge wear especially at head & heel of spine. Gold gilt decoratives on front board - American Eagle with Capitol Building Seal of the V.F.W border with stars. Spine has Title Volume Dates covered in volume but worn and hard to read. Unknown if originally they were gold gilt. Former owner's name in ink at top of front free end paper in each volume. Contains notice of registration of this edition for named Patrons of Record. Frontispiece protected with tissue guard present in each volume before the Title Page. Contains other plates throughout all volumes. Interior text block clean & tight; mellow age toning to the papers. From the Introduction ""In the present historical series the reader has a whole library of . original sources each document dealing with an outstanding even in the development of America. So far as possible the events are described by the principal person who participated. . . .In the selection of documents their human interest has been one of the principal considerations. So the entire collection arranged in chronological order makes a living breathing story of our country. . . ."" Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States hardcover
128 pages. Features: Civil Defense Needs the Veterans; The Fulbright Memorandum - a shocking document that attacks military leaders for their efforts to enlighten their personnel and the public about Communism; He Makes the Reds Look Ridiculous - West German publisher Heinrich Baer jabs the Commies with cartoons; Sarah Hale and Thanskgiving; U.S. Taxpayers Financing Communism - money poured into Red Poland being used to bolster Red Cuba; A Creed for Conservaties; American speech - Its Color and variety; The Care and Feeding of Intellectuals - a look at a hothouse species spawned by higher education in the semantics of dialectic materialism; The American guilt Complex - are we being pressured into spending millions on 'conscience' money?; British Guiana - New Red Beachhead after the election of Jagan's Communist oriented P.P.P. to power; The case for Saying No; The Kremlin's Cultural Exchange Fraud - a counterspy views Communist subversion; New York's Role in the Civil War; Seattle World's Fair; Higher Auto Insurance Rates; Country Living for the Younger Set - Kiddies Country Club (KCC); Prophet of the Ozarks - W.H. "Coin" Harvey predicted world disaster... in 1910; Stop the Free Delivery of Communist Propaganda inflow of Communist mail involving the Universal Postal Union; and more. Moderate wear. A sound vintage copy. Book
2012réf. 75155Mechanicsburg: Stackpole 2012-13. 1st editions. New Books. small quarto. dust jackets viii 326 v 330pp. b/w plates text ills. maps & plans appends. ÔThe German 3rd Panzer Division was established in 1935 under the command of Generalleutnant Ernst Fessmann. It later participated in the 1939 invasion of Poland the 1940 invasion of France and the 1941 invasion of the Soviet Union. On the Eastern Front it participated in the 1942 drive on the Caucasus and participated in the Battle of Kursk as part of the 48th Panzer Corps fighting alongside the 11th Panzer division the 167th Infantry division and the elite Panzergrenadier division Grossdeutschland. During the battle the 3rd Panzer was used to achieve the initial breakthrough and inflicted heavy damage to the Soviet forces. It was then used to protect the flanks of the 48th Panzer Corps. After the Soviet counter-attack at Kursk in which the 3rd Panzer division tried unsuccessfully to defend Kharkov it retreated as the Germans were driven back westward. This is a fully illustrated account of the German 3rd Panzer Division in World War II from 1943 through the end of the warÕ Stackpole unknown
2013réf. 1-0811711714Stackpole Books 2013. Hardcover. New. hardcover edition. 336 pages. 10.00x8.30x1.10 inches. Stackpole Books hardcover
2012réf. 9075Mechanicsburg: Stackpole 2012. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine/near fine. Quarto 327 pp. Hardcover. In publisher's dust jacket. Stackpole hardcover books
2013réf. 1132875Scheidegger + Spiess, 2013. 373 S.; Illustr.; 23 cm; kart.
1823réf. 210271Delaware County PA 1823. unbound. 2 pages front and back 9.75 x 8 inches Delaware County Pennsylvania May 13 1823 -- a militia directive sent to Major Samuel Anderson responding to his letter of resignation withdrawing himself from command to which he was elected by the unanimous votes of the officers and men comprising the Delaware County Militia. In small part: ".It would have given us much pleasure could your private arrangements have admitted you to remain with us.we trust that.the prospects you have formed for yourself may be realized in the fullest intent." Minor folds and several tiny creases; otherwise very good condition. The document is signed by the following four veterans who fought gallantly in the War of 1812: Dr. Joseph Wilson Founder in 1812 of the Delaware County Troops; George Hawkins Commander of the Delaware County Blues; Henry Myers Captain Delaware County Volunteers; John Crosby Commanding Regiment Artillery. Samuel Anderson 1774-1850 was a Naval surgeon recommended by Benjamin Rush and subsequently appointed by President John Adams a surgeon's mate in the U.S. Navy in 1799. unknown
1823réf. 210271Delaware County PA 1823. unbound. 2 pages front and back 9.75 x 8 inches Delaware County Pennsylvania May 13 1823 -- a militia directive sent to Major Samuel Anderson responding to his letter of resignation withdrawing himself from command to which he was elected by the unanimous votes of the officers and men comprising the Delaware County Militia. In small part: ".It would have given us much pleasure could your private arrangements have admitted you to remain with us.we trust that.the prospects you have formed for yourself may be realized in the fullest intent." Minor folds and several tiny creases; otherwise very good condition. The document is signed by the following four veterans who fought gallantly in the War of 1812: Dr. Joseph Wilson Founder in 1812 of the Delaware County Troops; George Hawkins Commander of the Delaware County Blues; Henry Myers Captain Delaware County Volunteers; John Crosby Commanding Regiment Artillery. Samuel Anderson 1774-1850 was a Naval surgeon recommended by Benjamin Rush and subsequently appointed by President John Adams a surgeon's mate in the U.S. Navy in 1799. unknown books
1946réf. 181871New York: American Veterans Committee 1946. 14 issues of the tabloid-format newspaper published by the left-wing veterans' group; spans the period before and after the AVC's expulsion of communists in 1948. Issues present are vol. 1 no. 17; vol. 2 nos. 5 6 and 8; vol. 5 nos. 1 4-7 12; vol. 6 nos. 3 4 11; and vol. 7 no. 7. Coverage includes much on AVC internal news as well as calls for aid to homeless vets McCarthy impeachment opposition to segregation and more. A failed attempt to merge with Amvets another veterans' organization left a bad taste in both sides' mouths and the later issues contain polemics against Amvets including allegations that it segregated veterans into different posts by race. American Veterans Committee unknown books
368 pages. Reproductions of black and white photos. Presents brief biographies and pictures (if available) of Canadian military veterans from British Columbia and the Yukon. Moderate wear. Clean and unmarked. A sound copy. Book
1974réf. V4059Frankfurt (Suhrkamp) 1974 (= edition suhrkamp 719, Erste Ausgabe). 8°, Originalbroschur, 186 S.,
réf. 1258497182.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
1978réf. 237174Oakland: VVAW 1978. 8.5x14 inch handbill printed both sides horizontal crease. Announcement for a conference including an agenda. VVAW unknown books
réf. 300-04635Then & Now Publications. Hardcover. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Then & Now Publications, hardcover
1907réf. 7540New Orleans 1907. 16mo. 20 pp. Detailed account of the organization's activities during the year 1907. Camp Beauregard No. 130 U. S. C. V. was organized 24 October 1898 at Memorial Hall New Orleans Louisiana. With a portrait of P. G. T. Beauregard on the front cover. Stapled in original printed wrappers. Pamphlet creased from lengthwise folding. Wrappers lightly soiled back wrapper with short tear to top edge front wrapper pressure-stamped by the New-Jersey Historical Society. unknown books
1977réf. 237149San Francisco: VVAW 1977. 8.5x11 inch handbill printed both sides very good Calls for a demonstration on inauguration day as Carter is sworn in demanding universal unconditional amnesty. VVAW unknown books
2002réf. 50903Washington DC: GPO 2002. good. 59 wraps. Serial No. 107-114. The modern battleground can be a toxic and biological minefield. In far-flung deployments indigenous diseases parasites and environmental exposures pose unique health threats. Fighting and surviving in battle space contaminated by chemical and biological weapons demand medical countermeasures and treatment capabilities beyond those needed to deal with bullets and bombs. The military services apear to have different approaches to health surveillance training of medical personnel and treatment protocols. GPO paperback
réf. ABE-10069156276TIRAGE ARGENTIQUE NOIR ET BLANC-20 CM X 15 CM-LEGENDE SUR PAPIER "LA JOURNEE DU 8 JUILLET A PARIS. LES CROIX DE FEU ET LES BRISCARDS A L'ARC DE TRIOMPHE; LE COLONEL LA ROCQUE HARANGUANT LA FOULE. PHOTO NYT PARIS LE 8.7.34"-AU DOS CACHET HUMIDE NYT RUE REAUMUR PARIS-LE COLONEL LA ROCQUE DEBOUT DANS UNE VOITURE DECAPOTABLE-DRAPEAUX- (CP1)
42 pages. Features: Cover illustration of President Woodrow Wilson; Nice illustrated ad for the Mitchell Six car inside front cover; One-page illustrated ad for Johns-Manville coal preservation products; Illustrated one-page Fisk Cord Tire ad shows natives carrying crude rubber to a waiting ship; "Over Here" - fiction by E.D. Biggers; The President - a profile of Woodrow Wilson by Richard Washburn Child; A Shipbuilder on the Job - photo-illustrated article on Homer L. Ferguson (with photo of black men hard at work above caption "Don't you dare come and tell us that the black man in the South is an industrial failure!"; Is There a Ukraine? - interesting photo-illustrated article; Editorial "Ships and the Submarine"; Photos of inventor William T. Donnelly and his 'buoyancy boxes' which were installed in ships to keep them buoyant even if torpedoed; Tremendous Trifles - photos of simple yet vital items needed to support the war effort; The Adventures of Colin O'Rell (Third Adventure - The Interrupted Tea); God Gave Them Youth (fiction); From Baseball to Boches (Fourth Inning); Ferry's Seeds ad; Classy half-page ad for Kahn Tailoring of Indianapolis; Nice one-page illustrated ad for Waltham watches; Dr. Eugene T. Hurd of Seattle - photo-illustrated article on this military surgeon; Nicely-illustrated quarter-page ad for Colt handguns appears to show WWI officer displaying pistol to Civil War veterans; Article on the French town of Bruay and wartime activities there, by Pierre Hamp; Interesting quarter-page ad for The Pullman Company includes photos of "The Men Who Serve You" - they are all black; Back cover two-color ad for the Victor (Victors and Victrolas) Company features illustration of Swedish opera singer Jenny Lind (Johanna Maria Lind); and more. Above-average external wear with coverfold mostly open. Binding intact. Bits of writing on front cover. A worthy vintage copy of this excellent WWI issue. Book
70 pages. Features: Color Texaco ad inside front cover; Oakland 8 and Pontiac 6 ad on page 1; Classy color full-page ad for Maxwell House coffee; Mr. Peters makes his Train (short story); Where do we go from here? - an article about veterans and the nation's finances; Beginner's Luck - a short story about golf; What a Pal! (short story); A Way with the Women (short story); Yuan Hee See Laughs - continuation of short story by Sax Rohmer; Ridin' on Rubber - article and great photos of various types of transportation by bus and jitney - very nostalgic!; Gunsight Trail (short story); Through Russia Without a Guide - Lindsay Hoben recounts his 14,00 mile trip through the U.S.S.R. without a guide or supervision; Gorgeous full-page color ad for Life Savers candy; nice color full-page ad for the new Chevrolet six; Babies are Conservative (!) - practical advice for babycare by a lady doctor; April Prowess - predicting who will win the World Series; Nice Oldsmobile ad; The Sleeptalker (short story); Classy full-page ad for Hammond electric clocks; Smooching photo in Pepsodent antiseptic mouth wash ad; Spur Bow bowtie ad; Clicquot Club ginger ale full-page ad; B&O (Baltimore and Ohio) Railroad full-page ad; Bostonians shoe ad; Elgin watch ad; Nice 2-color Pebeco toothpaste ad; nice full-page color Arrow Shirts ad; Iver Johnson bicycle ad; Nice full-page color ad for Waterman's pens; Dixies drinking glass ad inside back cover; Nice Camel cigarette ad on back cover show's man lighting up with a candleabra. Above-average but not excessive external wear and soiling. Covers detached but present. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Book
82 pages. Features: Nice RKO photo ad advertises 'I Remember Mama', 'Tycoon', 'If You Knew Susie' and 'Magic Town'; 1-page ad for Philco entertainment products; Brother Jazz - The Story of Eddie Condon - with color photos; Affair's End (fiction); How to Have Ancestors; They're Still Expendable - article and photos explain how unemployment, small-business failures and layoffs are hitting veterans harder than the rest of the nation; Fever (fiction); He Clicked for 30 Years - Highlights of the career of photographer George William Harris - article with photos; The Five Dresden Angels (fiction); Man Running (fiction); Demon from the Doldrums - Nature's most destructive force is the West Indian hurricane; Nice 1-page color-photo ad for International Harvester Industrial Power features photo of a large diesel crawler in a Florida limestone quarry; Nice 1-page color ad for Ford cars; Nice vintage 1-page color ad for Kraft Cheeses; Western Electric 1-page color ad shows telephone repairman talking housewife and children at front door; Ballantine Ale 1-page color ad; Half-page 2-color ad for Fruehauf Trailers; Pennsylvania Railroad nice 1-page color ad shows comforable scene on-board; Fall Guise - article with six color photos of men's fall college fashions; Nice 1-page DeSoto car ad; A Good Whipping (fiction); Fantastic 1-page 2-color ad for the movie 'Body and Soul' starring John Garfield, Lilli Palmer and Hazel Brooks; Nice 1-page color Budweiser ad displays several illustrated plates; Goldwyn ad features colour photo of Danny Kaye; Rislone and Karbout ad features cute color photo of cigarette girl; 1-page ad for Gillette one-piece razors; Smiling Girl (fiction); Nice color 1-page ad for Hamm's Beer; One-page ad for American Overseas Airlines; Luckky Strike ad on back cover includes nice color illustration entitled 'Bright Tobacco' by Fletcher Martin. Couple of chips from top of front cover. Average wear. A worthy vintage copy. Book
