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1945réf. 213921945. U.S. military operations in the Pacific Theater during World War II photograph and newspaper archive 1941-1945 documenting the Battle of Iwo Jima and the attack on Pearl Harbor. The archive pairs soldier-taken snapshots with official U.S. Navy and press photographs showing how combat equipment and battlefield conditions. The featured original snapshots contain handwritten notations en verso identifying dates specific locations soldiers and equipment. The archive comprises 39 silver gelatin photographs ranging from roughly 3.5 x 5 to 6 x 8 inches together with original wartime front pages of the Honolulu Star-Bulletin covering the attack on Pearl Harbor the fall of Italy and the Allied invasion of Europe. Images include amphibious landings on the black sand beaches of Iwo Jima with landing craft advancing under naval bombardment; U.S. Navy battleships destroyers and landing craft firing on shore defenses; and aerial scenes of dogfights and bombing runs. Close-up battlefield images depict the wreckage left in the wake of combat including destroyed landing craft craters from naval artillery and Japanese fortifications. Several photographs focus on the role of air power with images of Japanese aircraft under attack U.S. planes engaging in dogfights and B-29 Superfortresses bombing enemy positions. A particularly striking image captures a Japanese bomber scoring a direct hit on the USS Yorktown with billowing smoke rising from the carrier. Handwritten notations on some images identify U.S. servicemen locations such as Mount Suribachi and captured Japanese positions. The series of larger military-produced photographs and newspaper clippings have inscriptions on verso identifying locations and vessels depicted as well as the name tag "K .Benden." Among these are portraits of American soldiers posing at key strategic points inspecting captured bunkers and standing beside wrecked aircraft. Reconnaissance images show terrain and fortified positions; ground-level views show cratered landscapes wrecked landing craft and captured Japanese fortifications. One image shows the USS West Virginia during the Pearl Harbor attack with fire damage and crew visible; another shows a Japanese aircraft striking the USS Yorktown. Other photographs show servicemen near Mount Suribachi inspecting bunkers and beside wrecked aircraft. Many images carry printed captions within the negatives; others have handwritten verso annotations identifying locations dates vessels and personnel including one marked "K. Benden." Light wear minor edge creasing and occasional surface marks; overall in very good with strong image clarity. unknown books
1939réf. 214021939. Four wartime pamphlets and periodicals 1939-1945 documenting American interpretations of Japanese expansionism prewar economic policy debates and U.S. military operations in the Pacific Theater. The materials illustratr how military governmental and institutional publications framed Japanese imperial strategy and justified American military response while also presenting technical and battlefield analysis intended for both military and informed civilian audiences. These works collectively offer insight into wartime messaging strategic interpretation and the evolving American understanding of Pacific conflict from prewar trade tensions through active combat operations. Four printed works issued between 1939 and 1945 including Shall America Stop Arming Japan 1939; Japanese Imperialism Exposed: The Secret Tanaka Document 1942; United States Naval Institute Proceedings Vol. 69 No. 485 May 1943; and Makin U.S. War Department 1944. Staple-bound and softcover formats illustrated with photographs maps charts and technical diagrams. Shall America Stop Arming Japan presents statistical charts detailing American exports of strategic materials noting that Japan sourced significant percentages of copper scrap iron and petroleum from the United States accompanied by arguments advocating embargo. Japanese Imperialism Exposed reproduces the controversial Tanaka Memorial describing a proposed sequence of territorial conquest beginning with China and extending across Asia and the Pacific. Makin issued by the War Department's Historical Division provides a detailed narrative of the U.S. Marine assault on Makin Atoll with photographs of tanks infantry movement and captured terrain alongside fold-out maps showing defensive positions and invasion routes. United States Naval Institute Proceedings includes articles analyzing naval aviation logistics and strategic doctrine with photographic illustrations of aircraft such as the XLRQ-1 seaplane glider and PV-1 Ventura patrol plane as well as discussions of wartime and postwar naval policy. Together these publications trace the progression of American engagement with Japan from economic and diplomatic tension to full-scale military conflict combining advocacy intelligence interpretation and operational reporting. The juxtaposition of prewar policy argument with wartime combat analysis and technical discussion demonstrates the range of printed materials used to inform persuade and document during the Pacific War. These works support research into wartime propaganda military strategy and the informational frameworks through which the United States understood and prosecuted the war against Japan. Light wear to spines and edges with minor toning to pages; overall very good condition. A cohesive grouping illustrating the intersection of policy debate ideological framing and battlefield documentation in World War II print culture. unknown books
1944réf. 186041944. Bilobran J. United States Navy sailor photograph album documenting naval service in the Southwest Pacific theater during World War II and preserving visual evidence of American naval personnel operating in the Pacific war zone. The album records daily life among U.S. Navy sailors as well as scenes from active military environments during the Pacific campaigns that followed the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in December 1941. The photographs include images of sailors aboard naval vessels wartime training and weapons operation and interactions with local populations encountered in Pacific combat zones. Several photographs depict American personnel arriving on the shores of Leyte in the Philippines a location central to the 1944 campaign in which Allied forces began the liberation of the Philippine Islands under the broader command structure of General Douglas MacArthur. Photograph album compiled by U.S. Navy sailor J. Bilobran during service aboard USS Douglas A. Munro in the Southwest Pacific theater during World War II. The album contains 203 black and white silver gelatin photographs mounted on black paper pages along with a pasted pamphlet from a Navy Day program and a hand drawn illustration. The photographs show sailors in uniform aboard naval vessels operating deck guns and handling firearms alongside informal scenes of recreation including dancing drinking and gatherings among crew members. Additional images depict sailors ashore in Pacific locations including Leyte in the Philippines where American forces conducted amphibious operations during the campaign to reclaim the islands from Japanese control. The album also includes photographs of Filipino civilians and guerrilla fighters along with images of Filipino women in traditional clothing illustrating encounters between American military personnel and local communities during wartime operations. Album containing 203 silver gelatin photographs measuring approximately 2.5 x 3.5 inches to 4.5 x 5.5 inches mounted in a brown faux leather photograph album bound with cord and measuring approximately 11.5 x 15.5 inches. Photographs accompanied by a Navy Day program pamphlet and a hand drawn illustration pasted onto the album pages. Minor wear consistent with age; photographs remain clear and well preserved overall. The album offers a substantial visual record of American naval presence in the Southwest Pacific during the Second World War and documents both combat environments and the daily experiences of sailors stationed in the Pacific theater. unknown books
1905réf. 31253Honolulu: Mercantile Printing Co. Ltd. 1905. 86 2 blanks pp. Stitched in original printed wrappers. Scattered light foxing. Several blank margins have a wormhole. Good. Constitution By-Laws Officers Missions Members doings at the Annual Meeting Reports of various committees. Mercantile Printing Co., Ltd. unknown books
1875réf. 10295Boston: Heliotype Printing 1875. Heliotype 38 cm x 48 cm on cream colored stock 55 cm x 66 cm with printed title and credit. Overall age toning. Heliotype promoting the Union Pacific line with a view of the tracks crossing Sherman Hill and the Continental Divide outside of the now ghost town of Sherman Wyoming. Sherman Hill is one of the landmarks on the transcontinental railroad and the highest point on the original U.P. line with a summit topping of 8247 feet above sea level. Sherman Hill is one of the easiest crossings of the Rockies and today it is one of the busiest lines. We are unable to locate another example of this poster. Rare. Heliotype Printing unknown books
1949réf. 7132St. Paul MN: Allied Printing 1949. 31pp. Square Octavo 23 cm x 20 cm Red illustrated wrappers. Very good. Vertical fold as issued. Promotional piece from the Northern Pacific for service to Yellowstone with descriptions of the area lodgings scenic features tours etc. Illustrated throughout with black and white views and a double-page map at the center. Opens with an essay by Emerson Hough 'Yellowstone National Park - A Tribute.' "Only Burlington-Northern Pacific serves three of Yellowstone's famous gateways Gardiner Cody and Red Lodge and only Burlington - Northern Pacific offers a choice of three scenic routes to or from the Park. The most direct service to Yellowstone is via the Route of the North Coast Limited through St. Paul-Minneapolis Minnesota wooded farmlands the Bad Lands of North Dakota and the ranch country of Montana." - p.5. The Northern Pacific Railway was not only the first railroad to build a branch line to the park boundary to the North Entrance at Gardiner but it also provided service to the last entrance which was opened to the park the Northeast Entrance In addition the Northern Pacific was heavily involved in the development of the hotel facilities in the park. The involvement of the Northern Pacific with the park dates back to 1870 with the exploration of the park by the Washburn Expedition. According to legend the party concluded that the natural wonders should be preserved as a national park. Nathaniel Pitt Langsford who was on the expedition publicized the wonders he had seen in the park on his return to the East Coast and Jay Cooke financier for the Northern Pacific Railroad hired him as a publicist to obtain financial support for his railroad and to promote the park. Allied Printing unknown books
1946réf. 5277Chicago: Rand McNally 1946. Single sheet 46 cm x 81 cm that folds up to 23 cm x 10 cm pamphlet size. Printed in red blue and black. Very good. Folds as issued. Gentle overall wear. One side features a nice map 43 cm x 385 cm that shows the Union Pacific Routes and roads through Utah and Northern Arizona. To the right are descriptions of the lodges and camps run by the Utah Parks Company in Zion Bryce Canyon Cedar Breaks and the North Rim of the Grand Canyon. To the left is a description of tours offered by Utah Parks Company and rates for 1946. Reverse prints a variety of color views of the Parks and sites one would see on a guided trip. "This folder contains a map showing the principal highway approaches to Zion Grand Canyon and Bryce Canyon National Parks and Cedar Breaks National Monument and is presented to motorists by the Utah Parks Company to assist those who are driving to these scenic wonderlands." Produced to promote trips from the Utah Parks Company which was a subsidiary of U.P. that ran guided loop tours of the parks and monuments of southern Utah and northern Arizona. Rand McNally unknown books
1939réf. 71827Death Valley Junction California: Pacific Coast Borax Company 1939. 8vo pp. 64; frontispiece portrait with perforated stub maybe suitable for framing; original printed wrappers; very good clean and sound. A short-lived periodical - only this one issue published by the Pacific Coast Borax Company ever appeared - containing seven uncredited radio scrips for "Death Valley Days" all pertaining to Death Valley and the extraction of borax. "Borax first came into common use in the late 19th century when Francis Marion Smith's Pacific Coast Borax Company began to market and popularize a large variety of applications under the 20 Mule Team Borax trademark named for the method by which borax was originally hauled out of the California and Nevada deserts" Wikipedia. Yale and Bowling Green only in OCLC. Pacific Coast Borax Company unknown books
1900réf. 51798Chicago: Curt Teich & Co. for the Van Noy Inter-State Co 1900. Oblong 4to unpaginated; 25 full-pg illustrations in color and mounted two pages of text containing illustration descriptions; tan pictorial wrappers lettered in black & gilt color illustration mounted on upper cover ribbon-bound; covers a bit toned at edges corners creased illustrations clean & bright overall very good. A picturesque view-book of "the most interesting views seen along the route" of Utah Nevada and California. Curt Teich & Co. for the Van Noy Inter-State Co unknown books
1918réf. 47858Restigouche P. Q.: Micmac Messenger 1918. First edition 12mo pp. 78; bound with as issued: Mesoi maoi alasotmamgeoel. Tapoooei neogtipongeg gis oen minoi sigentasit teli ginamot. Catechisme de preseverance 2 liturgique pp. 79 80-198; 56 zinc-block illustrations between both titles; title in French English and Micmac; table of contents in English main text in Mi'kmaq; cloth backed pink paper covered boards; corners bumped else near fine. Pacifique de Valigny née Henri-Joseph-Louis Buisson was a Capucin French missionary who wrote and published a number of religious materials for the benefit of the Mi'kmaq and Gaspe people. A version of the Petite histoire was also published without the second section. Micmac Messenger unknown books
1913réf. 47851Ristigouche P. Q.: Capucins 1913. 12mo pp. 128; bound with as issued: Gtapegiemgeoel = Canticles. pp. 32; 54 zinc-block illustrations; text in Mi'kmaq; green paper covered boards backed in blue cloth; covers lightly stained very good. The date on the cover is noted as 1921 though the text clearly comes from the same edition as other copies of the 1913 edition. It's likely that the gatherings were remainders bound just prior to the 1921 edition going to print. Pacifique de Valigny née Henri-Joseph-Louis Buisson was a Capucin French missionary who wrote and published a number of religious materials for the benefit of the Mi'kmaq and Gaspe people. Capucins unknown books
1908réf. 47879New York: J. Fischer & Bro 1908. Broadsheet title on recto musical notation on verso; lyrics in Micmac; paper evenly toned near fine. Pacifique de Valigny née Henri-Joseph-Louis Buisson was a Capucin French missionary who wrote and published a number of religious materials for the benefit of the Mi'kmaq and Gaspe people. J. Fischer & Bro unknown books
1913réf. 47868Ristigouche P. Q.: Freres mineurs capucins Ste. Anne de Ristigouche 1913. 12mo pp. 306 2; bound with: Gtapegiemgeoel. Cantiques. pp. 32; 112 zinc-block illustrations throughout; red buckram with gilt title on upper cover; red stained edges; small bump to upper cover else near fine. Text in Mi'kmaq translated by Pacifique after the 1759 edition by Abbe Maillard. Pacifique de Valigny née Henri-Joseph-Louis Buisson was a Capucin French missionary who wrote and published a number of religious materials for the benefit of the Mi'kmaq and Gaspe people. Freres mineurs capucins Ste. Anne de Ristigouche unknown books
1913réf. 47850Ristigouche P. Q.: Freres mineurs capucins Ste. Anne de Ristigouche 1913. 12mo pp. 300; bound with: Gtapegiemgeoel. Cantiques. pp. 32; 111 zinc-block illustrations throughout; red buckram with gilt title on upper cover; red stained edges; near fine. This edition has another variant with 6 additional pages including table of contents that is likely a later state see above. Text in Mi'kmaq translated by Pacifique after the 1759 edition by abbe Maillard. Pacifique de Valigny née Henri-Joseph-Louis Buisson was a Capucin French missionary who wrote and published a number of religious materials for the benefit of the Mi'kmaq and Gaspe people. Freres mineurs capucins Ste. Anne de Ristigouche unknown books
1921réf. 47848Restigouche P. Q.: Micmac Messenger 1921. 12mo pp. 78; 23 zinc-block illustrations; title in French English and Micmac; table of contents in English main text in Mi'kmaq; pink and gray paper boards; pages evenly toned; near fine. Pacifique de Valigny née Henri-Joseph-Louis Buisson was a Capucin French missionary who wrote and published a number of religious materials for the benefit of the Mi'kmaq and Gaspe people. Micmac Messenger unknown books
1913réf. 47854Abbeville France: F. Paillart 1913. 12mo pp. 32; original orange pictorial paper wrappers; evenly toned; very good. A collection of canticles in the Micmac language. [F. Paillart unknown books
1921réf. 47852Restigouche P. Q.: Micmac Messenger 1921. 12mo pp. 78; bound with as issued: Mesoi maoi alasotmamgeoel. Tapoooei neogtipongeg gis oen minoi sigentasit teli ginamot. Catechisme de preseverance 2 liturgique pp. 79 80-198; 56 zinc-block illustrations between both titles; title in French English and Micmac; table of contents in English main text in Mi'kmaq; cloth backed blue paper boards; near fine. Pacifique de Valigny née Henri-Joseph-Louis Buisson was a Capucin French missionary who wrote and published a number of religious materials for the benefit of the Mi'kmaq and Gaspe people. A version of the Petite histoire was published without the second section. Only 4 copies are recorded in OCLC with both parts all of them in Canada. Micmac Messenger unknown books
réf. 2401Omaha Nebraska: Union Pacific System 1924. A fine copy in original pictorial wrappers. One of the pamphlets issued by the Union Pacific Railroad to promote travel destinations serviced by their trains. Illustrated in both black and white photographic images and full page color plates reproducing artistic renditions of the Golden State's beauty when it was still a wide open paradise filled with promise. paperback books
1887réf. 009783Chicago: Rand McNally & Co./ Matthews Northrup & Company Engravers & Printers Buffalo NY 1887. Book. Very Good. Single Sheet Folded. 33 3/4" x 27 1/2". Corrected up to Apr. 1 1887 inset at upper left. Single Sheet Folded 33 3/4" x 27 1/2" entire verso contains - "Map showing land grant of the Northern Pacific Railroad Co. in eastern Washington and northern Idaho" with inset map showing "Northern Pacific Railroad System" . Sheet folded to 17 3/8" x 13 3/4" with additional folds making it 8 7/8" x 4 3/4" to fit in a pocket. Recto titled - "Sectional Map Showing the Lands of Northern Pacific Railroad Co. In Eastern Washington and Northern Idaho with Condensed Information Relating to the Northern Pacific Country" - contains printed information on the Pacific Northwest company advertising and a smaller map 10 3/4" x 8 1/2" of "Washington Oregon & Northern Idaho" by Rand McNally. Very Good small tears and a few small holes at creases. RARE OCLC locates three libraries with holdings of this 1887 map - U. of Calif Berkeley U. of Missouri St. Louis and Washington State Library. There was one earlier version corrected up to January 1 1886 one of which most recently seen at an auction in 2007. Rand McNally & Co./ Matthews, Northrup & Company Engravers & Printers , Buffalo, NY unknown books
1861réf. 55725Washington DC: Beverley Tucker; A. O. P. Nicholson; George W. Bowman; Thomas H. Ford 1861. Mixed Senate and House editions. Leather bound. Very Good. Twelve volumes in thirteen books Volume twelve in two parts plus one thick volume with the following title in gilt on the spine: "Explorations and Surveys for a Railroad Route from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean. General Report." Large quartos 30 cm Bound in modern black leather with the title stamped in gilt on the spines and blind-tooled embellishments on the spines and boards. "Senate" and "House" stamped in gilt at the head of the spines. "War Department" stamped at the foot. New endpapers. Spines of a couple volumes a bit faded. Sporadic foxing and toning throughout though a large majority of the color lithographs remain in excellent condition. Stitching periodically visible in the inside margins. Occasional moisture stains other light stains and darkening to the pages. Tide mark staining more frequent in volume VI and the General Report. Volumes VIII and XII Book 1 are ex-library with discreet markings. Volume XI with maps and plates is heavily foxed at the beginning mostly affecting the text. This volume contains Warren's great map. Many of the large maps and profiles are fragile and have many splits normally encountered in these kinds of sets. "General Map of Explanations and Surveys in California" in Volume XI completely detached from binding but present. With 665 illustrated plates 64 maps/sections/profiles and 15 diagrams. Collation Notes: Volume II: 12 scenic plates one nearly detached; 20 botanical plates; 4 geological plates; 1 large folding map; 1 large folding geological section. Volume III: 12 scenic plates; 7 diagrams; 8 Native American plates missing illustration titled "Pictographs at Yampais Spring"; 3 geological plates; 2 folding sections and 1 folding map at the rear. Not present in this volume: "General Map from Fort Smith to Rio Del Norte" "General Map from Rio del Norte to the Pacific Ocean" and "Profile of a route for the Pacific Railroad from Fort Smith to Martinez." Volume IV: 1 large folding botanical plate with explanation of signs; 24 plates related to Cacti; 25 other botany plates; 10 plates devoted to Mosses and Liverworts. Volume V: 12 views; 4 maps; 14 sections; 13 views missing plate XII- "Mirage on the Colorado Desert"; 11 fossil and shell plates missing plate X; 28 botany plates. Volume VI: 13 General Report plates; 5 geology plates; 14 botany plates missing Plate I- "Quercus Hindsii"; missing plate X- "Juniperus occidentalis"; 11 fish plates; 3 mammal plates; 2 bird plates. Volume VII: 8 scenic plates; 10 paleontological plates; 14 geological plates; 2 fold-out maps; 8 botanical plates; 11 meteorological plates. Volume VIII: 20 mammal plates plates XVII-LX. Volume X: 33 reptile plates missing plate VI- "Dipsosaurus dorsalis Hallow & Sceloporus biseriatus Hallow"; reptile plate II mislabeled as III; 51 fish plates; 9 mammal plates plate XI- "Sciurus fremonti Towns" mislabeled as plate VI; plate VIII- "Lepus audubonii Baird" mislabeled XIII; 28 bird plates. Volume XI: 4 map plates; 13 sketches of Route of Forty-First Parallel- Beckwith's Report Vol. II; Warren Map plus 31 maps and profiles. Volume XII Book I: 70 lithographs. Volume XII Book II: 6 botany plates; 2 insect plates; 5 mammal plates missing plate VIII- "Texas Mouse etc."; 8 bird plates; 10 reptile plates; 21 fish plates. Some fish plates that are listed in Volume XII Book II as being present in Volume X appear to be absent LXXVI XXVb XXV XXVI LXX LXXV. General Report: 8 diagrams; 3 large folding maps/profiles at rear one with tape repairs- "Milk R. to the Crossing of the Columbia R."; 120 illustrated plates lacking "View of Fort Smith" and "Pictographs at Yampais Spring". No general title page. A mixed Senate and House set in attractive modern leather bindings. The quarto edition of the Pacific Railroad Reports first appeared in 1855 and concluded in 1861 with volume XII. The Surveys aimed at determining the best route for a transcontinental railroad. It embodied the most comprehensive information source on the American West in the mid-19th century. Numerous illustrators engravers lithographers cartographers and printing firms contributed to the publication. This monumental work is rarely found in such nice condition. ".it was the best cartographical work on the West up to its time." - Wright Howes. ".these volumes contain a monumental collection of scientific information geographical zoological botanical geological of the still mysterious American West." - Henry Wagner. Howes P3. Moffat 3536 & 49. Wagner/Camp 262-267 pp. 468-507. Beverley Tucker; A. O. P. Nicholson; George W. Bowman; Thomas H. Ford unknown books
1877réf. 40160New York: H.J. Hewitt Printer 1877. 2 60 pp. Original printed front title wrapper lacking rear wrapper. Disbound. Clean text. Except as noted Very Good. The Argument is a detailed indictment of the discriminatory and monopolistic practices of the Union Pacific Railroad in support of a bill to require the Union Pacific to cease its illegal conduct. The history of the establishment of a cross-continent railroad is reviewed with analysis of the relevant statutes and their judicial interpretation. The Kansas Railway Company argues that "The Union Pacific Railroad Company from the year 1870 up to the present time has operated its road in open and direct contravention of the requirements of the Acts of Congress and in violation of vested rights of the public the Government and the Kansas Pacific Company to the manifest loss and injury of the public the Government and the Kansas Pacific Company." OCLC locates about fifteen copies as of June 2024. H.J. Hewitt, Printer unknown books
1878réf. 40161New York: H.J. Hewitt Printer 1878. 2 34 pp with two folded leaves of freight rates. Original printed front title wrapper lacking rear wrapper. Disbound with slight loosening. Clean text. Good. The Argument demonstrates that the Union Pacific Company discriminates against the Kansas Pacific Company in its imposition of freight rates. OCLC locates twelve copies under several accession numbers as of June 2024. H.J. Hewitt, Printer unknown books
1894réf. 31668San Francisco 1894. Original staples and printed wrappers with wrapper title as issued. 12pp lightly toned Very Good. The Mass Meeting attacked the "Railroad Octopus" which assails the people "by unjust accumulations and intelligent and determined concentration of power for bad ends . . . Its cupidity its selfishness its trickery the debasing pressure exerted upon every form of industry and the unprincipled use of money and of purchased intellect by a powerful railroad monopoly has checked our progress and reduced us to virtual slavery for twenty-five years." OCLC lists twelve copies under two accession numbers as of October 2024. Not located in Rocq Cowan or BRE. unknown books
1888réf. 31649np 1888. 79 1 pp plus folding map couple of expertly repaired short fold splits one chip. Disbound Good. This promotional went through a number of editions of which this appears to be the first. It provides the information promised by the title. 110 Eberstadt 15. unknown books
1870réf. 31135Springfield Mo. 1870. Stitched in original printed wrappers. 41 1 blank pp. Very Good. The opening is "a great event in the history of St. Louis and of the State of Missouri.The South Pacific Railroad has burst through upon the prairies of Southwest Missouri and has welded its western terminus upon the rails of the Atlantic and Pacific Railroad. This latter road is going to the Pacific coast as rapidly as it is possible to construct a road in this day of rapid railroad building." The pamphlet describes "the celebration" including speeches and festivities; the route; and the many exciting possibilities the Road will create for the State and Nation. BRE 175 4 locations. Sabin 57393. unknown books
