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1 1664-1964. An account of the Royal Marines Tercentenary Celebrations.
Suffolk Cowell 1964 Hard Cover 
88 pages, circa 200 illustrations (some in color), pictorial cloth, very good, measures 9 by 11 inches. 
Price: 25.00 USD
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2 The soldier s manual, for cavalry, artillery, light infantry, and infantry. Embellished with twelve plates, representing different volunteer corps, in the First Division Pennsylvania Militia.
Philadelphia James H. Nesmith 1963 Hard Cover Very Good 
1963 reprint of 1824 edition. Iv,73 pages, 11 color plates, 1 other plate, vellum, leather label, fine in fine slipcase. A 1963 facsimile edition by the Society of Military Collectors and Historians. Introduction by Anne S.K. Brown. 
Price: 50.00 USD
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3 Dr. Sun Yat-sen: Man of the ages.
Taipei, China Publishing 1965 Soft Cover 
56 pages, 10 illustrations, wraps, very good. 
Price: 15.00 USD
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4 Dateline Lockheed.
Burbank, CA Lockheed 1982 Soft Cover 
96 pages, circa 90 full-page illustrations, pictorial wraps, very good. 
Price: 20.00 USD
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5 Collection dite "Au ballon" appartenant a M. Leon Barthou.
Paris Hotel Drouot, Estamps et Almanacks.. 1935 Soft Cover 
86 pages, 8 plates, pictorial wrappers, very good. Catalogue of the great aeronautical exhibition of paintings, prints, china and "Objects d'art et d'ameublement," etc., illustrating the balloon. 
Price: 150.00 USD
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6 Compilation of works of art and other objects in the United States Capitol. Prepared by the Architect of the Capitol under the direction of the Joint Committee on the Library.
Washington, Government Printing Office, 1965 Hard Cover 
427 pages, circa 500 illustrations & plans, cloth, very good, measures 8" x 11". Joint Committee on the Library, Omar Burleson, B. Everett Jordan, Claiborne Pell, Joseph S. Clark, Paul C. Jones, Frank Thompson, Jr., John Sherman Cook, Hugh Scott, Glenard P. Lipscomb, Robert J. Corbett. 
Price: 40.00 USD
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7 The World War in photographs uncensored. A pictorial review with the lid off, the world war in a startling array of uncensored photographs taken on the fields of battle, in the air, and on the high seas.
New York International Newspaper Syndicate, 1934 Hard Cover 
182 pages, circa 300 illustrations, cloth, dust jacket is very frayed with pieces missing but book is very good. Size of book is 9 by 12 inches. 
Price: 25.00 USD
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8 History of the 316th Infantry. Vol. II.
Philadelphia Tracy Press, 1938 Hard Cover 
243 pages, 1 folding plate, well illustrated, cloth, very good. Vol. 2, covers the period 1919-1936. There is some additional matter relative to the regiment's service in France where it served as part of the 79th Division. 
Price: 35.00 USD
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9 The Soviet Navy.
Moscow, Novosti Press Agency, 1989 Soft Cover 
32 pages, well illustrated (many in color), map, pictorial wraps, oblong, measures 8 1/2" x 6 1/2". Includes one page of uniforms and one page of medals, both in color. 
Price: 20.00 USD
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10 France: Air and space.
New York 1963 Soft Cover 
56 pages, circa 100 illustrations, pictorial wraps, very good. 
Price: 15.00 USD
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11 Frankreich. Ein erlebnis des Deutschen soldaten.
Paris ODE Verlag, 1942 Hard Cover 
48 leaves, 25 tipped-in color plates, many text illustrations, boards, back-strip frayed, else fine. A collection of the art work and short stories by German soldiers stationed in France during the occupation. 
Price: 35.00 USD
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12 Chinese Communist modernization problems. (A collection of articles on the 4-M Program).
Taipei, China Publishing Co. 1979 Hard Cover 
122 pages, cloth, very good. 
Price: 15.00 USD
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13 Linweave Limited Editions. MCMXXXIV.
Linweave Association, 1934 Hard Cover 
54 leaves, illustrations (some in color), boards, very good, measures 9" x 12". A reprinting of ten limited edition booklets published on various types of papers. 
Price: 25.00 USD
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14 Our flying Navy.
New York Macmillan Co. 1944 Hard Cover 
97 pages followed by 73 unnumbered pages, 108 illustrations (many in color, some double-page), cloth. 1st edition, 9-1/2 x 13 inches, former owner's bookplate inside front cover otherwise very good. Text prepared with assistance of the Office of the Deputy Chief of Naval Operations (Air). Introduction by James Forrestal, Secretary of the Navy. Preface by Arthur W. Radford, Rear Admiral, U.S.N., Acting Deputy Chief of Naval Operations (Air). Foreword about the pictures by Thomas Craven. With eighty full- color reproductions from paintings by Howard Baer, Adolf Dehn, Robert Benney, Don Freeman, Joseph Hirsch, Lawrence Beall Smith and Georges Schreiber. 
Price: 30.00 USD
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15 Bibliographical index for Spanish and Spanish American studies in the United States.
New York Published by Anaya - Las Americas Spanish Book Center, [ca. 1980]. Soft Cover 
589 pages, wraps, very good. 
Price: 20.00 USD
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16 Typography Twelve. The annual of the Type Directors Club.
New York New York, Watson-Guptill Publications, Inc. . 1991 Hard Cover 
271 pages, mainly pictorial (mostly in color), cloth, 8 1/2" x 11". 
Price: 25.00 USD
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17 A wartime log. A remembrance from home through the American Y.M.C.A.
Charlottesville, VA Howell Press, 1994 Hard Cover 
208 pages, circa 400 illustrations (many in color), cloth, dust jacket, 1st edition, very good. A handsome book of letters, artwork, etc. of U.S. aviation POW s in Germany in WWII. 
Price: 30.00 USD
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18 Who's who in music. The fourth edition. A biographical dictionary of outstanding music students.
Tuscaloosa, AL Randall Publishing Co. 1978 Hard Cover 
514 pages, cloth, 4th edition, very good. 
Price: 20.00 USD
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19 History of the Richardson Light Guard of Wakefield, Mass. Covering the third-quarter-century period. 1901-1026...
Wakefield, MA Item Press, 1926 Hard Cover 
317 pages, circa 100 illustrations and maps, tables, cloth, very good. 1st edition. Includes WWI service with 101 MP, 104th Infantry and 102nd Infantry, 26th Division, AEF. 
Price: 50.00 USD
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20 ICARE. Revue de l'aviation Francaise (Paris)
#53, Spring, 1970. Soft Cover 
Special issue: 1939-40. La drole du guerre. 212 pages, well illustrated, pictorial wraps, very good. 
Price: 25.00 USD
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21 La Campagne des Prussiens en 1866. Par S.A.R. le Prince Frederic-Charles.
Paris Revue Britannique, 1867 Soft Cover 
36 pages, wraps, very good. 
Price: 20.00 USD
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22 Il Giorno Dell Ala. Esercitazioni Del-L armata Del Cielo. 26 Maggio X. A Beneficio Delle Opere Della R. Aeronautica.
[Rome, 1932]. Soft Cover 
50 + 112 adv.p., well illus., 2 folding maps, pictorial wrappers, v.g. Official program of the Italian 1932 Air Show. This was largely an Italian Air Force show that featured formation flying and aerobatics, something the Italians were famous for. There are many diagrams of the aerial maneuvers and flight patterns. 6 1/2" X 9 3/4". 
Price: 100.00 USD
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23 ANGLO-AMERICAN YEARBOOK. 1916.
London International Development Company, 1916 Hard Cover 
416 pages, illustrations, tables, cloth. 
Price: 35.00 USD
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24 ANGLO-AMERICAN YEARBOOK. 1931
London American Chamber of Commerce in London, 1931 Hard Cover 
570 pages, illustrations, tables, cloth. Vols. for 1913-22 published by the International Development Company; 1923-61 by the American Chamber of Commerce in London. 
Price: 35.00 USD
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25 ANGLO-AMERICAN YEARBOOK. 1930.
London American Chamber of Commerce in London, 1930 Hard Cover 
590 pages, illustrations, tables, cloth. 
Price: 35.00 USD
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26 AVIATION
(New York) Jan.-Dec. 1941. 
Vol. 40, bound in 1 volume. Bound without wrappers, includes directory issue. 
Price: 150.00 USD
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27 Cruise Cape Breton. the Yachter's Guide to the Bras D'Or Lakes, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. 8th Printing.
1992 Eighth Printing Softcover Very Good 
254 pages, well illustrated, many text charts, pictorial wrappers, spiral bound, very good. 8th printing. Includes Chedabucto Bay, St. Peters, West Bay, Malagawatch & Basins, East Bay, St. Patricks Channel, St. Andrews Channel, The Great Bras d'Or Channel, Sydney & North Sydney Harbours, Ingonish Harbour. Includes essay on The Pioneer Years in Cape Breton 1780-1830. Large folding map laid in, "The Canadian Aids to Navigation System". FW54B ; 254 pages 
Price: 30.00 USD
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28 GUN DIGEST (1984)
(Northfield, Ill.) Soft Cover 
1984, 38th edition, 472 pages, wrappers, very good. 
Price: 15.00 USD
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29 JANE'S SURFACE SKIMMER SYSTEMS. 1971-72.
(London). Sampson Low, Marston, 1971-72. Hard Cover 
Profusely illustrated, ex-library otherwise v.g. 
Price: 30.00 USD
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30 JANE'S SURFACE SKIMMER SYSTEMS.
(London). 1967-68. Hard Cover 
First issue. 136 pages, profusely illustrated, ex-library otherwise v.g. 
Price: 30.00 USD
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31 World War II Pictorial German 88mm Guns June 1979
Japan 1979 Softcover Fine 
104 pages, well illustrated, diagrams, wrappers, 8 by 11 inches, fine. Text in Japanese (mostly) and English. Scarce. Includes KwK 43 L/71, KwK 36 / 56, PAK 43/2 L/71, PAK 43/3 K/71, PAK 43/1 L/71, FLAK 37, FLAK 41, PAK 43. EDO_60 ; 104 pages 
Price: 75.00 USD
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32 Public characters of 1798-1799. The fourth edition. Enlarged and corrected to the first of June, 1803.
London, Richard Phillips, 1803. 
[4],570p., fold. frontis., disbound. 
Price: 100.00 USD
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33 Submarines: Hunter/killers & boomers.
New York Beekman House, 1990 Hard Cover 
192 pages, circa 300 illustrations (mostly color), cloth, dj. 10 x 12 inches.. A guide to modern submarines, both NATO and Warsaw Pact. 
Price: 20.00 USD
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34 Babyland. Edited by the Editors of Wide Awake.
Boston, D. Lothrop Co., [1889]. 
[6],11-104p., very well illus. in B & W, pictorial boards in color, 7 3/4 x 9 1/4. covers badly frayed & soiled, text v.g. Vol. XIII No. 1 through Vol. XIII No. 12 (Jan.- Dec. 1889). 
Price: 50.00 USD
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35 Background information relating to Southeast Asia and Vietnam (2d revised edition). Committee on Foreign Relations, United States Senate. March 1966.
Washington, DC, Government Printing Office, 1966 Soft Cover 
89th Congress, 2nd Session. 297 pages, small stain to white paper covers otherwise very good. Includes summary chronology on events in southeast Asia, 1954-66; 101 official documents on United States - Vietnam relations; U.S. foreign assistance to Vietnam, 1953-65, number of casualties incurred by U.S. forces in Vietnam and Documents pertaining to proposals of North Vietnam, the National Liberation Front and South Vietnam. 
Price: 25.00 USD
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36 Old South leaflets. Volume VII. 151-175.
Boston, Directors of the Old South Work, Old South Meeting House. 
Various pagination, cloth, ex-library, v.g. A group of 25 pamphlets, 20 to 24 pages each, bound in one volume with title-page and contents page, each dealing with an event in U.S. history: Captain Thomas Wheeler s narrative, 1675, Lexington town meetings from 1765 to 1775, The first graduates of Harvard College, Class of 1642, etc. 
Price: 50.00 USD
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37 The Modern Orator. The most celebrated speeches of the Earl of Chatham, the Rt. Hon. Richard Brinsley Sheridan, The Right Hon. Lord Erskine, and the Right Hon. Edmund Burke.
London, Aylott and Jones, 1847. 
868p., calf, boards. ex- lib. A number of papers relate to the colonies and to the American Revolution. 
Price: 100.00 USD
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38 The Household Division.
London Pitkin Pictorials, 1970 Soft Cover 
24 pages, well illustrated (many in color), pictorial wrappers, very good. 
Price: 12.00 USD
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39 The Book of the Bear. Being twenty-one tales newly translated from the Russian. By Jane Harrison and Hope Mirrless. The pictures by Ray Garnett. With a preface and epilogue.
London, The Nonesuch Press, 1926. 
xiv,107p., 7 color illus., marbled boards, cloth back-strip. Fine. 4 1/4 x 6 1/4. 
Price: 50.00 USD
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40 The story of American hunting and firearms. From Outdoor Life. Updated and revised. With paintings by Ralph Crosby Smith.
New York Outdoor Life, 1976 Hard Cover 
172 pages, 14 color plates, ca. 200 text illustrations, cloth, dust jacket, very good. 
Price: 25.00 USD
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41 The historical experience of the agrarian reform in our country.
Pyongyang, Korea, Foreign Languages Publishing House, 1974 Soft Cover 
134 pages, wrappers. 
Price: 10.00 USD
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42 The Queen s Silver Jubilee.
[London, Pitkin Pictorials, 1977]. 
32p., well illustrated in color, pictorial wrappers, v.g. 
Price: 20.00 USD
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43 The Captain Kid Book and Judge Annual.
New York, Leslie-Judge Co., [1921]. 
ca. 300p., 6 color pls., well illus., pictorial cloth, 9' x 11'. Has seen considerable use but complete. Not sure who Captain Kid is but this is a compilation of material from the American humor magazine Judge, August to December, 1920. Three of the color plates are by James Montgomery Flagg. 
Price: 35.00 USD
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44 The American almanac and repository of useful knowledge for the year 1841.
Boston, Published by David H. Williams, 1841. 
xii,312p., tbls., wraps, ex-lib., uncut. 
Price: 50.00 USD
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45 The American almanac and repository of useful knowledge for the year 1842.
Boston, Published by David H. Williams, 1841. 
viii,328p., tbls., wraps, ex-lib., wrappers badly frayed, some foxing, uncut. 
Price: 50.00 USD
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46 The Aerospace Yearbook.
[Washington, DC.] 
1961. ex-lib. 
Price: 35.00 USD
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47 The investiture of His Royal Highness Prince Charles as Prince of Wales and Earl of Chester by Her Majesty the Queen. Caernarvon Castle, Tuesday 1st July 1969.
[Swansea, UK, Celtic Publishers, 1969]. 
[3],4-65p., well illustrated (many in color), pictorial wrappers. 
Price: 20.00 USD
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48 The Spectator. Vol. III only.
London J. Bumpus, Holborn-Bars, 1819 Hard Cover 
478 pages, cont. boards, covers scuffed & soiled, text v.g. Title page says New edition, carefully corrected from the originals, with historical, biographical, and explanatory notes, contents, and a general index. To which are prefixed, The Lives of the Authors. In eight volumes. This is Vol. III only. 
Price: 35.00 USD
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49 The movie treasury. Gangster movies. Gangsters, hoodlums, and tough guys of the screen.
[London], Octopus Books, [1973]. 
[4],5- 160p., ca. 400 illus. (Some in color), cloth, dj, fine. 
Price: 20.00 USD
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50 The wonder book of the Navy.
London, Ward, Lock & Co., [ca. 1950]. 
[4],5-224p., 8 color pls., ca. 300 illus., pictorial board. 12th edition, ex-lib. but v.g. A look at the Royal Navy in the post WWII period. One of a series of books for young adults that began in the 1930's. Excellent illustrations. 
Price: 25.00 USD
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51 The armored command. A pictorial review of the armored command.
[Atlanta, Ga., Albert Love Enterprises, 1943]. 
64p., ca. 250 illus., pictorial wrappers. A pictorial on the U.S. Armored forces in WWII from training to the early days of combat. 
Price: 50.00 USD
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52 The story of British achievement. 1849-1949.
[London, Harrods, 1949]. 
[5],6-58p., 8 double-page color illus., 20 text illus., end paper color illus. of London, boards, 9" x 12". 
Price: 35.00 USD
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53 The dictatorship of the proletariat.
New York, International Publishers, [1936]. 
[6],7-122,[4 adv.]p., cloth. 
Price: 20.00 USD
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54 The Library of Congress exhibit of books printed during the XVth century and known as incunabula. Selected from the Vollbehr Collection purchased by Act of Congress 1930. List of books.
Washington, Government Printing Office, 1930. 
Iv,77,[1 adv]p., wraps, ex-library. 
Price: 25.00 USD
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55 The President s trip to China. A pictorial record of the historic journey to the People s Republic of China with text by members of the American Press Corps.
New York Bantam Books, 1972 Soft Cover 
159 pages, well illustrated in color, pictorial wrappers. 
Price: 15.00 USD
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56 The American Heritage history of the thirteen colonies.
New York American Heritage Publishing Co., 1967 Hard Cover Very Good 
384 pages, circa 400 illustrations (many in color), maps, cloth, very good. "The American Heritage History Of The Thirteen Colonies puts the three crowded centuries of colonial rule into an organized and galloping parade. Here illustrated with the finest collection of colonial-period pictures ever assembled in one volume, is the adventure of America from wilderness to the eve of nationhood." 
Price: 20.00 USD
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57 The third century. Twenty-six prominent Americans speculate on the educational future.
[1977] Hard Cover 
With an introductory essay by Nathan Glazer. [4],196p., cloth, dj, very good. 
Price: 20.00 USD
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58 Great Western Progress. 1835-1935.
[London], Reprinted by permission from the Great Western Railway Centenary Number of The Times, [ca. Hard Cover 
180 pages, 1 plate, 58 illustrations, 1 fold. map, cloth. ex-library with usual library markings otherwise very good. This famous British railway line connected all of Wales to Paddington Station, London. Nice company history illustrates rolling stock, stations, bridges and management. 
Price: 35.00 USD
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59 Great fires of America. By the editors of Country Life.
Waukesha, Wis., Country Beautiful, [1973]. 
208p., ca. 300 illus. (Many in color), pictorial boards, 9 1/2' x 12', v.g. Cover title: Historic fires of America . 
Price: 25.00 USD
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60 The Bicentennial Parade of American Music. May 7, 1975 - December 31, 1976.
National Music Council, 1976. 
Funded by a grant from Exxon. Sponsored by the National Music Council. Administered by the National Federation of Music Clubs. 34 lvs., well illustrated, wrappers, ex-library, v.g. 
Price: 10.00 USD
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61 The economic development of Venezuela.
Baltimore, Published for The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development by The Johns Hopk 
xviii,494p., 6 folding maps, tbls., cloth, dj, ex-library, v.g. 
Price: 20.00 USD
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62 The development of the Sunday-school. 1780-1905. The official report of the Eleventh International Sunday-School Convention. Toronto, Canada, June 23-27, 1905.
Boston Executive Committee of the International Sunday-School Association, 1905 Hard Cover 
716 pages, well illustrated, cloth. 1st edition, very good. 
Price: 35.00 USD
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63 The Stephen H. Wakeman collection of books of nineteenth century American writers, the property of Mrs. Alice L. Wakeman. First editions, inscribed presentation and personal copies, original manuscripts and letters of nine American authors. Bryant, Emerso
New York, American Art Association, [1924]. 
129 lvs., many facsims., cloth, paper label, ex-lib., v.g. An important auction catalog of 1280 items with prices realized noted in margins. Each item is fully described and annotated with many facsimiles. 
Price: 100.00 USD
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64 American Art Annual. Founded 1898 by Florence N. Levy. Volume XXII (for the year 1925).
Washington, American Federation of Arts, 1926 Hard Cover 
785 pages, plates, cloth, very good. 
Price: 50.00 USD
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65 American men & women of science. Physical and biological sciences. Edited by Jacques Catteol Press.
New York, R.R. Bowker Co., 1979. 
8 vols. (5747 & 893p.), cloth. 14th edition. The first edition to incorporate the engineering sciences. Includes 130,500 biographical entries in all the physical and biological fields as well as engineers, mathematicians and computer scientists. This volume is quite heavy and will be sent by media or surface mail. 
Price: 300.00 USD
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66 The great historical documents of America. Reproduced by official authority from the originals in the Department of State and the Library of Congress, Washington, D.C., and the Lenox Library, New York.
New York, P.F. Collier & Son, Publishers, [1910]. 
9 lvs. of descriptive text & 21 pls. (facsims.) laid in, cloth. 9 x 13. The facsimiles are photographic reproductions in color. Included are the Declaration of Independence, The Monroe Doctrine, The Constitution of the Confederate States (part.), Treaty ending War with Spain, Surrender of Confederate Army at Appomattox, Treaty ending War of 1812, etc. 
Price: 20.00 USD
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67 The United States Army Training Center. Infantry, Fort Dix, New Jersey. The home of the ultimate weapon. Combat training. (Title from cover).
[n.p., ca. 1969]. 
44 lvs., ca. 400 illus. (Some in color), pictorial boards. Company C, 4th Battalion, Graduation Day, August 21, 1969. 
Price: 15.00 USD
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68 The three bears. A book of stories for boys and girls.
Akron, Ohio, The Saalfield Publishing Company, [1922]. 
20 lvs., 48 illus., pictorial boards in color, 7 1/2 x 9 3/4, somewhat frayed, some tape repairs to some pages and inner hinges. This was printed on poor quality stock and therefore quite scarce. The cover illustration in color shows mama bear looking at a broken chair with papa bear peering over her shoulder and baby bear crying on the floor beside them. 
Price: 30.00 USD
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69 Exhibition of Italian art. 1200-1900. Patrons, Their Majesties The King and Queen Their Majesties, The King and Queen of Italy.
London, Royal Academy of Arts, 1930. 
'Third edition under revision' (on title-page). xxii,461p., plan, wrappers, covers little frayed. 
Price: 20.00 USD
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70 An introduction to the study of banking.
New York, American Institute of Banking, Section American Bankers Association, [1945]. 
[6],7-192p., frontis., charts, tbls., cloth. 5th printing, v.g. 
Price: 20.00 USD
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71 This is sailing. A complete course.
[Boston], Sail [Magazine], [1972]. 
[10],220p., ca. 400 color illus., cloth, dj, v.g. 
Price: 20.00 USD
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72 British aircraft of World War II.
With colour photographs. 
London, Book Club Associates, [1975]. [8],9-144p., ca. 100 illus. (most. color), cloth. 
Price: 20.00 USD
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73 Nala and Damayanti. A love-tale of East India. Done out of the Sanskrit of the Mahabharata the oldest epic poem of India by Adelaide Rudolph.
Canton, PA Kirgate Press 1902 Fair 
xii,26p., boards, vellum back-strip, paper label on cover. 1st edition. cover little spotted, damp stain at top of cover, text fine. 
Price: 20.00 USD
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74 Wilderness U.S.A.
Washington, DC, National Geographic Society, 1973. Hard Cover 
344 pages, approximately 400 illustrations (mostly in color), maps, cloth, dj. 9' x 12'. 
Price: 20.00 USD
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75 Selected photographs from China.
Peking, Foreign Languages Press, [1977]. 
[8],102p., ca. 100 folding or double-page photographs (many in color), pictorial stiff wrappers, 9" x 10". Series of propaganda photographs of Chinese at work and play, all smiling off course, as well as scenic views. 
Price: 20.00 USD
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76 Illustrated Catalogue: The masterpieces of the International Exhibition. 1876.
Philadelphia Gilbert & Barrie, 1876 Hard Cover 
3 volumes, many plates and illustrations, leather, marbled endpapers, gilt decorated boards and back-strip, clean and bright, some light damp staining on bottom of a few pages on Volumes I and II, else very good. 8 1/2" x 11 3/4". Vol. I, The masterpieces of the Centennial Exhibition. Illustrated Fine Art. By Edward Strahan. xii,360p., 44 engraved plates, 140 other illus. (Many full or double-page). A feature of this volume are the large number of steel engravings by the finest craftsmen of the day, the reproduction is of excellent quality throughout. Included among the engravers are Hinshelwood, Moran, Ferris, Lightfoot, Maillefer, Cousen, McGoffen, Joubert and others. Vol. II, Industrial Art. By Prof. Walter Smith. x,521p., 1 engraved frontis., ca. 400 illus. This volume covers very ornate decorative Victorian style furniture of all types, statues, tapestries & rugs, clocks, candelabra, jewelry, vases, fountains and all types of decorative odds & ends for the home. Vol. III, History, mechanics, science. By Joseph M. Wilson. Clxxxiii,375p., engraved frontis., ca.300 illus. The first 188 pages are a history of the Exhibition and includes illustrations of the buildings, structures and grounds. The main part of this volume illustrates and describes the vast array of inventions made possible by the industrial revolution. These products, illustrated in great detail, include railroad trains, drilling & mining equipment, all manner of steam-powered engines including steam rollers and farm tractors and a wide variety of machinery, large and small as well as bridges and other structures. Exceptional illustrations. These volumes are quite heavy and will be sent by media or surface mail. 
Price: 450.00 USD
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77 A memorial of Charles Sumner.
Boston, [Massachusetts Legislature], 1874. 
[11],12-316,[1]p., frontis. (port.), cloth. ex-lib. Compilation of statements, speeches and remarks regarding the great anti-slavery senator from Massachusetts. 
Price: 35.00 USD
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78 Administration of mobilization WWII.
Washington, Institute of the Armed Forces, 1962 Hard Cover 
126 pages, many charts and tables (1 folding), cloth. At head of title: The Economics of National Security. 
Price: 20.00 USD
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79 Ken (The Insider's World). (New York). Vol. I No. 1, April 7, 1938.
New York 1938 Soft Cover 
138p., well illus. (many in color), pictorial wrappers. Small folio. The edges are a little frayed, top right corner is dogeared and covers show some wear (digital photo available upon request). The first issue