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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.
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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.
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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.
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35.00 USD
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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.
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20.00 USD
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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.
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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.
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AVIATION
(New York) Jan. -Dec. 1941.
Vol. 40, bound in 1 volume. Bound without wrappers, includes directory issue.
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150.00 USD
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American History Illustrated. 87 Mixed Issues from 1973 through 1983.
Gettysburg National Historical Society 1973-1983 Softcover Very Good with no dust jacket
First 12 issues in red binder with American History Illustrated on cover and spine, binder worn, magazines very good.. All other magazines not in a binder, very good. 1971: Jan, Feb, Apri, June, July, Aug. , Oct. , Nov. Dec. ; 1972: Jan, Feb, Apr, June, July, Aug, Nov. , Dec. ; 1973: Jan, Feb, Apr, July, Aug, Oct, Nov, Dec, 1974: Jan, Feb, July, Aug, Oct, Nov, Dec; 1975: Jan, Feb, Apri, May, June, Aug, , Nov, Dec; 1976: Jan, Feb, Apr, June, July, Oct, Nov, Dec. ; 1977: Jan, Feb, Apr, May, June, July, Oct, Nov, Dec. ; 1978: Feb, Apr, May, June, July, Aug, Oct, Dec. ; 1979: Feb, Apr, May, June, July, Aug, Nov, Dec. ; 1980: Jan, Feb, Apr, May, June, July, Oct. ; 1981: Feb, Apr (spine frayed) , June, July, Aug, 1982: Oct, Dec. ; 1983: Feb. , April.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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25.00 USD
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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."
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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.
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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.
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100.00 USD
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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.
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30.00 USD
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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'.
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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.
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450.00 USD
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A Memorial of Charles Sumner.
Boston Massachusetts Legislature 1874 Hardcover Very Good-
[11], 12-316, [1] pages, frontispiece (portrait) , cloth. Ex-library with usual library markings otherwise very good.. Compilation of statements, speeches and remarks regarding the great anti-slavery senator from Massachusetts. ; Ex-Library; 316 pages
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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 of this ambitious publication. The lead article is entitled, 'The coming Moroccan revolt of Dr. Rene Kraus. Contributors include Lawrence Martin, Dr. Rene Kraus,John L. Spivak, Robert D. Abraham, Paul de Kruif, Sylvia Martin, Raymond Gram Swing, Ernest Hemingway, Heinz Liepmann, Ladislas Farago, F.S.K. Lloyd, William L. Lawrence, Edward Hunter, Arthur Davison Ficke, John Angus Haig, Dillard Knapp, Davis J. Walsh, Sydney Carroll, C.D. Batchelor, Fred Ellis, Eric Godal, Derso & Kelen, William Sharp, Ray Arnold, E. Essy Richard Yardley, Sam Berman, Wm. Cotton, George Grosz. Cover: Wesley Neff. Articles include: Inside Manchukuan Recognition, Off the Hauptmann Record, Ordnance Worker's Notebook, Farming is a Way of Death, Exposing the Peril at Panama, Nazis Hedging Against Hitler, England's Secret Government, Hitler Hunts a Wife, Industrial Revolution by Diesel, Borah the Lynch Bill-Buster, The Jap-Jittery Northwest, Rumbling out of Mexico, Inside New York.
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San Francisco. Its colorful history, famous landmarks and lesser known attractions, the people who shape its character, the cities with the city.
Menlo Park, CA, Lane Publishing Co. , [1979].
A Sunset Pictorial. [5],6-256p., ca. 1000 illus. (many in color), maps, pictorial cloth, 8 1/2" x 11", v.g.
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Pinocchio's adventures in Wonderland.
Boston Jordan, Marsh & Co. 1898 Hard Cover Good
Translated from the Italian by Mary A. Murray. Illustrations by Enrico Mazzanti. With an introduction by Hezekiah Butterworth, author of many books for childrens including the Zig Zag Journeys and Boys of Greenway Court. 212 pages, frontispiece, text sketches, light blue / printed color flower boards show some wear, text is clean. From the introduction: "Here is a new delight for childhood. We have heard of toy books, but here is one that makes a toy live. "
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75.00 USD
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Das Album. Bilder aus dem Leben. Photographien von Ogerau, Reutlinger, Stebbing in Paris.
Leipzig, Verlag Von F. Kruger, 1898 Hard Cover
Nos. 1-10, 160p., ca. 600 illus., original publishers pictorial cloth, approximately 10 x 14. v.g. Nice copy of the first ten issues of this early girlie magazine. The photographs, mainly of French ladies, exploit their physical charms in various forms of dress and undress. There is no nudity but many illustrate ladies getting undressed for bed or some other event. Lots of legs, stockings, corsets and crinolines. Very useful for seeing what ladies wore underneath their outer wear. There is a nice series on riding bicycles in pantaloons and another series is on early bathing suits; all these being specially posed studio photos. Most of the women are identified and include Anna Held, Marcelle Dulac, Lucie Berthet, Mille de Gaby, and a special issue devoted to Lona Barrison. A delightful example of later 19th century mild erotica.
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Essentials of infantry training. Tenth edition. A text prepared especially for the study, training and examination of enlisted men, and for use by instructors. Fully illustrated, with questions for self-test and examination.
Harrisburg, Military Service Publishing Co. , [1942].
[6],661p., 1 fold. color pls., very many illus., diagrams, charts, tbls., wraps.
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Naval aviation. 1943.
United States Naval Institute, Annapolis, 1943 Hard Cover
147 pages, circa 50 illustrations, cloth. 1st edition. Some shelf wear else v.g. A general look at naval aviation circa 1943 including designation of naval aircraft, pilot procurement, operations, armament, communications, etc.
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25.00 USD
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How to create successful catalogs.
Colorado Springs, CO, Maxwell Sage Publishing, 1985.
viii,[2],460p., very well illus., cloth, dj, 1st edition, fine. 8 1/2" x 11 1/2".
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Kabardino-Balkariya.
Moscow, (N. P. ) 1987 Cloth
208 pages, ca. 300 illustrations in color, map, cloth, dj, v.g. Presentation inscription on title-page to former owner. Text in Russian and in English.
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A Pictorial and Descriptive Guide to Bath. With Excursions to Cheddar, Wells, Glastonbury, Bristol, Frome, Etc. Plans of Bath and Wells and Maps of the District.
London, Ward, Lock & Co. , 1930 Cloth
xvi,176,(66 adv.)p., 24 plates, 2 folding maps, text maps & plans, cloth, v.g.
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A handbook of Korea.
Seoul, Korea, Korean Overseas Information Service, Ministry of Culture and Information, 1979 Hard Cover
824 pages, well illustrated (many in color), maps, tables, cloth, dj. Ex-library but v.g.
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HART'S ANNUAL ARMY LIST. 1872
John Murray, (London). 1872 Hard Cover
Lacks back-strip, shaken, one page has tear but is complete, otherwise text looks very good. The most important and useful reference work on the British Army. Every officer, active and retired, is included with complete military record including those in the Indian Army. Arranged by regiment followed by a biographical sketch of each officer in alphabetical format. Includes a full index. All the various headquarters and departments are also covered. There is also a considerable amount of supplemental text, in fine print throughout. The material is far beyond what the title would indicate. The whole range of Victorian campaigns and wars all over the world during England's most adventuresome period. The British Army on the eve of WWI.
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250.00 USD
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