charles j hedinger (6 risultati)

Paperback. Condizione: Good. Original issue. Plastic comb bound, 7 1/2 x 8 1/2 inches, iv + 61 pp (single sided) , illustrated with black and white single panel cartoons. Softcover, good. Some soil, foxing and drop marks on covers, front cover has previous owner's signature, creased along length and upper corner, 1/2 inch tear on rear cover, corners bumped. Internally, previous owner's name and address on first free front endpaper, bit of foxing there, paper lightly age yellowed, otherwise tight, clean, paper crisp, unmarked. Humorous account of the doings of the men of the Navy and Marine Corps who served in the Solomons Islands from August to December, 1942, including camp life, combat, and so forth. "The most significant of the Allied Forces' operations against the Japanese Imperial Forces was launched on August 7, 1942, with simultaneous naval bombardments and amphibious landings on the Florida Islands at Tulagi[12] and Red Beach on Guadalcanal." Military; history; Pacific Theater; unit history; humor.

Soft cover. Condizione: Fine. No Jacket. 2nd Edition. 61 pages, Like New reprint of the original 1943 edition in plastic spiral binding. Excellent condition.

Soft cover. Condizione: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 61 pages, Very good in plastic spiral binding. Excellent condition.

Soft cover. Condizione: Good. These cartoons tell the story of a Marine battalion serving in the Solomons in 1942. Book has a white plastic comb binding. Covers have staining and general wear. Top three tabs on front cover separated from comb. Good inside with some handling. See photos for further details, description.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. [6] p., 61 leaves of cartoons, [2] p.; 22 cm. Yellow card covers on a plastic comb binding; front cover illustrated by the author cartoonist. Dedicated to Major General Alexander A. Vandegrift, U.S. Marine Corps, and the officers and men of the Navy and Marine Corps who served in the Solomons from Aug. to Dec. 1942. Contains 61 full-page single-panel cartoons by Corporal Charles J. Hedinger, who served with the Marines in the South Pacific during World War II. A humorous and realistic picture of Marine life in the South Pacific during the war, with specific observations of Tulagi Harbor in 1942. In Very Good Condition: cover is lightly soiled; crease along lower edge of front cover and along fore-edge of back cover; pages are clean and tight.

Soft cover. Condizione: Near Fine. 1st Edition. A Cartoon History of the The First Marine Raiders. In VERY GOOD condition throughout. First page has owners name and another notation in pencil.