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Condizione: New.

Hard Back. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fine. 1st Edition. Fine H/b as new. 2002 First Spellmount Edition First Printing of a " Facsimile of of a Rare Record of the Military Service of one family during the Napoleonic Wars. Please see our images of the actual book offered for sale for Further Details and condition. 225x145mm. 276pp. [ First published in 1829] Royal Marines / Rifles. Introduction by Philip J Haythornthwaite, Expert Authority on the Napoleonic Wars. Fine/Fine[ Book and Dust Jacket as new ] No insc. Non price clipped £24.95.…

Soft cover. Condizione: Very Good. 72 pages. The ironic hero by W. H. Auden - Adolphe, or the misfortunes of sincerity by Maurice Blanchot -- The lesson and the secret by Lionel Trilling - Arnold schoenberg's survivor from Warsaw or the possibility of 'committed' art by Rene Leibowitz - The good novelist in 'the good soldier' by Mark Schorer - Poems by edith sitwell and patrick kavanagh review by Jean Howard - Correspondence from edward glover, eleanor fox and greek cypriots.…

Condizione: Very Good. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original quarter ivory cloth, scarlet covered boards, blocked and lettered black back. 8vo. 8½'' x 6''. Contains (xxiii), 212 pp. Fine condition book in Very Good condition dust wrapper with age tanning of the paper down the spine, not price clipped, $6.95. Member of the P.B.F.A. RUSSIAN [Literature].…

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. One compete monthly issue of the American edition of the early 20th Century 10-cent magazine, "good plus" with a soft vertical crease up the middle, containing THE FIRST OF FIVE PARTS of "Beyond the Law / First True Accounts of the World's Most Noted Outlaws," by Emmett Dalton (The only Survivor of "The Dalton Gang.") Welsh-born Illustrator Stanley Wood -- who lived for a time as a youth in Kansas -- was known for his action drawings, primarily wash drawings which reproduced well in the halftone process, and was considered by some the best illustrator of horses in action at that time, his work here offering several fine examples. This 1918 magazine now reduced from $1,250. Illustrations by Stanley L. Wood (illustratore).…

Paperback. Condizione: Very good. First Paperback Edition. Octavo, 48pp. Illustrated paperback. Wear to covers, wear along edges. Solid binding. A very good example, with numerous black and white photographs. Signed on the title page by Bismarck survivor, Bruno Rzonca. Maschinenobergefreiter Bruno Rzonca was one of 116 survivors of nearly 2500 men aboard Bismarck when she was scuttled on May 27, 1941. He was released from POW camp in 1947, later emigrating to the United States in the 1950's. He was the only Bismarck survivor to live in the United States. Rzonca died in 2004. The first paperback edition of Schlachtschiff Bismarck by Von Ulrich Elfrath, signed by Bismarck survivor, Bruno Rzonca. (illustratore). Signed.…

Cloth. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: fine. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 320pp. Blue cloth, title stamped in gilt on spine. No additional printings mentioned. A few light scratches to rear panel. Internally clean. In the publisher's dust jacket, $15.00 retail price on the front flap, a bright, fine example. Inscribed on the front free endpaper: "7-30-83 / To John _, Best of the good luck I had at Midway. George Gay. Keep America Strong." Ensign George H. Gay Jr. (1917-1994) fought at the Battle of Midway as a member of Torpedo Squadron 8 (VT-8) aboard the USS Hornet. Ensign Gay was part of a group of airmen who launched a daring torpedo attack against the Japanese fleet. His squadron suffered heavy losses, with all but one aircraft shot down. Ensign Gay was the sole survivor of his squadron, shot down but managing to survive and witness the battle from the ocean, hiding under a seat cushion to avoid detection by enemy forces. After Midway, Gay took part in the Guadalcanal Campaign with Torpedo Squadron 11. In later life, he was a pilot for Trans World Airways and lectured about his experiences in the Pacific Theater. First edition of Sole Survivor: The Battle of Midway and its effects on his life, inscribed by Ensign George Gay. (illustratore). Signed.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: near fine. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, xvii, 411pp, [3]. Black hardcover, green boards, title stamped in gilt on the spine. The first printing, with a full number line on the copyright page. Solid text block, no appreciable wear. In the publisher's dust jacket, $28.00 on the front flap, trace of shelf wear on the rear panel, a near fine example. Signed by Betty Ford on a bookplate, affixed to the front free endpaper. The first edition of Betty Ford: First Lady, Women's Advocate, Survivor, Trailblazer by Lisa McCubbin, with a bookplate signed by Betty Ford. (illustratore). Signed.…

Cloth. Condizione: Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: near fine. First Edition, First Printing. Twelvemo, xiv, [15]-166pp. In publisher's original blue patterned cloth, border stamped in blind on covers, title in gilt on spine. No additional printings listed on copyright page. Solid text block, bumped edges, worn corners, faint dampstain to front cover, visible on front endpapers, toning to spine, foxing throughout text, previous owner's bookplate on front pastedown endpaper, a good example. In custom blue cloth dust jacket, title in gilt on spine, faint wear to edges, a near fine example. Initials of Charles E. Lauriat Jr., or his father, with "December 25 1902" on half title. Inscribed on front free endpaper "from A. Slidell / USN. / to E.C. Ward, Jr. / USN." Alexander Slidell Mackenzie (1803-1848) was a U.S. Naval officer and avid writer. Mackenzie entered the U.S. Navy as a midshipman in 1815. In 1841, he was promoted to commander, assuming command of the USS Somers a year later. Upon hearing of a mutiny aboard his brig, Mackenzie arrested three men without proper legal power and decided to execute them at sea. Mackenzie was exonerated, but the controversial choice followed him for the remainder of his life. Charles E. Lauriat, Jr. (1874-1937) survived the sinking of the Lusitania on May 7, 1915 and wrote The Lusitania's Last Voyage (1915). The Lauriat family were booksellers owning the Charles E. Lauriat Company in Boston, Massachusetts. Signed first edition of Popular Essays on Naval Subjects by Alexander Slidell Mackenzie, from the personal collection of Charles E. Lauriat, Jr., a survivor of the sinking of the Lusitania. (illustratore). Signed.…

Paperback. Condizione: Brand New. 144 pages. 10.00x7.50x0.33 inches. This item is printed on demand.

Paperback. Condizione: Brand New. 144 pages. 8.75x5.75x0.33 inches. This item is printed on demand.