Dispatches by Herr, Michael - 1977

Knopf, 1977-10-12. Hardcover. Used:Good.

Alfred A. Knopf, 1977-10-12. hardcover. Very Good. Very Good text, solid binding. Dust jacket has rubbing to cover titles and taped nick/tear at top corner at spine. Biblio's shipping charge based on a 2 lb weight. Oversize and heavy books will require an additional shipping charge.

Alfred A. Knopf, 1977. 2d Ptg. . Hardcover. Good/Very Fine. Sturdy book, purple cloth spine, yellow boards with embossed bronze lettering at top front, gilt lettering rubbed on spine, a light smudge at top front right, very slightly rubbed at bottom front left, 260 pages. DJ heavy paper, ribbed rose background, bright gilt title and author's name on front and spine, praise on back from Irwin Shadw, William S. Burroughs and others. Very Fine DJ/Near Very Good book.

Alfred A. Knopf. Very Good. 1977. Hardcover. 0394417887 . 8.1 X 5.8 X 1.0 inches; 260 pages .

Knopf, 1977-10-12. Hardcover. Used: Good.

Alfred A. Knopf, 1977. Jacket lightly rubbed on edges and tips. Boards have only light wear. Pages are clean, text has no markings, binding is sound.. Book Club (BCE/BOMC). Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

NY: Alfred A. Knopf. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 1977. Second Printing. Hardcover. 0394417887 . Small ink mark on DJ rear; tiny tear at top front edge. ; Weight: 1.05 Pounds; 260 pages .

Alfred A. Knopf, October 1977. Later Printing. Hardcover. Very Good+/Very Good. DJ rear scuffed with crease and small tear at top rear corner. ; 8.1 X 5.8 X 1.0 inches; 260 pages

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, Inc, 1977. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Octavo, 260 pages. In Very Good condition with a Very Good minus dust jacket. Spine ribbed tan with gilt lettering. Exterior shows moderate wear including some soiling marks and few, minor chips to the head/tail edges. Price clipped front flap. Boards show very mild wear. Text block has slight age toning and wear to the edges. Deckled fore edge. First edition, first printing. NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk Column H, ND-H. 1379365. FP New Rockville Stock.

New York. Alfred A. Knopf. 1978. HARDCOVER.. Near Fine/in Near Fine dj. Former owner's name neatly printed in pen on front free endpaper else a clean/tight/crisp copy. No cover wear, no spine creasing. Unlaminated jacket complete/clean/bright, NO tears. Small octavo. Gilt lettered tan boards & dark brown cloth back, gilt lettered spine. x. + 262pp. Brown & white head/foot bands. Deckle edge. NOT A REMAINDRER. $8.95 jacket panel price. [Best jacket I've ever seen.] First Edition. SEVENTH PRINTING, FEBRUARY 1978. '11/77' publication date code on jacket. COPYRIGHT PAGE INCORRECTLY states ISBN as 0-394-41788-1. Jacket correct: 394-41788-7 BUT without the '0'. Publisher's error (?).

Trumansburg, NY: Out of Step Press. Fine with no dust jacket. 2016. Numbered Edition; First Printing. Pamphlet. The author's non-linear poem about the billeting of soldiers in civilian homes in wartime. Copy 89 of a limited edition of 250. Folded into the form of a letter, the work was letterpress printed in wraps of handmade "combat paper" made from military uniforms. The author says: "Some time ago-maybe a year, maybe two? I had a conversation with some of my Combat Paper brothers (well, the kids call them their combat paper uncles, so it follows…) that led to me writing the poem "Quartering." Which was informed by them, of course, and by all the rooms I'm in, and by imagining what is really required of all the caregivers I love. It's a thought experiment: if we tore down the barracks at military hospitals and offered incentives for Americans in the surrounding neighborhoods to quarter injured service members, what would the honest instructions… Read More

Pelican, 2012. First Edition. Hardcover. Bishop, Randy : Kentucky's Civil War Battlefields: A Guide to Their History and Preservation. Gretna (LA) : Pelican Publishing, 2012. Size is royal octavo (8vo), 9.25"/24cm h. Bound in publisher's pale green cloth, silver lettering imprinted to spine. Glossy color dj features John Paul Strain's 'Raid on the L&N'. 368 numbered pp; maps, photos, illustrations. Notes, bibliography, index. Condition notes: light wear to dj, no tears or chips; binding square and tight, no notes or highlighting. A fine copy to carry with you on your Kentucky excursions. We personally inspect every book we offer.

New York: Macmillan Publishing Co., Inc., 1974. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book is in VG condition with owner's bookplates to inner front board and FFE, light rubbing to edges, light bumping to spine ends else a bright and solid copy. Dust jacket is in VG conditon with light rubbing to edges else bright, intact and whole.

NY: Harper & Row, 1984. Signed by one of the authors on fep: To Jack, Best Wishes, William M. Wiecek. Price clipped dj in new mylar, overall minimal edge wear, bottom spine edge w/two small chips. Pages clean, unmarked, binding tight and square, page edges w/just a hint of dust soiling. Navy blue boards, silver lettering on spine, blind stamped publisher logo on cover. The authors cover the development of the atom bomb, what Roosevelt, Churchill, Stalin and their advisers thought about its use, Truman's attitude of it being "just another piece of artillery"; the formation of the Atomic Energy Commission and the escalation of the arms race. Other chapters cover "atoms for peace", the policies of Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, Ford, and Carter, the arms limitations agreements and the history of arms negotiations. Media Mail, Priority & most international shipping include free tracking information. Every book listed is located in my smoke free and climate controlled shop. All… Read More

Fort McNair, Washington, DC: National War College, 2009. Yearbook of the National War College Class of 2009. Very Good. Spine is square and tight. Interior is pristine. Mild foxing to top closed edge. Not from a library. 4to. 200 pages.

Kobenhavn: Christian F. Romer's Forlag Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 16 continuous-fold pages of col. illustrations of Danish uniforms and badges, ca. 1900. The covers have separated, but both they and the contents are in excellent condition. Bookplate of a former owner on the (blank) front endpaper, otherwise an excellent copy of a very scarce publication. Captions in Danish..

Greenwood Pub Group, 1989. First Edition. Hardcover. Frank, Joseph Allan; Reaves, George A. : "Seeing the Elephant": Raw Recruits at the Battle of Shiloh (Contributions in Military Studies). New York : Greenwood Press, 1989. First edition. Size is royal octavo (8vo), 9.25"/24cm h. Bound in publisher's navy blue cloth, white lettering to spine. Matte gray dj. Plain white endpapers. Bibliography, index. X pp prelim material, 215 numbered pp, 12 pp unnumbered illustrations to center, three pp unnumbered following (one blank, one author info, one blank). Condition notes: a clean copy, marred by six pages having red underlining (about two lines each). Slight rippling to dj, which also has a price sticker to front and is covered in mylar. We personally inspect every book we offer.

Macmillan, 1961. First Edition. Hardcover. Nolan, Alan T. : The Iron Brigade: A Military History. New York : Macmillan, 1961. First edition. Size is demy octavo (8vo), 8.5"/22cm h. Bound in publisher's navy blue cloth, gilt lettering imprinted on spine, gilt insignia of the Iron Brigade and its constituent regiments on front board. Semi-glossy dj, white background with black/gold/blue photo of the brigade's brimmed "slouch" hat. Front endpaper features map of where members of the brigade came from (Michigan, Indiana, Wisconsin); rear endpaper shows map of where the brigade fought. Xviii pp prelim material, 412 numbered pp, 16 glossy b&w unnumbered pp throughout text, plus two blank unnumbered at end. Maps (by Wilson K. Hoyt III), photos, appendices (counties from which brigade members originated, commanders and officers, biographical note, uniform of the brigade, source materials for battle of Brawner Farm); notes, bibliography, index. Condition notes: quite a nice unmarked first edition; corners… Read More

PeKo Publishing Kft., 2016. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 396pp, including 116p of b/w & col. maps, documents and photographs. An n excellent copy. (Due to the size/weight of this book, an extra shipping charge may apply.).

London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1902. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. xi, 384pp, 21 illustrations. Bound in red cloth/boards with gilt titles. Name of a previous owner discretely to the half-title page, otherwise a very nice copy..