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New York: The Evening Telegram, 1915. RARE. One of the finest banner headlines on the sinking of the Lusitania to be had, dated May 8, 1915, Vol. XLVIII, No. 26,320, the Night Edition of The Evening Telegram, a major New York newspaper of the era. Features a full page article, with a subhead "EXTRA Only 700 Saved Fom The Lusitania". Framed under glass, Near Fine, original center fold crease, paper size 15 3/4" x 25" with a 5 1/2" banner headline, frame size 19" x 25". An important ephemeral piece of American and world history. This framed item will require extra shipping charges- please inquire before ordering. . First Printing. Newsprint. Very Good.
(World War I) Historical Report of the Chief Engineer, Including All Operations of the Engineer Department, American Expeditionary Force 1917 --1919 by United States Army Chief Engineer - 1919
by United States Army Chief Engineer
(World War I) Historical Report of the Chief Engineer, Including All Operations of the Engineer Department, American Expeditionary Force 1917 --1919
by United States Army Chief Engineer
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Washington, D.C.: War Department, Government Printing Office , 1919. 437 pages with over 100 maps (many fold-out), photographs, charts, tables and plans. Near Fine, cloth a bit dulled, bottom edge of rear cover with paint smudges. With RARE errata slip laid in. Uncommon in such lovely collectible condition. . First Edition. Embossed Cloth. Near Fine/No Jacket, As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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- Publisher War Department, Government Printing Office
- Place of Publication Washington, D.C.
- Date Published 1919
- Size 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Size 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Lusitania) U. S. ORDERS KAISER TO EXPLAIN DEATHS OF136 AMERICANS; Night Edition, The Evening Telegram, New York, Saturday, May 8, 1915, ,
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WAR ! SAYS PRESIDENT 2D Extra The St. Paul Daily News, Monday, April 12, 1917, Vol. 18, No. 33
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St Paul, MN: The St. Paul Daily News , 1917. RARE. One of the best banner headlines of the First World War, the headline an impressive 12" high.The front page only, mounted in an old frame under glass, 23" x 29" overall, paper size 16" x 22", Very Good, small hole in paper at center crease, original folds, original recipient's name and address in ink vertcally between R and !, frame rubbed, newspaper uniformly browned. Subhead article "ARMED U.S. STEAMER IS SUNK". An excellent ephemeral piece of American and world history. This framed item will require extra shipping charges- please inquire before ordering. . First Printing. Newsprint. Very Good.
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World War I Recruitment Poster: Do Your Duty Join the U. S. Marines Help Them Defend America on Land and Sea Apply at 22 Tremont Row, Boston, Mass.
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No Place: United States Marines , 1918. World War I U.S. Marine Corps recruitment poster showing marines firing artillery from the deck of a ship. 18" w x 27 1/4" h, mounted to canvas sized 20" w x 29 1/2" h. no date, circa 1914-1918. Fine, as issued. An excellent original poster, well suited to and ready for framing. Will ship loosely rolled in sturdy mailing tube. . First Printing. Poster. Fine. 18" w x 27 1/4" h.
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World War I Poster: Provide the Sinews of War; Buy Liberty Bonds
by Pennell, Joseph ( Artist )
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New York: Heywood Strasser & Voigt Litho. Co., 1918. World War I lithograph print by Joseph Pennell of a ship in naval yard surrounded by rigging and with biplanes in the sky, poster size 21" w x 22" h, mounted to mat board size 23" w x 22" h. Listed in Monthly catalog of United States goverment publications, April 1918, p. 588, as issued by the U.S. Department of the Treasury, Publicity Bureau.(Worldcat). Near Fine, 1" tear bottom left corner, 1/2" tear bottom edge. Printed "Joseph Pennell Del " lower left, signed in plate lower right "J. Pennell". One of the truly iconic posters of WWI, in the collections of several museums. Ready for framing, will be shipped flat as it is mounted to mat board. . First Printing. Poster. Near Fine. 21" w x 22" h.
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Quartering
by Reza, Seema
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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…
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Kentucky's Civil War Battlefields: A Guide to Their History and Preservation
by Bishop, Randy
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- 9781455616077 / 1455616079
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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.
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NUCLEAR AMERICA: Military and Civilian Nuclear Power in the United States 1940 - 1980
by Clarfield, Gerard H. and William M. Wiecek
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- 9780060153366 / 0060153369
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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…
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Rotunda 2009 (Yearbook of the National War College Class of 2009)
by National War College Class of 2009
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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.
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BATTLE FOR THE BUNDU
by Miller, Charles
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- 9780025849303 / 0025849301
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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.
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DANSKE UNIFORMER FRA HAER OG FLAADE TEGNEDE AF RS. CHRISTIANSEN UDGIVET MED TILLADELSE AF KRIGSMINISTEREIT OG MARINEMINISTERIET
by Anonymous
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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..
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Seeing the Elephant": Raw Recruits at the Battle of Shiloh (Contributions in Military Studies)
by Frank, Joseph Allan; Reaves, George A
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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.
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The Iron Brigade
by Nolan, Alan T
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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…
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The Defence of Ladysmith and Mafeking: Accounts of Two Sieges, 1899 to 1900, Being the South African War Experiences of William Thwaites, Steuart Binny, Alfred Down, and Samuel Cawood
by Davey, Arthur
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- 9780909079215 / 0909079218
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Brenthurst Press, 1983 Hardcover Limited Edition of 850 copies in red cloth boards, EX-LIBRARY with very minimal lib markings (no pockets, barcodes or call letters - only a few small neatly blacked-out 'discard' stamps), no text markings, no dj, minor shelf wear & soil to boards, touch of foxing to page block, else clean tight very nice copy; ob 4to; 275pp indexed & illus, some color. Extra shipping charge REQUIRED for shipment of this heavy oversize book (additional charge WILL BE SUBSTANTIAL for overseas shipment). First Edition / Limited. Hard Cover. Very Good.
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ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF THE STURMGESCHUTZ-ABTEILUNG 202
by Szamveber, Norbert
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- 9786158007269 / 6158007269
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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.).
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