Search Results: War from SmarterRat Books

Doubleday and Company, Inc., 1968. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Near Fine ; Very Good Jacket. 1968 Doubleday and Company, Inc. First U.S. Edition, stated, March 1968. No additional printings listed. NOT ex-library. Hardcover has beige textured paper-covered boards with silver spine lettering. Black and white photographs. High-quality glossy paper. Binding tight. Book is in excellent condition with only a hint of shelf wear at the spine ends. Bookplate with typed label on front endpaper. Pages clean and unmarked. 175 pages. Glossy color-illustrated dust jacket has light edge and surface wear. Jacket is price clipped. Carefully packed, shipped in a box.

Doubleday Doran & Company, 1941. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Good ; No jacket. 1941 Doubleday Doran & Company. First Edition, stated. No additional printings listed. NOT ex-library. "By the Officers and Men Of The Royal Air Force Selected by Wing Commander Bentley Beauman. Preface by the Marshal of the Air Force, the Viscount Trenchard". Hardcover has blue cloth-covered boards with gold spine lettering. Black and white plates. Binding tight. Hinges NOT cracked. Corners and spine ends bumped and rubbed, with some fraying at tips and spine ends. Covers have moderate edge wear and surface rubbing. Covers rubbed. Endpapers lightly tanned. There is a narrow light moisture stain in the gutter between the front endpapers, which extends a few pages into the book. Gift inscription on front free endpaper. Pages moderately and uniformly tanned but still supple. Pages clean and unmarked. 299 pages. No dust jacket. Carefully packed, shipped in a box.

First Second, 2008. Softcover. Fine. Fine. 2008 First Second. Softcover. Graphic novel. Black and white illustrations by the author. 304 pages + several pages of photos at the rear. Translation: Kathryn Pulver. Lettering: Celine Merrien. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Binding tight. Spine NOT creased. Appears to be unread. Carefully packed, shipped in a box.

American Heritage Publishing Company, 1958. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Near Fine ; Very Good Slipcase. 1958 American Heritage Publishing Company. Oversize hardcover, 8.75 x 11.25 inches, has burgundy cloth-covered boards with gold spine lettering and blind-stamped cover decoration of an eagle. Color and black and white photographs and illustrations. 384 pages. introduction by Bruce Catton. Black paper-covered slipcase has color illustration on the front. NOT ex-library. Binding tight. Appears to be unread. Book is in excellent condition with only mild fading to the spine. Pages clean and unmarked. Slipcase has light edge and corner wear, with a crack at the bottom open corner. Carefully packed, shipped in a box.

William H. Wise, 1927. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Very Good ; No jacket. 1927 William H. Wise, Art Edition. Vol 15 only. Hardcover has tan cloth-covered boards and dark brown leatherette spine. Leatherette extends across one-third of cover and has stamped illustration of the Statue of Liberty in yellow, brown and green on the front. Spine has matching design of a sundial and trees with a ship on the ocean in the background. Spine ends bumped. Light rubbing at corners. Top edges gilt. Covers have a few light stains. Endpapers printed with marbled pattern in browns, gold, and white. Profusely illustrated with photographs and drawings, some in color. Binding tight. Thick, high-quality glossy paper. Pages clean and unmarked. Name stamped in red ink on half title page. 596 pages. No dust jacket. Series: The Real America in Romance, vol. 15. Title: The American Crusade II: The Age Of Democracy 1918-1927

William H. Wise, 1927. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Very Good ; No jacket. 1927 William H. Wise, Art Edition. Hardcover has tan cloth-covered boards and dark brown leatherette spine. Leatherette extends across one-third of cover and has stamped illustration of the Statue of Liberty in yellow, brown and green on the front. Spine has matching design of a sundial and trees with a ship on the ocean in the background. Spine ends bumped. Light rubbing at corners. Top edges gilt. Covers have a few light stains. Endpapers printed with marbled pattern in browns, gold, and white. Profusely illustrated with photographs and drawings, some in color. Binding tight. Thick, high-quality glossy paper. Pages clean and unmarked. Name stamped in red ink on half title page; name and date in ink on last page. 490 pages. No dust jacket. Series: The Real America in Romance, vol. 14. Title: The American Crusade II: The Age Of Democracy 1910-1918

Sentinel, 2006. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Very Good ; Very Good Jacket. 2006 Sentinel. First Edition. First printing. Full number line on verso. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Hardcover has yellow paper-covered boards with black paper-covered spine and gold spine lettering. Black and white maps and illustrations. Binding tight. Hinges NOT cracked. Spine ends lightly bumped. Name in ink on front free endpaper. Pages clean and unmarked. 324 pages. Dust jacket has very light edge and surface wear, with light wrinkling at the corners and spine ends. Dust jacket is NOT price clipped. Carefully packed, shipped in a box.

Macmillan and Co., Limited, 1942. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Very Good ; Good- Jacket. 1942 Macmillan and Co., Limited. Second impression. NOT ex-library. Hardcover has navy cloth-covered boards with gold spine lettering. Binding tight. Hinges NOT cracked. Corners and spine ends lightly bumped. Covers have light surface and edge wear. Pages very lightly tanned, but clean and unmarked. 215 pages. Red and white dust jacket has overall surface rubbing, chipped and nicked edges, small to 1 inch tears, and creases. Carefully packed, shipped in a box.

G. C. Beckwith, 1845. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Good ; No jacket. 1845 G. C. Beckwith, Boston. First edition. No other date listed; No additional printings listed. NOT ex-library. Hardcover has brown cloth-covered boards with gold spine lettering and blind-stamped ruled borders and bands. Binding cracked at title page; webbing visible, but pages not loose. Binding otherwise strong. Corners and spine ends bumped and rubbed, with some fraying at tips and spine ends; boards exposed at corners. Exterior front hinge rubbed, with fraying to top half of its length. Chip to fore edge of front cover. Covers have moderate edge wear and surface rubbing. Pages lightly and uniformly tanned but still supple. Pages have a few tan spots and some light foxing in places. Pages otherwise clean and unmarked. 548 pages.61 essays by various authors on war and peace, their causes and effects. Each essay is numbered and paginated separately in addition to the volume pagination. Table of contents only lists 52 essays.… Read More

HarperCollins Publishers, 2001. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Near Fine ; Near Fine Jacket. 2001 HarperCollins Publishers. SIGNED by author on title page with personalized inscription. Second printing. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Hardcover has tan paper-covered boards with green spine and gold spine lettering. Cover has blind-stamped publisher's logo. Spine ends very lightly bumped. One corner very lightly bumped. Pages clean and unmarked. Black & white photographs. 326 pages. Illustrated dust jacket has very light edge and surface wear. Dust jacket is NOT price clipped. Carefully packed, shipped in a box.

Random House, 2003. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Very Good; Very Good Jacket. 2003 Random House. First Edition. First printing. Full number line on verso. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Hardcover has blue paper-covered boards with dark blue paper-covered spine and gold spine lettering. Deckle fore edges. 865 pages. Binding tight. Appears to be unread. Book is in excellent condition with only a hint of shelf wear at the spine ends and some wrinkling near the head of the spine. Pages clean and unmarked. Dust jacket has very light edge and surface wear, with light wrinkling at the corners and spine ends. Dust jacket is NOT price clipped. Carefully packed, shipped in a box.

Rosenfeld Publishing, 1982. Softcover. Good. Good. 1982 Rosenfeld Publishing. Softcover pamphlet, with stapled binding. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Spine has short horizontal crease at center. Very light wear on covers. Address label on back cover. Pages clean and unmarked. 36 pages.

Anne Frank Foundation, 1978. Softcover. Good. Good. 1978 Anne Frank Foundation, Amsterdam. Small softcover, with stapled binding. Blue, black & white covers. Black and white photographs. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Text in English. 52 pages. Binding tight. Covers have light edge and surface wear. Front cover and first few pages have a dent at the bottom edge. Covers lightly wrinkled. Pages lightly and uniformly tanned but still supple. Pages clean and unmarked. Printed in Holland.

Rand McNally & Company, 1969. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Very Good ; Good Jacket. 1969 Rand McNally & Company. First Edition. First printing, stated. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Hardcover has black cloth-covered boards with red spine and cover lettering and decorations. Binding tight. Appears to be unread. Book is in excellent condition with only a hint of shelf wear at the spine ends and light surface and edge wear from light handling. Pages clean and unmarked. 271 pages. Copyright, 1969, Army Times Publishing Company. Glossy illustrated dust jacket has some edge and surface wear, with some rubbing and scuffing to surfaces. Full title: "Darkness Over Europe: First-Person Accounts of Life in Europe During the War Years, 1939-1945". Carefully packed, shipped in a box.

Alfred A. Knopf, 1942. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Very Good ; No jacket. 1942 Alfred A. Knopf. First Edition, stated. Copyright 1941. NOT ex-library. Hardcover has beige cloth-covered boards with black spine lettering. Spine and front cover have brown decorations. Many maps, including two fold-outs. Maps by George D. Brodsky. Binding tight. Spine ends and corners lightly bumped and rubbed. Top corners show some fraying. Top page edges are dyed brown. Covers lightly rubbed. Edges of first fold-out map are browned and worn. Pages clean and unmarked. 321 pages. No dust jacket.

Chene / UNICEF, 1994. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Very Good ; Very Good Jacket. 1994 Chene - UNICEF. Text in French. Oblong hardcover has blue paper-covered boards with white spine and cover lettering. Color and black and white photographs and illustrations. High-quality glossy paper. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Binding tight. Hinges NOT cracked. Corners rubbed. Spine ends very lightly bumped. Pages clean and unmarked. 79 pages. Prefaces by Barbara Hendricks and Bernard Kouchner. Introduction by James P. Grant. Glossy color-illustrated dust jacket has light surface and edge wear, with chips at the corners and spine ends. Dust jacket is NOT price clipped. Title translates as: "Draw me Peace: The War as Seen by Children of Former Yugoslavia". Carefully packed, shipped in a box.

Kriegsgefangenenhilfe des Weltbundes der Y.M.C.A., 1944. Softcover. Good. 1944, Kriegsgefangenenhilfe des Weltbundes der Y.M.C.A., GENF - Schweiz (Geneva, Switzerland). Softcover book with stapled binding and beige cardstock covers has black cover lettering and blue paper spine covering. Book provided by Y.M.C.A. organization during WWII to aid British Prisoners of War held in German prison camps; book teaches German language via relevant prison camp examples. Red ink stamp on front cover and title page reads "Stalag IVC 2 F. U. gepruft" Stalag IV C was located in Wistritz, between Dresden and Prague. The stamp means it was approved for use there. Covers are lightly soiled. Corners are curled and worn. Spine covering chipped at ends and torn for 2 inches at top rear edge. Front cover and about half the pages have a vertical crease; crease becomes less pronounced after first 20 pages. Back cover, which has several diagonal creases, has Y.M.C.A. logo at center. Book has black & white illustrations by… Read More

St. Martin's Griffin, 2011. Trade Paperback. Very Good. Very Good. 2011 St. Martin's Griffin. Thomas Dunne Books. Trade paperback. 258 pages. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Gift inscription inside front cover. Binding tight. Spine NOT creased. Covers lightly curled at corners. Pages lightly and uniformly tanned but still supple. Pages clean and unmarked.

The Dial Press, 1946. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Good ; No jacket. 1946 The Dial Press. SIGNED by author on front free endpaper. Not personalized. NOT ex-library. Hardcover has red cloth-covered boards with gold spine lettering and cover lettering. 509 pages. Binding tight. Hinges NOT cracked. Spine ends bumped. Covers have light surface and edge wear. Page edges lightly soiled. Pages lightly and uniformly tanned but still supple. Pages clean and unmarked. No dust jacket. Carefully packed, shipped in a box.

Jacob Dybwads Forlag, 1945. Hardcover. Good/Fair. Good ; Fair Jacket. 1945 Jacob Dybwads Forlag, Oslo. No edition stated. No additional printings listed. Text in Norwegian. NOT ex-library. Oversize hardcover has cream paper-covered boards and red textured paper-covered spine with brown spine lettering and cover decoration. Black and white photographs. Hinges NOT cracked. Binding loosening, but intact. Crack between first two signatures. Corners and spine ends bumped and rubbed, with minor fraying at tips. Covers have moderate edge wear and surface rubbing. Pages tanned but still supple. Pages clean and unmarked. Unpaginated. Jacket has tattered and worn edges, with several small pieces missing from edges, as well as several tears. Some worn areas have been repaired on the inside of the jacket with archival document repair tape. Carefully packed, shipped in a box.