Search Results: World War II from WILLOWBAY BOOKS

Avon Books, New York., 1970. First Avon Edition February 1970.. Soft Cover.. G+/--. Paperback.. NON SMOKING STORE. My listing includes PHOTO OF ACTUAL BOOK for sale. Book Interior GOOD PLUS / Covers Good Plus. Covers are black, lettering gold, pictorial front and back. Spine is straight but has a slight concave shape due to over-stress in photo plate section. Covers are flat, clean, bright, no rips, one old bent corner and old bent corner tip now restored flat, one faint vertical crease on back beside spine and one down centre of spine, front cover word DAYS has a few colourless doodles in the DAY, top of spine has a few small chips, back cover has two visible vertical creases from top to part way down, book has some edge wear including two small surface chips on front cover with paper in place. Page edges are three red, top edge sunned to orange. Inside of book is tight, clean, clear, bright, flat. Book has been over-opened at the black/white photo plate section and it lies completely flat… Read More

Battle Of Britain Prints Int’l Ltd., London U.K., 1982. First Edition (Shown But Not Stated) Copyrighted 1982.. Soft Cover. Fine/--. 11 3/4 H x 8 1/4 W x 1/8 inch. NON SMOKING STORE. My listing includes PHOTO OF ACTUAL BOOK for sale. Book Interior FINE / Covers Near Fine. Never read. Stapled (two). Coated stock. Front cover is black/white Pearl Harbour during attack the south-east corner of the Naval Air Station, Ford Island early on the morning of December 7, 1941, colour “Now” photo same view taken July 1982, back cover is full size colour Unidentified serviceman’s grave at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific in Punchbowl Crater, Honolulu. Spine is straight and solid, no wear, no rips. Covers are flat, clean, bright, no rips, both free back corners have been bent, no stains, no holes, virtually no edge wear. Page edges clean, bright. Inside of book is tight, clean, clear, bright, flat. The two bent back corners (now restored flat) had made a slight shadow on pages 50… Read More

Fontana Books, London U.K., 1969. First Fontana Edition, Second Printing.. Soft Cover.. Near Fine/--. Paperback.. Book 1888. NON SMOKING STORE. My listing includes PHOTO OF ACTUAL BOOK for sale. Very Gently Read. Book Interior NEAR FINE / Covers Near Fine. Front cover is a colour pictorial, lettering white/blue, back cover is blue. Spine is very slightly cocked, has many vertical creases, has a small bit of top and bottom edge wear, has several small chips of colour off back and front edges, spine is slightly sunned on the blue but text fully legible. Covers are flat, clean, bright, no rips, no bent corners, no vertical creases beside spine, has only minor shelf wear and a few tiny spots of colour off front and back covers in places, book has minimal edge wear. Page edges slightly sunned. Inside of book is tight, clean, clear, bright, flat. Small bit of age darkening inside covers at binding and on edges of some pages. Black/white photo plates. Foreword by Lt-General Sir Brian Horrocks.… Read More

Scholastic Book Services / Pocket Cardinal, New York., 1964. First Edition, Pocket 41st Printing.. Soft Cover.. Very Fine/--. Paperback.. Pocket Book 50039. RARE ERROR IN SPINE TEXT. NON SMOKING STORE. My listing includes PHOTO OF ACTUAL BOOK for sale. Book NEVER READ. (FILM TIE-IN) GIFT QUALITY. Book Interior VERY FINE / Covers Fine. Covers are cream with Pocket Books gold spine and bar on front and back, lettering is red/purple/white/black, and the black/white photo front may be from the film. Spine is straight, square, solid, no reading creases, RARE ERROR IN AUTHOR’s NAME AS ANN INSTEAD OF ANNE. Covers are flat, clean, bright, no rips, no bent corners, one 1/4 inch faint crease beside spine, book has very miniscule edge wear. Page edges are three brilliant red, top is sunned near spine and less sunned on rest of top edges, rest are not sunned. Inside of book is tight, clean, clear, bright, flat. Small bit of age darkening inside covers at binding and on edges of some pages. No… Read More

Pyramid Books, New York., 1972. First Pyramid Edition June 1972.. Soft Cover.. Fine/--. Paperback.. Book V-2731. NON SMOKING STORE. My listing includes PHOTO OF ACTUAL BOOK for sale. Book looks NEVER READ, Only Photos Skimmed Through. Book Interior FINE / Covers Near Fine. Covers are white, lettering black, colour pictorial front. Spine is straight and square. Covers are flat, clean, bright, no rips, no bent corners, one faint vertical crease on spine where the photo section is, slight age darkening of white covers at front and back edge of spine, almost no edge wear. Page edges are three green, not sunned. Inside of book is tight, clean, clear, bright, flat. Small bit of age darkening inside covers at binding and on edges of some pages. Black/white photo plates. Index. Top Secret for 25 years. The first experiment in guided missiles, bombers were stripped down, loaded with explosives and taken aloft by human pilots. If the pilot was lucky he bailed out just before the guided… Read More

Bantam Books, New York., 1970. First Bantam Edition 1970.. Soft Cover.. Fine/--. Paperback.. Bantam Book Y-5230. NON SMOKING STORE. My listing includes PHOTO OF ACTUAL BOOK for sale. Book Interior FINE / Covers Very Good. Book interior looks and feels as never read, covers have a lot of shelf wear. Covers are black, lettering white, colour pictorial of helmet, shells, etc. front and back, same one. Spine is straight, solid, has a vertical crease at the photo plate section and a very slight curve at same spot, has some light edge wear on sides, has some minor chipping at top, minor edge wear at bottom. Covers are flat, clean, bright, no rips, front upper corner has several crease marks, lower back corner has slight tip, front cover has a vertical crease beside spine but not on spine and has a few small creases and bits of surface colour missing and some shelf wear marks. Back cover has a minor short crease mark and many places where dots of surface colour are off, as well as a piece 1/8 x 1… Read More

Pan Books, London U.K., 1960. First Edition, Second Printing.. Softcover.. Fair/--. Paperback.. NON SMOKING STORE. My listing includes PHOTO OF ACTUAL BOOK for sale. Book Interior FAIR / Covers Fair. Covers are burgundy/light blue/yellow, lettering white/black, colour painting front and back (different) by Glenn Steward. Spine is slightly cocked, has a 1/2 inch rip at bottom and top front sides, has most of colour chipped off sides, is very slightly sunned but legible. Covers are flat, no rips other than those on spine, one bent corner, no vertical creases beside spine but some on spine, back is age darkened on right near spine, back and front covers are a bit soiled with many mild creases and some slight denting from doodles on inside covers, not that much edge wear. Page edges sunned. Inside front and back cover is pencil doodling, and on several pages up to page 16 and on one of the photo plates, doodling is only a few thin lines. Inside of book is clear, flat. Age darkening inside… Read More

Bantam Books, New York, 1956. First Bantam Edition.. Softcover.. Near Fine/--. Paperback.. NON SMOKING STORE. My listing includes PHOTO OF ACTUAL BOOK for sale. Either PARTLY READ or very gently read. Book Interior NEAR FINE / Covers Very Good Plus. Covers are red/grey, lettering white/yellow, pictorial front. Spine has a very slight curve near the front edge. Covers are flat, clean, bright, 1/2 inch rip on back, two old slightly bent corners restored flat long ago, several thin vertical creases on spine, spine is slightly sunned but words very legible, some minor chipping of colour on each edge of spine, three colourless light scratches on cover, very minor edge wear. Page edges are three yellow, top is slightly sunned. Inside of book is tight, clean, clear, bright, flat. Small bit of age darkening inside covers at binding and on edges of some pages. Book F-1415. A Novel. A Bantam FIFTY.

Random House, New York., 1971. First American Edition (Stated).. Hardcover.. Fine/Fine. 9 1/2 H x 6 3/8 W x 1 1/2 inch.. NON SMOKING STORE. My listing includes PHOTO OF ACTUAL BOOK for sale. Book looks READ ONCE VERY GENTLY. Book Interior FINE / Boards Fine / Dust Jacket Fine. Boards and spine are red cloth, lettering on spine is shiny silver and matte gilt, title is also embossed on front cover in matte gilt with the letters in LONDON having stylish pointed details and little rearing lions in each. Spine is straight, square, solid. Dust jacket is white/black, lettering red/brown/black, full size black/white photo on front wrapping onto spine and 1/2 of back. Dust jacket is NOT PRICE CLIPPED, has no rips, no stains, no holes, white is bright, spine title and author’s name is slightly sunned, dj has one tiny crease at the top of each flap fold, black part of back cover if tilted in bright light shows small marks from rubbing adjacent book on shelf, almost no edge wear. Book boards and spine… Read More

Ballantine Books, New York., 1966. Second Ballantine Printing.. Soft Cover.. Near Fine/--. Paperback.. Book U-2803. NON SMOKING STORE. My listing includes PHOTO OF ACTUAL BOOK for sale. Very Gently READ TO PAGE 44 ONLY. Book Interior NEAR FINE / Covers Very Good. Covers are white, lettering black, colour painting on front. Spine is straight, square, solid, has four tiny white dots on it. Covers are flat, bright, four areas of surface paper are missing on back cover largest is 3/4 W x 1 1/4 inches H, no bent corners, a few faint vertical creases beside spine on front but not on spine, front cover has a bit of brown stain on 1/8 H inch of bottom edge, back cover has some light brown staining around missing surface paper and on side edge about 1/8 inch W, book has miniscule edge wear. Page edges are three orange, top slightly sunned, side and bottom edges not sunned much but have a bit of light brown stain in places. Inside of book is tight, clean, clear, bright, flat. Small bit of age… Read More

Berkley Books, New York., 1986. First Berkley Edition January 1986.. Soft Cover.. Near Fine/--. Paperback.. NON SMOKING STORE. My listing includes PHOTO OF ACTUAL BOOK for sale. Book Interior NEAR FINE / Covers Very Good Plus. Covers are silver, lettering white/black/pink, front cover has embossed title etc. Spine is slightly cocked. Covers are flat, clean but price sticker residue makes it look a bit soiled, no rips, no bent corners, several vertical creases on spine and a few on side edge of front cover, one small crease in the pink on the front, minor edge wear. Page edges slightly sunned. Inside of book is tight, clean, clear, bright, flat. Small bit of age darkening inside covers at binding and on edges of some pages. Book store stamp on inside front cover. Black/white photo plate section. In pre-war Poland, wealthy cultured Pieter Menten befriended Bibi Krumholz’s family, winning his trust. In World War II Menten returned in an SS uniform to butcher the family. After the war… Read More

Bantam Books, New York., 1974. First Bantam Edition January 1974.. Soft Cover.. Near Fine/--. Paperback.. NON SMOKING STORE. My listing includes PHOTO OF ACTUAL BOOK for sale. Book Interior NEAR FINE / Back Cover Good, Front Cover is Missing. Covers are white, lettering black. Spine is straight, solid, has faint concave shape, has one faint vertical crease, has some small chips of colour off edges of spine. Back cover is flat, clean, bright, no rips, no bent corners, no creases, miniscule edge wear. Page edges slightly sunned. Inside of book is tight, clean, clear, bright, flat. Small bit of age darkening inside covers at binding and on edges of some pages. A few pages dog eared, restored flat. Complete and unabridged. No photos, no illustrations. Copyright 1973 Harcourt Brace Jovanovich First Edition.

Westview Press Ltd.,Boulder U.S.A., 1995. First Edition (Shown But Not Stated).. Hardcover.. As New/Fine. 9 1/2 H x 6 1/4 W x 1 3/8 inch.. NON SMOKING STORE. My listing includes PHOTO OF ACTUAL BOOK for sale. Book NEVER READ. GIFT QUALITY. Book Interior AS NEW/ Boards Very Fine/ Dust Jacket Fine. Sewn binding. Boards are red, spine and quarter boards are black cloth, lettering gilt. Spine is straight and square. Dust jacket is white/black/yellow/red, lettering yellow/red, full size black/white photo front. Dust jacket is NOT PRICE CLIPPED, has a very few small vertical creases at the free end of dj spine and front flap fold, otherwise no damage. Book boards and spine are flat, clean, bright, no rips, no bent corners, no spine creases, no sunning, no edge wear at all other than a tiny bit on the tip of a corner of the free end of the top spine and a thin edge on the free end of the bottom spine with a 3/4 inch horizontal very mild crease on same free end. Page edges clean, white. Inner… Read More

Bantam Books, New York., 1979. First Paperback Edition, Bantam December 1979.. Soft Cover.. Near Fine/--. Paperback.. NON SMOKING STORE. My listing includes PHOTO OF ACTUAL BOOK for sale. Book maybe READ ONCE. GIFT QUALITY. Book Interior NEAR FINE/ Covers Near Fine. Covers are white, lettering black, one colour and seven black/white photos on front. Spine is straight and square. Covers are flat, clean, bright, no rips, one old bent corner on back restored flat long ago, spine has a vertical glue wrinkle done in printing, side edges of spine have tiny bit of age darkening, book has miniscule edge wear. Page edges are three yellow, bright, clean. Inside of book is tight, clean, clear, bright, flat. No photos. No illustrations. Full Index. Copyright 1978 First Edition.

W. W. Norton & Co, New York., 1943. Copyright 1943, First Edition (Shown But Not Stated).. Hardcover.. Near Fine/--. 8 3/4 H x 6 W x 1 3/16.. NON SMOKING STORE. Includes RARE map of Burma by George Annand. My listing includes PHOTO OF ACTUAL BOOK for sale. Book Interior NEAR FINE / Boards Very Good / No Dust Jacket. Rag edge pages. Boards and spine are light tan cloth, lettering dark brown. Spine is straight, square, quite solid but binding is loose where front and back covers join text block. Book boards and spine are flat, no rips, one tiny bruised corner with a tear in cloth, a bit of sunning along top and bottom edges as well as about 3/4 inch vertically on front and back boards, spine may be a bit sunned, a few small creases and edge wear at top and bottom free ends of spine, minor edge wear. Page edges slightly sunned, especially bottom edges and side and bottom edges are soft like velvet. Inner end papers are white, one small tape shadow on each front and back. Inside of book is… Read More

Edmond Cloutier, King’s Printer, Ottawa., 1948. First Edition (Shown But Not Stated).. Hardcover.. Near Fine/--. 10 H x 6 3/4 W x 1 1/2.. NON SMOKING STORE. My listing includes PHOTO OF ACTUAL BOOK for sale. Looks as if READ ONCE VERY GENTLY. Has RARE CARD “With The Compliments Of The Honourable Brooke Claxton, Minister of National Defence, Ottawa, Canada” - card is slightly age darkened. Book Interior NEAR FINE / Boards Near Fine / Dust Jacket Missing. Maps drawn by Lieutenant C. C. J. Bond. Boards and spine are red cloth, lettering gilt, has a gilt coat of arms on front cover. Spine is straight, square, solid, bottom free end is folded under slightly, top free end has a few minor creases, text on spine has faded a bit but is still legible, has some minor edge wear to top and bottom spine edges which took off a bit of colour but did not tear the fibres of cloth binding. Book boards are flat, clean, bright, no rips, two slightly bent corners, four corner tips scuffed a bit, no… Read More

Reader’s Digest, Montreal, Canada., 1969. First Edition (Shown But Not Stated).. Hardcover.. Very Fine/VG. 10 3/4 H x 8 5/8 W x 1 3/16 inch.. NON SMOKING STORE. My listing includes PHOTO OF ACTUAL BOOK for sale. This price is for the TWO VOLUME SET. Books look NEVER READ. GIFT QUALITY. (I have done a separate listing and description for Volume 2 so I can show the photo for each book.) This description is for Volume 1. Book Interior VERY FINE / Boards Very Fine / Dust Jacket Very Good to Near Fine. Sewn binding. Boards and spine are green cloth, lettering dark green with 1939/45 embossed with no colour, title etc. appears on both spine and front board. Spine is straight and square. Dust jacket is white/green, lettering red/white, full size wrap around (front, spine and back of dust jacket) monotone photo by Albert Krafczyk of a rifle (courtesy The Collector’s Corner) being clutched. Dust jacket is NOT PRICE CLIPPED, has a bit of age darkening on edges of flaps, spine is a bit sunned… Read More

William Morrow and Company, New York., 1991. First Edition (Shown But Not Stated).. Hardcover.. Very Fine/Fine. 8 1/2 H x 5 3/4 W x 1 inch.. NON SMOKING STORE. My listing includes PHOTO OF ACTUAL BOOK for sale. Partly Read, Very Gently. Book Interior VERY FINE/ Boards AS NEW/ Dust Jacket Fine. Boards are light grey, spine and quarter boards are black, lettering silver. Spine is straight, square, solid. Dust jacket is white/peach, lettering black/white, black/white photo collage and larger photo on front, jacket design by Honi Werner. Dust jacket is NOT PRICE CLIPPED, is like new except for two tiny creases at free end of dj spine and two tiny chips at top and bottom of front flap fold, no edge wear. Book boards and spine are flat, clean, bright, no rips, no bent corners, no spine creases, no sunning, no edge wear. Page edges clean, white. Inner end papers are white. Inside of book is tight, clean, bright, clear, flat. One page dog eared about 1/2 inch, restored flat. Book store stamp,… Read More

Fontana Books, London U.K., 1977. First Paperback Edition.. Soft Cover.. Very Fine/--. Paperback.. NON SMOKING STORE. My listing includes PHOTO OF ACTUAL BOOK for sale. Book Interior VERY FINE/ Covers Fine. Covers are black, lettering red/white, black/white photo front. Spine is straight, square, solid. Covers and spine are flat, clean, bright, is a 1/16 inch tiny rip on bottom of front, two bumped corner tips restored flat long ago, a few faint vertical creases on spine, the black cover if tilted in bright light shows faint marks from moving against adjacent book on shelf, book has miniscule edge wear. Page edges slightly sunned. Inside of book is tight, clean, clear, bright, flat. Small bit of age darkening inside covers at binding and on upper inside edges of some pages. Black/white photo plates. Copyright 1976 First Edition.

Coronet Books, London U.K., 1973. Coronet Edition 1962, 16th Printing 1973. . Soft Cover.. Fine/--. Paperback.. NON SMOKING STORE. My listing includes PHOTO OF ACTUAL BOOK for sale. Book looks READ ONCE Very Gently. Book Interior FINE / Covers Near Fine. Front cover is orange with grey swastika and photo by Crispian Woodgate, lettering white/black, black/white photo back. Spine is straight, square, solid, is a bit sunned but clear and legible, two small glue wrinkles done in printing, a few tiny chips of colour off spine sides, no creases. Covers are flat, clean, bright, no rips, no bent corners, no vertical creases beside spine, a faint 2 inch crease on front cover, a 1/4 inch band of sunning on back cover spine side, book has miniscule edge wear. Page edges slightly sunned. Inside of book is tight, clean, clear, bright, flat. Small bit of age darkening inside covers at binding and on edges of some pages. One faint old dog ear, restored flat long ago. Owner’s name, date, small, in ink… Read More