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London: Maggs Brothers, 1987. Reprint Edition limited to 75 Numbered copies, of which this is number 29. Hardcover. Very good. Format is approximately 4.25 inches by 7.5 inches. Contains preface, footnotes, and errata. This work was first printed in 1829. This book is one of the rarest of all the memoirs written by participants in the Peninsular War (one of the Napoleonic Wars that took place in Spain). Robert Eadie's love of a soldier's life is attested by the fact that, when the Veterans were called out in 1819, he could not resist, once again, volunteering. He spent a year guarding the prison hulks in Sheerness before being finally discharged in 1821 at Edinburgh Castle. Originally on the Irish establishment, the regiment became part of the British Army in 1804 and was renamed the 79th Regiment of Foot (Cameron Highlanders). The 1st Battalion took part in the Battle of Copenhagen in August 1807 during the Napoleonic Wars. In July 1808 the 79th Foot was deployed to Portugal for…
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Recollections of Robert Eadie, Private of His Majesty's 79th Regiment of Infantry; Giving a Concise Account of His Campaigns in Ireland, Denmark, Walcheren & The Peninsula. Written by Himself
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Fighting for Fun: The Scrap Book of Eddie Eagan
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New York: The Macmillan Company, 1943. Reprint. Reissued in 1934 and reprinted in 1943. Hardcover. Good. No dust jacket. Signed by author. Cover has some wear and soiling. Mark on bottom edge. Sticker residue on fep. Nice signed inscription on fep to military officer.. ix, [3],300 p. Includes illustrations. From Wikipedia: "Edward "Eddie" Patrick Francis Eagan (April 26, 1897 June 14, 1967) was an American sportsman who is notable as being the only person to win a gold medal at both the Summer and Winter Olympic Games in different events. Eagan won his summer gold in boxing and his winter gold in four-man bobsled. Finally, Eagan is one of the few athletes who have competed in both the Summer and Winter Olympic games. Eagan studied law at Harvard University and later at the University of Oxford. In 1920, Eagan competed as a boxer at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, and won the gold medal in the light-heavyweight division. Eagan returned to the Olympics eight years later, this time…
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In the Service of the Crown; The Story of Budge and Nancy Bell-Irving
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Ottawa, Canada: The Golden Dog Press, 1998. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Trade paperback. Very good. viii, [2], 358, [8] pages. Illustrations. Footnotes. Bibliography. Inscribed and dated on the title page by the author. Inscribed by Budge on the title page. Raymond Eagle, FSA Scot., is a historian with a particular interest in Scottish and military history. His early years were spent in Eastleigh, Hampshire where many Commonwealth troops were camped in preparation for D-Day. This led to a lifeling interest in military history. In 1949 he joined the British army and was commissioned in the Royal Artillery. spending two years in Hong Kong before continuing in the Territorial Army (Militia). Inscribed to Jill Conway--possibly this was presented to Jill Ker Conway, feminist author and Smith College President who moved to Canada in 1964, and she took a teaching post at the University of Toronto. She became a dean in 1971 and a vice president in 1973. Henry Pybus "Budge"…
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Site Selection and Laser Properties of Neodymium and Europium Ions in Fluorapatite Laser Crystals; A Dissertation Presented to the FACULTY OF THE GRADUATE SCHOOL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree Doctor of Philosophy (Electrical Engineering) August 1970
by Eaglet, Robert Danton
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Los Angeles, CA: Robert Danton Eaglet, 1970. Presumed one of only a few copies made at the time. Hardcover. Good. [1], vi, 132 pages. Figures. Formulae, Tables. List of References. Vita. Robert Danton Eaglet, American electrical engineer, aerospace scientist, consultant, retired military officer. Decorated Distinguished Service medal with oak leaf cluster, Legion of Merit with oak leaf cluster, Silver star, Distinguished Flying Cross with oak leaf cluster, Bronze star with Valor device, Air medal with 24 oak leaf clusters, Purple Heart; named Outstanding Alumnus University Southern California. Member Air Force Association. Lieutenant, United States Air Force, 1956; advanced to major general, United States Air Force, 1986; forward air controller in Vietnam, United States Air Force, 1965-1966; division chief classified program space division, United States Air Force, Los Angeles, 1966-1968; chief strategic defense division headquarters, United States Air Force, Washington, 1970-1974; military…
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The Forces That Shape Our Future
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New York: New York University Press, 1945. First? Edition. First? Printing. good, ex-lib.. 22 cm, 200, bibliographical footnotes, index, usual library markings, boards somewhat worn and soiled.
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War and Presidential Power: A Chronicle of Congressional Surrender
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New York: Liveright, 1974. First Edition. First Printing. Hardcover. Good/fair. 240 pages. Bibliography, index, bookplate inside fr board, some soiling & stray ink mark on fore-edge, DJ somewhat soiled & some edge wear. Presentation copy signed by the author. A study of the steady take-over by the Presidents of war-making power, culminating in the War Powers Resolution of 1973.
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Seismic Safety Manual: A practical guide for Facility Managers and Earthquake Engineers: UCRL-MA-125085
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Livermore, CA: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, 1996. Presumed first edition/first printing. Wraps. Good. No dust jacket as issued. Cover has some wear and soiling.. Includes: illustrations, diagrams. Various paginations (approximately 1.25 inches thick). References. This was prepared for the U. S. Department of energy, Office of Environment, Safety and Health, Office of Nuclear and Facility Safety. The Compiler and Editor was the retired Facility Manager at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. This work was a contribution to the International Decade of Earthquake Hazards Reduction. The contributing authors, in addition to the editor, were: Jack Benjamin, John Earle, John Eidinger, Eric Elsesser, Harold Engle, Bonald Gallagher, Terrence Haney, James Hill, James Johnson, Frank McClure, Robert Murray, Maurice Power, Daniel Shapiro, Roland Sharpe, James Stratta, Karl Steinbrugge, Sam Swan, Douglas Thornburg, Diana Todd, and Peter Yanev.
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I Joined the Navy and Saw World War II
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New York, NY: Vantage Press, Inc, 1988. First Edition [stated], presumed first printing. Hardcover. Very good/Very good. xii, [2],186, [6] pages. Illustrations. Appendix: Poetry Popular among Sailors and Marines in the South Pacific. Glossary of Navy and Marine Terms. Pencil erasure residue on fep. DJ flap creased. Lawrence O. Ealy was a lawyer, educator, and naval officer. He graduated from the University of Pennsylvania and also attended Temple University, the U.S. Navy Supply Corps School (at Harvard), and the U.S> Naval Aviation Supply School. He served in the navy in several capacities during his 30 year career. He specialized in naval logistics and supply. He also served as the Ernest J. King Professor at the Naval War College in Newport, Rhode Island. As the war in Europe steadily progressed, the author saw that the times demanded a sacrifice of all young Americans. He enrolled in the Harvard Navy Supply Corps School in June, 1941, and when he graduated he embarked on a naval career that took…
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Military Maps Explained
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Kansas City, MO: Franklin Hudson Publishing, 1908. fair to good. 141, illus., fold-out maps, appendices, boards discolored, "ding" to top corner of rear board.
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Sicily: Where Love Is; A Novel
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Brooklyn, New York: Legas, 2002. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Trade paperback. Very good. 226 pages. One sheet of publisher's ephemera laid in. Inscribed on the half-title page by the author. Inscription reads: To Dona, Best wishes, Dom, 2002. The author's premier work tells the story of Joseph A. Salerno, a visiting professor of Italian language and culture at Columbia University and the history of Joseph and his life. This is the story of two generations of the Salerno family who hail from a small town in central Sicily. The author lead us on a journey through the early 1940's when Joseph Salerno was hired as a professor of Italian at Columbia University. Forced to return to Italy because of the war, Joseph nevertheless had some experiences that would eventually make a fortune for his children. Many years after the family had returned to Sicily and Joseph's children had made a new life for themselves, they discovered a brown leather case with two large straps…
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Aerial Photographs: Their Use and Interpretation
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New York: Harper & Brothers, 1942. First Edition. fair, ex-lib.. 203, illus., maps, figures, tables, index, discolor ins bds & flylves, large rough spot ins rear bd, partial due slip rear fly. Soiling to fore-edge, raised library stamp on title page, boards and spine scuffed and edges quite worn, board corners threadbare.
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Quantifications of Margins and Uncertainties (QMU); JSR-04-330
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McLean, VA: JASON, The MITRE Corporation, 2005. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Wraps. Very good. v, [1], 35, [5] pages. Figure. Footnote. Formulas. Reference. Contributors to this report included: H. Abarbanel, J. Cornwall, P. Dimotakis, S. Drell, F. Dyson, R. Garwin, R. Grober, D. Hammer, R. Jeanloz, J. Katz, S. Koonin, D. Long, D. Meiron, R. Schwitters, J. Sullivan, C. Stubbs, P. Weinberger, and J. Kammerdiener (Consultant). From Wikipedia: Quantification of Margins and Uncertainty (QMU) is a decision-support methodology for complex technical decisions. QMU focuses on the identification, characterization, and analysis of performance thresholds and their associated margins for engineering systems that are evaluated under conditions of uncertainty, particularly when portions of those results are generated using computational modeling and simulation. QMU has been applied to complex systems where comprehensive experimental test data is not readily available and cannot be easily…
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Letters From Amelia, 1901-1937
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Boston, MA: Beacon Press, c1982. First Printing. very good, good. 24 cm, 253, illus., sources, small tears/creases to DJ edges, top corner of front DJ flap creased. This book is based on the discovery of four cardboard cartons containing rare photographs and more than one hundred revealing letters from Amelia Earhart to her mother.
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Near-Nuclear Countries and Nonproliferation
by Earle, M. Mark, Jr.; Davenport, Clarence M., Jr.; and Rood, Harold W.
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Arlington, VA: Stanford Research Institute, 1974. good. Approx. 50, wraps, staple bound. Informal Note SSC-IN-74-40. Prepared under Contract AT(49-1) 3687. SRI Project 3295. This is a Circulated Working Paper, an informal working paper containing initial research results of specific findings on a particular subtask of a study.
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The Wreck of the Almiranta: Sir William Phips and the Search for the Hispaniola Treasure
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London: Macmillan London Limited, 1979. First? Edition. First? Printing. good, good. 260, illus., maps, footnotes, sources and bibliography, notes, index. The shipwreck of the "Nuestra Senora de la Conception, " the almiranta or Vice-Admiral of the Mexican treasure fleet, on a reef in Hispaniola (now the Dominican Republic) in 1641. The book details subsequent attemptsby Spaniards, Americans, West Indians, and English to the locate the wreck in order to salvage her reputedly fabulous treasure of silver and gold.
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The Ripon Forum, Vol. III, No. 9, September, 1967
by Earle, Ralph B., Jr. (Editor)
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Cambridge, MA: The Ripon Society, Inc, 1967. Presumed first edition/first printing. Wraps. Good. Signed by previous owner. Cover has some wear and soiling.. 32 p. Map, Table. Sources. This issue os on "The Realities of Vietnam". From Wikipedia: "The Ripon Society is an American centrist Republican think tank based in Washington, D.C. It produces The Ripon Forum, the U.S. 's longest running Republican thought and opinion journal. The Ripon Society was the first major Republican organization to support passage of the Civil Rights Act in the 1960s. In the early 1970s, it called for the normalization of relations with China, and the abolition of the military draft."
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Sea Change: A Message of the Oceans
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New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, c1995. Second Printing. very good, good. 24 cm, 361, acid-free paper, illus., footnotes, DJ creased, DJ somewhat worn and soiled. An insider's introduction to marine biology, a powerful brief for the endangered life of the seas, by a leading explorer of our time.
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Confessions of a Spy: The Real Story of Aldrich Ames
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New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1997. First Printing. Hardcover. Very good. 24 cm, 364 pages, illustrations, sources, bibliography. The first complete story of the "spy of the century," based on the author's interviews with Aldrich Ames. This book is a portrait of a complex, diabolical man and an account of the damage he wreaked that is far worse than has even been chronicled. Pete Earley (born September 5, 1951) is an American journalist and writer of nonfiction books and novels. A former Washington Post reporter, he is the author of books about the Aldrich Ames and John Walker espionage cases. His book Circumstantial Evidence: Death, Life, and Justice in a Southern Town won an Edgar Award from the Mystery Writers of America for Best Fact Crime Book in 1996. His book about the John Walker spy ring, Family of Spies, was a New York Times bestseller and was made into a CBS miniseries starring Powers Boothe and Lesley Ann Warren. In 2007, he was a finalist for a Pulitzer Prize for his book Crazy.…
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Confessions of a Spy; The Real Story of Aldrich Ames
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New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1997. First Printing [Stated]. Hardcover. Very good/Very good. 24 cm, 364 pages. Includes Prologue, 21 black and white illustrations, sources, and bibliography. This copy was inscribed by the author, Pete Early. The insription reads: To Anya Guilsher, With my best wishes, Pete Earley. Four other names are written on the page facing the title page. The first complete story of the "spy of the century," based on the author's interviews with Aldrich Ames. This book is a portrait of a complex, diabolical man and an account of the damage he wreaked that is far worse than has even been chronicled.Pete Earley (born September 5, 1951) is an American journalist and writer of non-fiction books and novels. A former Washington Post reporter, he is the author of books about the Aldrich Ames and John Walker espionage cases. His book Circumstantial Evidence: Death, Life, and Justice in a Southern Town won an Edgar Award from the Mystery Writers of America for Best Fact Crime…
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Comrade J: The Untold Secrets of Russia's Master Spy in America After the End of the Cold War
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New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 2007. First edition. FIrst printing [stated]. Hardcover. Very good in very good dust jacket. DJ has slight wear, soiling, and edge wear.. 340 p. Illustrations. A comment about Sources. The bestselling author of "Family of Spies" and "The Hot House" offers the account of Comrade J, a Russian spy who had turned out to be a double agent for the CIA, following the collapse of the Soviet Union. He has never revealed his secrets--until now.
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