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Washington, DC: GPO, 1901. fair, ex-lib.. Quarto, 135, illus., appendix, weakness to boards, tears and small hole in front flyleaf, few library markings, boards worn and stained. Library pocket has been removed inside front board (small rough spots remain), library date due slip pasted inside front flyleaf, slight foxing to text. The statue was executed by Franklin Simmons. The appendix contains the report of the Grant Memorial Committee to the 34th National Encampment, G.A.R., Chicago, August 29, 1900. Complete title: Proceedings in Congress on the occasion of the reception and acceptance of the statue of General Ulysses S. Grant presented by the Grand Army of the Republic, May 19, 1900.

Place_Pub: Washington, DC: GPO, 1999. very good. 263, wraps, Volume XVI only, footnotes, minor wear and soiling to covers. Volume XVI subtitled Debate of the House on H. Res. 611, December 18 and 19, 1998, Congressional Record at H11774-12043. Printed at the direction ofGary Sisco, Secretary of the Senate, pursuant to S. Res. 16, 106th Cong. 1st Sess. (1999). 106th Congress, 1st Session, Senate Document 106-3.

Place_Pub: Washington, DC: GPO, 1999. very good. 293, wraps, Volume XI only, minor wear and soiling to covers. Volume XI subtitled Transcript of December 10, 1998 Presentations by David Shippers and Abbe Lowell, Hearing Ser. No. 19. Printed at the direction of Gary Sisco, Secretary of the Senate, pursuant to S. Res. 16, 106th Cong. 1st Sess. (1999). 106th Congress, 1st Session, Senate Document 106-3.

Washington, DC: GPO, 1971. good. Quarto, 58, wraps, figures, sticker residue on front cover, covers somewhat scuffed and some edge wear. Foreword by General W. C. Westmoreland.

n.p.: U.S. Army, c. 1920. good. 25" x 19", 1 sheet, single sheet folded in eighths (closed size 6.5" x 10"), illus., some wear along folds, small edge tears/chips. This 45-plate training aid appears to be primarily for artillerymen.

Heidelberg, Germany: Aloys Graf, 1946. good. 357, v.2 only of the 3-vol. set, illus., maps (many folding maps), some wear and soiling to boards, some creasing to endpapers. "Restricted" label mostly removed from rear board, title page marked "Restricted, " other places stamped. Dornbusch 349.

Washington, DC: GPO, 2003. First? Edition. First? Printing. very good. 41, wraps, illus. S. Doc. 108-4

Washington, DC: GPO, 1998. good. 80, wraps, frontis illus., slight waviness to text. Tributes to Senator John Glenn of Ohio on his retirement from the U.S. Senate. Includes tributes from Senators Barbara Boxer, Tom Daschle, Christopher Dodd, Pete Domenici, Trent Lott, and Strom Thurmond.

Washington, DC: GPO, 1927. fair to good. 234, frontis illus., text slightly darkened, bds somewhat scuffed, some wear to board corners/spine edges. Senate Document No. 157. Robert LaFollette served as a U.S. Senator from Wisconsin from 1906-1925, and became a leader of the national progressive movement, running for President on the Progressive ticket in 1924. Among those delivering remarks were Senators Hiram Johnson, William Borah, and George Norris, and Representatives Fiorello LaGuardia and George Huddleston, along with probably the entire Wisconsin delegation.

Place_Pub: Washington, DC: GPO, 1999. good. 1614, wraps, Volume IV, Part 1 of 3 only, illus., minor wear and soiling to covers. Volume IV, Part 1 of 3 is subtitled Supplemental Materials to the Referral From Independent Counsel Kenneth W. Starr, House Document 105-316, Part 1. Printed at the direction of Gary Sisco, Secretary of the Senate, pursuant to S. Res. 16, 106th Cong., 1st Sess. (1999). 106th Congress, 1st Session. Senate Document 106-3.

Place_Pub: Washington, DC: GPO, 1999. very good. 388, wraps, Volume XX only, footnotes, minor wear and soiling to covers. Volume XX subtitled Hearing of the Subcommittee on the Constitution--"Background and History of Impeachment" (November 9, 1998), Ser. No. 63. Printed at the direction of Gary Sisco, Secretary of the Senate, pursuant to S. Res. 16, 106th Cong. 1st Sess. (1999). 106th Congress, 1st Session, Senate Document 106-3.

Washington, DC: GPO, 1978. very good. 15, wraps

Place_Pub: Washington, DC: GPO, 1999. very good. 40, wraps, Volume VI only, minor wear and soiling to covers. Volume VI is subtitled Votes of the Committee in Executive Session to H. Res. 525, Committee Print, Ser. No. 7, September 17, 18, 25, 1998. Printed at the direction of Gary Sisco, Secretary of the Senate, pursuant to S. Res. 16, 106th Cong. 1st Sess. (1999). 106th Congress, 1st Session, Senate Document 106-3.

Washington, DC: Assn. of the U.S. Army, 1965. good. Quarto, 146, wraps, illus. (some in color), chronology, pages slightly darkened, address label on front cover, small tears at spine.

Washington, DC: GPO, 1945. First? Edition. First? Printing. fair to good. Oversized, 281, Book V only, endpaper maps, many fold-out maps & charts, tables, charts, bds scuffed, sm red stains to bd edges & corners. Originally classified as "Secret. " Downgraded to "Restricted, " according to stamp on p.3. Small ink notations on title page. This volume contains annexes 3 to 11 to the main report (not present): Station List, G-1 Section, G-2 Section, G-4 Section, G-5 Section, Artillery Section, Armored Section, Engineer Section, and Antiaircraft Section.

n.p.: U.S. Army, c. 1917. fair. 8" x 13", 25, wraps, typescript (some on onionskin paper, some on regular paper), edge tears, chips, stains, small pieces missing. World War I training material--lecture notes for instructors. Topics covered include notes on relief of batteries; standing trench orders for officer in charge of detachment in trenches; Stokes Mortars in the attack; defense; ammunition lecture; general lecture--trench mortars; the gun and its parts; shell, fuse, propellants; registration, observation, deflection and communication; points to be observed before firing; emplacements; co-operation with other arms; storage and ammunition supply; trench warfare and relief; semi-open warfare; hints to battery commanders. Notes are held together with large metal clip in top left corner.

Washington, DC: GPO, 1981. very good. 518, references, index. Senate Document No. 96-63. The first ten essays offer personal assessments of the meaning and significance of Hoover's life and career, or relate to Hoover the person. The remaining essays focus on Hoover's domestic policies, including essays on Hoover's antitrust policy, Hoover as the father of our present-day bureaucratic state, Hoover and American labor, and Hoover as the bridge between Wilsonian and New Deal progressivism.

Washington, DC: GPO, 1928. fair, ex-lib.. 1740, usual library markings, oversized book, heavy and shaken, some hinge weakness, boards worn, soiled, and corners bumped. This edition for the period 1774-1927 covers the Continental Congress (September 5, 1774, to October, 21, 1788) and the Congress of the United States from the First to the Sixty-ninth Congress (March 4, 1789, to March 3, 1927, inclusive). This is an important reference work, including information on figures who have now "dropped off the screen. "

Harrisburg, PA: The Stackpole Company, 1959. Seventh Edition. good. 536, illus., figures, index, neat pen underlining on a few pages, slight wear to board and spine edges. This manual was extensively revised in 1958 and 1959, to reflect the latest Infantry School teachings in tactics, weapons, and infantry techniques. Topics covered include drill and ceremonies, cadet drill, interior guard, combat formations and battle drill, supply economy and cost consciousness, military courtesy and customs, military organization, map reading, first aid, atomic and CBR training, anti-guerrilla and anti-infiltration training, field fortification, land mine warfare, marches and bivouacs, intelligence training, individual day and night training, patrolling, signal communications, weapons, basic rifle marksmanship, and tactics of the rifle squad, the weapons squad, and the rifle and weapons platoons, among other topics.

Washington, DC: GPO, 1960. First? Edition. First? Printing. fair. 423, illus., diagrams, bibliography, boards worn, scuffed, and soiled, pencil erasure on front endpaper. Report 1461.