Search Results: Titles starting with U from bookwitch

Andre Deutsch, London, 1980.. Quarto, hardcover, fine, as new, in white yellow and blue pictorial boards. Lively water color monster illustrations in this happy book. Unpaginated (about 30 pp)

Putman & Co., Ltd., New York, 2009, First Edition, 2009. Hardcover. Collectible, Fine/Fine. Octavo, hardcover, fine in fine blue dj with white lettering. First printing. Here is another chilling novel in her series. (which began with A is for Alibi, and she writes one a year) It's April, 1988, a month before Kinsey Millhone's thirty-eighth birthday, and she's alone in her office doing paperwork when a young man arrives unannounced. He has a preppy air about him and looks as if he'd be carded if he tried to buy booze, but Michael Sutton is twenty-seven, an unemployed college dropout. Twenty-one years earlier, a four-year-old girl disappeared. A recent reference to her kidnapping has triggered a flood of memories. Sutton now believes he stumbled on her lonely burial when he was six years old. He wants Kinsey's help in locating the child's remains and finding the men who killed her. It's a long shot but he's willing to pay cash up front, and Kinsey agrees to give… Read More

Modern Library, New York, 1939., 1939. Hardcover. Fair/No Dj. Octavo, hardcover, pages very age-toned, front hinge cracked, else good reading copy in tan boards, scuffed, brown box, gilt lettering on spine. First edition. Three sections to book: 42nd Parallel, Nineteen Nineteen, Big Money. Modern Library Giant; 485 pages.

Publications International, Ltd., Il (1989. Fine/Very Good. Hall, George. Folio, hardcover, fine in near fine white pictorial dj. "a" printing. rranged by the type of craft, fighters through helicopters, tons of full pages and double page color pictures. 320 pages. Fighters, Bombers, recon, Helicopters and Much More

Rawson Assoc, New York, New York, U.S.A., 1980. Octavo, hardcover, VG in VG white pictorial dj. 312 pp. Clean and unmarked., illustrated with b/w drawings. first printing. This is source material from all wars from WW II to Vietnam, used by Green Berets and Seals and other military men.

Skyhorse Publishing, 2011. Hardcover. Fine/No Dj. Octavo, hardcover, fine in green boards. Clean, unmarked. comprehensive new edition of U.S. Army Survival Manual, issued by the Department of the Army and thoroughly revised by Colonel Peter T. Underwood USMC (Ret), is ideal for military personnel and all outdoors enthusiasts. From the psychology of survival and basic medicine to personal camouflage and signaling techniques, this essential resource provides all the information you need to survive. Included here is a guide to identifying: Poisonous snakes and lizards; Edible plants; Cloud formations as foretellers of weather; and more! 428 pp. fully illustrated in color.

Office to the Chief of Military History, Dept. of the Army, 1952.. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Quarto, hardocver, near fine in green boards with gold insignia of army on cover. No dj. 471 pp. plus Appendix. B & w photos throughout with accompanying text. Map endpps showing theater of war against Japan. One of 3 of these pictorial records, the others are Germany and Italy in Mediterranean area, and Germany in Europe and adjacent area.

US Army, Fort Jackson, 1987, 1987. Hardcover. Very Good/No DJ Issued. Quarto, hardcover, VG in orange, red and blue pictorial boards. Class of May 1986. No dj as issued. Light corner wear. Commemoritive book from the training base. color photos, shows the soldiers through the entire process with alot of information about the base, 189 pages. BCO, 1BN, 1 BDE, cadre, May 28,, 1986, (graduating) then tons of pictures of these guys as well as portraits of each. Foreword is by Major General Robert Solomon US Army. Letter from dept of army Solomon writes "congratulations on completion of basic training" then a bunch of color pictures of the base, memorials of WWI, II, Korean and Vietnam wars, barracks, museum, hospital, dental, gym, post office etc. reception stations, many pictures of men training etc., first training brigade Col Landrum commander, also Gray, Mosley, Frederick, Carlo and Jones commanders.

Aero Publishers, Fallbrook, CA, 1974.. Fair/Very Good. Quarto, hardcover, fine in VG white dj. (small chip on top edge of dust jacket) Aircraft profiles of U.S. bombers -- a complete geneology of the American bombardment plane from the original Keystone XB-1 of 1928, to the 1970's strategic bombers plying the skies then.. Each of the numbered designs following the pioneer XB-1 is fully illustrated with photos and three-view general arrangement drawings. An important feature of this book is the scale chart showing the relative sizes of all the planes on one page. 256 pages, black and white photographs

Barrons Educational Series Inc, 1996.. Very Good/Unknown. Quarto, softcover, near fine in green wraps. Hundreds of model exam questions organized by content; one full-length model exam, with answers and explanations. Explains the test, gives study advice and test-taking tips; 100 sample student essays; review of all major topics. 460 pp. includes glossary. Study guide is as new and covers all aspects of US government in outline for test.

San Diego, Marines, 1943. Black and white photo of the 880th platoon of US Marine Corps, San Diego, q1943. Corp. P. O. Moore, Corp. H. W. Brusse, and Col. B. B. Freel names at bottom. About 60 marines pictured in 5 rows. Some minor creasing to picture but you can see all the young faces.

U.S. Marines, Skyhorse Pub., 2010. Hardcover. Near Fine/No Dj. 12 mo., hardcover, near fine in yellow and green boards. Scarce in hardcover. military tactics; fitness, marksmanship, drills, navigation, boobytraps, first aid and more. 13 chapters, each numbered separately, about 200 pp., illustrated throughout in b & w.

Annapolis, Md: Nautical & Aviation Publishing Company, ., 1983. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. Octavo, hardcover, fine in near fine white pictorial dj. Giftable. 310 pages, including 96 pages of photographs This was the first history of US Marine Corps aviation, telling of the pilots who carried out their First to Fight tradition established during WWI. From then onwards, through WW2 and Henderson Field on Guadalcanal to Korea and Vietnam, the US Marines continued to lead from the front. Includes over 200 rare photographs.

William Morrow, 2014, 2014. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Collectible, Fine/Fine. Octavo, hardcover, as new, in fine black and red decorative dj. Foreword by Lenny DePaul. Blending history and memoir, retired U.S. Marshal Mike Earp-a descendant of the legendary lawman Wyatt Earp-offers an exclusive and fascinating behind-the-scenes look at the most storied law enforcement agency in America, illuminating its vital role in the nation's development for more than two hundred years. 361 pp. including index.

Bison Books, Greenwich, CT, 1983., 1983. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Folio, hardcover, gift note on endpaper else near fine in VG blue pictorial dj. An illustrated examination of U.S. military capabilities and role in military intervention internationally. 224 pages, indexed. Profuse colour & b/w illus including frontis.

Metro Books, NY, 2011. Folio, hardcover, fine in near fine pink and black pictorial dj. 256 pp. including index. Foreword by Dick Couch, ex=seal team one. Photograph pictorial endpapers. The seals were founded in 1962 on the orders of President Kennedy. They are one of the best, if not the best, special forces in the world. In WW II the seals demolition teams prepared beaches in Normandy for amphibious landings; in Vietnam they performed a multitude of maritime missions. After that they were active in Grenada, Panama, the Persian Gul;t, Kuwait, Somalia, Bosnia, Afghanistan and Iraq, and hunting down Bin Laden. B & W and color photos throughout.

International Masters Publishing AB, 2006, 2006. Fine/Fine. DVD, as new, in gray pictorial box. Includes softcover booklet. Aircraft carriers have always been a key tool to enforce U.S. foreign policy. DVD packed with combat action. Running time of 40 minutes, includes companion book, "packed with combat action.

NY, Time-Life Books Aug 1 1997 First Printing. Fine/Very Good. Folio, hardcover, fine in near fine pictorial dj. Giftable. 192, pp. Presents the past, the present and even the future of the Open in all its gaudy splendor, with evocative photography of the legends of the game and the tournament's most memorable moments along with insightful prose from Roger M. Williams. Great gift for tennis buff.

Creative Education, 1975. Fair/Unknown. Quarto, red pictorial boards. Ex library copy missing title page, pocket on endpaper, else a good reading copy with color photos. List of winners, Arnie, Merry Mexican, the Yanks, king of amateurs, Hogan, the dentist and prizefighter, Ken, Black panther and others. 47 pp..

Puget Sound Naval Shipyard. Fair/Unknown. Octavo, softcover, brochure. Gives a clear picture of Puget Sound Naval Shipyard. Symbolic of the Navy's transition from gunnery to missilry is the conversion of this cruiser (USS Columbus)--an all-guided missile warship armed with surface-to-air missile systems Talos and Tartar. As mew, wrapped in cellophane.