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ANNUAL REPORT OF THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY ON THE OPERATIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT FOR THE YEAR 1878
With Accompanying Papers
…inscription in black ink on the front free endpaper; the pastedowns are bubbled; contents fine. The cover is scratched; a few small pieces have chipped off a top edge; else…
BLACK BEAUTY WHITE HEAT: A Pictorial History of Classic Jazz
-Signed by Harris Lewine and Paul Bacon-
…good copy, in an edge-chipped dust jacket; inscribed and signed in ink on the front free endpaper by co-author Harris Lewine and by artist Paul Bacon, who wrote the Introduction….
WINSTON CHURCHILL: The Era and the Man
…the First English edition, without a dust jacket. The spine is worn and faded and there is an owner ink inscription on the front free endpaper. The contents are fine….
BARKSDALE TO BATAAN
History of the 48th Materiel Squadron October 1940 - April 1942
The author’s cousin in the 48th survived the Bataan Death March, but died in a Japanese POW camp. Very rare. Signed by the author on front free endpaper. A fine…
AVENGER AT WAR
Battle history of the U.S. torpedo bomber, which first saw combat at Midway. A very good copy, spine & edges slightly faded, corners slightly bumped, bookplate inside front free endpaper,…
JAPANESE AIR TERMS
Vol. 1: Japanese-English
A scarce wartime official publication. A very good copy, corners a bit bumped, covers lightly worn, front hinge partly split, discreet bookseller’s label on front paste-down, front free endpaper creased,…
THE MARINE CORPS RESERVE
A History
Official History, 1916-1966. A very good ex-library copy, corners a bit worn, pocket on front free endpaper, the usual library marking, published without dust jacket (311 pages, 93 illustrations, appendices,…
GREATEST FIGHTER MISSIONS
of the Top Navy and Marine Aces of World War II
Eleven aces, including Carl, Foss, Walsh, Kepford and McCampbell. A very good copy, spine slightly rubbed, spine ends faded, light shelf wear, label on front free endpaper, without dust jacket….
THE HUDSON: From The Wilderness To The Sea
-Fine Leather Binding with Fore-Edge Painting-
…the Hudson,” exquisitely rendered and still quite vivid. There is some edgewear at the spine and discreet former-owner names and dates in ink on the front free endpapers, else fine….
MEMORABLE MEMOIRS
Self-published memoir by one of the Tuskegee Airmen. This copy has been SIGNED by the author and inscribed with a lengthy presentation in ink on the front free endpaper.
LAWRENCE & OPPENHEIMER
…blue pen on the front free endpaper; contents fine. An advertisement for the book clipped from the Washington Post Book World, Oct. 27, 1968, is laid in at the back….
SALUTE TO THE THIRTIES
Photographs by Horst and George Hoyningen-Huene
This is a very good First American edition copy, in an edge-chipped, price-clipped dust jacket. There is a bookplate on the front free endpaper, else fine.