ALFRED R. WAUD CIVIL WAR ARTIST

Traditional Collectibles: Books: Bindings: History Pre 1970: item #660942

Published in 1974, 9 1/4" X 11" X 1",192 pages, 3 lbs.

Dust jacket worn on spine (see photo), blue hardcover has a 3-4" gouge (see photo),no owner's mark, pages great condition.

Alfred R. Waud was one of the best combat artists of the Civil War. Some reproductions of photos of soldiers , etc.

1ST ED ~ ASIA is My Beat ~ Earnest Hoberecht

Traditional Collectibles: Books: Bindings: History Pre 1970: item #651936

1st Edition (1961) by Pulitzer Prize winner, Earnest Hoberecht,a war correspondent who discusses his travels throughout the Pacific and in Asian areas during World War II. More specifically, he writes about war crime trials in Japan, General Tojo, as well as his interview with the last Emperor of China. Hoberecht served as UPI Vice President and General Manager for Asia Tokyo. Front cover features a picture of Hoberecht with Gen. MacArthur. A date is written in pencil on the back page. The spi... Click for details

1st ED The Jordan & Its Valley and the Dead Sea ~1872

Traditional Collectibles: Books: Bindings: History Pre 1900: item #643875

First London edition published in 1872 by T. Nelson & Sons, Paternoster Row, Edinburgh & New York. Small blue hardcover with gold highlighting on the spine. The black lettering on the front is a bit faded and the blue is worn along the outside spine. Foxing through the first 18 pages and on some of the back pages. Illustrations. 144 pgs.

Book THE STORY OF THE WAR OF 1898 Spanish American War

Traditional Collectibles: Books: Bindings: History Pre 1910: item #627641
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This book is titled The Story of The War of 1898 by W. Nephew King Book contains 322 pages and has 17 color illustrations along with numerous black & white illustrations. The cover shows some age with some spots and scuffs with some wear at the spine. The pages are in very good to excellent condition overall. The first blank page after the cover has some folds. This is a very large and heavy book that measures approximately 20 3/4" x 13 1/4" x 2" thick and weighs about 17 pounds, 5 ounces. A... Click for details

Russell Miller's THE COMMANDOS ~ World War II Book

Traditional Collectibles: Books: Bindings: History Pre 1990: item #623629
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This is a History Book titled THE COMMANDOS ~ World War II, by Russell Miller, a British journalist and freelance writer of the Sunday Times of London. The book was edited in Alexandria, VA, in 1981. The book has 6 Chapters: A New Breed of Soldier, Raiders in the Sahara, The Waterborne Irregulars, Masters of Deception, Phantoms in Arms, and The Jungle Legions. The Picture Essays include: The Storming of Eben Emael, A Fiery Proving Ground, Forging a Killer Force, Rovers in a Sea of Sand, A W... Click for details

Robert T Elson's PRELUDE TO WAR ~ WW II ~Time-Life Book

Traditional Collectibles: Books: Bindings: History Pre 1980: item #620808
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This is a History Book titled PRELUDE TO WAR ~ World War II by Robert T Elson, a Life Magazine's deputy managing editor, Washington DC and London correspondent for Time - Life News Service. The book was edited in 1976 in New York, NY. The book has 7 Chapters: "A Peace Resting on Quicksand", The Soviet Spectre, A New Breed of Caesars, Convulsion in the Far East, Downfall of a Feeble League, Dress Rehearsal in Spain, and One Minute to Midnight. The Picture Essays include: When Shooting Stoppe... Click for details

Robert E Herzstein THE NAZIS WW II Time - Life Book

Traditional Collectibles: Books: Bindings: History Pre 1980: item #620800
466

This is a History Book titled The Nazis ~ World War II ~ by Robert Edwin Herzstein, a professor of European History at the University of South Carolina. It was edited in 1980 by Time - Life Books, in Alexandria, Virginia. The books has 6 Chapters: The New Men of Power, All the "Little Hitlers", The Dark Empire of the SS, A Rule of Plunder, The "Final Solution", and The Enslavement of the Army. The Picture Essays include: Hitler's Armful Spectacles, Nazifying a Nation, The Fuhrer's Private Wo... Click for details

Robert Wernick ~ BLITZKRIEG WW II ~ Time - Life Book

Traditional Collectibles: Books: Bindings: History Pre 1980: item #620757
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This is a History Book about World War II titled BLITZKRIEG by Robert Wernick, 1976, edited by Time - Life Books, New York, NY. Blitzkrieg literally means Lightning War or Flash War. The author was a former member of Life and now is a freelance writer living part-time in Paris where he pursues his interest in the European Campaigns of World War II. The book contains 6 Chapters: Hitler Weather, A Season of Blunders, Iron Hands on Scandinavia, First Blood in the West, Deliverance at Dunkirk, a... Click for details

The Lives of the Queens of Scotland

Traditional Collectibles: Books: Bindings: History Pre 1900: item #620440

Five(5)volume work by Agnes Strickland. Third Edition, Wm. Blackwood and Sons, Edinburgh and London, 1859. Riviera bindings:Brown leather raised spine with gilt lettering, blue leather boards, gilt paper edges. H. 8" 1 board off Volume One.

"With Star and Crescent" by A. Locher, 1889

Traditional Collectibles: Books: Bindings: History Pre 1900: item #614049
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With Star and Crescent: A Full and Authentic Account of a Recent Journey with a Caravan from Bombay to Constantinople, Comprising a Description of the Country, the People, and Interesting Adventures with the Natives, by A. Locher

First edition. 8vo. pp. 634; 15 steel- or wood-engraved plates; a very good bright copy in the original cloth, image of city, palm trees, star within crescent and incense burner blocke... Click for details