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The "Magic" Background of Pearl Harbor. 5 volumes in 8. .
Washington, D.C.:
Department of Defense
1977.
Hard Cover.
Five volumes in 8 books bound in blue cloth without dust jackets, 8x10- 1/2". Few creases & crimps on 10 pages in Vol. IV appendix, otherwise near fine overall. Heavy set. .
VG to Fine.
[Book #8385]
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From D-Day Through Victory in Europe. .
NY:
CBS Columbia Broadcasting System
1945.
Soft Cover.
First edition.
314 page paperback. "The eye-witness story as told by war correspondents on the air" including radio broadcasts by Murrow, Shirer, Sevareid, Roosevelt, Truman, Churchill, etc. Wear on edges of wraps & crease at spine.
Very Good
[Book #15321]
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Germany 1947-1949: The Story in Documents. .
Washington:
U.S. Govt. Printing Office
1950.
Hard Cover.
Paperclip mark & repaired tear on one page. Conferences, political developments, war crimes, economy, restitution, culture, etc. Fold-out color chart. 8x10", 631 pages.
Very Good
[Book #74]
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Memo to JFK From NBC News. .
NY:
Putnam
1961.
Hard Cover.
First edition.
Near fine in VG dj (few short tears, creases, wear). Nine NBC foreign correspondents present analysis of world problems for Kennedy to deal with.
Near Fine in Very Good DJ
[Book #4742]
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Addison, Albert Christopher. .
The Romantic Story of the Mayflower Pilgrims. .
1918 Dust Jacket.
Boston:
Page
1918.
Hard Cover.
Revised.
Near fine in VG dj. Attractive book with decorated boards. Bound in blue cloth with gold, white, & navy front board illustrations, pages have green decorative borders, illustrated end papers, top edges gilt. Photographs. Very nice early dust jacket has 1" tear & crease, tiny corner chip. .
Near Fine in Very Good DJ
[Book #7926]
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Alexander, Bevin. .
Lost Victories: The Military Genius of Stonewall Jackson. .
NY:
Henry Holt
1992.
Hard Cover.
First edition.
Jackson and the first two years of the Civil War. Index. Original price intact on dust jacket.
Fine in Fine DJ
[Book #3984]
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Alexander, Bevin. .
Lost Victories: The Military Genius of Stonewall Jackson. .
NY:
Henry Holt
1992.
Hard Cover.
Book Club.
Jackson and the first two years of the Civil War. Index. Book is identical to first edition except for lack of price on dust jacket.
Fine in Fine DJ
[Book #14325]
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Alexander, Earl. John North, editor. .
The Alexander Memoirs 1940-1945. .
NY:
McGraw-Hill
1962.
Hard Cover.
Memoir of Field Marshal Alexander and the North African campaign. 210 pages, index, maps, photos. Price-clipped dust jacket has small corner chip and light edgewear. Light wear on bottom board edges.
Very Good in Very Good DJ
[Book #12905]
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Alexander, Earl. John North, editor. .
The Alexander Memoirs 1940-1945. .
NY:
McGraw-Hill
1962.
Hard Cover.
Memoir of Field Marshal Alexander and the North African campaign. 210 pages, index, maps, photos. Bottom of spine of book has some wear. Jacket has light edgewear. No statement of edition. Original price is on jacket.
Very Good in Very Good DJ
[Book #14326]
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Allcock, Hubert. .
Heraldic Design: Its Origins, Ancient Forms and Modern Usage. .
NY:
Tudor
1962.
Hard Cover.
Price-clipped dust jacketj. "Handbook for artists & designers.heraldic sourcebook for students, teachers and laymen." Illustrations of 500 crests, devices, shields, and coats. 11" tall.
Fine in Very Good DJ
[Book #9625]
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Alonso, Harriet Hyman. .
The Women's Peace Union and the Outlawry of War, 1921-1942. .
Knoxville:
Univ. of Tennessee
1989.
Hard Cover.
First edition.
Women's suffrage activists turned to peace movement after winning the vote. 224 pp, index, bibliography, photos. Very fine.
As New in As New DJ
[Book #5204]
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Ambrose, Stephen E. . .
D-Day June 6, 1944: The Climactic Battle of World War II. .
NY:
Simon & Schuster
1994.
Hard Cover.
First edition.
The intricate plan for the invasion of France and the initiative of the citizen soldiers. 656 pages, index, photos.
Fine in Fine DJ
[Book #14338]
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American Guide. .
Ghost Towns of Colorado. American Guide Series. .
NY:
Hastings House
1947.
Hard Cover.
First edition.
Dust jacket has rubs and edgewear. Story of the towns, of honest citizens & shady characters of all kinds who came with the 1859 gold rush. 59 photographs & prints in gravure reproductions. 114 numbered pages. Reddish brown tweed boards. Brown and pictorial dust jacket has rubs on front fold and light edgewear.
Near Fine in Very Good DJ
[Book #3707]
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Amrine, Michael. .
This Awesome Challenge: The Hundred Days of Lyndon Johnson. .
NY:
Putnam
1964.
Hard Cover.
First edition.
Dust jacket has rubs, couple of 1/2" tears, edgewear. The first 100 days of Johnson's presidency after Kennedy was shot. Index, chronology. .
Very Good in Very Good DJ
[Book #10813]
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Anders, Curt. .
Fighting Confederates. .
NY:
Dorset
1990.
Hard Cover.
Reprint.
Stories of Jefferson Davis, Rober E. Lee, Stonewall Jackson, Nathan Bedford Forrest, J.E.B. Stuart, & other commanders. Index .
Fine in Fine DJ
[Book #5606]
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Anders, Curt. .
Hearts in Conflict. A One-Volume History of the Civil War. .
Birch Lane Press
1994.
Hard Cover.
First Edition.
Comprehensive history, using words of participants, of both sides. Maps, index, bibliography. .
Fine in Fine DJ
[Book #9908]
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Andrade, Dale. .
Trial By Fire: The 1972 Easter Offensive, America's Last Vietnam Battle. .
NY:
Hippocrene Books
1995.
Hard Cover.
First edition.
Complete history of 1972 battle; photos, index & notes. Ads for other Hippocrene books at back. .
Fine in Fine DJ
[Book #2583]
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Andrews, W. H. .
Footprints of a Regiment: A Recollection of the 1st Georgia Regulars 1861- 1865. .
Atlanta:
Longstreet
1992.
Hard Cover.
Young sergeant's journals of his years in the Conferate Army. Annotated and introduction by Richard McMurry. Index, notes. 2nd printing. As new. .
Fine in Fine DJ
[Book #10069]
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Arberry, A. J. .
Aspects of Islamic Civilization as Depicted in the Original Texts. .
NY:
Barnes
(1964).
Hard Cover.
Translations of variety of documents from Islam's origins in 6th century to 1960s. VG dj with 1/2" tear, light edgewear. .
Fine in Very Good DJ
[Book #7776]
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Armbruster, Maxim E. .
The Presidents of the United States: A New Appraisal. .
NY:
Horizon
1960.
Hard Cover.
First Edition.
Information about the presidents that ran counter to popular beliefs at the time this book was published. Index, bibliography, full page black & white portrait of each president up to Eisenhower.
Fine in Near Fine DJ
[Book #11600]
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Arps, Louisa Ward. .
Denver in Slices. .
Denver:
Sage Books
1959.
Hard Cover.
First edition.
Bits and slices of Denver history: lynching in 1868, city hall war of 1894, KKK in 1920s, etc. Almost 100 pictures, map and index. Dust jacket, with price intact, has slightly faded spine and a couple of tiny tears at top of spine.
Fine in Very Good DJ
[Book #14431]
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Arsenault, Raymond. .
The Sound of Freedom: Marian Anderson, The Lincoln Memorial, and the Concert That Awakened America. .
NY:
Bloomsbury
2009.
Soft Cover.
ARC.
Advance reading copy, softcover, with publicity sheet laid in. Extensive bibliography.
Fine
[Book #14846]
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Ashby, Margaret. .
Forster Country. .
Stevenage/UK:
Flaunden
1991.
Hard Cover.
First edition.
Publisher's sticker on copyright page. History of Hertfordshire, England, where author E.M. Forster grew up and set his book "Howard's End". Index. No price on dj but not clipped. Illustrated by photos, maps, drawings. Green leatherette boards slightly bowed.
Near Fine in Fine DJ
[Book #2147]
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Ashe, Geoffrey. .
Kings and Queens of Early Britain. .
Chicago:
Academy
1990.
Hard Cover.
Royalty from legend and history, from 1100 B.C. to A.D. 871. Index, illustrations. American edit.
Fine in Fine DJ
[Book #6901]
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Athearn, Robert G. .
Westward the Briton. .
NY:
Scribners
1953.
Hard Cover.
First edition.
The American West described by English travelers between 1865-1900. Index, illustrations. Dust jacket has light fade of spine, small chips bottom of spine. .
Fine in Very Good DJ
[Book #5118]
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