Washington: Assn of American Railroads, 1960. First Edition. Pictorial wraps. Very Good. (16)pp; illus throughout in color. This is a comic-book-format history of how railroads and trains were used by northern and southern forces in the Civil War. 10" x 7". (more information)

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NYC Francis Bannerman Sons January 1938., 1938. Soft cover. Pictorial paper covers and contents in very good condition. 11.5" x 8.75" 288pp w/index This extensive catalog is accompanied by the original pictorial mailing envelope (edge worn) and a 1939 correction list. Illustrated by illus throughout text. 1938 Editionst. Binding is original wraps. (more information)

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Elgin & Chicago David C. Cook (1899)., 1899. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Binding and contents near fine condition. 8.5" x 6.5" 96pp In addition to the story of Marti, son of the British superintendent of a sugar estate, and a Cuban girl, this volume contains a nonfiction section by the author: Some Customs of Brazil; and Will Jesus Have Me? (missionary work among Native Americans). Illustrated by text illus photos, halftones. First Edition. Binding is cloth/boards. (more information)

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Chicago: Consolidated Book, 1943. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Designed as a diary for men and women serving in World War II. Barth's handwritten entries occupy 8 pages, are limited to May 4-13, 1943, and are of considerable interest. He was called for active service on March 19, 1943 and classified as a navigator in the Army Air Corps on April 4th. In addition to the names and addresses of a few buddies he has met (Barth himself hails from 326 W. Fishers Avenue, Philadelphia), the diary entries occupy five pages in blue ink while he is stationed at Nashville, Tennessee. He is ill on May 4th, so he "accepts a job as Barracks orderly" and sleeps most of the day. He talks about dinner with a civilian family which he cannot attend, parting with buddies who are shipping out, etc. On garden detail on May 5th, he muses over why he hasn't been paid after 46 days in the service. His health improves and he spends a lot of time marching in formation: "All this constructive exercise is ultimately for the purpose of destruction." He goes with a buddy to the West End of Nashville for an evening but can't pick up any women, even at the bowling alley. On May 11th, during dinner at a civilian's home, he meets a girl who is a minister's daughter--"but cooperative all the same." By May 13th, on a company hike, he learns that shipping orders have come through, "open port" has been canceled, and his unit is "pulling out" for foreign ports unknown. This brief record offers insight into the stateside experiences of an intelligent, humorous draftee in the days before he is shipped overseas and the diary ends. 6" x 4.25". (more information)

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Philadelphia, PA: Council of Nat'l Defense, 1918. First Edition. Original Wraps. Very Good. 17pp. The occasion was a meeting of the Council of National Defense and Public Safety to celebrate the anniversary of the Fall of the Bastille. 9" x 6". (more information)

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NY: Amsterdam Print & Litho, 1941. First Edition. Pictorial wraps. Very Good. 20pp; illus of insignia. Outlines the organization of the various services, ranks, pay, specialties, schools, etc. as the US entered World War II. 6.25" x 3.25". (more information)

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Bell Telephone, 1944. First Separate. Self-wraps. Very Good. Brochure, 6 panels; color illus throughout. This guide for civilians shows the ribbons, medals and decorations "most frequently seen on our service people." 6.25" x 4". (more information)

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Caldwell, Idaho: Caxton Printers, 1966. First Edition. Original Cloth. Very Good. Illus from Photographs. pp: xix, 333, index; 49 plates from old photographs, music sheets, etc. This is a scholarly and readable treatment of an interesting topic. 9.25" x 6". (more information)

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Princeton, NJ Princeton University Press 1948., 1948. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Binding and contents in very good condition. 8.75" x 5.5" pp: (xii), 145 Detailed account of the critical Christmas campaign after Washington and his troops crossed the Delaware River at Trenton. Illustrated by map plate, 4 full-page maps. First Edition. Binding is original cloth. (more information)

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NY: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1925. First Edition. Original Cloth. Very Good. 490pp. This is the author's first book, an historical novel whose hero is caught up in the plans of John Paul Jones during the Revolutionary War. 7.75" x 5.25". (more information)

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Chadds Ford, PA Brandywine Battlefield Park 1952., 1952. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Related news clips tipped onto first few leaves, good condition. 9.5" x 6.25" 26pp Describes the Battle of Brandywine in the American Revolution, and efforts to restore Washington's & Lafayette's Headquarters. Illustrated by 8pp photo-illus, folding map. First Edition. Binding is original wraps. (more information)

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Philadelphia: Christopher Sower Company, 1913. First Thus. Hardcover. Very Good. 123pp. Traces the movements of Washington's army from Valley Forge, across the Delaware River, through New Jersey to Monmouth County. 6.25" x 4.5". (more information)

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Newark, NJ: Fischer Baking, 1944. First Edition. Soft Cover. Good. Pulp stock bit chipped along fore-edge. 32pp; text illus from photographs. Advertising vehicle for Fischer's doughnuts, eaten voraciously by Joe E. Brown and the "doughboys" he entertained during World War II. 8" x 5.5". (more information)

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North Wales, PA Norman B. Nuss, Printer 1921., 1921. Soft cover. Printed paper covers and contents in very good condition. 7.5" x 4.5" 223pp Aims to "connect the living personality of the men of the Revolution with the objects which remain" on view. Illustrated by folding map, photo-illus. Enlarged Edn. Binding is original wraps. (more information)

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Boston Houghton Mifflin 1916., 1916. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Binding and contents in very good condition. 7.75" x 5" pp: xxii, 155 Tipped at the back is a printed plea for contributions to the American Amublance Field Service & volunteer ambulance drivers. "Casually written at moments between duties," these letters to a friend describe "the chivalrous work our young American volunteers are doing in France" with the American Ambulance Field Service, just before US entry into World War One. Illustrated by frontis & 16pp photo-illus. First Edition. Binding is cloth/boards. (more information)

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NY: Garland, 1990. First Edition. Original Cloth. Very Good. pp: xvi, 312; subject, author and title indices. Covers novels, short fiction, poetry, and drama as well as history, biography, etc. 8.75" x 5.5". (more information)

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NY Grossman 1964., 1964. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. Fine condition in a near-fine dust jacket. 13" x 10" printed dj 175pp Capa's text faces most of the photographs. This copy has an additional inscription, pencilled on the colophon page: "For Bernarda and Ben: / with love and affection / Esther and Lennie / Eitans Pier, S. Hadley, M. / October 1954." The plain, gray dust jacket of handmade paper is somewhat smudged and edge-worn. Illustrated by illus throughout from photos. First Edition. Binding is original cloth. (more information)

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Charleston, SC: Elizabeth R. Harrigan, 1961. Second Edition. Original wraps. Very Good. 35pp; map. First published at Charleston in 1861, this booklet includes: "The Fight as Seen from Cummings' Point" by a correspondent on Morris Island; "Scenes and Incidents of the Bombardment"; etc. 9" x 6". (more information)

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1943. not bound. Fine. Colors are bright and strong. Each cutout is 2" x 8". The first, titled "We Enlist," shows six kids signing up for military service as Uncle Sam records their enlistments. The second, titled "We Have Dress Parade," shows the same six kids in Army, Navy, Marine, WAC, WAVE, and nursing uniforms. The third, "We Entertain at the USO," shows a boy and girl dressed in red-white-blue (he as Uncle Sam), singing and dancing on a stage. The fourth cutout, "We Are in Training," shows all six kids in uniform, saluting at attention. Each has an American flag motif. The kids are named Ula, Ned, Ida, Tom, Eva and Don--their initials spelling out UNITED. 8.5" x 11". (more information)

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Veterans of Foreign Wars, 1920. First Edition. not bound. Very Good. Broadside poster; illus of saluting veteran. REPRESENTING THE HIGHEST ACHIEVEMENT IN THE CIGAR CRAFT!. TRY A V.F.W. CIGAR AND BE CONVINCED!.VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS. The V.F.W., formed in 1913, here offers smokers a good five-cent cigar. 12" x 18". (more information)

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Pittsburgh, PA, 1942. not bound. Very Good. Broadside, printed in red, white and blue. This attractive Air Raid Warden certificate is signed by four Defense Corps officials. 9.5" x 12". (more information)

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Boston: Estes and Lauriat, 1885. First thus. Decorative cloth. Very Good. pp: viii, 312; 4 plates, 15 diagrams. Coffin claims to give "correct description of the ground, the marching of the troops, the positions they occupied," etc. His "eyewitness" accounts include the capture of Fort Henry and Fort Donelson, and the battles of Bull Run, Pittsburg Landing, &c. 7.25" x 4.75". (more information)

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NY: John Lane, 1918. First Edition. Original Cloth. Very Good. 141pp; portrait of Dawson in uniform. The Canadian author was wounded in battle during World War I, and wrote this book before he returned to the Front. 7.5" x 5". (more information)

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Boston: Houghton, Mifflin, 1897. Revised Edition. Original cloth. Very Good. pp: xiii, 348; 47 maps. Nevins (Civil War Books) calls the author "a reputable military historian," and states that this book offers "a balanced narrative and good analysis of the operations in all theaters of the war." 7.75" x 4.75". (more information)

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NY: Silver, Burdett, 1910. Enlarged Edition. Original Cloth. Very Good. 235pp; 24 plates from photographs. This work updates Spanish-American War history with chapters on the results of the war in the Philippines, Puerto Rico, Cuba, and the US. 7.5" x 5". (more information)

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NY: Abingdon-Cokesbury Press, 1945. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 124pp. The front of the dust jacket shows a man stepping out in dark suit, hat and tie, leaving his infantry shadow behind. This book advises the WWII veteran on readjusting to civilian life, including relations with friends, family, and "the girl." Tells what to do about a job (more education, new career, resuming old job, &c.); how to deal with "this 'bestiality' bunk" (people who think that war has brought out the ex-soldier's "primitive" nature); how to cope with handicaps sustained in battle; &c. 7.5" x 5". (more information)

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New Market, VA Henkel Press 1964., 1964. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Pictorial paper covers and contents in very good condition. 9" x 6" pp: 34, (8) Printed on blue stock and bound at center is the eight-page Centennial Commemoration programme. Illustrated by illus from photos, maps. First Edition. Binding is original wraps. (more information)

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NY: D. Appleton, 1863. First US Edition. Hardcover. Good. Old library bookplate, modern binding. pp: viii, 352. The author identifies himself on the title-page as Colonel of Cavalry in the Confederate Army. Born in Hungary, Estvan explains that he "took service" in the Confederate Army because of his "long residence in the Southern States," and campaigned for more than 18 months. He records his "experiences" from South Carolina's secession through "the Seven Days Battle before Richmond, June 25th to July 1st, 1862." [Nevins, Civil War Books, calls this "a purported history of the first campaign in the East." Howes, US-iana, E203 comments: "This Hungarian imposter claiming to having been a Confederate cavalry colonel was a non-combatant hospital orderly."] 8.25" x 5". (more information)

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NY: Ships and Aircraft, 1942. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. Faint spots on paper covers. 64pp; illus throughout from photographs. Figures of strength are as of December 1, 1941. War losses are indicated by crosses.[as of] May 6, 1942. Information not readily available to the enemy has been excluded. 9.25" x 6". (more information)

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Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott, 1903. First US Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Lawson Wood. Gilt-pictorial binding. pp:vii,306,(6); 6 plates from paintings. The British author of boys' adventure stories unleashes a corker set during the Boer War. 7.75" x 5". (more information)

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