Boston: W.A. Butterfield, 1917. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Minor marks on cover. pp: (xv), 95; two plates from photographs. The author, a Johns Hopkins graduate and head of the OR at Bellevue Hospital, relates her experiences in France, 1916-1917. Appended is an account of Edith Cavell's imprisonment for helping wounded patients to escape the Germans, her trial, and her execution in October, 1915. 7" x 4.5". (more information)

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NY: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1942. First Edition. Decorative boards. Very Good. Armstrong Perry. pp: (x), 166, index; illus from photographs, 4 maps. The author looks at the Pacific as "the scene of a great struggle among races of men for the possession of its continents and its islands," with sections on Hawaii, Midway, Wake Island, Guam, the Philippines, Borneo, Samoa, Java, &c. 10.25 x 7.75". (more information)

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NY: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1945. Second Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 1" chips from two dust jackets. 3 volumes, approx 2,700pp; portraits, maps. Nevins, CIVIL WAR BOOKS, I-30: "The ablest descriptive and evaluative study of the leading generals (and their campaigns) in Lee's army; massively documented, movingly written, highly authoritative, and faintly smug." 9.25" x 6.25". (more information)

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Wendell, NC: Broadfoot, 1983. Reprint. Original Cloth. Fine/Very Good. pp: (xli), 235, index; frontispiece. Chapters include: Writing in the Ashes; The War through Women's Eyes; A Confederate Book Shelf; etc. 8.25" x 5.5". (more information)

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NY: Thomas Y. Crowell, 1942. First Edition. Original cloth. Very Good. 154pp; illus from photographs. This early nonfiction work by Ernest K. Gann looks at the work of building aircraft for war use: how various parts of the plane work, types of warplanes, assembly plants, etc. 9.25" x 6". (more information)

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Scottdale, PA: Mennonite Peace Problems Committee, 1949. First Edition. Original Wraps. Very Good. 48pp. The author outlines Mennonite beliefs in nonresistance in order to help COs decide between the two kinds of alternatives offered them by the US Selective Service Act of 1948. 7.5" x 5.25". (more information)

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Scottdale, PA: Mennonite Peace Problems Commitee, 1949. Second Edition. Original wraps. Very Good. 48pp. Outlines Mennonite beliefs in nonresistance in order to help COs decide between the two alternatives offered them by the US Selective Service Act of 1948. 7.5" x 5.25". (more information)

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Quantico, VA: Marine Corps Museum, 1971. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 77pp. The papers of Louis McCarty Little (1878-1960) are especially useful as sources for Marine Corps administrative history in the 1930s, reflecting his work in Haiti, as Commander of Fleet Marine Force and Base at San Diego, etc. 9" x 6". (more information)

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Greyhound Corp., 1944. First Edition. not bound. Very Good. Broadsheet, illus in color, folds to 9"x4". One side has text on Greyhound's war effort, insignia of the US Army, Navy, Marines & Air Corps, battle decorations, etc. Side 2 features colored flags and outline maps of the 34 United Nations countries, along with populations, date of entry into WWII, and a map of the US showing Greyhound bus routes. "Serve American Now!.so you can SEE America later!" 18" x 23". (more information)

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Lympne Castle, Kent, UK Imago Mundi 1977., 1977. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Minor spots and fading of blue covers, else very good condition. 11.5" x 8.25" (5)pp Offprint from "Imago Mundi," journal of the International Society for the History of Cartography. This is a presentation copy, inscribed and signed by the author in 1978. Illustrated by sketch map of West Point. 1st separate edition. Binding is orignal wraps. (more information)

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Chicago: Albert Whitman, 1927. First Thus. Original Cloth. Fine. Milo Winter. 128pp; frontispiece, 12 color plates, text drawings, pictorial endpapers. The author, a Harvard grad and Congregationalist minister, wrote this book in 1863 "in one of the darkest hours of the Civil War" and published it anonymously. 8.25" x 5.75". (more information)

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Chicago: Our Possessions, 1898. First Edition. Pictorial cloth. Very Good. Approx 140pp; illus from photographs, color maps. This history of the Philippines and the Spanish-American War includes Hawaii, Cuba, Puerto Rico, Guam and the Ladrones, etc. This is the advanced salesman's sample for taking orders. 9.5" x 7". (more information)

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NY: A.J. Johnson, 1862. First Edition. not bound. Fine. Engraved, hand-colored map, geographical index printed on back. Shows "interesting localities along the James, Chickahominy and York Rivers." Includes the counties of: King William, Hanover, New Kent, Henrico, Charles City, Chesterfield, Prince George, Dinwiddie, King and Queen, Gloucester, James City, York, Warwick, Elizabeth City, Nansemond, Norfolk, Surry, Sussex, Southampton, and Isle of Wight. 18" x 26". (more information)

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Australia: V Air Service Area Command, 1944. First Editions. Self-wraps. Very Good. 24pp in all; cartoons in text. Present are six issues from 1944: May 13, May 19, June 17, July 1, July 8 (all 13" x 8") and September 16 (8" x 6.5"). (Volume II, Nos. 19, 20, 25, 27, 28, 38.) These stencilled newspapers were written, illustrated and produced by US troops stationed in Australia during World War II. They have a decided "GI" tone and offer local unit news, sports and events, profiles of various GIs in Australia, cartoons, etc. The mastheads list editor, artists, reporters, etc., with the statement: "This issue has been pre-censored and can be mailed home." These are the guys who transported America's "Victory-Mail" to the troops overseas. various sizes. (more information)

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NY Harper & Brothers 1962., 1962. Some faint yellowing as usual, else near fine condition. 16.5" x 11.5" 16pp per issue Reprints the war news and many illustrations that appeared in Harper's Weekly as the War Between the States was being fought. Illustrated by illustrated from engravings. reissues edition. Binding is tabloid. (more information)

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NY: American Historical Co., 1944. First Edition. Pictorial Cloth. Very Good. pp: viii, 36; frontispiece, one plate. "All that Valley Forge means to the people of the U.S. comes to the surface in times of emergency and crises." Written during the War, this book has sections on Gold Star Mothers, Boy Scout pilgrimages, the Roll of Honor, DAR Dedications, "War Work at the Chapel," etc. 9.25" x 6". (more information)

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Wendell, NC: Broadfoot's Bookmark, 1982. Second Edition. Original Cloth. Fine. pp: xxiii, 58; frontispiece, 6pp illus. Contains an introductory essay, 100 annotated entries, and illustrations of some original title-pages. 9.25" x 6". (more information)

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Tacoma, WA John C. Barr (1918)., 1918. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Ex-library copy with usual markings, else in good condition. 9.25" x 6" 510pp. Illustrated by photo-illus throughout text. First Edition. Binding is original cloth. (more information)

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s.l. "The Mentor," Vol. 12, No. 8 September 1924., 1924. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Covers removed; contents in very good condition. 10.5" x 7.75" 52pp. Illustrated by 23pp photo-illus, text illus. First Edition. Binding is wraps removed. (more information)

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Providence Rhode Island Historical Soc 1933., 1933. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Binding and contents near fine condition. 9.25" x 6" 101pp Has indices of persons and places named in the Esek Hopkins correspondence. Hopkins, 1718-1802, was commissioned commander-in-chief of the Navy by the Continental Congress. This work includes a short article by William Davis Miller on the "Signal Instructions of Esek Hopkins." The correspondence comprises 85 items, including manifests, lists of prisoners taken, a list of slaves, etc. Illustrated by double-page "Round Robin". First Edition. Binding is original cloth. (more information)

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Evanston, IL: Instrumentalist, 1961. First Edition. Original Cloth. Very Good/Good. pp: (li), 242; 16pp illus from photographs. The US Air Force's Chief of Bands & Music tells the history of the Air Force Band as goodwill ambassadors around the world. 8.5" x 5.5". (more information)

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NY: Burt Franklin, 1968. Reprint. Original Cloth. Very Good. pp: xxiii, 226; frontispiece, two plates. First published in 1930, this work was considered "the first serious attempt at a complete bibliography" of Lafayette. 9.25" x 6". (more information)

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Princeton, NJ: American Whig Society), 1871. First Edition. Original Wraps. Very Good. Spine is a little chipped, else in very good condition. 31pp. Scott, a veteran of the War of 1812, was the oldest member of the New Jersey bar when he died in New Brunswick at age 93. 9" x 5.75". (more information)

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NY: International, 1943. First Edition. Original wraps. Very Good. 64pp. The authors aim "to tell the American reader about contributions made by British workers in the war" and what can be learned from them. Chapters include: Women on the Job; Minimum Family Budgets; Women and the Unions; Strikes in Wartime; etc. 7.5" x 5". (more information)

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Peking, China: Foreign Languages Press, 1978. First Edition. Soft Cover. Fine. Pictorial paper covers. pp: (iv), 104; 4 plates, folding map. The author, Chou En-lai's guard, describes his experiences with Chou during the revolutionary years of 1936 to 1939 7.25" x 5". (more information)

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Lancaster, PA, 1943. not bound. Fine. This eye-catching memento of the World War II homefront is expertly hand-lettered in white, with underlines and border in red, on a blue background. Above is a gilt spread eagle. 12" x 9". (more information)

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NY: Crown, 1943. First Edition. Original cloth. Very Good. 477pp; cartoons and illustrations. This humorous manual begins with do's and don'ts for families writing to boys in the Army, tells soldiers how and what to write to folks at home, has directions on how to draw (especially naked ladies) with 25 pages of published cartoons, instructions for doing palmistry, crosswords and puzzles of other kinds, quizzes, verse about army life, horoscopes, etc. 7.25" x 5". (more information)

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Austin, TX: Monthly Press, 1983. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 149pp; illus throughout from WWII Homefront pictures by some of America's greatest photographers; connective text. 10.25" x 10". (more information)

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Raleigh: NC Div of Archives & History, 1985. 3rd printing. Pictorial wraps. Very Good. pp: (viii), 68; frontispiece, 29 illus from photographs. Examines North Carolina's role in WWII, including homefront activities such as "daily life in wartime," "governing a state in wartime," etc. 9" x 6". (more information)

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Washington: American Ordnance Association, 1959. First Edition. Printed wraps. Very Good. (32)pp; 8 illustrations, 10 tables. Printed on laid paper at the William Byrd Press, Richmond, VA. Nevins, Civil War Books I: 9, says this book contains "Excellent brief description of all types of small arms and artillery ammunition with clear explanations of technical details." 10.25" x 8". (more information)

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