West Point, NY: USMA, 1940. not bound. Very Good. On black felt, lettering in gold, "e pluribus unum" emblem with spread eagle in full color, white border at top, gold-cord hanger. 11.25" x 8.25". (more information)

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Washington: USGPO, 1945. First Edition. Pictorial wraps. Very Good. pp: iv, 44; vignettes. As the War was ending and soldiers were returning home to the job scene in America, this booklet describes how the scene has changed "since you went away"--the status of trade unions, the GI Bill of Rights, starting your own business, job openings in construction, mining, manufacturing, civil service, etc., and a section on "Should you go back to school?" 9" x 5.75". (more information)

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Washington: O.P.A., 1942. not bound. Very Good. One page. The coupons have backgrounds of spread eagle designs printed in red to prevent forgery. Issued to a Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania driver of a 1928 Desoto sedan, the year in which Chrysler introduced that car. 2.75" x 5". (more information)

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Washington: US Army, 1962. First Edition. Original cloth. Very Good. pp: xv, 176. Comprises English-to-Vietnamese translations of the "words and phrases most likely needed by SF personnel on a mission." Divided into nine sections: Initial Encounter with Locals; Security; Orientation; Accidental Encounter with Deserters; Organization of Guerilla Units; Enemy Lines of Communication; Drop Zones; Social; Food, Sanitation, and Weather. 6" x 4.25". (more information)

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England, 1944. not bound. Very Good. Written on a V-Mail form, photographically reduced by half, and inserted into a War & Navy Departments V-Mail Service envelope. Dick asks Otis to catch him up on local news since he has been away 15 months."Things sure have been changing over here in the past few weeks. In fact they are changing every day. Outside of these changes every thing is still the same in England." 3.75" x 4.5". (more information)

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Washington: USGPO, 1946. First Edition. Original wraps. Very Good. 90pp; illustrations. Gives the former serviceman and servicewoman the major facts needed "to help get yourself established again as a civilian." Chapters include: Going Home; The G.I. Bill of Rights; What the Disabled Veteran Should Know; Benefits for Dependents; What about A Job; etc. Includes forms that the vet could fill in to create a service record and resume. 4" x 5.25". (more information)

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NY: Oxford University Press, 1943. First Edition. Original cloth. Very Good. Frederick T. Chapman. 96pp, slipcase: 18 plates from photographs, endpaper maps. Ward surveys the wartime damage to literary landmarks in London, Sussex, Cornwall, Bath, Yorkshire, etc. 8.25" x 5.5". (more information)

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New Orleans: Wesson Oil-Snowdrift People, 1944. First Edition. Decorative wraps. Very Good. Broadsheet 15" x 12". One side is a chart to "hang up for handy helps in planning delicious wartime meals," all using Snowdrift shortening. On the other side is promotional text for Snowdrift "100% vegetable-fat shortening as delicate and digestible as butter." The homemaker is admonished to "Save Waste Fat to Make Explosives." 5" x 4". (more information)

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Washington: World Progress, 1916. First Edition. Original Wraps. Good. Pictorial cover creased. 24pp; text illus from drawings. Has articles on American inventions, with a cover photo of the new naval anti-aircraft gun then being tested by the US Navy. 9" x 6". (more information)

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