Search Results: Authors starting with S from Ross & Haines

Washington, D.C.: U.S. G.P.O., 1945. First Thus . Paperback. Very Good/Issued Without d/j. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Paperbound quarto, xiv + 350 +131 pp., map, tables, foldout charts. Restricted, Jan., 1945. Army Service Forces Civil Affairs manual on how to deal with occuppied Japan and the government there once the war is over. Former owner's ink sig. on front cover, near the top. small ding on the bottom right corner, sl. wear & a crease on the spine. Binding solid however. Overall v.g. cond.

New York: Simon And Schuster, 1992. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 303 pp. Stories of the U.S. Marshall service from the 1700's to the present day.

Wayne, PA.: Tobey Publishing Co., Inc., 1985. 1st Edition 5th or later Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Fair. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. x + 371 pp., b/w photos. Sage was in the OSS during World War II. He was captured in No. Africa & passed himself off as an airman (to avoid execution if the Germans had learned that he was in the OSS). He ended up in Stalag Luft III where he was deeply involved in the Great Escape. Signed on the f.f.e.p., "God's blessings, and, my best wishes. Col. Jerry Sage, Black Mntn., N.C." Signed copies are rare. Hard cover book in v.g. cond. The d/w has been water stained & shows a rippling effect on the front & rear panels hence only fair cond. Not price-clipped.

Wadena, MN.: Loden Books LLC, 2019. 2nd Edition . Cloth. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. xx + 460 pp., color map end papers, color maps, b/w & color photos, notes, appendices, glossary, bib., index. Major Don M. Beerbower and the 353rd Fighter Squadron, Nov. 1942 to Aug., 1944. Flat signed by the author on the t.p. Opposite the t.p. are 4 ace of spades playing cards tipped-in (glued) each with an autograph of an Ace: Richard Asbury, 5 kills, 2 DFCs; Lowell Brueland, 14.5 kills, DSC, DFC (3) see p. 283; Clayton Kelly Gross, 6 kills, 2 DFCs plus the Silver Star see pp. 207, 247 & 304; Ken Dahlberg, 14 kills, he was shot down 3 times & eventually a POW. Black cloth bound hard cover book in fine cond. D/W also fine cond.

Wadena, MN.: Loden Books, 2016. 1st Edition . Cloth. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. xii + 388 pp., color map endpapers, color maps, b/w photos & illus., color photos & illus., appendices, glossary, bib., index. Foreword by R.E. Cole. " Stories about bravery, comradeship, and commitment of individual participants in the Second World War." Tipped-in on the t.p. is a Doolittle's Tokyo Raid business card signed by R.E. Cole (the last survivor of the Raiders). On the p. opposite are 4 aces playing cards each signed by an Ace: Willie Y. Anderson, 9.5 victories, 354 F.G.; Kelly Gross, 6 victories, 355th F.S.; Don Blakesley, 14.5 victories, 354th F.G.; & Norbert Hanning, JG 54, Luftwaffe Ace w/42 victories. All these Aces are mentioned in the book. The book is also signed on the t.p. by the author. Black cloth bound hard cover book & d/w both in fine cond.

New York: Samuel Weiser, Inc., 1970. Reprint . Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 416 pp., b/w photo frontis, b/w illus. First pub. in 1897. Over 1100 original illustrations and a complete palmistic dictionary. Black cloth bound hard cover book w/gold foil title stamping on the spine in v.g. or better cond. No d/w. Former owner's ink name inside front cover o/w no markings or underlinings. Not ex-lib.

New York: Abradale Press/Harry N. Abrams, Inc., Pub., 1993. Reprint . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. Carol Beckwith, Photos. Folio, 276 pp., extensive color photos, b/w illus., maps. 240 full color plates, 40 line drawings, 3 maps. First pub. in 1980, this is the 1993 reprint. Hard cover book & d/w both in near fine cond.

New York: New York: Taplinger Publishing, 1970, 1970. First Edition . Cloth. Good/Poor. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Cloth. Good/Poor. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 192 pp.

New York: Fordham Univ. Press, 1998. 1st Edition . Imitation Leather. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. xxxii + 280 pp., b/w frontis, b/w photos, footnotes, bib., index. The Civil War Letters of Col. Patrick R. Guiiney, 9th Mass. Vol. Infantry. Hard cover book bound in green imitation leather in fine cond. No markings. D/W also in fine cond. Former owner's ink sig. inside front cover.

Lubbock: Lubbock: Texas Tech University Press, 1993, 1993. First Edition . Cloth. Fine/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Paul Milosevich. Cloth. Fine. First Edition. Signed By Author & Illustrator. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. xvi + 152 pp., illus. w/ b&w drawings, signed by both author & illustrator on the half-title page. D/w is very good with a couple of very small indentations on the front, cosmetic only.

New York: Doubleday, 1987. 1st Edition . Half-Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. xviii + 365 pp., map end papers, b/w photos, appendix, notes, bib., index. A Definitive Biography of the Legendary Leader of the Flying Tigers and the U.S. 14th Air Force in China. On the half-title p. is tipped-in a full page size card containing the autographs of 17 Flying Tiger airmen, including: J.R. Rossi, Joe Rosbert, Bob Lahyer, Chuck Older, Charlie Bond, R.T. Smith, "Tex" Hill, Ed Rector, and 9 others. Half-cloth bound hard cover book in near fine cond. The d/w is v.g. but does show sl. edge wear and is sl. chipped in a couple of places. Not price-clipped.

Chicago & New York: The Lewis Pub. Co., 1913. 1st Edition . Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Large quarto, frontis of the author, xxxvi + 847 pp., b/w photos, appendix, index (for all 3 vols.). Vol. I only, the history of Montana to date of publication. First edition, professionally re-bound in brown cloth w/gold foil stamping to the spine, new end papers. Top edge gold gilt, marbled fore-edge and bottom edge. All in very good to near fine cond.

New York: Carlyle House, 1939. First Edition . Cloth. Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Courtenay Brandreth. Large quarto, xxx + 494 pp., color frontis, one color plate, 22 photographs, glossary, bib., index. Grouse, Quail, Pheasant, Turkey, Snipe, Rail, Ducks, Geese & Swans. Sl. indentation to the foredge which has caused approximately 75 pp. to warp slightly. Cloth bound hardcover book in good to v.g. cond. A good reading copy.

Fort Worth/New York: Amon Carter Museum/Harry N. Abrams, Inc., Pub., 1991. 1st Edition . Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Large quarto, xvi + 336 pp., mostly b/w photos, some tinted photos, footnotes, appendix, index. Also contains 6 essays by various authors on 19th Century photography. Red cloth bound hard cover book in v.g. or better cond., d/w same.

Metuchen, NJ: The Scarecrow Pr., Inc., 1977. First Edition . Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. xiv + 641 pp., appendices, author index. Includes "A Critical Review of Research" by Clement T. Goode, Jr. Scarecrow author bibliographies No. 30. A typewriter set work, not ex-lib., maroon color hardcover cloth binding w/gold foil stamping to the front & spine. Overall v.g. cond. w/sl. soiling to top edge only.

Hightstown, N.J.: Longstreet House, 2003. 1st Edition . Cloth. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. viii + 385 + ads pp., maps, b/w illus. The Story of the United States Sharpshooters in the Army of the Potomac, 1861-1865. An historical novel based on the sharpshooters. Cloth bound hard cover book in fine cond., d/w same.

Blue Earth, MN.: The Piper Co., 1969. Second Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. The Author. 172 pp., b/w illus. The story of the famous pacer. The scarce 2nd edition, very good + cond., former owner's ink sig. on f.f.e.p.

Pennsylvania: Capitol Preservation Committee, 1987. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Quarto, xvi + 304 pp., color t.p., color photos, b/w photos & illus., maps, notes, appendices, photo credits. The Battle flags of the Pennsylvania Civil War regiments. Hard cover book in v.g. cond. The d/w shows some rubbing to the edges & the head & heel of the spine o/w good or better cond. Former owner's small ink sig. on the f.f.e.p.

Washington, D.C.: Saunders Press, 1962. First Edition . Cloth. Very Good/Fair. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. xx + 282 pp. The story of W.O. Saunders and his delightfully different newspaper, The Independent, published in Elizabeth City, N.C. from 1908 to 1937. Signed presentation on f.f.e.p. from the author. D/w price-clipped, chipped and sl. worn, the book shows some sl. soiling on edges o/w v.g. cond.

Campbell, CA.: Savas Pub. Co., 1997. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. x + 215 pp., b/w photos, maps, notes, index. Biographical sketches of 6 U-Boat commanders. A b/w photo flat signed by Erich Topp is attached to the f.f.e.p. Topp is not one of the U-boat commanders profiled in the book but he is pictured & frequently mentioned in the book. Cloth bound hard cover book in v.g. cond. w/the bottom corners very sl. bumped. The d/w is also v.g. w/a small repaired tear on the back.