HISTORY (AMERICAN)
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THE INCREDIBLE ATTACK AIRCRAFT OF THE USS UNITED STATES, 1948-1949
Written by Jared A. Zichek.
Stock no. 1329588
Published by Schiffer Military History.
1st
2009.
Nearly fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.
Secret Aerospace Projects of the US Navy Volume 1. Oblong format. Glazed pictorial boards. 228 pages. B/w photos and drawings. ISBN: 9780764332296. Tiny nick to top of wrapper spine else a super copy, looks unread.
- Categorised in:
- MILITARY
- AVIATION
- HISTORY (AMERICAN)
- NAVY
"A GLORIOUS PAGE IN OUR HISTORY" THE BATTLE OF MIDWAY 4-6 JUNE 1942
Written by Robert Cressman; Steve Ewing; Barrett Tillmann; Mark Horan; Clark Reynolds; Stan Cohen.
Stock no. 1329577
Published by Pictorial Histories Publishing Company.
1st
1990.
Nearly fine condition.
Cardwraps. B/w photos throughout. ISBN: 0929521404. Minimal rubbing to spine and corners else a fine copy.
- Categorised in:
- MILITARY
- HISTORY (FOREIGN)
- HISTORY (AMERICAN)
KNIGHTS OF THE GOLDEN CIRCLE: SECRET EMPIRE, SOUTHERN SECESSION, CIVIL WAR
Written by David C. Keehn.
Stock no. 1829819
Published by Louisiana State University Press.
2014.
Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
A comprehensive analysis of the Knights of the Golden Circle, a secret southern society that initially sought to establish a slave-holding empire in the "Golden Circle" region of Mexico, the Caribbean, and Central America. Red cloth boards, gilt title to spine. vii and 308 pages including index. A few b/w illustrations. ISBN: 9780807150047. Second printing. Dustwrapper is a littlle grubby at edges.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (AMERICAN)
- MEXICO
- CARIBBEAN
- CENTRAL AMERICA
- CIVIL WAR
- CIVIL WAR (AMERICAN)
THE BEAVERKILL: THE HISTORY OF A RIVER AND ITS PEOPLE
Written by Ed Van Put.
Stock no. 1829725
Published by The Lyons Press.
1st thus
2002.
Slightly better than very good condition.
Two hundred years of angling tradition on The Beaverkill, in the heart of the New York Catskills. Trout fishing. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos. xii and 298 pages including index. ISBN: 1585746916. Covers a little scuffed. Contents clean.
- Categorised in:
- FIELD SPORTS
- ANGLING
- FLY FISHING
- TROUT
- RIVERS
- USA
- NEW YORK
- HISTORY (AMERICAN)
CHARLES A. LINDBERGH AND THE BATTLE AGAINST AMERICAN INTERVENTION IN WORLD WAR II
Written by Wayne S. Cole.
Stock no. 1829561
Published by Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Inc..
Circa
1974.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
In the "Great Debate" before Pearl Harbor, Charles A. Lindbergh was the leading opponent of American entry in to World War II. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. xvii and 298 pages. ISBN: 0151181683. 2nd printing. Minor foxing to text block. Content clean. Price-cut pictorial dustwrapper is a little grubby and scuffed.
- Categorised in:
- MILITARY
- WORLD WAR II
- HISTORY (AMERICAN)
DRIVEN PATRIOT: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF JAMES FORRESTAL
Written by Townsend Hoopes; Douglas Brinkley.
Stock no. 1829559
Published by Naval Institute Press.
1st thus
2000.
Slightly better than very good condition.
Bluejacket Books. A haunting portrait of one of the most fascinating and influential figures of the mid-twentieth century. Forrestal forged a career that took him from his working-class origins to the social and financial stratosphere of Wall Street, and from there to policy making in Washington. This absorbing study not only takes an understanding look at this complicated man but presents an authoritative history of the tumultuous years of America's rise to world primacy. Blue cardwraps. A few b/w photos. xvi and 587 pages including index. ISBN: 1557503346. Covers lightly scuffed. Small stain to top edge of text block and a few margins. Contents clean.
- Categorised in:
- BIOGRAPHY
- WORLD WAR II
- NAVY
- POLITICAL BIOGRAPHY
- HISTORY (AMERICAN)
BRECKINRIDGE: STATESMAN, SOLDIER, SYMBOL
Written by William C. Davis.
Stock no. 1829558
Published by University Press of Kentucky.
1st thus
2010.
Slightly better than very good condition.
John C. Breckinridge rose to prominence during one of the most turbulent times in America's history. Born to a well-known Kentucky family in 1821, he became a celebrated statesman, heroic soldier, and supporter of compromise. Pictorial cardwraps. xxviii and 687 pages including index. This is a physical print-on-demand copy. ISBN: 9780813192550. Lower front corner of covers lightly creased. Small stain to top rear edge and gutter margin of index pages. Else contents clean.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (AMERICAN)
- CIVIL WAR
- CIVIL WAR (AMERICAN)
- MILITARY
- BIOGRAPHY
WILLIAM LOWNDES YANCEY: THE COMING OF THE CIVIL WAR
Written by Eric H. Walther.
Stock no. 1829439
Published by University Of North Carolina Press.
1st
2006.
Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
In this biography of William Lowndes Yancey, one of the leading secessionists of the Old South, the author examines the personality and political life of the uncompromising fire-eater. Black cloth boards, silver title to spine. B/w illustrations. xi and 477 pages including index. ISBN: 9780807830277. Top & tail of spine very slightly shelf-worn. Minor stain to lower edge of text block. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (AMERICAN)
- CIVIL WAR
- CIVIL WAR (AMERICAN)
- POLITICS
- BIOGRAPHY
THE HOPKINS TOUCH: HARRY HOPKINS AND THE FORGING OF THE ALLIANCE TO DEFEAT HITLER
Written by David L. Roll.
Stock no. 1829438
Published by Oxford University Press.
1st
2013.
Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
An unforgettable portrait of the Iowa-born social worker who became the linchpin of America's war effort. Cream boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos. 510 pages including index. ISBN: 9780199891955. Light rubbing to base of spine. Text block slightly grubby. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper has a tiny closed tear to top rear edge of spine and a few minor marks.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (AMERICAN)
- WORLD WAR II
- BIOGRAPHY
LETTERS AND NOTES ON THE MANNERS, CUSTOMS AND CONDITION OF THE NORTH AMERICAN INDIANS
Written by George Catlin; Peter Matthiessen; C.J. Shepherd.
Stock no. 1829348
Published by Folio Society.
1st thus
2009.
Slightly better than very good condition.
"Written during Eight Years' Travel amongst the Wildest Tribes of Indians in North America". Introduced by Matthiessen, edited and abridged by Shepherd. Pale peach cloth. Colour photos throughout. 470 pages including index. Top & tail of spine lightly creased (minor) else a lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which has a bump at one open corner and is lightly scuffed.
- Categorised in:
- FOLIO SOCIETY
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (FOREIGN)
- HISTORY (AMERICAN)
- NATIVE AMERICAN
- ANTHROPOLOGY
A HISTORY OF THE INDIANS OF THE UNITED STATES
Written by Angie Debo; Shirley Leckie.
Stock no. 1829333
Published by Folio Society.
1st thus
2003.
Slightly better than very good condition.
Introduced by Shirley Leckie. Dark green cloth boards, gilt title to spine, tall thin pictorial onlay to front. Brown endpapers. Colour & b/w illustrations and photos. Headband detached from spine (glue has dried out). Creasing to the top margin of a few pages (caused in binding process). Else a lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is lightly scuffed.
- Categorised in:
- FOLIO SOCIETY
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (FOREIGN)
- HISTORY (AMERICAN)
- USA
- NATIVE AMERICAN
THE CAMBRIDGE HISTORY OF THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR (3 VOLUMES)
Written by Aaron Sheehan-Dean.
Stock no. 1829214
Published by Cambridge University Press.
1st
2019.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
Three volume set. Volume I: Military Affairs; Volume II: Affairs of the State; Volume III: Affairs of the People. Plum colour cloth with gilt title to spine. A few b/w photos and colour illustrations. ISBN: 9781107154582. Top & tail of spines slightly bent from shelf-wear. Dustwrappers are ligthly edge-creased with some very light scuffing. A handsome set.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (FOREIGN)
- HISTORY (AMERICAN)
- CIVIL WAR
- CIVIL WAR (AMERICAN)
- MILITARY