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New York: Dodge Publishing Co., 1922. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR on front endpage - "To Will H. Hays with appreciation and best regards, Helen Rowland August 1922". Foreword by Fannie Hurst. Illustrated. No dustjacket, purple cloth boards with illustrated paper label at spine and illustrated cover-size label front board. Spine label stained and cloth at spine faded else Very Good with no dustjacket, perhaps as issued. A quite interesting Association Copy, as Will H. Hays was notoriously the first President of Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America (MPPDA), which under his guidance published a blacklist of actors and workers studios should not hire, inserted moral clauses into actors' contracts, and published an informal list of suggested guidelines for film producers. When the Catholic Church formed its Legion of Decency and threatened nationwide boycotts of movies, Hays installed a more formal production code, called the Hays Code( later simply "The Code"),…
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Berlin Command
by Brigadier General Frank Howley, U.S. Army, , U.S. Commandant in Berlin
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New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR at front end page -" To James Armey with best wishes Frank Howley". James W. Armsey ( 1918-2008) was the Ford Foundation executive who oversaw grants to universities and colleges in the 1960s, with the only requirement that they had to raise matching funds from other sources. At his urging the Foundation added the requirement that colleges and universities could not bar black students. This change caused a number of them, including Duke University, Vanderbilt University, Emory University, Tulane University, and several major private colleges, to admit black students for the first time. Fine in a Very Good dust jacket, spine sunned completely, small chips rear panel and spine ends. . SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR. First Edition. Cloth. Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Association Copy.
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A Guide To Men Being Encore Reflections of a Bachelor Girl
by Rowland, Helen
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Back to the Republic; The Golden Mean: The Standard Form of Government
by Atwood, Harry F.
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Chicago: Laird & Lee Inc., 1918. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR, Chicago lawyer, and educator Harry F. Atwood on the half-title page- "To Hon. Wm. H. Hays with the compliments of the author Harry F. Atwood". Will Hays managed Warren G. Hardings successful campaign for the Presidency of the U.S. and was subsequently appointed Postmaster General. After a year in that position, he resigned to become most famously known as the first President of Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America (MPPDA), which under his guidance published a blacklist of actors and workers studios should not hire, inserted moral clauses into actors' contracts, and published an informal list of suggested guidelines for film producers. When the Catholic Church formed its Legion of Decency and threatened nationwide boycotts of movies, Hays installed a more formal production code, called the Hays Code( later simply "The Code"), which became the virtual law of Hollywood until the 1960s. Atwood in…
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A Century of Progress ( Presentation Copy to Will H. Hays )
by Wile, Frederic William
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New York: American Inst. Of the City of New York / Doubleday, Doran & Co., 1928. Presentation Copy- tipped in page at front states -"Presented with the Compliments of The American Institute to Will H. Hays on the Occasion of Its Centenary Dinner Grand Ball Room Waldorf Astoria March 21, 1928". Will H. Hays, in addition to authoring the chapter in this book on "Motion Pictures" , also managed Warren G. Harding's successful campaign for the Presidency of the U.S. and was subsequently appointed Postmaster General. After a year in that position, he resigned to become most famously known as the first President of Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America (MPPDA), which under his guidance published a blacklist of actors and workers studios should not hire, inserted moral clauses into actors' contracts, and published an informal list of suggested guidelines for film producers. He was head of MPPDA at the time of this publication. Very Good, lacking the dustjacket,…
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Comments of Abe Martin and His Neighbors
by Hubbard, Kin
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Indianapolis, IN: Abe Martin Publishing Co. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR on title page - "To Hilton U. Brown from Kin, Christmas, 1923". Hilton U. Brown was a longtime newspaperman at the Indianapolis News, rising through the ranks from city editor to become general manager and vice-president. He was President Emeritus of the Board of Directors of Butler University, whose Hilton U. Brown Theatre bears his name. Book is Very Good, no date, circa 1920 given the author inscription, red paper-covered boards a bit lightened at spine ends, small stain rear board, in the SCARCE dust jacket, Very Good, chips at spine ends, edge wear, 3" tear at rear spine fold, small numbered label bottom of spine, prior owner names front cover. A great Hoosier State ASSOCIATION COPY. . SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR. First Edition. Paper Covered Boards. Very Good/Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Association Copy.
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The Book Collectors Club of Los Angeles, The First Dinner Meeting at Les Freres Taix, Tuesday, February 6, 1979
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Van Nuys, CA: Printed by Richard Hoffman, 1979. ASSOCIATION COPY, SIGNED AND INSCRIBED at titlle page -"for Gary with pleasure Bob Vosper". Inaugural speaker Robert Vosper was the Director, William Andrews Clark Library. Additionally SIGNED AND INSCRIBED in ink at final page, printed with the names of the Governing Board, by "Charles Heiskell 2/6/79" and "Printed by Richard Hoffman". Charles Heiskell was one of the 12 original members of the Governing Board, and the Gary referenced in Vosper's inscription was Gary Steigerwald, also one of the original Board members listed. One of 200 copies printed, WorldCat notes 5 institutional holdings. SCARCE and uniquely SIGNED AND INSCRIBED to a board member by the speaker, a fellow board member, and the printer. . SIGNED AND INSCRIBED. First Printing. String Tied. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Presentation Copy.
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The Education of an American; an Autobiography
by Sullivan, Mark
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New York: Doubleday, Doran & Co., 1938. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR on front endpage - "For Will Hays With recollection of a prized association, now long enough in the years to be "auld lang syne" Mark Sullivan". Will H. Hays managed Warren G. Hardings successful campaign for the Presidency of the U.S. and was subsequently appointed Postmaster General. After a year in that position, he resigned to become most famously known as the first President of Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America (MPPDA), which under his guidance published a blacklist of actors and workers studios should not hire, inserted moral clauses into actors' contracts, and published an informal list of suggested guidelines for film producers. When the Catholic Church formed its Legion of Decency and threatened nationwide boycotts of movies, Hays installed a more formal production code, called the Hays Code( later simply "The Code"), which became the virtual law of Hollywood until…
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American Child, A Sonnet Sequence
by Engle, Paul
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New York: Random House, 1945. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR on front endpage -" For Alice Edwards with Monmouth greetings. Paul Engle, Oct. 1946." Additionally, laid in is a Typed Postcard Signed, dated Mar.25, 1947, addressed to C.A. Owen, who was a professor of English at the Monmouth College in Illinois, that reads -" Iowa City March 23, 1947 Dear Mr. Owen, At Grinnell, April 24,25,26, there will be a writer's conference. I don't know all the speakers, but I am talking the evening of April 24, John Crowe Ransom twice April 25, and Allen Tate twice April 26. Prof. Paul S. Wood at Grinnell College is the man to write to for exact information. My visit to Monmouth was a pleasant interlude of a rainy autumn week. I should like to come back again. I had the feeling you were doing a good job with that group of young students there. Keep it up. Sincerely, Paul Engle." Book is Fine in a Very Good Minus dustjacket, 1/2" chips at head of spine and bottom corner front…
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Regulations for the Pennsylvania Military College Chester, PA. 1920
by Captain Edward Brautigam, Adjutant of the College
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Chester, PA: Press of Chester Times, 1920. RARE, WorldCat shows no holdings. In original grey cloth, gilt lettering, Very Good Minus, prior owner name front paste down (most likely a cadet), cloth soiled, rear hinge open, front hinge starting, stains to end papers. 55 pages With 2 blank Quartermaster receipts laid in. Pennsylvania Military College was known as the"West Point of the Keystone State". . First Edition. Cloth. Very Good Minus/No Jacket, As Issued. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
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(Ephemera) A Gateway to Dreams; Being First Editions of Modern and Older Authors and Americana Including the Two Greatest Histories of the Indies. Catalogue No. 4,
by Zeitlin, Jake; Foreword by Paul Jordan Smith
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Los Angeles: Jake Zeitlin, Books, 1930. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR at top of front wrapper -" J Zeitlin to Gary". Association Copy, from the collection of Gary Steigerwald, who worked for Zeitlin in the 1970s. making this signature from that time period. Foreword by Paul Jordan Smith. 46 unnumbered pages. No Date, (1930). Near Fine, light soiling. SCARCE, particularly so SIGNED. OCLC locates only 1 copy, at the NY Historical Society Library. . SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR. First Printing. Stapled Wrappers. Near Fine. 7 1/2" x 4 5/8". Association Copy.
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(Ephemera) Western Americana, Modern First Editions, Fine Press Books, Catalogue No. 1, 1928
by Zeitlin, Jake; Preface by Wilbur Needham
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Los Angeles: Jake Zeitlin, Books, 1928. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR at top of front wrapper -" J Zeitlin to Gary". Association Copy, from the collection of Gary Steigerwald, who worked for Zeitlin in the 1970s. making this signature from that time period. Near Fine, light soiling. SCARCE, particularly so SIGNED. OCLC locates,at most, 5 copies. . SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR. First Printing. Stapled Wrappers. Near Fine. 6" x 4 1/2". Association Copy.
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Quartering
by Reza, Seema
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Trumansburg, NY: Out of Step Press. Fine with no dust jacket. 2016. Numbered Edition; First Printing. Pamphlet. The author's non-linear poem about the billeting of soldiers in civilian homes in wartime. Copy 89 of a limited edition of 250. Folded into the form of a letter, the work was letterpress printed in wraps of handmade "combat paper" made from military uniforms. The author says: "Some time ago-maybe a year, maybe two? I had a conversation with some of my Combat Paper brothers (well, the kids call them their combat paper uncles, so it follows
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Kentucky's Civil War Battlefields: A Guide to Their History and Preservation
by Bishop, Randy
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Pelican, 2012. First Edition. Hardcover. Bishop, Randy : Kentucky's Civil War Battlefields: A Guide to Their History and Preservation. Gretna (LA) : Pelican Publishing, 2012. Size is royal octavo (8vo), 9.25"/24cm h. Bound in publisher's pale green cloth, silver lettering imprinted to spine. Glossy color dj features John Paul Strain's 'Raid on the L&N'. 368 numbered pp; maps, photos, illustrations. Notes, bibliography, index. Condition notes: light wear to dj, no tears or chips; binding square and tight, no notes or highlighting. A fine copy to carry with you on your Kentucky excursions. We personally inspect every book we offer.
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BATTLE FOR THE BUNDU
by Miller, Charles
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New York: Macmillan Publishing Co., Inc., 1974. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book is in VG condition with owner's bookplates to inner front board and FFE, light rubbing to edges, light bumping to spine ends else a bright and solid copy. Dust jacket is in VG conditon with light rubbing to edges else bright, intact and whole.
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NUCLEAR AMERICA: Military and Civilian Nuclear Power in the United States 1940 - 1980
by Clarfield, Gerard H. and William M. Wiecek
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NY: Harper & Row, 1984. Signed by one of the authors on fep: To Jack, Best Wishes, William M. Wiecek. Price clipped dj in new mylar, overall minimal edge wear, bottom spine edge w/two small chips. Pages clean, unmarked, binding tight and square, page edges w/just a hint of dust soiling. Navy blue boards, silver lettering on spine, blind stamped publisher logo on cover. The authors cover the development of the atom bomb, what Roosevelt, Churchill, Stalin and their advisers thought about its use, Truman's attitude of it being "just another piece of artillery"; the formation of the Atomic Energy Commission and the escalation of the arms race. Other chapters cover "atoms for peace", the policies of Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, Ford, and Carter, the arms limitations agreements and the history of arms negotiations. Media Mail, Priority & most international shipping include free tracking information. Every book listed is located in my smoke free and climate controlled shop. All…
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Rotunda 2009 (Yearbook of the National War College Class of 2009)
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Fort McNair, Washington, DC: National War College, 2009. Yearbook of the National War College Class of 2009. Very Good. Spine is square and tight. Interior is pristine. Mild foxing to top closed edge. Not from a library. 4to. 200 pages.
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DANSKE UNIFORMER FRA HAER OG FLAADE TEGNEDE AF RS. CHRISTIANSEN UDGIVET MED TILLADELSE AF KRIGSMINISTEREIT OG MARINEMINISTERIET
by Anonymous
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Kobenhavn: Christian F. Romer's Forlag Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 16 continuous-fold pages of col. illustrations of Danish uniforms and badges, ca. 1900. The covers have separated, but both they and the contents are in excellent condition. Bookplate of a former owner on the (blank) front endpaper, otherwise an excellent copy of a very scarce publication. Captions in Danish..
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Seeing the Elephant": Raw Recruits at the Battle of Shiloh (Contributions in Military Studies)
by Frank, Joseph Allan; Reaves, George A
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Greenwood Pub Group, 1989. First Edition. Hardcover. Frank, Joseph Allan; Reaves, George A. : "Seeing the Elephant": Raw Recruits at the Battle of Shiloh (Contributions in Military Studies). New York : Greenwood Press, 1989. First edition. Size is royal octavo (8vo), 9.25"/24cm h. Bound in publisher's navy blue cloth, white lettering to spine. Matte gray dj. Plain white endpapers. Bibliography, index. X pp prelim material, 215 numbered pp, 12 pp unnumbered illustrations to center, three pp unnumbered following (one blank, one author info, one blank). Condition notes: a clean copy, marred by six pages having red underlining (about two lines each). Slight rippling to dj, which also has a price sticker to front and is covered in mylar. We personally inspect every book we offer.
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The Iron Brigade
by Nolan, Alan T
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Macmillan, 1961. First Edition. Hardcover. Nolan, Alan T. : The Iron Brigade: A Military History. New York : Macmillan, 1961. First edition. Size is demy octavo (8vo), 8.5"/22cm h. Bound in publisher's navy blue cloth, gilt lettering imprinted on spine, gilt insignia of the Iron Brigade and its constituent regiments on front board. Semi-glossy dj, white background with black/gold/blue photo of the brigade's brimmed "slouch" hat. Front endpaper features map of where members of the brigade came from (Michigan, Indiana, Wisconsin); rear endpaper shows map of where the brigade fought. Xviii pp prelim material, 412 numbered pp, 16 glossy b&w unnumbered pp throughout text, plus two blank unnumbered at end. Maps (by Wilson K. Hoyt III), photos, appendices (counties from which brigade members originated, commanders and officers, biographical note, uniform of the brigade, source materials for battle of Brawner Farm); notes, bibliography, index. Condition notes: quite a nice unmarked first edition; corners…
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The Defence of Ladysmith and Mafeking: Accounts of Two Sieges, 1899 to 1900, Being the South African War Experiences of William Thwaites, Steuart Binny, Alfred Down, and Samuel Cawood
by Davey, Arthur
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Brenthurst Press, 1983 Hardcover Limited Edition of 850 copies in red cloth boards, EX-LIBRARY with very minimal lib markings (no pockets, barcodes or call letters - only a few small neatly blacked-out 'discard' stamps), no text markings, no dj, minor shelf wear & soil to boards, touch of foxing to page block, else clean tight very nice copy; ob 4to; 275pp indexed & illus, some color. Extra shipping charge REQUIRED for shipment of this heavy oversize book (additional charge WILL BE SUBSTANTIAL for overseas shipment). First Edition / Limited. Hard Cover. Very Good.
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ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF THE STURMGESCHUTZ-ABTEILUNG 202
by Szamveber, Norbert
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PeKo Publishing Kft., 2016. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 396pp, including 116p of b/w & col. maps, documents and photographs. An n excellent copy. (Due to the size/weight of this book, an extra shipping charge may apply.).
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