The Pacific World by Fairfield Osborn - 1944

The Infantry Journal, 1944. MMPB. Good – Used. Cover has wear.

New York:: W.W. Norton & Company.. Good w/o DJ.. (1944).. First Edition.. Black cloth binding .

W.W. Norton & Co, 1944. Color plates, illustrations, maps, index, 218 pages. Nice, tight copy.. Hardcover. Very Good.

Washington, D. C.: The Infantry Journal, 1944. 156+pp. Original wraps, lightly soiled and rubbed w/ wear and tear to extremities. Front cover starting to come off, but still attached. Edges of leaves a bit age toned. Illust. w/ color and b/w drawings, and b/w maps.. Soft Cover. Good-/No Dust Jacket. Illus. by Robert M. Chapin, Jr.; Andrey Avinoff; Francis Lee Jaques; Joy Flinsch Buba; Charles Clark; George F. Mason. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

The Infantry Journal. Used - Good. Good condition. (natural history, science, geography) A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.

New York: W. W. Norton, 1944. Early Reprint . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good +. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. The Pacific after World War II. 218 pp. With an introduction for American servicemen stationed in the Pacific by William Beebe. This copy is inscribed with a 1948 date to a past president of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists. The gift inscription is signed by Lt. Gen. Robert C. Richardson, Jr. who was the commanding general of army forces in the Central Pacific (MIDPAC). Book is tight with light corner/spine end bumping and edgewear. Interior is clean with age yellowing pages. Dust jacket has price stamped on lower portion of front flap. It is missing chips along top and bottom edges and spine extremes. There is creasing and some tearing. Lower spine area has damp stain which does not impact book. Front of dust jacket has two faint "coaster rings". Now in protective cover. Laid in the book is an order form for Bailey Willis' "Friendly… Read More

New York [1944], Norton. Blue coth, very clean, solid copy, with dust jacket notes tipped inside the back cover, 218p., index, tables & factual summaries, 9 color plates, 9 region maps, 15 x 22 cm., bright copy. FIRST EDITION The writings of: Robert M. Chapin Jr., Andrey Avinoff, Francis Lee Jaques, Joy Flinsch Buba, Charles Clark, George F. Mason. * With chapter headings: 1. The Ocean 2. The Islands 3. Discovery and Exploration 4. Climates, winds, currents and tides 5. Stars over Melanesia 6. The Native peoples 7. Ocean life 8. Mammals 9. Birds 10. Reptiles, amhibians, and insects 11 Plants. 12. Australia and New Zealand 13. Melanesia: New Guinea, New Britain, The Bismark . Archipleago, The Solomon Islands, The New hebrides, New . Caledonia, the Loyalty Islands, the Fimi Islands. . 14. The Netherlands Indies: Borneo, Sumatra, Java, Celebes, . Timor, The Lesser Sunda Islands, The Spice Islands . [Moluccas] . 15. The Philippine Islands: Luzon, Cebu, Mindanao, Palawan. 16. Micronesia: The Palau… Read More