Search Results: Military History from Brillig Books

Buchanan, MI: Self-Published, 2003. Book. Fine. Trade Paperback. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. Quarto, full color photo-illustrated stiff wraps (trade paperback). 320pp. TRUE FIRST EDITION, including index. An "autobiography" of the men of the "509th Composite Group" whose sigil was a lightning bolt and the words "First Atomic Bombardment" (this appears on the title page). SIGNED by "Dutch" Van Kirk, "NAVIGATOR-ENOLA GAY AUGUST 6TH, 1945". Very generously illustrated throughout with photographs of the pilots, crews, airplanes, facilities etc. of this group who launched the first atomic bomb in the history of warfare. Many photographs of documents as well as photographs of signed photographs of crew members and officers. A very scarce copy of the TRUE FIRST EDITION, (not the later hardcover editions of 2005), signed by the navigator of the most important and historically consequential bombing run in the history of aviation warfare. This… Read More

NY: Dutton, (1965)., 1965. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. First Edition. Octavo, turquoise cloth covered boards. 381pp. with glossary and index. With ten maps. Fine in fine dust jacket. A beautiful fresh and unread copy..

London: Blandford Press, (1987). Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Reprint Edition. Small slim quarto, orange cloth covered boards with gilt spine titles. Map endpapers. 176pp. including index, bibliography and notes. Generously illustrated throughout with maps, black and white photographs and reproductions. Fine in fine dust jacket. A beautiful, fresh and apparently unread copy in a crisp, sharp, brilliant dust jacket. Flawless..

NY: Harper & Row, (1976). Book. Fine. Hardcover. F. First Edition. Quarto, grey boards with silver titles and spine titles. 280pp. including index, glossary and bibliography. Genuinely profusely illustrated throughout with color and black and white line drawings, diagrams and plans. Fine in fine dust jacket..

NY: Crown Publishers, (1982). Book. As New. Hardcover. First Edition. First Edition. Folio, bone white cloth covered boards. 56pp. Illustrated by Rikyu Watanabe in rich color with diagrams, plans, blueprints and two large double gatefold illustrations. Also historical black and white photographs. A really gorgeous book production. Fine in fine dust jacket. A pristine, tight and unread copy in a brilliant, crisp, sharp and fine dust jacket. AS NEW..

NY: Crowell, (1968). Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First U.S. Edition. Octavo, brown cloth covered boards. 154pp. including index, sources and bibliography. Fine in dust jacket with light edgewear, else fine. An excellent copy in a very good plus to near fine dust jacket..

Baltimore: William M. Marine, 1901. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. Octavo, green cloth covered boards with gilt title and spine titles. 104pp. Illustrated with five full page black and white plates including frontispiece photograph of the author. Most of the book is comprised of the poem "The Battle of North Point" which commemorates the stand of General John Stricker and the Maryland militia against General Ross and the Britiish forces at the beginning of the Battle of Baltimore. A very tight, internally clean, brigh, fresh and unmarked volume with bright gilt and cloth but a couple of very little spots of soil to front board. Near Fine. Very Scarce..

NY: Charles Scribner's, (1975). Book. Fine. Hardcover. First U.S. Edition. Octavo, red cloth covered boards. 192pp. including index and bibliography. Illustrated with black and white photographs and detailed maps of the battles. Fine in fine dust jacket. A very fresh, clean and tight copy in a crisp, sharp dust jacket..

Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.: HarperCollins, 2003. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. First printing. Octavo, plum cloth spine over pale plum paper covered boards. 302 pp. Illustrated with blackand whtie vintage photographs. The story of 3 brothers in Belosussia who organized an impromptu resistance and waged guerilla war on the Nazi occupation, saving 1200 Jews in the process. A very tight, clean, fresh, bright, unmarked volume in a crisp sharp, unclipped dust jacket. Prior owner last name at top of free front endpaper, else fine. Fine in very near fine dust jacket. UNCOMMON..

Birmingham, Alabama, U.S.A.: Colonial Press, 1987. Book. Fine. Cloth. First Edition. Octavo, brown cloth covered boards. 601 pp. including index and notes. A tight, bright, fresh, internally pristine, clean, unmarked and unread volume in very tight, crisp, sharp, glossy, unclipped dust jacket. Two small streaks of soil on fore edge (not affecting interior), else fine. A very near fine volume in a fine dust jacket. Virtually AS NEW..

NY: Stein and Day, (1976). Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. F. First Edition. Quarto, green cloth spine over mustard yellow paper covered boards. 256pp. including index and bibliography. Truly profusely illustrated with black and white photographs of the horse soldiers of World War II of all nations. Covers cavalry operations around the world including, North Africa, Europe, Russia, Poland and the Philippines. Also illustrated with maps in text. A fine, fresh and unread copy in a crisp, sharp and brilliant dust jacket with a very slight abrasion to lamination along inside back foldover else fine. A pristine volume in a very very near fine dust jacket..

Danbury, Connecticut, U.S.A.: Franklin Watts, 1996. Book. Fine. Original Cloth. First Edition. Octavo, black cloth covered boards. 208pp. including index, bibliography and notes. Illustrated throughout with black and white photographs, resproductions and a couple of maps. A very tight, clean, fresh, unmarked volume in a crisp, sharp, bright dust jacket. Fine in fine dust jacket..

El Segundo, CA: Upton & Sons, 1986. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. First Edition. Octavo, brown cloth covered boards. 193pp. including index, bibliography and notes and a Roster of 7th Cavalry. A very tight, clean, fresh, unmarked volume in a crisp, bright dust jacket with light edgewear and and a hint of light soil on the all white dust jacket. Fine in very good plus dust jacket. Scarce..

Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 2006. Book. As New. Soft cover. First Edition. Imperial octavo, blue stiff wraps (paperback). 137pp. including index. MINT in original publisher's shrink wrap. BRAND NEW..

New York: Abbeville Publishing Group, 1992. Book. As New. Hardcover. F. First Edition. Quarto, navy blue cloth covered boards. Illustrated endpapers. 224pp. including index, bibliography, Operational Summary, list of popular songs and films of the day and list of "Buzz Words" the vernacular jargon of the military of the period. Profusely illustrated throughout with black and white and color photographs. A very tight, fresh, unmarked and unread volume in a crisp, sharp, brilliant dust jacket. Fine in fine dust jacket. AS NEW..

Bloomington, IL: Medi-Ed Pr, 1995. Book. As New. Cloth. First American Edition. Octavo, black cloth covered boards. 462 pp. including index and bibliography. A psychohistorical examination of the personalities and traits that made three great leaders and (some would say) dictators in modern history. A tight, clean, fresh, bright unmarked and unread volume in a tight, crisp, sharp, glossy, unclipped dust jacket. Fine in fine dust jacket. AS NEW..

Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 2000. Book. As New. Hardcover. First Edition. Octavo, blue paper covered boards with copper-gilt spine titles. 289pp. including index and bibliography. Illustrated with black and white reproductions. A beautiful, crisp, sharp, bright, fresh, unmarked and unread volume in a crisp, sharp, sparkling dust jacket. Fine in fine dust jacket. Pristine. BRAND NEW..

NY: Military Press, 1991. Book. Fine. Hardcover. F. First Edition. Quarto, forest green cloth covered boards. 128pp. Fine in fine dust jacket..

New York: Van Nostrand Reihold, 1978. Book. Fine. Hardcover. F. First Editon. Small quarto, black boards with gilt titles and spine titles. 446pp. with index. Biographies of 215 American flag officers, admirals and commodores. Illustrated throughout with black and white photographs and reproductions. Fine in fine price-clipped dust jacket. A very fresh, clean copy in a bright, crisp dust jacket..

Indianapolis: Guild Press of Indiana, (1994). Book. As New. Hardcover. Second edition. Octavo, blue coated paper covered boards with gilt decoration of surgeons in front of tent and gilt titles and spine titles. 121pp. plus biographical note on author. A lightly fictionalized account of a field surgical unit at the battle of Gettysburg, written by a professor of orthopaedic surgery and civil war enthusiast formerly with the U.S. Army Medical Corps. Fine (without dust jacket as issued). A fresh bright and unread copy. AS NEW..