Search Results: Military from Great Expectations Rare Books

Fort Leavenworth, Kansas: Combat Studies Institute / U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, 1986. Softcover pamphlet, staple-bound, 9x6 inches, 50pp., Bibliography. Illustrated with photographs and maps. First edition. The study of the battle of Bastogne with an emphasis on the utility of augmented light infantry formations in modern warfare. No previous ownership marks. Interior clean and unmarked. Rear card cover moderately stained and spotted. A very good copy. . First Edition. Stiff Wraps. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Great Britain: Headline, 1993. Hardcover in non price-clipped dust-jacket. 625pp., Bibliography, Index. Illustrated with photographs and maps. First edition, first printing. More than a chronicle of the second year of the, to date, the costliest war in human history, "the story of 1915 is stark, brutal, frank, sometimes painfully funny, always human." No previous ownership marks. A very clean, square, fresh and unmarked copy. As new in a fine dust-jacket.. First Edition. Hardcover. As New/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons Large hardcover, green cloth in price-clipped dust-jacket. 191pp., Index. Copiously illustrated with photographs and drawings. Dust-jacket protected by reinforces mylar cover, which have been pasted to inside covers. No previous owneship marks. A clean, square, unmarked copy. Very good+ in a very good dust-jacket. . First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good+/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

New York: Richard Rosen Press , 1970. Hardcover, publisher's pictorial library binding, in dust-jacket. 191pp., Illustrated with several photographs. Stated first edition. The Military research series. Dust-jacket protected by reinfoirced mylar covers. Not an ex-libris copy, from a private collection. No previous ownershiop marks. Mild rubbing to dust-jacket. A clean, square, unmarked copy. Very good in a good dust-jacket. . First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Canberra, Australia: Australian War Memorial, 1953. Large quarto sized hardcover, green cloth lettered in black with cover motif repeated on gold dust-jacket. 129pp., Illustrated with numerous photographs, 12 color plates, sketches, maps and diagrams. Reprint edition, originally published in 1941. Dust-jacket protected by reinforced mylar covers. Not an ex-library copy, from a private collection. Moderate toned marks inside covers where mylar had been affixed to boards. No previous ownership marks. Light soiling to blank rear white panel of dust-jacket. Else a clean, sound, unmarked copy. Very good in a very good dust-jacket. Scans sent on request.. Reprint. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Columbia, South Carolina.: Univ of South Carolina Press, 1991. Hardcover in dust-jacket. 202pp., Bibliographic References, Bibliography, Index. Illustrated with photographs and a map. First edition, no additional printing listed. Signed presentation copy by author to student: [name] "My favorite librarian and a wonderful student, Best wishes, Don Yerxa 10/21/95". No other markings. A very clean, square, crisp copy. As new in an as new dust-jacket.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Cloth. As New/As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: National Aeronautics Council, Inc., 1943. Book. Fair. Soft cover. 2nd Edition. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Paperback, with covers stiffened by the addition of marbled note-book inserts inside front and rear covers. 370 pages. Geographical and Alphabetical Indexes. Illustrated with over 1,300 photographs and 3 position silhouettes. Second edition. An early edition of this comprehensive war time identification guide covering 350 aircraft from the United States, Great Britain, Germany, Japan, Italy, Russia, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Spain and France, Also included are "Barrage Balloons, Blimps, and Rotational Wing Aircraft." No previous ownership marks. Indexed tabs curled from use and re-enforced with clear tape which has yellowed over time. Covers protected by old acetate wrappers, taped on interior, with transfer staining to first and ending leaves. Overall a tight, internally clean and sound copy. A well preserved copy in spite of… Read More

Novato, California: Presidio Press, 2001. Hardcover in non price-clipped dust-jacket. 414pp,, Bibliographic References, Bibliography, Index. Illustrated with photographs and maps. First trade edition. The account of the last major fleet action of the Pacific war and the final battle in which capital big-gun ships squared off against one another. It was, however, Rear Admiral Sprague's small force of tin cans and jeep carriers, combined with a Japanese loss of nerve, that saved the day. No previous ownership marks. A clean, square, unmarked copy. No writinf or underlining, no remainder marks. Very good+ in a very good+ dust-jacket. . First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good+/Very Good+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Alexandra, VA: Time-Life Books, 1979. Large hardcover, paper pictorial covered boards. 208pp., Bibliography, Index. Profusely illustrated with photographs. First edition, stated first printing. Time-Life's account of the air campaign on the Western front during the Second World War. No previous ownership marks. A clean. square, unmarked copy.with sharp corners. Near fine. A very large book, International orders will require extra postage. . First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Not Issued. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall.

Somerset, UK: Parick Stephens Limited, 1991. Hardcover in non price-clipped dust-jacket. 216 pages. Further Reading. Index. 32 pages of photographs on coated stock, First British edition, first printing. No previous ownership marks. An account of every major airborne assault from the German invasion of Denmark in 1940 to the American use of an airborne division in the Gulf War. A very clean, square, fresh and unmarked copy, as new. Fine in a fine dust-jacket. . First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1968. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Hardcover in publisher's price-clipped dust-jacket. 256 pages. Index. Illustrated with over 275 black and white photographs. First American edition. A comprehensive single volume reference containing over 500 different type of aircraft. Previous owner's small label inside front cover. Dust-jacket protected by handsomely crafted homemade acetate covers. A clean, square, unmarked copy. Near fine in a very good or better dust-jacket. .

Garden City Park, NY.: Doubleday and Co., Inc., 1969. Hardcover, black spine boldly lettered in gold over dark gray cloth boards. Approximately 300 pages. Illustrated with hundreds of black and white photographs, numerous color drawings, and schematic and technical drawings. First American edition. Previous owner's small label inside front cover and remnants of dust-jacket laid-in. A clean, square, unmarked copy, now protected by handsomely crafted home-made acetate covers. Near as new copy. Near fine. . First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Arno Press, 1968. Large hardcover in dust-jacket. 63pp., Bibliography. First edition, first printing thus, reprinted with the cooperation of the Department of Defense and the Historical Division, the Air University of the United States Air Force from the original edition published six years earlier. Illustrated with photographs and maps. Introduction by Telford Taylor. Dust-jacket protected by reinforced mylar covers that have been pasted to inside of front and rear boards. Not an ex-libris copy, from a private collection. Inside mylar covers, affixed to rear dust-jacket panel, is color artwork depicting Russian air-base scenes, mounted by previous owner. A very clean, square, unmarked copy. Some very mild show-through from glue used to mount art to rear panel, else a near fine copy in like dust-jacket. Scans sent on request.. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Boston: Little, Brown, 1962. Hardcover in non price-clipped dust-jacket. 434pp., Appendices, Glossary, Index. Illustrated with photographs and maps. Stated first American edition. Ex-library. Dust-jacket protected by reinforced mylar covers that have been pasted to inside of of front and rear boards. Both top and bottom edges painted black, ref. nos. and former owner's label at top of contents page, No other markings. Book is in good condition with no marking to text or illustrations. Dust-jacket is very clean with no tears or chips. . First Edition. Hardcover. Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Thomas Y. Crowell Company, 1941. Book. Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Hardcover, oblong octavo bound in blue cloth lettered in silver, lacking dust-jacket. 122 pages. Index. Illustrated throughout with black and white photographs and a map. First edition, with no other printings indicated on copyright page. A compendium of fifty-one civilian, commercial and military aircraft representing the state of American aviation just prior our entry into World War II. An early Gann title. He was "an American aviator, author, sailor, and conservationist. He is best known for his novels and memoirs about early aviation and nautical adventures. Some of his more famous aviation novels include The High and the Mighty and Island in the Sky, both of which were turned into Hollywood movies". No previous ownership marks. Light scuffing to front cover and somewhat heavier marking to rear cover. A clean, sound, internally unmarked copy, hinges strong, no… Read More

New York: Basic Books, 1996. Hardcover in non price-clipped dust-jacket. 198pp., Index. First edition, first printing. No previous ownership marks. Book is in very fine condition, dust-jacket Very good. . First Edition. Cloth Spine Over Boards. Very Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Ballantine Books, 1971. Hardcover, red cloth with spine lettered in gold. 160pp., Bibliography. Extensively illustrated with photographs and battle maps. First edition, stated first printing. Housed in customized dust-jacket consisting of front and rear panels of the soft-cover edition laid down on white backing and protected by reinforced mylar covers, "Allied Secret Weapons" printed on spine in bold block letters. Mylar covers pasted to inside covers. No previous ownership marks. A very clean, square, unmarked copy with no writing, underlining or marginalia. Dust-jacket well executed and attractive. Very good+ in a very good wrapper. A title in Ballantine's illustrated History of World War II. Scans on request.. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Jane's, 1980. Hardcover in dustjacket. Illustrated with photographs and maps. The battle history of the Gebirgsjager from 1935 to 1945. No name, no book-plate, etc. A very fine copy in fine dust-jacket.. Book Club (BCE/BOMC). Cloth Spine Over Boards. Very Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Alexandra, VA: Time Life Books, 1982. Hardcover, dark blue leatherette [faux-leather] covers with pictorial paste-down on front board. 176 pages. Bibliography, Index. Extensively illustrated with monochrome photographs and color art-work. First edition, first printing. An overview of the strategic, technological and combat history of the Army Air Force in all theatre's of the Second World War. No previous ownership marks. A very clean, square, fresh and unmarked copy. near new. Fine. . First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Not Issued. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Wickenburg, Arizona: Normount Technical Publications, 1975. Large quarto paperback, yellow wraps printed in black. 181 pages. Illustrated with photographs. First edition. Words "RECEIVED APR 16 1975" stamped in red on front cover and at top of title-page. The first volume only of a three volume series regarding WWII small arms. A very clean, square, sound copy. No previous ownership marks. Not ex-library, from a private collection. But for small stamp in red a fine copy. . First Edition. Softcover. Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.