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San Francisco, , 1941. . Lightly browned. VG. Large folio. San Francisco Chronicle. Front pg. & page 2 only. Heavy lg. headlines . Other headline in heavy black at very top, "Litvinoff: 'Japs Our CFommon Foe!' Column headlines: "Washington: Guam Falls, Jap Defeat Near Manila", "Russia: War, Litvinoff. London, Moscow Agree Nazis Face Catastrophe; Litvinoff Hints Ais Soon. Hitler Seems Wildly Hunting A New Front...", "Civilan Defense. All Plans to Evacuate S.F. Are Ready... more information

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San Francisco, , 1917. Browned, a bit frayed at edge. Gd. . Folio. Large headline reads "Massacre In Serbia. Germans Capture French Line." Leading front pg. article on rebellious Slavs in Serbia slaughtered by thousands being surrounded by Austrian, German, & Bulgarisan troops. Also another fron pg. article on French positions northeast of Soissons captured by the Germans in a surprise attack. several other headlines & small articles on German attacks in France, also front page news of ... more information

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N.Y., , ca. late 1944, early 1945. 1st editon. Pict. wrappers. 4to. On history of the Army Air Corps or Air Force itself, since development of aviation, the role of Air Corps during World War II, the cast of a play by Hart about the Air Corps using members of the Air Corps. Numerous photos of airplanes, hangars, men surrounding planes, both photos from play & actual photos of many military aircraft incl. B-17, B-24, B-25, B-26, C-46, C-47, C-54, P-38, P-39, P-4o, P-47, many more.Plus members of the cas... more information

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Baltimore,, 1820. Dsbd. . Lightly browned. VG. 8vo. . Much foreign news 1 column on public lands, 1 column on emigration from Europe, over 1 column on message of Governor of Tennessee to legislature, 3pp. on printing of General Orders of U.S. Army listing promotions & appointments in artillery regiments, many names listed, 3pp. on Queen Caroline's troubles in England, other foreign news, South American news (w/ mention of Bolivar's army),meeting at St. Louis of a committee to draft a constitution fo... more information

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Washington, , 1855. . 1st edition. Dsbd. 1 leaf w/ neat repd. straight tear. Overall a crisp clean v. fine copy, removed from a larger volume. 8vo. . 33rd Congr. 2nd Sess. Senate Exec. Doc. No. 16. Single paragraph transmittals by President Pierce & Secretary of War Jefferson Davis, then 80 separate letters & pieces of correspondence betrween Dec. 26, 1853 and Dec. 13, 1854. Many addressed to Gen. James Wool at Benicia, California, also letters to Gen. Winfield Scott, etc. Correspondence rela... more information

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Washington, , 1825. Dsbd. Contemp. pen change of HR doc. number. VG. . 8vo. 18th Congr., 2nd Sess. HR Doc. 10. ... more information

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Washington, , 1852. . Dsbd. . VG. . 8vo. . On beginning of construction of new 287 ft. high Capitol dome (completed in 1863) & 2 wings. With building & supply contracts. ... more information

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Santa Barbara, , 1961. . 1st edition. . Orig. prtd. wrprs. . Some pen underlining & marg. brackets on about 12pp. Fair. 8vo. Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions. The conflict between the U.S. & Soviet Union & U.S. foreign policy toward the Soviets & their allies. Detailed. ... more information

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Washington, , 1816. . Dsbd. VG. 8vo. HR Doc. 20. Thomas Allen was administrator for William Allen, commander of U.S. brig Argus & the surviving crew of the vessel & their heirs. The Argus captured 19 British vessels in the Irish channel amounting to 2 1/2 million dollars. These prizes were destroyed on order & the Argus later captured by the British & the sailors taken prisoner, & petitioners ask for renumeration for their services in captivity & losses from destruction of their ... more information

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N.Y., , 1963. . VG. 4to. 17pp. on the Kennedy assassination, Johnson becomes President. Emphasis by this time on the new Johnson prseidency, also a look at the 1964 Presidential election. Many photos. Color portrait of LBJ on cover. ... more information

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N.Y., , 1963. . VG. 4to. 16pp. on the new Johnson administration, 8pp. of mostly photos of Kennedy's funeral, several other pgs. ... more information

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Paris, , 1945. All loose & folded in center as issued. All issues quite browned, first 2 issues frayed, at center & edge, the others OK. Folio. Newspaper. Published sometimes tri-weekly, sometimes daily, over 1 month separated issues 1 & 2. In English. Was published by Army University Center, Biarritz for American military personnel in Europe who are being offered over 200 courses at college level at American University Center at Biarritz in southwestern France. This newspaper with news of t... more information

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N.Y., , 1984. 4th edition, revised. . Pict. softcover. Black marker cross-out of owner's name on 1/2 title. Clean o/w. A good copy. Thick 8vo. Charles Scribner's Sons. The noted standard scholarly college text on history of the Soviet Union since 1917. Illustrated. With Appendices.  ... more information

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N.Y., , 1939. 1st edition. Pict. wrprs. . Average light wear. Sticker on front wrpr,. w/ short typed descrip. Gd. - VG. 64pp. Soviet propaganda booklet publ. by "Soviet Russia,Today ", a propagnda publ. journal for the Soviets, in Dec. 1939 after beginning of Russia's invasion of Finland telling Stalinist lies excusing the invasion of Finland & excusing her Non-Aggression Pact w/ Germany. After signing Non-Aggression Pact w/ Germany, Russia engaged in Finnish War (also known as Wint... more information

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N.Y., , 1949. 1st edition. . Cloth w/ dj. Fine in fine dj. 8vo. . International Publishers, a leftist press. Vyshinsky was Minister for Foreign Affairs. Speeches discusses atomic energy control, arms reduction, the Berlin issue, the Greek Civil War & Western intervention, the principles of unamity and veto power, human rights, the Council of Ministers' Meeting On Germany and Austria. ... more information

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N.Y., , 1949. 1st edition. . Pict. wrprs. VG. 8vo. . International Publishers, a leftist press. Vyshinsky was Minister for Foreign Affairs. Speeches discusses atomic energy control, arms reduction, the Berlin issue, the Greek Civil War & Western intervention, the principles of unamity and veto power, human rights, the Council of Ministers' Meeting On Germany and Austria. ... more information

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San Francisco, , 1941. . Lightly to moderately browned. 1 3/4 in. hole in background of picture of Flying Fortress plane on front pg. but not affec. image of plane, & affec. ad only on reverse). As is. Large folio. San Francisco Chronicle. Front pg. & page 2 only. Heavy lg. black headline. Issue labelled at very top in heavy black "Final Morning Extra." Under Singapore headline is "War: Russia and the Pacific. Kalinin Recaptured, Russ Claim; FDR Starts Honolulu Raid Probe; Japs... more information

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San Francisco, , 1941. . Lightly to moderately browned. VG. Large folio. San Francisco Call Bulletin. Front pg. & page 2 only. U.S. warships headline in huge 2 line heavy black heaqdline, Luzon Battle in large red type below. Column headlines incl. "Heavy Fighting In Philippines" ( "Dec. 12. United States bombing planes have attacked Japanese islands southeast of Mindanao, in the Philippines, the German radio reported today....Washington. Dec. 12. The War Department announced today... more information

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Philadelphia, , 1841. Dsbd. VG. 8vo. Weekly newspaper news journal printed by William F. Geddes, 112 Chestnut Street. 7 1/2 x 10 1/4 in. Dbl. columns, small print. 2pp.on trade & defense of the Great Lakes dated Buffalo, Sept. 24th, Discusses canals, railroads, control of communications between Lake Erie and the upper lakes, the possiblity of an enemy fleet on the Grerat Lakes, the danger to the water supplying Lake Erie, the danger of enemy war steamboats, the danger to troops in New England needing... more information

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San Francisco, , 1941. . Lightly browned, a little frayed at bottom blank edge. Near vg. Large folio. San Francisco Call Bulletin. Front page and page 2 only. 16 5/8 x 21 1/4 in. Headline at top in red, "Hunt S.F. Air Raiders! and "War Extra". Double line v. large heavy black headlines on imminent invasion of U.S. by the 3 Axis powers, says Roosevelt. Also heavy headlines, "Bombing Of Tokyo Reported" and smaller headlines, "Plan Complete S.F. Blackout", "Axis Ali... more information

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