The Fortress Islands of the Pacific by Hobbs, William Herbert - 1945

J.W.Edwards, Ann Arbor 1945. 83 maps by author, & 24 drawings from photos. 8vo. hardcover, 186pp. brief descriptions of the island types, climate, industry, military value &c. somewhat musty, ow VG $

Ann Arbor, MI: J. W. Edwards, 1946. 2nd Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. See photos for condition details. Hardcover with dust jacket. DJ shows edge wear and tearing and sunning. Price is clipped on front flap. Pages are toned due to age but binding is tight, no signatures or bookplates present. Some foxing is noted but is mainly limited to the end pages. Stated second printing.

J.W. Edwards. Collectible - Good. First edition copy. Collectible - Good. Good dust jacket. Owner's name stamped on front free endpage, title page, and card pocket. If ex-library, there are no markings as such. (islands of the Pacific, United States defenses, military readiness)

Ann Arbor, MI: Courier: Printers and Binders, 1893 Book. Very Good - Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. 230 (3) pp, b&w frontis, preface, 2 b&w tissue-protected portraits, The Poems with b&w Portraits, table of contents. First Edition, 1893. Scarce Title. "Born in Waterville, Kings County, Nova Scotia, Canada on 12 April 1867 to John William and Mary Ann (Best) Johnstone. Later he moved to the states living in Michigan, Massachusetts, Connectecut and Vermont. He was a published poet, having written the poem No Vermonter's in Heaven. A poem that seems to be known by Vermonters. His two publications on poetry were Book of Original Poems, 1893; and Selections from Johnstone Poems, 1915. The 1915 publication contains his Vermont poem. e received his masters in law from the University of Michigan in the early 1890'sand later in dentistry. But it seems the trade he applied most was as an 'Extraction Dentist'. He traveled around with horse and buggy in Orwell, Bristol, and… Read More

Ann Arbor, MI: J.W. Edwards , 1945. 186pp incl index. Full green cloth; slightly edge worn and rubbed, else very good. Contents very good. Line maps/charts and pen illus in text. Geographical study of militarily strategic islands of the Pacific Ocean at the end of WWII. AUTHOR INSCRIBED AND SIGNED TO HERMAN R. FRIIS. . Signed & Inscribed by Author. Second Printing. Cloth. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

J.W. Edwards, 1945. hardcover. Very Good. 9x6x0. Signed by Author. J.W. Edwards; Ann Arbor, 1945. Hardcover. Signed and inscribed by author directly on half title endpaper. A Very Good, green cloth binding, binding sturdy and intact, age spotting/discoloration to boards and spine, some sunning along board and spine edges, discoloration and foxing to pastedowns and endpapers, age toning to pages, scattered foxing to text block edges, in a Very Good, some handling/scuff marks to panels, bit of edge/corner wear with few small tears and chips along edges, chipped top spine edge, sunning to spine and panel/flap margins, Mylar protected, Dust wrapper. A nice, clean and unmarked copy. 8vo[octavo or approx. 6 x 9], 186pp., bibliography, indexed, b&w illustrations. We pack securely and ship daily w/delivery confirmation on every book. Please Note: Depending on site, actual book for sale may differ physically from picture listed (the glare in the photograph is from the Mylar). Additional scan(s) are… Read More

Paperback / softback. New.

Ann Arbor, MI: J. W. Edwards. Good in Good dust jacket. 1945. First Edition. Hardback. Originally priced at $2.50/owner inscription/gray jacket with map on front with dark blue lettering/tear at top and bottom spine; 186 pages; And tear at front top edge and corner/tears at front right edge .