Search Results: Military - WWII from Shoemaker Booksellers

Washington, D. C.: Infantry Journal Press, 1947. 168 pp. Original purple cloth covers, moderately soiled w/ light sunning to front cover. Mild rubbing to corners and spine ends. Light foxing to edges of text block. Illust. w/ b/w photos and maps. Contents nice.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Viking Press, 1946. 260pp incl index. Full beige cloth; spine slightly toned, front cover lightly foxed, text block fore-edge toned, else good. Pages lightly age-toned, else contents very good. Half-tone illus. Full page and folding color litho plates. B/w line maps in text and 2 folding. Pictorial dj; edge worn, panels toned, else fair. The 84th, "Railsplitters", Division was in the line for 171 consecutive days, from the Siegfried Line through the Battle of the Bulge and across Germany to the Elbe. . First American Edition. Cloth. Good to Very Good/Fair. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

London: Patrick Stephens Ltd. In Association With Airfix Products Ltd., 1976. 64 pp. Original blue glazed boards, moderately soiled. Spine a bit sunned. Light foxing to edges of text block and endpapers. Illust. w/ b/w photos. Contents nice.. Hard Cover. Very Good-/No Dust Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Washington, D. C.: Infantry Journal Press, 1947. 423pp. Full beige cloth; covers lightly soiled, top spine end worn, front hinge tender, but sound, else good. Half-tone and b/w litho illus in text; a few line maps. Operation Italia: Naples to Trieste. The 91st Infantry Division served in combat, in Italy, from June 1944--May 1945.. First American Edition. Cloth. Good to Very Good/No Dust Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

No Place: No Publisher, 1979. 308pp. Printed wraps (paperback); spine lightly faded, covers lightly dusted, else good. Contents very good. The story of a Dutch merchant sailor's escape from Nazi occupied Holland to England during WWII. . Second American Edition. Wraps. Good to Very Good/No Dust Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York and London: Harper & Brothers (1948) 516 pp. Original brown cloth covers, lightly soiled and rubbed. Light foxing to top edge of text block. Illust. w/ b/w photos.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Harper & Row (1967) 216 pp. Original pictorial covers, very bright and clean. Light rubbing to spine ends. Previous owner's name/address stamp on front blank endpaper. DJ lightly soiled and rubbed w/ wear and few short tears to edges. Price clipped. Illust. w/ b/w photos. Contents nice.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good+/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Philadelphia and New York: Chilton Books/A Division of Chilton Company (1962) 204 pp. Original red cloth covers, lightly soiled. Spine ends bumped. Light scattered foxing. DJ lightly soiled and rubbed w/ wear to edges. Few, short tears to top edge of front panel and spine. Small price label on front flap. Illust. w/ b/w photos.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good-. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Washington, D. C.: Historical Division War Department, 1945. 152 pp. Original wraps w/ wear to extremities. Spine a bit sunned. Illust. w/ b/w photos and line maps. Contents nice.. Soft Cover. Good/No Dust Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Washington, D. C.: Historical Division War Department, 1945. 152 pp. Original wraps w/ wear and tear to extremities. Spine slightly cocked. Illust. w/ b/w photos and line maps. Contents nice.. Soft Cover. Good-/No Dust Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Washington, D. C.: Historical Division War Department, 1945. 152 pp. Original wraps w/ wear to extremities. Spine a bit sunned. Light scattered foxing. Illust. w/ b/w photos and line maps. Contents nice.. Soft Cover. Good/No Dust Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Philadelphia/New York: J. B. Lippincott Company, 1955. 224 pp. Original blue paper covered boards w/ green cloth spine. Binding lightly soiled w/ modest fraying to spine ends. Light foxing to edges of text block and endpapers. DJ lightly soiled and rubbed w/ wear to edges. Contents nice.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: War Resisters League, 1984. Unpaginated; approx 120pp. Spiral bound pictorial wraps (paperback); covers slightly worn and dusted, else very good. Half-tone illus in text. 1984 War Resisters League [desk] Calendar and Appointment Book. This desk calendar highlights the American Conscience Objectors movement during WWII.. First American Edition. Wraps. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1966. 318 pp. Original tan cloth covers, lightly soiled. Previous owner's name on front blank endpaper. DJ has light edge wear. Illust. w/ b/w plates and figures. Contents very nice.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good-/Very Good-. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Farrar & Rinehart, Inc. (1945) 512 pp. Original blue staple-bound, pictorial wraps, lightly soiled and rubbed w/ light edge wear. Spine sunned. Crease to bottom corner of rear cover. Previous owner's name in pencil on front cover, and top margin of first leaf. Contents nice.. Soft Cover. Very Good-/No Dust Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Grosset & Dunlap, Inc./A W. W. Norton Book (1971) 249+pp. Original blue covers, spine and edges sunned. Spine ends bumped. Light foxing to edges of text block and endpapers. Illust. w/ b/w photos and maps. Contents nice.. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Annapolis: Naval Institute Press, 1988. 272pp incl index. Dark blue paper boards, gilt spine letters. Covers, contents, and pictorial dj; fine. Half-tone illus in text throughout. Escort carriers were converted from tankers and merchant ships. Originally designed to carry aircraft to the large fleet carriers, the escorts actually saw action against Axis held beaches and islands. . First American Edition. Paper Boards. Fine/Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

London: Arms and Armour Press, 1990. 160pp incl index. Dark blue paper boards. Covers, contents, and pictorial dj; fine. Half-tone illus in text throughout. British and American submarines and their activities during WWII. Emphasis is on the British subs in this work. . First Edition. Paper Boards. Fine/Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

New York, NY: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1980. 352 pp. Original blue covers w/ faint sunning to edges; light discoloration to bottom edge of front cover. Small paper lift (approx. 3/4" long) to front paste-down. DJ lightly soiled w/ three tiny "scuffs" to front panel near spine. Illust. w/ numerous color and b/w photos and reproductions. Contents nice.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall.

Boston, MA: Little, Brown and Company/An Atlantic Monthly Press Book, 1948. 456 pp. Original pale blue cloth covers w/ faint sunning to edges. Spine sunned; ends bumped. Previous owner's name stamp on front blank endpaper; date stamp on rear paste-down. DJ lightly soiled and rubbed w/ wear to edges. Light chipping to spine ends. Date stamp on rear panel. Spine darkened. "Ammunition Data Card" laid-in. Illust. w/ b/w plates.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good-/Good+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.