Military History from Uncommon Works, IOBA, ABAA, ILAB

Sidewheelers to Nuclear Power. A Pictorial Essay Covering 123 Years At the Mare Island Naval Shipyard
by Sue Lemmon and E.D. Wichels
- Condition
- Used - Very good
- Jacket condition
- very good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1977
- Binding
- Cloth
- Quantity-available
- 1
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Gridley, California, USA
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$35.00
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Annapolis: Leeward Publications, Inc, 1977. First Edition. Cloth. Very good/very good. Very good presumed first edition based on OCLC records, in a very good dust jacket. White cloth boardswith black title stamping an MINSY logo on front cover. Tiny coffee stain to front cover. Darkened glue showing under rear pastedown. Dust stains to bottom edge. Dust… Read more Item Price
$35.00

North Anna from Surveys under the direction of Bevt. Brig. Gen. N. Michler, Maj. of Engineers by command of Maj. Gen. A.A. Humphreys, Brig. Gen. & Chief of Engineers
by Julius Bien, Sup.
- Condition
- Used - Very good +
- Jacket condition
- none as issued
- Published
- 1867
- Quantity-available
- 1
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Gridley, California, USA
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$150.00
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New York: NY Lithograph, Printing & Engraving, 1867. Very good +/none as issued. Julius Bien, Sup.. Beautiful hand colored lithographic survey map of the Spotsylvania Court House American Civil War battlefield. Original from 1867. One crease in center of map. 24 x18 inches tall. Loss on bottom right; wear on bottom edge. The Battle of North Anna was… Read more Item Price
$150.00

Bermuda Hundred from Surveys under the direction of Bevt. Brig. Gen. N. Michie, Maj. of Engineers by command of Maj. Gen. A.A. Humphreys, Brig. Gen. & Chief of Engineers
by Julius Bien, Sup.
- Condition
- Used - Very good +
- Jacket condition
- none as issued
- Published
- 1867
- Quantity-available
- 1
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Gridley, California, USA
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$225.00
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New York: NY Lithograph, Printing & Engraving, 1867. Very good +/none as issued. Julius Bien, Sup.. Hand colored lithographic map of the Bermuda Hundred American Civil War battlefield. Original from 1867. One crease in center of map. 36 x 24 1/2 inches tall. In March 1864, Ulysses S. Grant was summoned from the Western Theater, promoted to lieutenant… Read more Item Price
$225.00

World's war events : recorded by statesmen, commanders, historians and by men who fought or saw the great campaigns. [Complete in Three Volumes]
by Francis J. Reynolds & Allen L. Churchill
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- Used
- Jacket condition
- none as issued
- Edition
- Early Printing
- Published
- 1919
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- Cloth
- Quantity-available
- 1
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Gridley, California, USA
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$30.00
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New York: P.F. Collier and Son Company, 1919. Early Printing. Cloth. none as issued. A very good, three volume early printing. Olive green blind stamped boards with gilt title stamping.fronts, maps (1 folded), facsimiles.Volume I: Missing first free endpaperVolume II: Dampstain to top left cover, corners bumped, tear at crown 3/4".Volume III: Binding is soft, front board creased,… Read more Item Price
$30.00

The Washing of the Spears: a History of the Rise of the Zulu Nation under Shaka, and Its Fall in the Zulu War of 1879
by Donald R. Morris
- Condition
- Used - Very good +
- Jacket condition
- very good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1965
- Binding
- Cloth
- Quantity-available
- 1
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Gridley, California, USA
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$145.00
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New York: Simon and Schuster, 1965. First Edition. Cloth. Very good +/very good. A very good plus first edition, as stated, in a very good dust jacket, Brown cloth boards with brown warrior motif on front cover and brown title stamping. Map endpapers. Previous owners bookstamp on first leaf. Illustrated with black and white photos (all present), Mull… Read more Item Price
$145.00

Spotsylvania Court House from Surveys under the direction of Bevt. Brig. Gen. N. Michler, Maj. of Engineers by command of Maj. Gen. A.A. Humphreys, Brig. Gen. & Chief of Engineers
by J.E. Weyss
- Condition
- Used - Very good +
- Jacket condition
- none as issued
- Published
- 1867
- Quantity-available
- 1
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Gridley, California, USA
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$225.00
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New York: NY Lithograph, Printing & Engraving, 1867. Very good +/none as issued. J.E. Weyss. Beautiful hand colored lithographic survey map of the Spotsylvania Court House American Civil War battlefield. Original from 1867. One crease in center of map. 36 x 24 1/2 inches tall. The Battle of Spotsylvania Court House, sometimes more simply referred to as the… Read more Item Price
$225.00

The Photographic History of the Civil War In Ten Volumes [Complete set]
by Francis Trevelyan Miller
- Condition
- Used - Very good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1911
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity-available
- 1
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Gridley, California, USA
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$950.00
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New York: Review of Reviews Company, 1911. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good. A very good first edition, complete ten volume set. Blue cloth with gilt title stamping on spine. Shelf wear on head and tail of all volumes. Top edges gilt. Bindings slightly shaken, otherwise a very good set with minimal wear. Portrait endpapers. Pages are clean and… Read more Item Price
$950.00

c/o Postmaster
by Corporal Thomas R. St. George
- Condition
- Used - Very good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1943
- Binding
- Pictorial boards
- Quantity-available
- 1
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Gridley, California, USA
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$35.00
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New York: Thomas Y. Crowell Co., 1943. First Edition. Pictorial boards. Very good. A fine first edition in a very good dustjacket. Toning to pastedowns. Laid in is a small pamphlet from WW II entitled "One came back," about Torpedo Squadron 8, stamped on the back. 194 pp. 5 x 8 inches tall. Duodecimo. The… Read more Item Price
$35.00

The battle is the pay-off
by Captain Ralph Ingersoll
- Condition
- Used - Very good +
- Jacket condition
- very good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1943
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity-available
- 1
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Gridley, California, USA
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$37.00
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New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1943. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good +/very good. A very good plus first edition in a very good dustjacket. Dustjacket has some small tears and loss. Printed map on endpapers. Pages are clean and bright with illustrations. 217 pp. 5 1/5 x 8 inches tall, duodecimo. Here's a book that helps… Read more Item Price
$37.00

Life's Picture History of World War II
by Life; Arthur Tourtellot
- Condition
- Used - Very Good +
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing
- Published
- 1950
- Binding
- Leatherette
- Quantity-available
- 1
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Gridley, California, USA
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$45.00
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New York: Time Incorporated, 1950. First Edition, First Printing. Leatherette. Very Good +. Very good + first edition, no dust jacket or slipcase as issued. Red leather-like cover with paper title block pasted into the center of cover. Title block is peeling small section. One page has small, 3/4" inch tear. Some fingerprints to pages. One… Read more Item Price
$45.00

Life's Picture History of World War II
by Life; Arthur Tourtellot
- Condition
- Used - Very Good +
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing
- Published
- 1950
- Binding
- Leatherette
- Quantity-available
- 1
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Gridley, California, USA
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$45.00
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New York: Time Incorporated, 1950. First Edition, First Printing. Leatherette. Very Good +. Very good + first edition, no dust jacket or slipcase as issued. Red leather-like cover with paper title block pasted into the center of cover. Title block is scraped. One page has small, 3/4" inch tear. Some fingerprints to pages. 368 pp. including… Read more Item Price
$45.00