Search Results: Titles starting with U from Boyd Used & Rare Books

San Diego, CA: Nakladom Avtora, 1977. Hardcover. Good-/Good. In the Deadly Circle: a Chronicle. Appears to be a personal narrative from World War II (1939-1945). Nine pages have underlining in pen. Dust jacket has edge and corner wear with some chipping at the head and tail of the spine. Dj in protective mylar cover. 14.5 x 20.5 cm. 239 pages. Ukrainian language.

[Tokyo, Japan]: [Printed by Toppan Printing Co.], 1962. Soft cover. Very Good+. Two oversize softcover volumes in the original wooden slipcase. Both volumes are in very good condition, minor corner wear, clean and unmarked. 200 & [98] pages. 13 x 10 inches. The slipcase has a few surface edge-chips on its reverse back side panel; its front panel is decorated with a batik/sun/jets illustration; title pyrographically stamped on spine. The first volume pictorially documents this WESTPAC cruise, which departed from Alameda, California on 12 Dec 1961, had ports of call at Honolulu, Subic Bay, Sasebo, Yokosuka, Kobe, and Hong Kong, and returned to Alameda on 16 Jul 1962. The second volume is the ''Crew's Who'' volume with pictures of ship personnel, officers and sailors, each identified by last name, first and middle initials, and rating. The USS Coral Sea (CVA-43) was a Midway-class aircraft carrier, commissioned in 1947 and decommissioned in 1990.

1995. Soft cover. Very Good. Comb-bound with clear plastic covers. Light wear; unmarked. Xerox-quality print. [104] pages. 11 x 8.5 inches. Biographical entries for the 1995 reunion. Gives name, address, the span of time aboard the Craven, typically with a picture or two and some other life/family detail. Also includes about twenty pages of vintage and current photographs (without captions) and a dozen pages of remembrances written by several members of the crew. Laid-in is a commemorative booklet with portraits from the sixth reunion of the Craven, held in 1993 at Williamsburg, Virginia. The USS Craven (DD-382) was a Gridley-class destroyer commissioned in the United States Navy from 1937 to 1946, active in the Pacific during World War II.

1959. Hardcover. Very Good-. Black cloth boards stamped in silver. Covers show wear at spine ends and at corners. Interior is clean and unmarked. 190 pages. 8.5 x 11 inches (oblong). Laid-in is an invitation card to the home-coming of the ship at Long Beach on July 16, 1959. Includes identified photographs of officers and crew. Cruise book for USS Los Angeles (CA-135), a Baltimore-class heavy cruiser, from June 1958 to July 1959, as the Flagship of Commander, Cruiser Division Five, U.S. Seventh Fleet. The cruise departed from Portland and had ports in San Francisco, Pearl Harbor, Taiwan (Formosa & Pescadores), the Philippines, Japan, Okinawa, and returned to Long Beach by way of Hawaii. In the spring of 1959 she set out again with ports at Pearl Harbor, Midway, Guam, Taiwan, Japan, Hong Hong, and returned again to Long Beach by way of Pearl Harbor.

1958. Hardcover. Very Good. Blue cloth boards with the USS Los Angeles' emblem stamped on the front cover in gilt, red, black, and blue. Covers are rubbed, show a little fading, and have some wear to corner tips. Interior is clean and unmarked. 150 pages. 11 x 8.5 inches. Includes identified photographs of officers and crew. Cruise book for USS Los Angeles (CA-135), a Baltimore-class heavy cruiser, from September 1957 to March 1958, as the Flagship of Commander, Cruiser Division Five, U.S. Seventh Fleet. The cruise departed from Long Beach and had ports in Hawaii, Australia, Japan, Okinawa (including a Bob Hope Show a few days before Christmas), the Philippines, Hong Kong, and returned to Long Beach by way of Hawaii.

[publisher not identified], 1964. Hardcover. Near Fine. Boards in light-bronze color cloth with black and white design stamped on front cover. Clean and unmarked. 112, [4] pages. 11 x 8.5 inches. A very attractive copy. Pictorially documents the 1964 WESTPAC cruise (San Diego/Hawaii/Japan/Hong Kong/Philippine Islands). Includes pictures of ship personnel, officers and sailors, each identified by last name, first and middle initials, and rating. The USS Prairie (AD-15) was a Dixie-class destroyer tender, commissioned in 1940 and decommissioned in 1993.

[San Francisco]: [Lithographed by Schwabacher-Frey Company], 1946. Hardcover. Very Good+. Navy blue boards with gold pictorial title on front cover. Mild wear to covers. Internally clean and unmarked. Illustrated throughout. [88] pages. Oblong format. 9 x 12 inches. Scarce. Four institutional copies located on OCLC (US Naval Academy, Navy Department Library (D.C.), San Francisco Maritime Research Center, Columbia River Maritime Museum). Includes a brief description and history of the ship as well as its role in World War II. Illustrated with photographs of the ship and its crew in action as well as with several pages showing the life of sailors on board and ashore. (No portraits or identified sailors, other than commanders). The USS Biloxi (CL-80) was a Cleveland-class light cruiser. It was commissioned at the end of August 1943 and decommissioned in 1946. ''In 1944 she was primarily assigned to screen the carrier striking forces during their frequent attacks on Japanese-held islands and in the… Read More

[Tokyo, Japan]: [Printed by Toppan Printing Co.], 1953. Hardcover. Very Good. Boards in blue cloth with a United Nations logo and aircraft carrier silhouette design on front cover. Corners and spine ends are rubbed. Original owner's name at rear, else clean and unmarked. 282 pages. 11.5 x 9 inches. Pictorially documents the 1953 Korean cruise (San Francisco/San Diego/Hawaii/Hong Kong/Korea/Japan). Includes pictures of ship personnel, officers and sailors, each identified by last name. The Boxer departed San Diego on 30 Mar 1953, joined Task Force 77, engaged in strategic bombing missions and provided close air support for UN troops until the armistice was reached in July. She remained in Korean waters until November 1953. The USS Boxer (CVA-21) was an Essex-class aircraft carrier, commissioned in 1945 and decommissioned in 1969.

Marceline, Mo.: Lithographed and bound by Walsworth, 1965. Hardcover. Very Good. Black boards with gilt emblem on front cover. Spine a bit rolled. Interior is clean and unmarked. Small chip to fore-edge of front endpaper. 295 pages. 12 x 9 inches. Cruise book for the USS Yorktown (CVS-10), an Essex-class aircraft carrier commanded by Capt. Raymond S. Osterhoudt, deployed with the 7th Fleet in the Western Pacific from October 1964 through May 1965. During the cruise, she is known to have conducted Anti-Submarine Warfare off of the coast of Vietnam in the early months of 1965. With photographs on every page, this book commemorates not only the men, but the ports of call, the operational departments, and sailors aboard the aircraft carrier presenting America's strength at the start of the Vietnam War. Includes a full cruise roster (noting each person's department, rate, and home city/state).

Lancaster, Pennsylvania: Achey & Gorrecht, 1918. Hardcover. Very Good+. Blue cloth stamped in gilt. Very small nick on spine; light soiling on rear cover; corners pushed, else fine. Interior is bright, clean and unmarked. Thirteen illustrations on plates, displaying the Kromayer Lamp and the Alpine Sun Burner. xiii, 162 pages. The first American book to address the efficacy of ultra violet rays in the practice of dermatology. Written by Dr. Ralph Bernstein (1877-1948) a homeopathic physician and veteran professor of dermatology at Hahnemann Medical College in Philadelphia. He provides a brief and clear presentation of the clinical application of UVL in the treatment of many cutaneous diseases, based on case experience from private practice, the Skin Section of the Hahnemann Medical College and Hospital of Philadelphia, and various other institutions with which Dr. Bernstein was connected. Contents: [I] The Evolution of Artificial Light Rays. [II] Physical Effects, Histological Changes and… Read More

Paris: Flammarion, 1961. Soft cover. Good-. Book is worn and chipped at head and tail of spine. Age toning to wraps; heaviest at spine. A couple creases to spine. Front wrap has 1" closed tear at bottom spine edge. Pages are unmarked. Binding is sound. 5.5 x 8 inches. 139 Pages. French Language.

New York: E. P. Dutton & Co., 1920. Hardcover. Fair. Authorized translation from the Yiddish by Isaac Goldberg. Hyman Bradofsky's copy with his signature on ffep. Bradofsky (1906-2002) was an amateur journalist, prominent in the National Amateur Press Association, and a colleague of H. P. Lovecraft. Lovecraft wrote articles for Bradofsky's publication The Californian. His papers can be found in the special collections at UC Berkeley's Bancroft Library. Fair copy. Black cloth boards. Cloth edge worn; spots on front cover; blemished; head of spine is a bit frayed; text on spine is very faded. Evidence of pencil notation on ffep. 238 pages. 7.25 x 5 inches.

Philadelphia: David McKay, 1904. Hardcover. Good-. Book has some wear to edges. Corners are worn and a little rounded. Starting gutter behind ffep. Starting hinges. Binding is sound. A little general soiling to boards. Faint blemished area on front paste down where it looks like a bookplate has been. Pages are free of marks. 5 x 7.25 inches. 213 Pages + Advertising in rear.

Los Angeles: Harry T. Watson, 1914. Hardcover. Very Good. Green cloth board with title and Union League insignia stamped in gilt on front cover. Some loss at head of spine; exposed board at corners. Interior is clean. Frontispiece photo of club building with tissue guard.[162] pages. 10 x 7.5 inches. One copy noted on OCLC (California State Library at Sacramento). Anniversary yearbook for the Union League Club of Los Angeles. Includes portraits of member portraits (including 60 full-page portraits), ten full-page photographs of the Union League Club building interiors (the library, ladies' and main dining rooms, rest and music room, buffet and bar, billiard parlor, kitchen, a dormitory room, etc.), a four-page history and introduction to the club, full membership directory, and its by-laws and rules. Founded in 1890, the Union League Club was housed in the Union League Building, aka the Fashion League Building, in downtown (W 2nd & S Hill Streets) between 1911 and 1920. The club served… Read More

London: Rev. H.A. Teknopoulos / Rev. Archimandrites P. Doulegeris, 1904. Hardcover. Good. Book has mottled wear to surfaces of boards. Fading to spine. Head and tail of spine as well as fore edge corners are bumped. Wear to spine edges. A little spotting/foxing to top and bottom edges of text block. Small piece cut from the fore edge of vol. 1, no. 1. Does not impact text. Book has an ex libris bookplate from Thomas Isaac Ball as well as a longer note writing by Mr. Ball about this book on the front paste down. Blind stamp "E LIBRIS COL. S. SPIRITUS IN INSULA CUMBRENSI" on ffep near bottom edge. T.I. Ball was the provost of the Cathedral of the Isles, Isle of Cumbrae, Notrh Ayrshire, Scotland. A bound collection of Volumes 1 & 2 (1903-1904), complete. This is Vol. 1, No. 1 through Vol. 2, No. 48. These volumes look to have been accumulated individually as each one has a varying degree of wear and a faint fold mark down the center. English & Greek Languages. 776 pp. 8.5" x 11

San Diego, CA: United States Naval Training Center, 1966. Hardcover. Good+. Book has bumping to head and tail of spine as well as bottom fore edge corner. Age toning and light soiling to surfaces of boards. Pages are clean and binding is tight. Has vinyl 33 1/3 "Bluejackets on Parade" record included. 9 x 12 inches. [96] pages. Two aerial, 8x10'' black-and-white "official" photos of the Midway Island naval station laid-in.

1967. Hardcover. Fine. Immaculate copy. Boards in ochre-colored cloth, gilt stamped on front cover. Fully illustrated, including group photos of each of the various divisions, with each sailor typically identified by last name (sometimes also with first/middle initials and/or rating). [98] pages. 12 x 8.5 inches. Laid-in are a 8 x 10.5'' map of the Subic Bay/Navsta recreation facilities and a Thanksgiving Day dinner program (presumed 1966), held aboard the USS Dixie AD-14. The USS Isle Royale began its cruise at Long Beach on 16 Sep 1966, and returned to Long Beach on 1 May 1967, with ports at Pearl Harbor, Yokosuka, Kaohsiung (Taiwan), Chu Lai (Vietnam), Hong Kong, and Subic Bay. This Shenandoah-class destroyer tender assisted the 7th fleet.

Marianao, Havana, Cuba: Army of Cuban Pacification, Headquarters, 1907. Soft cover. Good. Wraps over stapled binding. Covers shows some general soiling. Interior is clean and unmarked. 73 pages. 9.5 x 6.6 inches. Placed in archival mylar wraps. Rare. Two copies located on OCLC, including what may be a copy of the 1907 edition (Hamilton College, NY) and one later edition from 1908 (NYPL). A roster and directory of the U.S. Army occupying Cuba in 1907. This garrisoning of troops occurred during the Second Occupation of Cuba, which lasted from fall 1906 through the spring of 1909. Includes: a full list of the various regiments & corps noting their place of station and their date of arrival in Cuba; a table describing method of travel and schedules between Havana and each garrison station; a schedule of ships leaving from Newport News, Virginia, to Havana between June 7 and October 22; the list of commanding officers and companies (e.g. Company G, 5th Infantry) stationed at each of the 32 garrisons;… Read More

Annapolis, Maryland: US Naval Academy, 1918. Hardcover. Fair. Black cloth boards stamped with gilt on front cover. Worn copy. Ends and edges of spine are quite worn; horizontal split in cloth on spine; corner tips exposed. 412 pp. 10.5 x 7.75 inches. Approximately half of the graduates have a handwritten note next to them with some details of their service, including dates of retirement, resignation, or dismissal. Many are noted as having been in naval aviation (as was the original owner of this volume), and there are several who noted as "killed in aviation," usually with date of death. This copy belonged to Class of 1918 graduate Henry Samuel Kendall (1896-1963) of Baltimore. At the time of his resignation in 1952, he held the rank of Vice Admiral. When the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor, he was commander of the USS Curtiss in Hawaii. At the end of the war in the Pacific, he was commander of Carrier Division No. 24. Following the war, he organized and directed Operation Magic Carpet,… Read More

Plymouth, England: Underhill Ltd., Printers, 1945. Soft cover. Very Good. Staple-bound in printed card covers. Extensively illustrated; three leaves with die-cut windows. [36] pages. 9 x 7 inches. Foreword by Capt. W. F. [William Freeman] Royall. Rare. Three copies noted on OCLC (US Naval Academy, San Francisco Maritime Research Center Archives, Plymouth Libraries (UK)). A short history and pictorial presentation of the United States Naval Advanced Amphibious Base in Plymouth, Devon, England, 1944-1945. Includes identified portraits of top officers and department heads, pictures of the Queen Anne Battery, Cattedown Quarry storage, the Plymouth Hoe, Manadon Naval Field Hospital, Martin's Wharf, Shapter's Field, Saltash, the chaplain corps, many depictions of the sailor's life and recreation at and near the base, and more.