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New York: Arno Press, 1967. Reprint . Cloth. Good/Issued Without Jacket. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. Large, heavy folio volume (weighs over 10 lbs.), b/w photos & illus. This is Part IV; March 2, 1945 through Dec. 28, 1945, over 1,000 pages (appr.). Bound in beige cloth w/label remnants on spine. Title stamping in red on front cover & spine. Lt. edge wear & corner wear. Reprint edition. The news magazine for the G.I. in World War II.

Amherst, N.Y.: Prometheus Books, 2015. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 281 pp., b/w photos, appendices (roster), notes, bib., index. The Story of Maverick Pilots and American Volunteers WhoJoined Britain's Fight in WWII. Volunteer pilots in the Eagle Squadrons. Tipped-in on the half-title p. is a signed photo/card of Ace James Goodson. He had 15 air victories & 15 ground. He flew for the RAF & later for the 4th FG, 8th Air Force. He flew Hurricanes, Spitfires, Thunderbolts & Mustangs & received the British DFC, the American DFC (9), the DSC, Air Medal (21), Silver Star, Purple Heart, & French Croix de Guerre. Goodson is cited in the book. Hard cover book in fine cond. D/W also fine w/label on back panel. Sl. bleed thru from notation on the half-title p.

New York: Bantam Books, 1985. 1st Edition 11th prntg.. Half-Cloth. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. vi + 342 pp., b/w photos. index. Autobiography of the World War II fighter Ace (357th Fighter Group) & post war test pilot who broke the sound barrier. Tipped-in on the front end papers is a description of C.E. "Bud" Anderson's military career & opposite that is a signed b/w photo of Anderson. He was Yeager's wing man in the 357th F.G. & was an Ace with 16.25 kills & won the DFC (5), Bronze Star, Air Medal, Legion of Merit, etc. On the half-title p. is tipped-in a signed b/w photo of Hermann Buchner, Luftwaffe Ace w/58 kills, 12 as a Me 262 German jet pilot. The 357th FG flew against the German Me 262 jets. The book is NOT signed by Yeager. Half-cloth bound hard cover book in good to v.g. cond. The d/w is good w/lt. edge wear & some wear to the head & heel of the spine. There is some bleed thru the p. from Buchner's photo… Read More

New York: Bantam Books, 1985. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Half-Cloth. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. vi + 342 pp., b/w photos, index. The autobiography of World War II fighter Ace & postwar text pilot who broke the sound barroer. Tipped-in on the f.f.e.p. is a signed b/w photo of Hermann Buchner the Luftwaffe fighter Ace who had 58 kills including 12 as a Me 262 German jet pilot. Yaeger was in the 357th Fighter Group that flew against the German Me 262. On the half-title p. is tipped-in a label signed "For You Jeff" from Obie O'Brien. O'Brien was a Ace in the 357th FG w/Yeager & helped train him. O'Brien won 4 DFCs, 8 air medals & the French Croix De Guerre. NOT signed by Yeager. Half-cloth bound hard cover book in good to v.g. cond. D/W same. NOT price-clipped. Some bleed thru from the Buchner photo to the next p.

New York: New York: Bantam Books, 1990, 1990. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 313 pp. A baseball fantasy.

Grand Forks, N.D.: The Oxcart Press, 1973. 1st Edition . Magazine Style. Fair/Issued Without Jacket. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Paperbound quarto, saddle-stitched magazine style publication, unpaginated (appr. 100 pp.), b/w photos, graphs. Marvelous collection of depression era photos. The white covers shows soiling & label residue, small tear at the heel of the spine o/w the binding is solid & the contents very good. Scarce.

Lincoln: Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 1983, 1983. First Edition . Cloth. Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Cloth. Fine/Very Good. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. xiv + 365 pp., notes, index. Sl. rubbing on d/w o/w v.g. cond.

New Haven & London: Yale Univ. Pr., 1970. First Edition . Cloth. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. x + 305 pp., notes, bib., index. Examines Hegel's disciples. Not underlined, not ex-lib., not price-clipped. Clothbound hardcover in fine cond., d/w fine cond.

New Haven: New Haven: Yale University Press, 1972, 1972. First Edition . Cloth. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Cloth. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 565 pp. Very Good in a price-clipped Dw.

Philadelphia: Printed for the Pub. By William Stavely, 1838. First Edition . Cloth. Good/Issued Without d/j. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 428 pp. Containing Tales, Biography, Descriptive Geography, Natural History, Philosophy and Poetry. These are the original, not facsimile, issues in a contemporary cloth hardcover binding. Vol. I, No. 1 (May, 1837) thru Vol. I, No. 12 (April, 1838). An early example of a literary magazine aimed at America's youth. Book binding very solid, virtually no foxing to the pp., spine has a leather & paper label on it, spine faded, lt. wear to head of spine. Altogether good+ cond.

Fallbrook, CA.: Aero Publishers, Inc., 1971. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good/Issued Without Jacket. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. john Preston. Paperback quarto, 103 pp., b/w photos & illus., index. The 357th Fighter Group on Escort over Europe and Russia. Tipped-in on the half-title p. is a card with the autographs of 4 Aces from the 357th FG: Bud Anderson, John Kirla, OBee O'Brien, & Don McGee (all 4 are cited in the book). Addendum slip tipped-in in the front, aces list, mission list included. Paperbound book in v.g. cond.

Bismarck: State Historical Society of North Dakota, 1987. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Near Fine/Issued Without Jacket. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Quarto, paperback, 79 pp., map, color & b/w photos, bib. Catalogue of Native American artifacts & clothing collected by Usher Burdick (1879-1960) the noted North Dakota historian, rancher, politician, farmer, writer, & student of the American Indians. Paperbound book in near fine cond.