Chicago: Consolidated Book Publishers, 1942. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 4 1/2 X 6 1/4 Inches. 336 Pages. First Edition, first issue with the original "1942" on the copyright page. The story "The Hang of It" that is included here is the first book appearance for J.D. Salinger, author of... More
Nashville, TN: Private Printing, 2007. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 7 1/8 X 9 1/4 Inches. 174 PP. Private printing for the family of WWII Bomber Tom King. Mostly a family history intended for use of children and grandchildren, but King has scanned his original WWII bombardier diary as the... More
New York: Wm. H. Wise & Co. 1950. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 5 1/2 X 8 1/4 Inches. 186 Pages. Classic 1950's Atomic Doom and Gloom! Chapters include information on what to do, how to protect yourself, how to protect your home, decontamination tactics, bomb shelter essentials etc... Wear... More
Knoxville, TN: University of Tennessee Press, 2010. First Paperback Edition. Original wraps. 5 7/8 X 9 Inches. 408 Pages. Stated First Printing of the paper edition. Signed by author directly on the title page. More
Peking: Foreign Languages Press, 1971. First Thus. Hardcover. 5 1/4 X 7 1/2 Inches. 504 Pages. Housed in original slipcase with original silk ribbon. Stated First Edition on the copyright page. Text in English. Dust jacket a bit worn at edges with a few very small chips at folds and... More
London: Printed by Joyce Gold, 1812. Fourth Edition. Leather bound. 5 1/8 X 8 1/4 Inches. 72 Pages + index and plates. Very scarce early printing of Landmann's watershed book on military fortifications. Recent leather spine over period boards (retaining all original text and the original endpapers). A rare text... More
New York: Walker & Company, 2002. Early Edition. Original wraps. 6 X 9 Inches. 114 Pages plus map. SCARCE signed edition. Signed by original WWII United States Marine Corp Code Talkers: Roy Hawthorne, Keith Little, Samuel Tso, Alfred Peaches, George Smith, John Kinsel and Bill Toledo. Accompanied by a second... More
Boston: Angel Guardian Press, 1903. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 6 8 1/4 Inches. 411 Pages. Original issue green cloth with pictorial cover. A bit of wear to edges. A few internal spots, but overall a very clean copy. Slight scuffing to boards. More
New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1949. Signed Limited Edition. Hardcover. 6 1/2 X 9 1/2 Inches. 344 Pages. Housed in original slipcase! #1025 of 2425 signed copies. A beautiful copy of the book that is very clean and sharp. Slipcase has minor wear at edges and folds. More
Chicago: Consolidated Book Publishers, 1943. Early Edition. Hardcover. 4 1/2 X 6 1/4 Inches. 336 Pages. First Edition, second issue with the date of "1943" and not "1942" on the copyright page. The story "The Hang of It" that is included here is the first book appearance for J.D. Salinger... More
New York: Harcourt, Brace & World, 1966. First Thus. Hardcover. Octavo. Hardcover in DJ, 762 Pages. Tight copy of this First Thus edition. Spotting and wear to top gutter. DJ is price-clipped and worn at edges. A respectable copy. More
London: Hurst & Blackett, 1939. First U.K. Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 5 3/4 X 8 3/4 Inches. 260 Pages with 16 Pgs ads. VERY SCARCE ORIGINAL DUST JACKET! WWII interest. From the collection of WWII Bomber Pilot Derek Mason. Mason, a pilot in WWII, was a commercial pilot and United... More
London: Werner Laurie, 1955. First U.K. Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 5 X 7 1/2 Inches. 158 Pages. From the personal collection of WWII Pilot Derek Mason. Mason was a bomber in the war and served the commercial airline industry and the United Nations post-war. His signed bookplate on inside front... More
London: Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons, LTD, 1930. Early Edition. Hardcover. 5 1/4 X 7 1/2 Inches. 78 Pages with 24 Pg catalog in back of book. Signed and Inscribed by Major Oliver Stewart to WWII Bomber Derek Mason. Mason, a pilot in WWII, was a commercial pilot and United... More
London: Hurst & Blackett, 1940. First U.K. Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 5 1/4 X 7 1/2 Inches. 182 Pages with 4 Pgs ads. VERY SCARCE ORIGINAL DUST JACKET! Jacket illustration by Edward Hynes. Book also features endpapers designed by Hynes as well as dozens of Hynes illustrations. WWII interest. From... More