Benjamin O. Davis, Jr., American: An Autobiography.
Washington, D.C. Smithsonian Institution Press, 1991. Paperback. 8vo. Stiff red wrappers. 442pp. Near fine. Advance galley. Memoir of the first black general in the air force. More
Washington, D.C. Smithsonian Institution Press, 1991. Paperback. 8vo. Stiff red wrappers. 442pp. Near fine. Advance galley. Memoir of the first black general in the air force. More
Washington, D.C. Smithsonian Institution Press, 1991. Hardcover. Small 4to. Brown cloth spine with silver lettering and tan paper over boards, pictorial dust jacket. x, 442pp. Illustrations. Near fine/near fine. A tight, attractive second printing of this memoir of the first black general in the U.S. Air Force. More
N.p. Reintree Press, [2002]. Paperback. 8vo. Stiff glossy pictorial wrappers. 299pp. Illustrations. Near fine. Superbly bright and tight later edition of this chronicle first published in 1980 -- and an exceptionally choice presentation copy, lengthily inscribed and signed twice on title page: After signing in full at top in black..... More
Novato, CA: Presidio Press, [1988]. Hardcover. Small 4to. Black paper over boards with gilt spine lettering, pictorial dust jacket. xv, 331pp. Fine/very good. Faintest of jacket edgewear. Tight, quite handsome first edition. More
Cambridge: The Harvard Alumni Bulletin Press, 1925. Hardcover. 16mo. Blue/grey cloth with gilt lettering. 109pp. Near fine. Absolute faintest of binding wear, else internally bright and fine. A lovely, tight first edition of this essay trilogy by three Harvard faculty, handsomely inscribed and signed large and bold in blue ink..... More
Ames: Iowa State University Press, 1982. Hardcover. Small 4to. Burgundy cloth with gilt spine lettering, pictorial dust jacket. x, 462pp. Maps. Near fine/very good. Dust jacket a tad rubbed. A tight and handsome first edition. More
New York: Abelard-Schuman, 1966. Hardcover. 8vo. Blue cloth, pictorial dust jacket. 158pp. Frontispiece, illustrations. Good plus/very good. First edition, an inoffensive ex-library copy with relatively few markings. More
Los Angeles: Times-Mirror Printing and Binding House, 1917. Hardcover. 24mo. Blue cloth with black lettering and pictorial stamping. 262pp. Illustrations, line drawings. Very good. Quite faint binding edgewear only; internally tight and near fine. A tight, nice first edition of this manly how-to guide filled with exercises, infantry and cavalry..... More
New York: Random House, [1962]. Hardcover. 8vo. Red cloth spine with gilt lettering and black paper over boards, pictorial dust jacket. Near fine/near fine. An uncannily bright, fresh and tight first edition of this account of Japanese soldiers -- "modern Robinson Crusoes" -- who hid out long after World War..... More
Annapolis: Naval Institute Press, [1980]. Hardcover. Small 4to. Blue cloth with gilt spine lettering, pictorial dust jacket. xxii, 448pp. Illustrations. Fine/near fine. A superb and tight first edition of this collection of biographical essays -- with choice autograph addition: Tipped to the front flyleaf is a 5" X 3" heavy..... More
[Novato, CA]: Presidio Press, 1983. Hardcover. Small 4to. Black cloth, dust jacket. xiv, 306pp. Frontispiece, illustrations. Fine/near fine. First edition, "tight and bright." More
Denver: The Civic and Commercial Club, 1918. Paperback. Small 8vo. Stiff brown wrappers. 42pp. Very good. Sole printing of the tycoon's June 13, 1918 address before this group. Printed "Compliments of / John D. Rockefeller, Jr." card laid in. A handsome, clean copy. More
Memphis: Global Press, [1991]. Paperback. 8vo. Stiff glazed pictorial wrappers. 200pp. Frontispiece, illustrations. Near fine. Probable sole edition, tight and handsome, of this fictionalized treatment, "A Super Story about the B-26 MARAUDERS Assault on the German Air and Land Forces During the Battles of WWII." Boldly inscribed and signed by..... More
Carlisle Barracks, PA: US Army Military History Research Collection, 1975. Paperback. Small 4to. Stiff white wrappers. 91pp. Near fine. Special Bibliographic Series, Number 10. Uncommon reference. More