SALUTE TO THE SERVICEMEN.
Glen Dale, Maryland (1947). Photos, 11x7.5", cloth, unpaged, some spotting, covers soiled, spotted and rubbed. Photos with intro of city's sons in WWII. More
WORLD WAR I & II
SATURDAY HERALD. Incorporating The Evening Telegraph. Dublin, Aug. 31 1939.
Headline newspaper reporting ". . . Evacuation Ordered in Britain, Transfer of Women and Children To-morrow. . . 'Situation More Tense,' Paris Press Declares . . ." Misfolded and little creased else ok. More
SEARS SILVERTONE RADIO EUROPEAN WAP MAP
Rand McNally: Chicago, nd (1940?). Paperback. 9 x 4", opens up to 19.5 x 26.5", printed on both sides, color map. Fold creases (some with pinholes) and a small tear along a crease else very good condition. Colors bright and sharp. On the back are maps of the Western Front..... More
SERVICE RECORD BOOK OF MEN AND WOMEN OF BRIGHTON, MICHIGAN AND COMMUNITY. Sponsored by the American Legion Auxiliary Unit No. 235, assisted by the Brighton and Community Business Men.
Brighton, MI, nd (c 1945). Photos, 11 x 8.25, recently rebacked gilt-lettered black boards, unpag, covers a bit worn, hinges loose, pp toned but still a neat item. Property of one of the WWII soldiers pictured within, with his pencil name at the front. More
SEVENTY EIGHTH BATTALION, UNITED STATES NAVY.
(Boston?) (1945?). Photos, 11 x 8.5", cloth, 155 pp, ink inscription, hinges loose else ok. Walt Disney color drawing at end. More
"Short Timers Club" Mimeographed and hand-signed certificate
np, nd. 10.5 x 8", edge-tears, wear and ink stains; "This is to certify that the bearer of this certificate...is a member in good standing of the Short Timers Club. This entitles the bearer to shun any type of work...He is a U.S. soldier and has completed as much of..... More
SIDE BOY OCTOBER 1944.
U.S. Naval Reserve Midshipmen's School: NY 1944. Photos, 11 x 8", cloth, 239pp, covers rubbed. Graduation program included. More
SIEMIATYCZE MEMORIAL BOOK, Kehilat Semyatits
New York Public Library: NY, (2003). Hardcover. Photos, 11 x 8.5", black buckram, 449pp, minor shelf wear else a nice copy in a lightly rubbed dustjacket. Bound with: Tash, Eliezer. THE COMMUNITY OF SEMIATYCH. Xiii pages. SCARCE. The National Yiddish Book Center, Yizkor Book Project, David and Sylvia Steiner Book..... More
SIX YEARS OF WAR . . . 1939-1945.
G. & J. Weir, Ltd.: Glasgow. Nd, (c. 1945). Photos, 10 x 7, cloth backed boards, 94 pp, covers worn, hinges loose., extremities bumped, still a decent copy. Pump makers. More
THE SLIPSTREAM Mark IV Edition
U.S. Naval Air Training Center: Corpus Christi, TX, (1944). Hardcover. Photos, 12 x 9", two-tone cloth, 319pp + pp + ads, covers a little rubbed and discolored, extremities bumped, spine worn and wrinkled, inner hinges cracking, still a good copy of this World War II yearbook. More
SOLDIERS AND SAILORS REMINDER [Catholic prayer book].
William J. Hirten Co: NY, 1941. Photos of priests saying Mass, 4 x 3, printed stapled wraps, 72 pp, covers a bit worn with some lightening along bottom edges, contents thumbed but still a decent copy. More
SOMETHING HITLER FORGOT, Memorandum on Hitler's Famous Car and Other Stories, Including "Is Hitler Alive?", Written by Various Hands
(Christopher G. Janus): Washington, DC, 1948. Paperback. Photos; illus., 11 x 8.5", stapled wraps, unpaginated, covers lightly rubbed, toned and finger soiled, contents nice. SCARCE. Much on Hitler's Mercedes-Benz Type 770; but, with "Is Hitler Alive or Dead?" by Cat. Michael A. Musmanno. SCARCE. More
"Souvenir Catalogue, United States and Allied Governments War Exposition, Toledo, February 5th to February 12th, 1919, Terminal Building" [cover title]
Toledo, OH, 1919. Paperback. 9 x 6", illus. self wraps, 22pp, covers a bit darkened and rubbed, extremities a bit worn, contents used; with folded flyer, 14 x 6", with schedule form "Training Camp Activities Day and Italian Day", Monday February 10th, 1919. SCARCE. More
"Souvenir Du Debarquement De Juin 1944" [cover title]
(France), (c. 1945). 20 black & white photo postcards unseparated from original wraps, covers a little worn, postcards toned but still nice and unused; caption on reverse gives location of photo with description in French and English; includes view of Canadian Cemetery, "run aground" ships, etc. D-Day. More
STARS AND STRIPES, Daily Newspaper of U.S. Armed Forces in the European Theatre of Operations.
Sixty-four (64) miscellaneous issues (a couple of dups). London Jan8, 1944 to Jan 8, 1945 (mostly August-December 1944). Photos; illus, 18 x 12", most 4pp, folds, toning, edges chipped, scattered tears & missing chunks, still a nice cache. Mostly ETO news, but with bulletins from the Pacific; sports & entertainment..... More
"Submarine Boat Corporation requests the honor of your presence to witness the launching of the three ships "S.S. Alamosa" "S.S. Alcona" "S.S. Chetopa" . . . (original engraved invitation).
Newark, NJ, 1918. 7 x 6, 4 pp (one sheet, three panels blank), toning, horizontal fold, minor wear and soil. ". . . of the United States Shipping Board Emergency Fleet Corporation on Thursday afternoon July 4th 1918 at five o'clock, Newark Bay Shipyard, Newark, New Jersey. Please reply." More
SUMMARY OF OPERATIONS IN THE WORLD WAR 30th Division Prepared by the American Battle Monuments Commission
USGPO: (Washington, DC), 1944. Hardcover. 9 x 6", printed brown cloth folder with four large folding maps. Some cover wear and soiling, toning to contents, maps creased. Four operation maps: "Canal Sector, July 16-August 18 and Ypres-Lys Offensive, August 19-September 4", "Somme Offensive, September 23-October 2", "Somme Offensive, October 3-22..... More
SUMMARY OF OPERATIONS IN THE WORLD WAR 36th Division Prepared by the American Battle Monuments Commission
USGPO: (Washington, DC), 1944. Hardcover. 9 x 6", printed brown cloth folder with a large folding map. Some cover wear and soiling, toning to contents, map creased. Operating map of "Meuse-Argonne (Champagne) Offensive, October 5-29". Foreword by (General) John J. Pershing, Chairman, American Battle Monuments Commission. SCARCE. More
SUMMARY OF OPERATIONS IN THE WORLD WAR 79th Division Prepared by the American Battle Monuments Commission
USGPO: (Washington, DC), 1944. Hardcover. 9 x 6", printed brown cloth folder with two large folding maps. Some cover wear and soiling, toning to contents, map creased. Two operation maps of "Avocourt Sector: September 13-25, Meuse-Argonne Offensive, September 26-October 23" and "Meuse-Argonne Offensive, October 26-November 11". Foreword by (General John..... More
TARAWA TO TOKYO 1943-46.
(Privately Printed 1946), 1946. . Photos, 11 x 8", boards, unpaginated, v.g. This WW II Aircraft Carrier was just decommissioned and will be turned into a WW II memorial. More
THE TARO LEAF, Volume 62 No. 4, Fall 2008. The Official Quarterly Publication of the 24th Infantry Division.
24th Infantry Division Association: Eustis, FL, 2008. Photos, 11 x 8.5, pict stapled wraps, 47 pp, covers a bit worn and creased, one dent at top edge through first few pp, inked-out address label on reverse else an ok copy. Cover title: Operation Nomad, 24th Infantry Division, October 1951. Korean..... More
TECHNICAL MANUAL FOR GUIDED MISSILE LAUNCHING SYSTEM, Mark 26 Mods 0, 1, and 2, Reference Diagrams [SW394-HO-MMO-060/GMLS MK26]
US Navy Sea Systems Command: (Washington, DC), 1987. Hardcover. Illus. of circuits, oblong 11.5 x 17", brad-bound printed vinyl wraps, vp, covers a bit soiled and rubbed with some ink numbers on front cover, contents with some edge-wear and toning. Still, a good item. SCARCE. More
TEHERAN TO TRIESET, The Story of the Tenth Indian Division
(Times of India Press: Bombay), nd. Paperback. Photos; illus. by Capt. H. H. Sheldon, 6 x 4.5", color pict stapled wraps, 48pp, covers a bit rubbed, spine sunned, front cover at top of spine chipped else a nice copy of this SCARCE booklet. Iraq, Iran, Halfaya Pass, Gothic Line, Senio..... More
TELEPHONE DIRECTORY, Camp Phillips, Kansas
Camp Phillips: (Salina, KS), 1943. Paperback. 10 x 7.5", clip bound pict wraps, 66 mimeographed pp, covers worn, unevenly sunned and edge-chipped, some staining to rear cover (with minor color transfer to last page), pp toned and used with minor edge chips, finger soiling, and staple rust. According to sources..... More
Ten Photo Postcards and One Color Postcard of WWI Soldiers.
3.5 x 5.5, one is postally used with a date stamp of 1916. Six of the cards are published by The Chicago Daily News War Postal Card Department, two are American Red Cross, one is Stienne Polycarpe and the last one is H.H. Stratton, Chattanooga, TN. 3.5 x 5.5, The..... More