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New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1913. Book. Fine. Cloth. First Edition. Octavo, decoarative red cloth covered boards with gilt title and spine titles. 245 pp. 9 stories of great American heroes of the United States including Jean Lafitte, Jedediah Smith, William Walker and Frederick Townsend Ward (inter alia). With 12 full page black and white illustrations, A very tight, clean, unmarked volume with nice fresh cloth and sparkling title gilt on front board. Spine titles somewhat dull but quite clear. Near fine. A great copy..

Fairfax, VA: Odysseus Editions/NRA, (1995). Book. As New. Hardcover. F. Octavo, navy blue leather with gilt decoration, raised spine bands and gilt spine titles. Navy blue silk moire endpapers and navy blue silk ribbon marker. All edges gilt. 803pp. including index, plus approx. 30pp. facsimile of old advertisements from the original edition. Illustrated with black and white photographs. A beautiful, fresh, very tight and unread volume with bright gilt. Fine. AS NEW..

Annapolis: Naval Institute Press, 1971. Book. Fine. Hardcover. F. First Edition. Octavo, navy blue cloth covered boards and gilt titles. 172pp. Illustrated with black and white photographs. A fine volume in fine dust jacket. A remarkably fresh, clean volume in a very crisp and sharp dust jacket. A beautiful copy..

NY: William Morrow, 1983. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First U.S. Edition. Quarto, red cloth covered boards with gilt spine titles. 584pp. Including index and selected bibliography. Very generously illustrated throughout with color and black and white photographs, reproductions and maps. Fine in fine dust jacket..

Somerset, New Jersey, U.S.A.: John Wiley & Sons Inc, 2001. Book. As New. Hardcover. First Edition. First Printing. Octavo, black hardcover with gilt spine titles. xiii, 434pp. Illustrated with historic black and white portraits and a maps. A very tight, clean, fresh, bright, unmarked, unread and unblemished volume in a crisp, very tight, glossy, unclipped dust jacket. BRAND NEW..

Arveyres, France: L'Esprit de Lafayette Society, (1975). Book. Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). F. First Edition. Limited numbered and SIGNED BY AUTHOR and BINDER. Thick octavo, full brown buffalo leather with silk endpapers and pastedowns, silk ribbon marker and gilt titles and spines titles. Top edge gilt. 458pp. including extensive index and appendices. Six separately printed folding maps. Fine, tight, fresh and unread..

New York: Random House, 1991. Book. As New. Hardcover. First Edition. Quarto, tan cloth covered boards with white tites and spine titles. Illustrated endpapers. 256pp. including index. Illustrated with over 100 photographs in color and black and white of planes, pilots and memorabilia and artifacts of the fighter aircraft that turned the tide in World War II in Europe. A very tight, clean, fresh, bright, unmarked and unread volume in a crisp, sharp, sparkling dust jacket. A beaufiful book production. Fine in fine dust jacket. AS NEW..

New York: Fordham University Press, 1998. Book. As New. Soft cover. 1st Edition. First Edition. Octavo, illustrated stiff wraps, (paperback). 282pp. including index, notes and extensive bibliography. Illusrated with black and white reproductions. The politics and patriotism behind the "ethnic" regiments formed from immigrant populations to fight for the Union in the Civil War. A very tight, clean, fresh, bright, square, crisp, stiff, unmarked and unread volume. Fine. AS NEW..

Winchester, VA: Winchester-Frederick County Historical Society, 1975. Book. Fine. Soft cover. First Edition. Octavo, green printed stiff wraps (paperback). 119 pp. A very tight, clean, fresh, bright, unmarked and unread volume with a flat uncreased spine. Small printer flaw in page edge at p. 107 but inconsequential. A very bright crisp copy. FINE..

New York: Charles Scribner, 1980. Book. As New. Hardcover. Third Edition, updated and augmented. Octavo, burgundy cloth covered boards. 152pp. with index. Profusely illustrated with black and white photographs of missiles and specifications. Special treatment of SALT II. Fine in fine dust jacket. AS NEW..

Rosemead, CA: J. Flores, 1986. Book. Fine. Soft cover. First Edition. First Edition. Octavo, red, black and white photo-illustrated stiff wraps (paperback). 158pp. including appendix. Generously illustrated throughout with black and white photographs demonstrating a wide range of killing techinques in hand to hand and unarmed combat. Includes a chapter entitled "Assassination". This book frankly about killing face to face It is based on ancient Ninja techniques but updated with the latest in concealed weapons and lethal tactics of hand to hand combat. A very practical guide. Don't try this at home! Near fine. UNCOMMON..

Rutland, VT/Tokyo: Charles E. Tuttle, 1981. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Later printing. Octavo, black cloth covered boards. 156pp. including glossary and index. Illustrated throughout with black and white photographs. A very well-informed terse and practical guide to the techniques of hand to hand fighting, invisibility and spy craft of the infamous Japanese Ninja. Excellent demonstrative photographs and descriptions. A very tight, clean, fresh, unmarked volume in a crisp, sharp, bright dust jacket. Fine in fine dust jacket. Virtually as new..

Pittsburgh: Univerity of Pittsburgh Press, 1985. Book. Fine. Soft cover. First Edition. Octavo, grey printed stiff wraps (paperback). pp. 811, 611 both including extensive bibliographies, indexes and notes. Both square, stiff, crisp, clean, fresh and unmarked with flat uncreased spines. Both volumes FINE..

NY: Jane's Publishing, (1981). Book. As New. Hardcover. First Edition. First Edition. Octavo, dark red cloth covered boards with silver spine titles. 197pp. including index and appendices. Fine in fine dust jacket. A perfect unread copy. AS NEW..

London: Downey & Company, 1896. 2 Volumes, brick red cloth covered boards with gilt spine titles. pp. xxii, 302; xi, 357 including index in volume 2. Illustrated throughout with full page plates, portraits, maps and plans. Frontispiece engraving of Sir George Carew in volume 1 and frontispiece portrait of Donnell O'Sulevan Beare in volume 2. Folding plate of Map of Munster in volume 1 with a total of 15 plates in volume 1 and 9 in volume 2 (mostly maps). NUMBERED LIMITED EDITION #423/500. A faithful reproduction of the original edition of 1633. A clean unmarked set with excellent interior and images and fresh cloth, bright gilt and no signs of fading or soil. Diminutive bookseller stickers at bottom corner of front endpapers and light rubbing to edges and a couple of flecks of scratches on front board of volume 1. Hinges tender but without cracks or separation. A very good plus very attractive and uncommon set of this key work of Irish history.. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good.

NY: St. Martin's Press, (1979). Book. Fine. Hardcover. F. First Edition. Thick octavo, black cloth spine over red paper covered boards with gilt spine title. 717pp. including extensive index, notes, bibliography and appendices including list and photograph of the paratroopers standard equipment. Generously illustrated throughout with black and white photographs and maps. Fine in fine dust jacket. A beautiful, tight and fresh copy in a crisp, sharp and brilliant dust jacket..

Archive Publications, 1987. Book. Fine. Cloth. First Edition. Quarto, brown cloth covered boards with gilt spine titles. 176 pp. including index and bibliography. Generously illustrated throughout with historic photographs and reproductions in color and black and white. A very tight, clean, fresh volume with a near one lind gift inscription in top corner of free front endpaper, in a crisp, sharp, tight, sparkling dust jacket. Near fine in find dust jacket..

London: Blandford Press, (1987). Book. Fine. Hardcover. F. First Edition. Small quarto, black paper covered boards. Illustrated endpapers. 353pp. Generously illustrated throughout. Fine in fine dust jacket..

Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Prrss, 1993. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition Thus. First Printing. Large quarto, maroon leatherette spine over maroon cloht covered boards. 319 pp. Very generously illustrated throughout with black and whiite reproductions of the fmaous etchings, prints and drawings of Edwin Forbes of the Civil War, Union Generals, battlefields and camps. A facsimile edition reproducing the original 1890 edition. A very tight, clean, fresh bright unmarked and unread volume in a crisp, sharp, bright, unclipped heavy double fold dust jacket. Fine in fine dust jacket..

Norman, OkK: University of Oklahoma Press, 1999. Book. As New. Soft cover. Octavo, blue and white illustrated stiff wraps (paperback). 630 pp. including extensive index, bibliography and notes. Illlustrated with black and white photographs and maps. A very tight, clean, crisp, stiff, square, fresh, sparkling, unmarked and unread volume with a flat uncreased spine. Fine. Flawless. AS NEW..