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New York: Portland House, 1987. Cloth, 256 pages, illustrations; 32 cm. Near fine. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Age toning. First thus. Dust jacket, with light edgewear, protected in a mylar cover. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by special arrangement. Profusely illustrated. "Photographs by Steichen and his crew of photographers in the Naval Aviation Photographic Unit: Wayne Miller, Horace Bristol, Victor Jorgenson, Fenno Jacobs, Barrett Gallagher, Charles Kerlee, and Paul Dorsey. For four years, Steichen and his hand-picked crew of professional photographers joined the air craft carriers, recording the battle against the Japanese in the Pacific, as well as several ventures in the Atlantic. At Steichen's urging, they focused on the sailor and showed the war close up, sending back to Washington countless rolls of film with powerful images--the launching of the torpedo-bombers; terrifying kamikaze attacks; young pilots debriefing after exhausting missions; deck and support… Leer más

New York: Viking Studio, 1995. Cloth, 224 pages, colour illustrations; 29 cm. Featuring the Jeffrey Ethell collection of World War II color photography. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Dust jacket, price-clipped on the front flap, protected in a mylar cover. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by arrangement. Richly illustrated with colour plates. "The most important historical event of the 20th century was a war that seemed to be fought in black-and-white. Our collective memory of the years 1941-1945 exists in monochrome, because that is the way most of us saw it - and continue to see it - in the films and still pictures of the day. Color film for motion pictures and still cameras was readily available then, but was not in wide use because of its fragility and the difficulties of developing it." - Publisher.. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. 4to.

Boston and Toronto: Little, Brown and Company [1985-86] 2 volumes, chiefly illustrations; 27 cm. COMPLETE SET. Firm bindings, clean inside copies. Dust jackets, with light edgewear, protected in mylar book covers. OVERSIZE! No priority/air, except by special arrangement. An outstanding compilation of photographs. Please note: Volumes One and Two. CONTENTS: v. 1. Introduction, by William C. Davis; Around the War: A Portfolio; The Embattled Continent, by Herman Hattaway; The Men in the Ranks, by Perry D. Jamieson; Of Ships and Seamen, by Ernest M. Eller; Johnny Reb: A Portfolio; A Yankee in Dixie: Baton Rouge Photographer A.D. Lytle, by Charles East. The Men Who Led, by Richard J. Sommers; Comrades: A Story of Lasting Friendships, by Albert Castel.. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to.

New York: National Historical Society; Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers, 1997. 647 pages, illustrations; 26 cm. 2 volumes in 1. Near fine. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Age toning. Dust jacket, with light shelfwear, protected in a mylar book cover. OVERSIZE! No priority/air, except by special arrangement. An outstanding compilation of photographs. "In this striking chronicle, the American Civil War comes to life through the lenses of such extraordinary photographers as Alexander Gardner, Timothy O'Sullivan, Jay D. Edwards, J. W. Petty, A. J. Russell, Mathew Brady and his numerous assistants, and scores of others. Found in attics, old albums, on forgotten shelves in libraries and archives, the images of real faces and places reveal the underlying drama, tragedies, and pain of a war that split one nation into two. Essays by eminent Civil War scholars and the entertaining, informative captions accompanying each picture highlight the viewpoints of citizens and soldiers often neglected in… Leer más

New York: Regan Books; Harper Collins, 2003. 373 pages, chiefly colour illustrations; 28 cm. Near fine. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Small remainder mark/tail edge. OVERSIZE! No priority/air, except by special arrangement. Large propaganda book featuring American soldiers as heroes and saviours, while Iraqis are objectified as helpless victims. No photographs of Abu Ghraib. This book appears to have been printed shortly after the Occupation of Iraq and before the resistance ("insurgency") began in earnest. Compiled by "The Editors," none of whom are identified by name, the press photographers and agencies are acknowledged in the back.. 1st. Paperback. Very Good. 4to.