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New York: Didier, 1950. good, fair to good. 175, DJ somewhat worn and soiled: edge tears, creases, and small pieces missing, DJ in plastic sleeve. Contributors include Stewart Alsop, Robert Bacher, Hanson W. Baldwin, Hans Bethe, David E. Lilienthal, Walter Lippman, Brien McMahon, Hans Morgenthau, Leo Szilard, Harold Urey, and Richard K. Winslow. Topics covered include the political significance of the Hydrogen Bomb, the military value of the Hydrogen Bomb, the scientific problems of building a Hydrogen Bomb and how those problems may be solved, and a bold plan for world atomic peace.

Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1982. First Edition. First Printing. very good, good. 490, illus., chronology, notes, selected bibliography, index, DJ somewhat worn, soiled, and edge tears/chips. The first full-length biography of the poet Hilda Doolittle (1886-1961), known as H. D. Imagist, long underrated though championed by Robert Duncan among others.

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: Andrea Jakobsson Estudio Editorial Ltda, 2006. Presumed first edition/first printing. Hardcover. Very good. No dust jacket. Small ding to bottom of front board.. 85, [3] p. Includes illustrations. When this was published, H. Dantas was the oldest shipping group in Brazil. From a website: "Falar sobre o GRUPO H. DANTAS é contar a história do mais antigo grupo marítimo privado do País, orgulhosamente detentor de nítidas características e enraizada mentalidade maritima, a qual vem sendo trasmitida de pai para filho há 90 anos. Ao longo de sua trajetória, o GRUPO H. DANTAS uniu sempre seus valores tradicionais a profissionais competentes e de reconhecidos talentos. É através dessa integração que tem sido mantida a participação do GRUPO H. DANTAS nos transportes marítimos do país, sempre apresentando uma regularidade operacional inédita no meio… Leer más

Boston, MA: Little, Brown, c1984. First American Edition. First? Printing. very good, good. 24 cm, 253, illus.

Sydney, Australia: Angus and Robertson Ltd, 1944. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Hardcover. Good/Fair. Format is approximately 5 inches by 7.375 inches. [14], 224 pages. Frontis illustration. Glossary. Bookplate on fep. Rare bookplate of Doris Allden! [This bookplate can also be found in the Neil Swift collection of Australian and New Zealand booksellers tickets, plus various bookplates, at Monash Collection online]. DJ is worn, torn (front flap nearly separated), soiled and chipped. Endpapers discolored. Minor page wear, soiling, and discoloration. Includes Foreword and Preface, as well as chapters on Good-Bye Australia; We Meet Italian Destroyers; Fuzzy-Wuzzy Town; Ashore at Bombay; Iraq--Abadan; A Short Spell--Ashar; Iran--Khorramshahr; Tale of the ITI M.V. HILDA; Bombay Again, Refitting; To the Mediterranean; Tobruk Convoys; Towards Home; Between Australia and the Japs; and Seven Against One. Also includes Glossary. This intimate story of H.M.A.S. Yarra, by one who served in… Leer más

Canberra, A.C.T., Australia: Australian War Memorial, 1943. First? Edition. First? Printing. good, fair. 200, illus. (some in color), DJ worn, soiled, edge tears/chips. This is the Royal Australian Navy's second book.

Mystic, CT: The Marine Historical Association, Inc, 1961. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Wraps. Good. Marion E. Malinka. Format is approximately 7 inches and 10 inches. No. 38. 63, [1] pages. illustrations. Map. Appendix. Glossary. Selected Bibliography. Index. Cover has some wear and soiling. The authors were associated with the Club Sous-Marin of Long Island, New York. HMS Culloden was a 74-gun third-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built at Deptford Dockyard, England, and launched on 18 May 1776. She was the fourth warship to be named after the Battle of Culloden, which took place in Scotland in 1746 and saw the defeat of the Jacobite rising. She served with the Channel Fleet during the American War of Independence, seeing action at the Battle of Cape St. Vincent, before being sent out to the West Indies. Her stay there was brief, sailing for New York City with Admiral Rodney in August 1780 to join the North American station. The ship's specific duties were to… Leer más

London: Elek Books, 1956. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Hardcover. Good/Good. [10], 241, [1] pages. The contents include: Hotel at Arrochar Christening, Trial and Error, By Suez to Ceylon, Tragedy on Patrol, Minelay; Ramming; Depth-Charged; Across the Equator; Crashing the Sunda Strait; Silent Invasion; The Strain Begins to tell; Royal Marine Landing; Australian Interlude; Gun Blood; Bombed into the Mud; The War Ends. Postscript--Submarines of the future, Appendix I--Awards, and Appendix II--Glossary of Terms. This book is the direct sequel to the author's brilliant and successful submarine story, Unbroken. Lieutenant Commander Alastair Campbell Gillespie Mars, DSO, DSC and Bar (1 January 1915 - 12 March 1985) was a Royal Navy World War II submarine commander. In 1952 he was court martialled and dismissed from the service under controversial circumstances and pursued a career as an author. In November 1941 Mars was appointed as commanding officer of HMS Unbroken, which he served on until… Leer más

London: W. H. Allen, 1958. fair, ex-lib.. 228, illus., ftnotes, index, some foxing, lib stamps, rough spot ins fr flylf, sm tear at rear hinge, bds scuffed & worn, lib # on sp. Account of the British capture of the German U-boat U-570 in August 1941. The boat, recommissioned as the H.M.S. Graph, subsequently fought the other U-boats.

Place_Pub: Washington, DC: GPO, 1950. fair to good. 128, wraps, illus., figures, bibliography, appendix, index, some foxing to text, spine discolored. Topics covered include formation and growth of sea ice; classification and description of ice; evaporation, melting, and break-up; physical and chemical properties of ice; movement and drift of ice; vessels for operating in ice; preparing a vessel for ice operations; operations in polar waters; handling an unescorted vessel in ice; operating an icebreaker; convoying in ice; and navigating in polar regions. Korean War era.

Washington, DC: GPO, 2001. very good. 216, wraps.

Washington, DC: GPO, 1999. very good. 107, wraps, footnotes

Washington, DC: GPO, 1999. good. 24 cm, 163, wraps, bibliography.

Washington, DC: GPO, 2003. good. 24 cm, 75, wraps. Hearing on H.R. 2693, to provide for the establishment of the Holocaust Insurance Registry by the Archivist of the United States and to require certain disclosures by insurers to the Secretary of Commerce. Serial No. 107-161.

Washington, DC: GPO, 1998. very good. 24 cm, 48, wraps.

Washington, DC: GPO, 2006. very good. 90, wraps, appendix, figures, footnotes. Serial No. 109-66. Reform of the credit rating agency became a focus of Congressional interest because the dominant rating agencies had rated WorldCom and Enron investment grade just prior to their bankruptcy filings.

Washington, DC: U. S. Government Printing Office, 2000. Presumed first edition/first printing. Wraps. Very good. No dust jacket as issued.. iii, 69 p. [Title continues] of the Committee on Government Reform, House of Representatives, One Hundred Sixth Congress, First Session on H. R. 3137 To Amend the Presidential Transition Act of 1963 to Provide for Training of Individuals a President-Elect Intends to Nominate as Department Heads or Appoint to Key Positions in the Executive Office of the President, October 13, 1999. Serial No. 106-119.

Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1994. Presumed first edition/first printing. Wraps. Good. No dust jacket as issued. Has some wear and soiling. Distribution label on last page.. iv, 214 p. Serial No. 103-35. This is the record of two hearings about the kind of national information system that would be fundamental to the success of any of the health care reform proposals.

Washington, DC: U. S. Government Printing Office, 2001. Wraps. Very good. No dust jacket.. iv, 86 p. Includes illustrations. Serial No. 107-29. This is one of the first hearings held after the attacks of September 11, 2001.

Washington, DC: GPO, 1994. good. 24 cm, 250, wraps, illus., label on rear cover