Military from Mad Myrtle's Book Haven

Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA: Donning Company Publishers, 2000. The definitive history of the USS Constellation with B&W illustrations, ship diagrams, photographs, and copies of old writtings. Book has 96 pgs and is 10" h x 7" w. Book is unmarked, binding is tight, and it is clean throughout.. First Edition. Illustrated Soft Cover. Very Good Plus/No Jacket Issued.… Saber más sobre este artículo

Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1990. pg. 317. 9.25" h x 7.25" w. A great history of the major (and some minor) battlefields of the American Civil War with essays, maps and illustrations (B&W and color). Maps of battlefields showing location of forces are excellent. Includes a list of battlefields (some lost), Combat Strengths and Casulalties, War Statistics, Glossary,… Saber más sobre este artículo

Honolulu, Hawaii: Arizona Memorial Museum Association, 1986. Red, illustrated wrappers are crisp and clean with slight edgewear. The reading condition overall is very good: the text is clean and tight. There is, however, some underlining and hilighting on about 20% of the pages. 92 pgs. Well illustrated with many B&W photos and illustrations. Text is a collection… Saber más sobre este artículo

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Viking Press, Inc, 1966. A true spy story about Swedish Col. Stig Wennerstrom who was a Soviet agent for 15 years. Hw was finally caught in 1963. This is not an Ex-Lib copy. It is a very nice, tight, and clean copy. Text pages are very nice. Blue boards with black spine… Saber más sobre este artículo

Hiroshima: Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum, 1969. 42 pp. minor soiling to wrapper. no markings.. Stapled Booklet. Very Good/No Jacket Issued. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Washington DC: National Park Sevice, 1956. one of a series of handbooks describing the historical and archeological areas in the national park system. wrapper slightly stained and rubbed. yellowed all over.. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Singapore: Periplus Editions, 1995. Originally published in 1811. Re-printed by Periplus Editions in Singapore. Written by a Britsh Army officer who was part of the British occupationb force. Brtain captured Java and Sumatra from French and Dutch forces. Book presents everything known at the time about the Island of Java and its inhabitants. Dj corners slightly rubbed.… Saber más sobre este artículo

San Francisco, CA: North Point Press, 1984. Price clipped, former owner's stamp imprint on an end page. Classsic account of General Custer and the battle of the Little Big Horn. Book is 9.5" h x 6.5" w and contains 441 pps.. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York, NY, U.S.A.: St. Martin's Press, 1988. previous owner's name and address on ffep. dj has a one inch tear at the upper back corner. . First Printing. Hard Cover. Good +/Good Plus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York, NY: Simon & Schuster, 1959. gold boards with white and black decorations and lettering. small nicks and stains on edges.. Hard Cover. Very Good Plus/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

New York, NY: Time Inc., 1961. from the editors of LIFE this booklet includes 14 paintings commissioned for LIFE's articles. stapled booklet with 48 pp has two inch tear at spine. yellowing due to age.. Trade Paperback. Good/No Jacket Issued. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Columbia, South Carolina, U.S.A.: Univ of South Carolina Pr, 1991. dj very slightly rubbed. ffep has a personal note to previous owner from author.. Signed by Author. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Free Press, The, 2000. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Old Tappan, New Jersey, U.S.A.: Free Pr, 2003. First Edition, First printing.. Esentially, a new, unread book with the dustjacket protected in archival mylar cover. 257 pgs book. Author discusses the new type of war being fought from Afghanistan to Iraq to Yeman. Not a remainder or book-of-the-month edition.. First Edition. Hard Cover. As New/Near Fine. 8vo -… Saber más sobre este artículo

New York, NY: Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., 1961. no dj; tight clean copy; shows some wear and yellowing due to age. First American Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Washington DC: National Park Sevice, 1957. one of a series of handbooks describing the historical and archeological areas in the national park system. wrapper soiled and stained. yellowed all over. otherwise clean and tight.. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Kailua, HI, U.S.A.: Pacific Monograph, 1991. Inscription by author on title p. Corners slightly bumped. Noted San Francisco historian John Arturo Martini explains the fascinating history of this landmark, from its discovery to its role during the American Civil War, its role as a military prison from 1857 to 1933, and its tenure as a maximum-security federal prison… Saber más sobre este artículo

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 2001. light stains on book edges. in stains on edge of p 104. dj price clipped. dj edges bumped and chipped in one place at lower spine. otherwise very clean and tight.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good Plus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1944. Seriously chipped and torn dj in mylar cover. yellowing over all. Text is tight and clean.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good Plus/Fair. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.: Smithsonian Inst Pr, 1992. dj has a few scratches on back.. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good Plus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.