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Victor Daily Record; Victor, Colorado, 1904 This is the true first edition, and rare thus. (The Great Western Publishing Co. editions are second editions.) Green cloth-covered boards, gilt front board lettering and decoration (bright), 8 1/8 x 6 5/8 inches, 248 pp, decorated endpapers, frontispiece b/w photo of the author ("Yours Truly, Mrs. Emma F. Langdon") with tissue guard, multiple… Read more about this item

Shelby County Civil War Cenntennial Committee; Shelbyville, Indiana, 1961 Near fine copy inscribed and SIGNED by the Chairman of the Shelby County Civil War Cenntennial Committee, John R. Wetnight on the front pastedown. Blue cloth-covered boards, gilt front board lettering, 9 1/4 x 6 1/4 inches, 56 pp., illustrations (drawings, photos, maps). No date, but circa 1961. Contents: Introduction; General… Read more about this item

Random House, New York, 1969 A very good hardcover copy of the first edition/first printing, without dustcover. Black cloth-covered boards, gilt spine lettering, blind-stamped front board, 8 1/4 x 5 5/8 inches, 153 pp. A little staining, rear board; binding tight and square; pages clean with small, minor exceptions. A nice hardcover copy of the first printing, without dustcover. (K075).… Read more about this item

World Publishing Company, Cleveland, 1950 An excellent, near fine hardcover copy of the first edition/first printing. Glossy illustrated boards, 7 5/8 x 5 1/4 inches, 64 pp. including bibliography, numerous color plates and b/w illustrations. Near fine (slight rubbing, boards; previous owner's attractive bookplate, front pastedown). (K062). Hardcover. Near Fine.

Utah State Historical Society, Salt Lake City, 1944 Grey wraps, black front cover printing, sewn binding, 9 x 6 inches, 222 pp., index, b/w photo illustrations. Very good (a little waviness, rear cover; sunning, spine; pages clean and binding strong). (K074). 1st Edition. Soft cover. Very Good.

Prentice-Hall; Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, 1963 An excellent hardcover copy of the third printing (1963), with the scarce dustcover: book and dustcover very good. Not ex-library. Grey boards, 8 5/8 x 6 inches, 662 pp., index. (K020). Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good.

World Publishing, New York, 1969 First edition/first printing softcover (sewn binding). 9 x 7 1/2 inches, 115 pp., extensively illustrated (b/w photos). About good (moderate edgewear and rubbing, covers; substantial yellow highlighting of text; otherwise, pages clean and binding strong). Laid in is a printed flier from the Advisory Committee for Hungry Americans, seeking contributions to The Southern Regional Council,… Read more about this item

Cambridge University Press, 1996 An exceptional hardcover copy of the first edition/first printing, with dustcover: book and dustcover as new. Inscribed and SIGNED by the author on the front free endpaper. Black cloth-covered boards, gilt spine lettering, 9 1/4 x 6 1/4 inches, 386 pp., index. "Buzzanco proves that the war was lost on the ground in Vietnam, not because… Read more about this item

Friis-Pioneer Press; Santa Ana, California, 1974 A fine hardcover copy of the first edition/first printing, with a good dustcover. Blue boards, gilt spine lettering, 8 3/4 x 5 7/8 inches, 92 pp., index, b/w illustrations. Book fine (binding tight and square; pages clean, with no marks of any kind). Dustcover good (light ring stain, front panel; 3/8 inch closed tear,… Read more about this item

Dedalus; Cambridgeshire, U.K., 1988 An excellent hardcover copy of the first British edition: book very near fine, dustcover very good plus. Maroon paper-covered boards, gilt spine lettering (bright), 8 1/2 x 6 1/4 inches, 304 pp., index, numerous b/w photo illustrations. Dustcover not price-clipped (price in U.K. pounds). Dustcover with mild edgewear and rubbing; still very attractive. (K011). 1st Edition.… Read more about this item

Johns Hopkins Press, Baltimore, 1963 First edition hardcover, with dustcover. Blue cloth-covered boards, gilt spine lettering, 8 3/4 x 5 7/8 inches, map-illustrated endpapers, 404 pp., index, frontispiece photo of King Idris I. Some text underlining. Dustcover moderately chipped. Laid in are two newspaper clippings and a magazine article (The Economist, April 4, 1987) about Gadhafi. (K009). 1st Edition. Hardcover.… Read more about this item

Doubleday, Doran; Garden City, 1934 First edition. Inscribed and signed by Roger S. Firestone (the youngest son of Harvey Samuel Firestone --- the founder of the Firestone Tire and Rubber Company). Black cloth-covered boards, red spine and front board lettering, red front board decoration, 8 3/8 x 5 3/4 inches, 212 pp., frontispiece photo of Harvey S. Firestone and 15… Read more about this item

Texian Press, Waco, 1963 An excellent, near fine hardcover copy of a scarce book, first edition/first printing, SIGNED by the author on the second front free endpaper. Blue cloth-covered boards, gilt spine lettering (bright), 9 1/2 x 6 1/4 inches, 215 pp. Previous owner's name/inscription in a neat hand, dated in the year of publication, first front free endpaper. "Dr.… Read more about this item

Prentice Hall; Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, 1981 An excellent hardcover copy of the first edition/first printing, with dustcover: book near fine (slight dust soiling, top edge of book block, else fine) and dustcover very good (modest rubbing and edgewear). Red boards, gilt spine lettering, 8 1/2 x 5 1/2 inches, 226 pp., map and chronology of U.S. involvement in Vietnam.… Read more about this item

Allan Wingate, London, 1954 An excellent hardcover copy of the first edition (no date, but 1954 per WorldCat), with dustcover: book and dustcover very good plus. Green paper-covered boards, gilt spine lettering (bright), 7 1/2 x 5 1/8, 178 pp. Modest spine slant; previous owner's name written neatly in ink, front free endpaper (date 24th February 1954); offsetting to endpapers;… Read more about this item

Regnery Gateway; Washington, D.C., 1989 An excellent hardcover copy of the first edition/first printing, with dustcover: book near fine, dustcover fine. Blue paper-covered boards, blue cloth-covered spine, gilt spine lettering, 9 1/4 x 6 3/8 inches, 215 pp. "In Vietnam Randy Herrod saved Oliver North's life. Then Oliver North came back to save his." (K082). 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine.… Read more about this item

San Diego Aircraft Carrier Museum, 2005 An excellent hardcover copy of the first edition/first printing, SIGNED by Scott McGaugh on the title page, with dustcover: book fine, dustcover near fine (mild rubbing). Glossy pictorial boards (recapitulating the dustcover), 8 3/8 x 8 1/4 inches, illustrated endpapers, 71 pp., numerous b/w and color photo illustrations. "A unique photo essay of the… Read more about this item

Henry Holt, New York, 1956 An excellent hardcover copy of the first edition/first printing, with dustcover: book near fine and dustcover very good. Grey paper-covered boards, grey cloth-covered spine, 8 1/2 x 5 3/4 inches, 188 pp. Book near fine (mild soiling, top edge of book block, else fine; pages clean and binding tight and square). Dustcover very good (moderate… Read more about this item

Simon & Schuster, New York, 1990 A near fine hardcover copy of the first edition/first printing, with fine dustcover. Blue paper-covered boards, blue cloth-covered spine, gilt spine and front board lettering (bright), 9 1/2 x 6 3/8 inches, 384 pp., index, b/w photo illustrations. Modest staining, top edge of book block, else fine. Dustcover fine; not price-clipped; in a mylar… Read more about this item

Houghton Mifflin, Boston, 1982 An attractive hardcover copy of the first edition/first printing, SIGNED by Richard D. Lamm, with dustcover: book and dustcover near fine. Dark grey paper-covered boards, black cloth-covered spine, gilt spine lettering, 9 1/4 x 6 1/4 inches, 344 pp., index. Signature only on the front free endpaper (no inscription). Pages clean, with no marks of previous… Read more about this item