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New York: Charles Scribners, 1939. 248pp/illus Egerton traveled extensively through the French Cameroons while working under Bronislaw Malinowski. His travels took him through Douala, Yaounde, N"kongsamba, Edea, Ebolowa, Kribi and Bangangté. This is a fascinating account of those travels and in particular his long stay with N'Jiké II, the native king and his 80 wives. He describes in detail the customs, way of life, beliefs, activities, etc. of the native King and his peoples, including a visit to a group of lepers. He also provides many excellent photographs to complement his narrative. When Egerton told a friend of his intended travels the response he received was a bellowing - "Anyone who would go to the French Cameroons for pleasure would go to Hell for pastime." Clean. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good+/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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AFRICAN MAJESTY. A Record of Refuge at the Court of the King of Bangangté in the French Cameroons
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Aaron Burr: The Years from Princeton to Vice President, 1756-1805
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Gordonsville, Virginia, U.S.A.: Farrar Straus & Giroux, 1979. 443pp/illus. In this new biography of Burr's formative years, Milton Lomask answers the charges of moral obtuseness, political opportunism and excessive ambition. DJ has light wear. Text clean.. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good+/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall.
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Aaronsohn's Maps: The Untold Story of the Man who Might have Created Peace in the Middle East
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Orlando: Harcourt Inc, 2007. 344pp/illus/maps. Aaron Aaronsohn was one of the most extraordinary figures in the early struggle to create a homeland for the Jews. Born to Jewish settlers in Palestine, he ran a spy network that enabled the British to capture Jerusalem during World War I and made him the rival of his contemporary, T. E. Lawrence& Clean. 1st Printing. Cloth. As New/As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall.
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Adam's Belle: A Memoir of Love Without Bounds
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Springfield, VA: DBM Press, LC, 2008. 200pp/illus. This is the incredible autobiography of the late Isabel Washington Powell from her early years as a young "drama queen" with her big sister, Fredi Washington, in early 1900's Savannah, Georgia; her young adult years as a Cotton Club dancer in Harlem during the 1920's; her marriage to Adam Clayton Powell in the 1930's; her divorce following his election to Congress in 1945; and her life after Adam. It was the love and support of her family and especially her sister, Fredi Washington (star of the 1929 film "Black and Tan Fantasy" and the Academy Award nominated 1934 film "Imitation of Life") that enabled her to survive. ISBN 10: 0-9816102-1-8 New. 1st Printing. Hard Cover. New/New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Admiral William A. Moffet : Architect of Naval Aviation (History of Aviation Ser.)
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Washington, DC, U.S.A.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1994. Book has 338 pages with a section of b&w illustrations. More than any other individual, Rear Adm. William A. Moffett shaped naval aviation during its critical formative years in the twenties and early thirties. In this first full biography, William F. Trimble shows that Moffett's remarkabley sophisticated understanding of what later would be called the military-industrial complex laid the groundwork for the force that fought and won World War II in the Pacific.. 1st Printing. Hard Cover/Boards. As New/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Admiral Thunderbolt: the Spectacular Career of Peter Wessel, Norway's Greatest Sea Hero, Who in Eight Years of Naval Warfare Sailed, Shot, and Stormed His Way From Sea Cadet to Vice Admiral (a.D. 1711-1718)
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Philadelphia, PA: Chilton Book Co, 1959. 336pp/maps/illus. The Spectacular Career of Peter Wessel, Norway's Greatest Sea Hero. Text clean. 1st Edition. Cloth. Very Good+/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Admiral William Veazie Pratt, U.S. Navy: A Sailor's Life
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Washington, DC: U S Government Printing Office, 1974. 456pp/illus. As an ensign, Pratt served on the Mayflower during the Spanish-American War; the book contains several references to his service during this war. He did not serve at sea during World War I, but moved into the flag ranks after WWI and retired before Pearl Harbor.. Cloth. Very Good+/No Jacket Issued. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
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Admirals of the New Steel Navy: Makers of the American Naval Tradition, 1880-1930
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Annapolis, Maryland, U.S.A.: Naval Inst Press, 1990. 427pp/illus. Includes Luce, Mahan, Evans, Chadwick, Samson, Schley, Dewey, Mayo, Sims, Benson. Brisyol, and Moffett. Clean with no marks.. 1st Printing. Cloth. As New/As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Adolf Galland : The Authorized Biography
by Baker, David
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London: Windrow & Greene, 1996. 316pp/illus. The life of General Adolf Galland, the famous WWII German Fighter Ace. This has been written with the active co-operation of Galland, who died shortly before its publication. Clean. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Adolf Hitler: Bilder aus den Leben des Fuhrers
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Hamburg, GE: Herausgegeben Cigaretten/Bilderdienst, 1936. 136pp. Orig. parchment-backed boards. With coloured portrait of Hitler as frontispiece, and 200 tipped-in photographs of which 5 are in colour. All pictures present. Fine and complete. Comes with separate 31pp english translation. Rare with dust jacket and original box.. A historical & pictorial record of the rise and propaganda of the Third Reich. The pictures were taken by Heinrich Hoffmann, Hitler's personal photographer. This collection was most likely part of a propaganda campaign probably put together by Joseph Goebbels. Clean no marks.. Boards. Near Fine/Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
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Air Force Spoken Here: General Ira Eaker and the Command of the Air
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Fairport, New York, U.S.A.: Adler Pub Co, , 1986. 557pp/illus. Biography of one of the most important figures in air warfare. Eaker built the famous Eighth Air Force from scratch and proved the effectiveness of daylight bombing in World War II. Eaker's career spanned both World Wars and the Cold War, and his story sheds light on many pivotal events in U.S. air force history. Clean. Second Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Alfred De Musset, 1810-1857
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Indianapolis, IN: The Bobbs-Merrill Co , 1931. 343 pages - A biography of Alfred De Musset a french poet and playwright. Clean. 1st Edition. Cloth. Very Good+/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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All In : The Education of General David Petraeus
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New York: Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated, 2012. 394pp/illus. Covers the career and achievements of General David Petraeus from his prestigious early years through his command in Afghanistan and nomination as director of the CIA, exploring his contributions to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and counterterrorism efforts. Clean as new.. 1st Printing. Cloth. As New/As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Amiable Autocrat : A Biography of Doctor Oliver Wendell Holmes
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New York, NY, U.S.A.: Octagon Books, 1978. Frontispiece photo shows Dr. Holmes in his study. 470 pages of wisdom. His rule for longevity is: "The first thing to be done is , some years before birth to advertise for a couple of parents both belonging to long-lived families." . Reprint Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Anguish and Farewell, 1793-1799 (George Washington: A Biography) (George Washington: A Biography Ser., Vol. 4)
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New York, NY, U.S.A.: Little, Brown & Company, 1972. 554 pages including index. Edgewear, at spine ends and corners, tiny chipping and tears. . Illustrated with black and white reproductions of art work. Map endpapers. Covers the "tumultuous years of Washington's second term as President, his retirement, and his death. The book reveals the almost shattering pressures under which Washington struggled to maintain America's unity during its first great peacetime testing as an independent nation". . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good(-). 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Ansel Adams : An Autobiography
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Boston, MA: Little Brown & Co., 1985. 400p. Numerous photographs and text. ~His was a world of mountains and woodlands and the vast, timele ss reach of the Excellent reading. completed just prior to his death in 1984, Clean. First Edition. Cloth. As New/Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
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Ansel Adams: An Autobiography
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Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.: New York Graphic Society, 1985. 400pp/illus. Cloth with Adams signature blindstamped on front board. A celebration of the life [career, friendships, concerns and vision] of this ardent environmentalist and pioneering photographer whose work has become a benchmark of photo perfection. Gift inscription on ffep otherwise clean. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good+. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
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As Big as the West: The Pioneer Life of Granville Stuart
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Cary, North Carolina, U.S.A.: Oxford Univ Pr, 2008. 430pp/illus/maps. The adventures of Granville Stuart (1834-1918) rival those of Wyatt Earp, Buffalo Bill, or Sitting Bull. Stuart embodied the paradoxes of the American West. He collected guns, herded cattle, mined for gold, & led a band of vigilantes. Clean. 1st Printing. Hard Cover. As New/As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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The Astonishing Mr. Scripps : The Turbulent Life of America's Penny Press Lord
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Ames, IA: Iowa State University Press, 1992. Book has 546 pages. DJ has some wear to edge. The first complete and intimately candid biograhy of one of the giants of American journalism, F. W. Scripps, the bumpkin thirteenth child of a failed London bookbinder, left his hardscrabble Illinois farm life in 1874 to become a $3-a-week office boy on his older half-brother's Detroit newspaper. There hehad a hand in starting the two-cent Evening News - cheap and sensational and a far cry form the dull "blanket sheet" of the time. . Hard Cover. Very Good+/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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The Audacity of Hope : Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream (Autographed)
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New York: Crown, 2006. Autographed by Pres Obama on Title Page. First Edition - later printing. Comes with COA. Text clean.. Later Printing. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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