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Volume II was copyright 1944 and covers the third and fourth year of the War. Volume III, copyright 1944, 1946 and covers the fifth year. Volume IV, copyright 1946 and covers the sixth year. Condition is solid and readable (LOADED with photos). There is fading and some soiling/staining of the covers. I have not tried to clean them and they are as found. They have the usual musty book odor. LOTS of photos!
Pictorial History of the Second World War, Veterans Foreign Wars Edition:
Printed in 1950. Four volumes: Volume I was copyright 1941 and covers the first and second year of the War.
Item # vfw $3.00
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"THE ARMED FORCES OFFICER":
Published in 1956. See photos for more details.
Item # 91451 $1.99
"EMERGENCY WAR SURGERY". NATO HANDBOOK. Printed in 1988. Nice book. See the photo for more details.
"EMERGENCY WAR SURGERY": NATO HANDBOOK: Printed in 1958. Officers name is inside of back cover. See photos for more info.
BUILDING THE CONSTITUTION, 1944 PRINTING: Everything you would want to know about our Constitution. Very educational. 5 1/2" X 8 1/2" with 32 numbered pages. Soft cover. Pretty nice condition with no damage; just some age coloring.
$1.99
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NEW YORK AND THE WAR WITH SPAIN. HISTORY OF THE EMPIRE STATE REGIMENTS: A nice book covering everything you would want to know about the New York National Guard and their participation in the Spanish-American War or 1898. Little known fact that Company I of the 71st NY were with Roosevelt's Rough Riders when they charged up Kettle Hill in Cuba. Book covers all of the NYNG units. Book was an official presentation from "Augustus P. Allen, Member of Assembly", in 1907.
The book was actually published in 1903. It is 6" X 10". The first part of the book covers the Spanish American War and consists of 429 pages. The second part of this book (an additional 192 pages) is Col. Silas Burt's "My Memories of Military History of the State of New York During the War for the Union 1861-65". The book has a few photo 'plates' of important people at that time. There is a 4 page foldout of the 1st Regiment on parade in Honolulu. The NYNG participated in most of the theaters of the Spanish American War. Only 'damage' I see is inside of the front and back covers where there is some separation at the spine (Please see photos). The embossed gold lettering on the book's spine is faded out and hard to read. This book is an original first printing and not a reprint. It is hard back with red cloth covers. It was published without a dust cover.
Item # 21523 $49.00
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WW2, AIR-AGE MAGAZINE, JUNE 1943: War time issue. Shows wear and tear from the years. 8-1/2" X 11-1/2" with 74 numbered pages. Neat period aircraft photos, ads and articles. Interested in contents? Contact me.
Item # 41540 $2.50
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USS LOS ANGELES, CA-135, CRUISE BOOK. COUNTDOWN 1957-58: Westpac Cruise Book 1957-1958. Nice condition book with its original mailing carton. 8-3/4" X 11-1/4" with 145 numbered pages. Following the last numbered page are 5 more pages of photos etc.
Item # 1015002 $29.00
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USS LEXINGTON, CVS-16. PILOT TRAINING CRUISE, 1963: See photos for more information. Consists of a folder containing a photo and an informational booklet.
Item # 1115010 $5.00
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USS KEARSARGE, CVA-33. CRUISE, SUMMER 1953: See the text on the photos for more information. Book informs the sailors of all they need to know about their visit to Hong Kong.
Item # 1115012 $4.00
1953 HONG KONG
BOOK, "THE STORY OF SUBMARINES": Ex-Library copy in well used/poor condition. It appears to be all there and should be a good read. 5-1/2" X 8-1/2" with 210 numbered pages. Copyright 1962.
Item # 716008 $3.00
MED CRUISE BOOK, 6th MARINES, 1st BN. 1957-58: Pretty nice cruise book from 1957-1958. 1st Battalion, reinforced. 6th Marines. Measures about 10-3/4" X 8" X 3/4" thick. No major problems noted.
Item # 118008 $30.00
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BOOK; THE MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS FOR THE YEAR 1915. PRINTED IN MANILA 1916: This may be a pretty rare book as I could find no others for sale with soft cover from this date. This publication is 10-1/2" X 7-1/2" and has 39 numbered pages with a fold out map of the Philippines that measures 11" X 15-1/2" in size. On the map are marked the locations of various mineral sources. Condition is not good as it is soiled, has rough edges, some tears and just general wear from being around for over 100 years!
1963 CRUISE BOOK, USS SARATOGA, CVA-60. MED CRUISE: USS Saratoga, CVA-60, Cruise Book from 1963 Mediterranean Cruise. Measures about 12" X 9 " X 1". Outside blue cover scuffed with corners and spine having bumps and wear. Back of cover has a stripe down the center? I see no damage to the interior pages other than one page that has a corner creased. Lots of images of vintage Navy aircraft: F3H Demon; F8U Crusader; A3D Sky Warrior; A4D Sky Hawk and others. In the back was a certificate awarded to a James H. Cooper, PR1. He may have been the owner of the book.
Item # 118012 $9.00
THE CHINA-BURMA-INDIA THEATER, STILLWELL'S MISSION TO CHINA: U.S. Army in WWII. Originally published in 1953, this copy printed in 1968. Hard cover measures about 7" X 10" and has 441 numbered pages. Excellent condition with only some fingerprint smudges on the edges of the pages. Minor bumps and wear. Only a few photos but a couple are of Flying Tigers.
These books are located in the "Weapons" Category.
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THE DOUGHBOY, 1923: The spine has a neat repair. See the images for details about this book. Lots of Officer's photos and names in this book. Check my price against what Amazon sells it for....if they have one!
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THE STORY OF THE NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICER CORPS: Great reference book and a good read. Lots of illustrations. Soft cover 8-1/2" X 11" with 236 numbered pages. Published by U.S. Government Printing Office, 1995. Shows use and some wear. Book is solid.
Item # bo520004 $4.00
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VIETNAM WAR PERIOD, A POCKET GUIDE TO GREAT BRITAIN: "Land of Pageantry". Published by the Armed Forces Department of Defense originally in 1963, this issue was printed in 1976. Booklet is 4" X 5-1/2" with 70 pages. It is in very good condition. No problems.
Item # bo520007 $3.00
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WW2 ENGINEER SOLDIER'S HANDBOOK, FM 21-105: 1943 Basic Field Manual printed in 1947. 6-3/4" X 4-1/2" with 163 numbered pages. Cover has soiling; cover and pages have bending from use. The book is solid and intact..
Item # bo620001 $9.00
EUROPEAN LAND BATTLES: Three volume set covering WW2. Looks to be in good condition with just a few light scrapes and bumps on the edges of the covers. I did not thumb through every page to check condition, but they look to be undamaged.
Item # bo92020 $6.00
1942, GREENVILLE ARMY FLYING SCHOOL: Great book and a hard to find book. 9" X 12" with 126 numbered pages. Good condition with a few bumps to the covers. I saw no pages with any damage.
Item # 71001 $59.00
WW1 BOOK, 80th DIVISION, 314th F.A. REGIMENT, 155th F.A. BRIGADE; "OUR ANSWER TO THE CALL": Another rare, hard to find book. An Internet search could not find another like it. It measures 8" X 11" with 106 numbered pages. It has scuffs, wear and some looseness at the spine as shown in the photos. It is full of information and photos, I have shown just a few.
10th INFANTRY DIVISION, 1951. FORT RILEY, KANSAS: Company M, 86th Infantry. Belonged to Victor P. Holec. He is pictured and several of his Platoon buddies are Id'd on their photos. No major problems with it.
Item # 71201 $20.00
WW2, "THE GERMAN NORTHERN THEATER OF OPERATIONS, 1940-1945": Information about the book is in text on the images.
Item # 91450 $9.00
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Item # 318014 $35.00
U.S.S. PRINCETON CRUISE BOOK, 1950-51. KOREA: CV-37 Cruise book from 1950-1951. Loaded with photos and information. I show a lot of photos of the contents but there are too many to show them all. There are 242 numbered pages. Also a separate photo of the Princeton is included. Condition is solid and interior pages showed no problems. But, the cover is soiled and has some damage as shown..
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Item # 7811 $3.00
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USMC SONG BOOK, EL TORO: Full of song lyrics. Solid with a few dog eared corners. I was unaware that THE STAR SPANGLED BANNER has additional lyrics that are not sung as the NATIONAL ANTHEM....
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Item # 91453 $3.00
Item # 91454 $4.00
Item # 7813 $59.00
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"A HISTORY OF THE 505th MILITARY POLICE BATTALION", WW2: I only found one of these books for sale on the Internet and it was $100. With the book are two large fold out maps of the 505th's path during the War. I put a lot of text on the photos about this book.
Item # 71111 $9.50
WW1-WW2 ARMY NAVY SERVICE BOOK: Originally published in 1917 for WW1 Doughboy's and then revised in 1941 for WW2 GI's. Cloth/paper type cover. Book is solid and in good condition but, there is a light stain on the front cover as seen in the photos. The GI's Chaplain's name is in it. About the first 1/3 of the book is religious procedures and formalities and the last 2/3 is Hymns.
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Item # bo719014 $39.00
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Item # 7611 $79.00
Item # bo61819 $5.00
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Item # 71002 $79.00
Item # 7421 $4.00
KOREAN WAR FIELD MANUAL FM 21-31: "Topographic Symbols" used in reading maps. Solid 1952 issue with some dirt smudges and soiling.
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Item # 7423 $5.00
WW2, 1943, CAMPAIGN STUDY No. 5, "NOTES AND LESSONS ON OPERATIONS IN THE MIDDLE EAST": Dated January 30, 1943."S-2" in pencil in top right corner. 8" X 10 1/2" with24 numbered pages. Some smudges and soiling.
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Item # 7521 $5.00
U.S. NAVY SAN DIEGO BOOT CAMP BOOK: "The Anchor". I believe from 1959. Book is solid and in good interior condition. Outside covers have stains. I tried mild cleaning which helped, but still more to do. Measures about 9 1/2" X 12 1/2" .
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USMC ROSTER, THIRD DIVISION, FLEET MARINE FORCE, PACIFIC: Korean War period. Large size weighing about 4 1/2 pounds. Has minor spine wear and first page has been wrinkled. It is dated 1952.
Item # 7621 $18.00
Item # 7721 $20.00
INFANTRY DRILL REGULATIONS, UNITED STATES ARMY, 1904: This is a nice book with just some scuffing to the edges. In addition to the Regulations there is Bugle Call and March music in the back. Size is 5 3/4" X 4 1/4" with 245 numbered pages.
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Item # 7822 $10.00
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WW2 ARMY AIR FORCES JOURNAL: This book was manufactured as a Diary or a Journal. It has been used as an Album. The first couple of pages have been torn from the book; the next several pages have had items taped to them creating some discoloring of the pages and of tears on a couple. There are a lot of pages left that are unused and clean. The covers are faded along the bottom edge. Size is about
5 1/4" X 8". The airman's name "C.H. Dawson, 5th Div." is written on inside of cover
WW1, PHOTOGRAPHIC HISTORY: "Liberty's Victorious Conflict". Copyright 1918. Covers the war from the 1914 beginning, including our later involvement. Each page is full of photos with captions. Measures about 14" X 11" and has 128 numbered pages. It is in rough condition as seen and the back cover is loose from the body of the book. There may have been another page inside the back cover. Interesting.
Item # 71121 $15.00
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Item # 71122 $20.00
31st DIVISION, 155th INFANTRY: It was published in 1953. It is in pretty good condition with some fraying to the bottom edge of the cover and soiling on the outside of the back cover. It is 10 3/4" X 8 1/2" with 86 numbered pages. Camp Atterbury was Indiana's 15th largest city. Pretty cover.
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Item # 71221 $9.00
SERVICE PRAYER BOOK, KOREAN WAR ERA: Dated January 1951. Soft cover. Good condition. Measures 4 1/2" X 3 3/8" with 192 numbered pages.
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Item # 7231 $20.00
WW1 BOOKLET, "CAMP FUNSTON PHOTOGRAMS": From 1917. Eight pages with images on both sides for 16 total views of features of the Camp. It is 7 1/2" X 5 1/4" in size. It is soft cover. There is foxing on several pages with the first and last pages, (next to the covers) the heaviest.
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Item # 7232 $5.00
A HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS:1939 by Clyde H. Metcalf. It is hard cover. Size is 6" X 9 1/4" with 584 numbered pages. Condition is well used with some damage to covers, spine and probably a few pages.. It is solid and quite readable.
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Item # 7233 $25.00
WW1, CAMP ZACHARY TAYLOR, PICTORIAL SOUVENIR: I believe this is a rare book. I could find none for sale and found only one reference for the book at a History Archives website. It is not in good condition with duct tape on the spine; loosening at the spine soiling of the covers and damage of the covers. Pages are browned with age. The book is hard cover 9" X 12" with 208 numbered pages and full of photos on each page..
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"Pictorial Souvenir of Camp Zachary" Taylor. Published in 1928
Item # 7234 $25.00
OKINAWA: THE LAST BATTLE, PHOTOGRAPHS, THE ORIGINAL WORK:
This is the original work published in 1948 and not a reprint or copy. It is Paper back, 7" X 10" with 80 pages of photographs. The text is in Japanese and in English. It is in readable condition but, the back cover is missing; front cover and pages have dog ears and damage. It is wrinkled.
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Item # 7235 $5.00
FOUR PIECES MISCELLANEOUS U.S. NAVY LITERATURE: Two magazines from the 1950's and two WW2 booklets. All in well used/rough conditon as seen in the photos.
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Item # 7236 $8.00
POST-WW2 BOOK, "YOUR VICTORY": Measures 6" X 9". Pages are not numbered but, the book is about 1/4" thick. Lots of photos. Pretty good condition.
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Item # 7237 $9.00
FORT McCLELLAN, ALABAMA. THE SEVENTEENTH BATTALION:
Pretty nice book. I could find none for sale to know its value so priced it reasonable. It is 8 1/2" X 10 3/4". Pages are not numberd but it is about 1/8" thick. Good condition.
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Item # 7238 $5.00
AIR FORCE UNIFORMS, 1977: Handy little reference book for the collector. There are 24 numbered pages and a few more that are un-numbered. Solid but, is wrinkled and used.
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Item # 7239 $20.00
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WW2-KOREA US NAVY VETERAN'S PERSONAL ITEMS: This offering is for 3 High School Year Books that belonged to the Vet; Arthur Faupel.
The 1941 & 1942 books are from Fairview High School and the 1943 book is from the same school but now called Camp Fairview. I am unsure of Camp Fairview unless it changed to a ROTC school. The students in the Camp Fairview Year Book are given Military Ranks. There is additional papers etc. that were in the books and are included. There also is a letter from a WW2 sailor serving on the USS North Carolina written to Arthur. I found grave markers for both Arthur Faupel and the USS North Carolina sailor; Elmer Haefner.
Item # 7331 $35.00
WW2 SERVICE PRAYER BOOK, ORIGINAL MAILING BOX: Mailed to Herbert Eckhardt with a 4 1/2" stamp to Camp Davis, North Carolina. He enlisted in 1942 and left the Army as a Tech5. He passed away in 1974. Nice item.
LARGE FOLD OUT OF THE NORTH AMERICAN MITCHELL B-25: Closed it measures 12" X 9" and unfolded it is 24" X 36". It shows models of the B-25, series A thru H. I could find no date on it but, judging by the 15 cent price and the condition of the item, it is old. It has some wear and dogeared corners but is solid, readable or could be framed.
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Item # 7639 $10.00
WW2 Vet's name written on it: (Edmund Snowden)
Item # 7731 $9.00
CIVIL WAR MILITARY HISTORY OF PIKE COUNTY, MISSOURI: Nice little booklet in good condition. Some history of the Home Guard and Missouri State Militia during the Civil War.
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1943 STAGE PLAY MANUSCRIPT, "ASSEMBLY CALL" BY A FLYER'S DAD: I call this play book a manuscript. It was written by the dad of a WW2 Bomber Pilot killed in action in 1942. It has endorsements on the back cover and one is a name I recognize: Mary Pickford. It is soft cover with untrimmed page edges. Measures about 7 1/2" X 5 1/2" with 102 numbered pages.
Item # 71131 $20.00
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