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HISTORY OF THE RICHARDSON LIGHT GUARD OF WAKE FIELD, MASS.
Covering the third quarter-century period 1901-1926
A near fine copy,as issued without a dust jacket. [Largely World War I, with the 26th Division. Published for the unit’s 75th anniversary.]…
TOBACCO CARD: “The Right Hon. Winston Churchill”
World War I-era tobacco card, Number 3 of 50 manufactured in Australia for W.D. & H.O. Wills Ltd.s’ “Britain’s Defenders” series. The bust-length photograph is credited to “Bassano.” Issued in…
TOBACCO CARD: “Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill, MP”
World War I-era tobacco card, Number 6 of 50 manufactured for Scissors Cigarettes’ “Britain’s Defenders” series. Issued in 1915, before Churchill’s resignation as First Lord of the Admiralty, the card…
TOBACCO CARD: “Mr. Winston Churchill”
A very early Boer War-era tobacco card featuring Great Britain’s Boer War hero, manufactured for The American Tobacco Co.’s “Boer War Series B” of 1901. The card measures 2 1/4…
DIE NEDERLANDSE ONDERZEEDIENST 1906-1966
Uitgegeven ter gelegenheid van het zestig bestaan
A history of the Dutch submarine service, with a focus on its actions in World War II, commemorating the sixtieth anniversary of its establishment. A scarce book, about a largely…
THE EVADERS
“The story of the most amazing mass escape of World War II.” A very good copy in an edge-worn dust jacket. The contents are fine….
PATRICK J. HURLEY
…A personal representative of FDR during World War II, Hurley visited the Soviet Union, Afghanistan, the Near East, the Middle East and China, being appointed ambassador to China in 1944….
A DRIVE ON THE WILD SIDE
Twenty Extreme Driving Adventures from Around the Word
British TV presenter Weaver, who has earned three Guinness World Records, guides readers on a journey across five continents in some of the most coveted vehicles. His take on living…
THE PATH TO VICTORY
The Mediterranean Theater in World War II
…FDR, Rommel, and Mussolini, this original, accessible,and compelling account of a little-known theater emphasizes the importance of the Mediterranean in the ultimate Allied victory in Europe during World War II….
A FOWL ALPHABET
-The Deluxe Cheloniidae Press Edition-
…of “OUR LIVING WORLD: A Natural History,” by Rev. J.G. Wood, Volume II Birds 1885. Illustrated with 26 Wood Engravings by Alan James Robinson and a Newly Designed Alphabet by…
IN MEMORIAM
Sir Winston Churchill
…January 1965.” Collected tributes by world leaders and diplomats, apparently only sold by the U.N. directly, and today quite rare. This copy exhibits some very light shelf wear, else fine….
THE LUMINOUS YEARS
Portraits at Mid-Century
Post-World War II New York cafe society . As new, in dust jacket.