New York: Carrick & Evans, (1938), First Edition. octavo, orange cloth in dust jacket. 318 pp. Carrick & Evans, Small chip to jacket at top of spine affecting the letter "T" in the title, also damage to jacket a back flap fold, thought not affecting any of the jacket blurb..... More
Harrisburg, PA: The Military Service Publishing Company, 1934, First Edition. large octavo, orange cloth stamped in green, in dust jacket. xx, 270 pp. The Military Service Publishing Company, With map endpapers. Not only did Col. Tompkins (Major at the time) enter Mexico in pursuit of Villa, but later in his..... More
Dallas: South-West Press, (1935), First Edition. octavo, maroon cloth in dust jacket. South-West Press, "Bullets, Bottles and Gardenias tells the adventures of an American Newspaperman, for the most part in the Mexican revolutions. Turner was the only professional writer that went through the full revolutionary cycle beginning with Madero's rising..... More
New York: Putnam's, (1943), First Edition. octavo, original tan cloth in pictorial dust jacket. (112)pp. Putnam's, Illustrated throughout with Bruce Bairnsfather cartoons. Small name hand stamped on front endpaper, otherwife a fine, clean copy. Price clipped jacket has very slight scuffs and tiny chipping to head of spine. More
Ithaca, NY: Cornell University, (1961), First Edition. octavo, brown cloth in pictorial dust jacket. (xvi), (356)pp. Cornell University, With two photographs and three maps (one folding). A very fine, clean copy in a near fine, price clipped jacket. More
Norman, (OK): University of Oklahoma Press, 1948, First Edition. octavo, dark blue cloth in pictorial dust jacket. (xii), (332)pp. University of Oklahoma Press, Illustrated with photographs and several maps. Book in very fine condition with a bit of foxing to edges of text block. Jacket is not price clipped. Very..... More
London: Putnam, (1959), First Edition. octavo, red cloth in printed dust jacket. 208pp. Putnam, With R.A.F. Fighter Squadron markings reproduced in color. Book in as new condition, jacket very fine. Jacket not price clipped. More
Canaan, NH: Phoenix Publishing, 1988, Revised and Expanded Edition Limited to 1500 copies. oblong quarto, pictorial boards and cloth. (xii), (108)pp. Phoenix Publishing, Extensively illustrated with photographs and reproductions. A very fine, nearly as new copy. More
New York: Doubleday, Doran, 1938, First Edition. octavo, grey cloth in dust jacket. 340 pp. Doubleday, Doran, "This young Englishman's vivid and sensitive story of his experiences in Loyalist Spain is an honest record of what war does to a man, rather than a man's record of a war." From..... More
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1937, First Edition. octavo, blue cloth in dust jacket. (xiv), 350 pp. Harper & Brothers, "The true story of the making of a flier." In 1948 Lay authored 12 O'Clock High which was made into the highly regarded movie starring Gregory Peck. Illustrated with photographs..... More
Harrisburg, PA: The Military Service Publishing Co, (1940), First Edition. octavo, yellow cloth in dust jacket. xii, 201 pp. The Military Service Publishing Co, Marine Colonel del Valle was the official U.S. military observer with Italian forces during the Italo-Ethiopia War of 1936-1937. In 1940 he published his experiences and..... More
Atglen, PA: Schiffer, (1998), First Edition. quarto, dark red cloth in pictorial dust jacket. 368pp. Schiffer, With Forewods by Gunther Rall and Vitalij Popkov. The most complete and detailed book ever published on the Soviet aces. Extensively illustrated with photographs and side views in full color. As new condition, jacket..... More
New York: E. P. Dutton, 1943, First Edition. octavo, brown cloth in pictorial dust jacket. 160pp. E. P. Dutton, Illustrated with photographs. Marine Corps fighter pilot Joe Foss is credited with 26 victories. He is the recipient of the Medal of Honor. A fine, clean copy in jacket with slight..... More
New York: M. S. Mill, (1945), First Edition. octavo, blue cloth in pictorial dust jacket. (128)pp. M. S. Mill, A fune book of USMC humor, illustrated by "Appleby". Slight wear to jacket. A nice, clean copy. More
New York: Praeger, (1992), First Edition. large octavo, red cloth. (xiv), (364)pp. Praeger, Illustrated with photographs. As new condition. More
(Novato, CA): Presidio, (2001), First Edition. octavo, boards and cloth in pictorial dust jacket. xxiv, (208)pp. Presidio, Illustrated with photographs and maps. Inscribed on the title page: "For..... ......, friend and Marine!Semper Fidelis George B. Clark". A near mint copy, jacket not price clipped. More
No place: No publisher, (1944), First Edition. quarto, original dark blue cloth embossed with Bombardier Wing and title in silver. (52)pp. No publisher, Includes photographs, names, rank and many addresses of the members of this Class at Childress Army Air Field. This copy has the signature of 23 members of..... More
Bourg en Bresse: Marines Edition, (circa 1990), First Edition. quarto, boards in pictorial dust jacket. (248)pp. Marines Edition, Extensively illustrated with photographs, side views, graps and line drawings. A very fine, nearly as new copy, jacket not price clipped. More
Colombey-les-Belles, France: 1919, small octavo, wrappers printed in black, blue, red and gilt; tied. (12) pp. Menu; Important dates; Roster; In Memoriam. Soiling to wrappers. More
Colombey-les-Belles, France: 1919, small octavo, wrappers printed in black, blue, red and gilt; tied. (25) pp. Menu; Dates to remember; Roster (including Squadron Commander 1st Lieut. Robert E. Lee, San Antonio, Texas); 16 pp. History of the 47th Aero Squaron; In Memoriam. Light soiling to wrappers. More
Winona, MN: Printed by the Winona Labor News, Winona, MN, No date [c. 1920], First Edition. octavo, brown boards stamped in gilt and with unit logo on front cover. (110)pp. Printed by the Winona Labor News, Winona, MN, The U.S. Twentieth Aero Squadron was organized at Kelly Field, Texas on..... More
Memphis: Davis Printing Company, (1933), First Edition. small octavo, embossed wrappers with photographic label of Grider on front cover. 111pp. Davis Printing Company, "Marse John" was John McGavock Grider, a 1st Lt. attached to No. 85 Squadron RFC. This work is largely based on letters collected by his aunt with..... More
Denton, Texas: University of North Texas Press, (2013), First Edition. octavo, blue cloth in pictorial dust jacket. (xiv), 482pp. University of North Texas Press, Edited and Annotated by Charles M. Robinson III. Illustrated. As new copy, jacket not clipped. More
Memphis: Davis Printing Company, (1933), First Edition. small octavo, embossed wrappers with photographic label of Grider on front cover. 111pp. Davis Printing Company, "Marse John" was John McGavock Grider, a 1st Lt. attached to No. 85 Squadron RFC. This work is largely based on letters collected by his aunt with..... More
Cambridge: Bowes and Bowes, 1918, Second Impression. small octavo, blue cloth. (32)pp. Bowes and Bowes, The lyrics to fifteen World War I aviator songs: "The Syncopated Fire Control," "We Haven't Got a Hope in the Morning," and more. With seven tipped-in collotype illustrations. Cloth very slightly scuffed, touch of scuffing..... More