An Index of Events in the Military History of the Greek Nation

Athens, Hellenic Army General Staff, 1998. Hardcover. Small 4to. Green leatherette, dust jacket. xvi, 506pp. Illustrations, map. Near fine/near fine. Probable sole edition. Tight and handsome and heavy as a brick. .

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Book number: 12104

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Keywords: Military History

Index of General Orders, Adjutant General's Office, 1863

Washington, Government Printing Office, 1864. Paperback. 12mo. Wrappers. 205pp. Good. Outer wrappers soiled and a bit worn; large dampstain at lower left quarter continues inside, diminishing, through perhaps 2/3ds of the text. Useful "Index of Names" occupies the first 141 pages, "Index of Subjects" the remainder. Quite scarce. .

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Book number: 14403

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Keywords: Civil War

Indian Atrocities: Narratives of the Perils and Sufferings of Dr. Knight and John Slover, Among the Indians, During the Revolutionary War...

Cincinnati, U.P. James, 1867. Paperback. Small 8vo. Stiff orange wrappers. 72pp. Uncut. Good plus. Spine faded. Scarce edition limited to 500 copies. Even in 1867 the publisher notes that the 1782 edition "can hardly be procured now at any price" and that the 1843 edition "has become exceedingly scarce." HOWES K214 note. AYER 177. FIELD 839. .

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Book number: 13502

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Keywords: Native American

Indiana History Bulletin for September 1967

Indianapolis, Indiana Historical Bureau, 1967. Paperback. (Volume 44, Number 9). 8vo. Wrappers. Pp. 123-136. Illustration. Near fine. This issue mainly a list of the state's elected officers throughout its history -- governors, lieutenant governors, secretaries of state, auditors, etc. Addressed to noted Indiana collector and author Warren A. Reeder. .

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Book number: 20984

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Keywords: Illinois & Midwest

Indians of the Southwest

Phoenix, Petley Studios Inc, n.y. Paperback. Small 4to. Pictorial wrappers. Approx. 34pp. Over 80 color illustrations, map, line drawings. Very good. Edition not ascertainable. Colorful pamphlet covers the dress, crafts and people of the native southwest. .

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Book number: 1979

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Keywords: APACHE Native American

Infantry Drill Regulations: United States Army -- 1911 Corrected to September 10th, 1918

Cincinnati, Stewart & Kidd Company, 1918. Hardcover. 24mo. Black cloth with gilt lettering. 264pp. Illustrations, charts, floor plans, line drawings. Very good. Small discreet abrasion at lower right spine corner, else a tight and clean and quite attractive copy, with gilt lettering bright. "Sherman Edition," one of the Army's endless updatings of this standard manual. Major General Leonard Wood introduces this World War One era soup-to-nuts handbook, which covers everything from combat strategies and weaponry advice to marching formations and tent pitching. Everything a doughboy needs to know!.

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Book number: 35191

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Keywords: Military History

Information for Army Meetings: November, 1864

Philadelphia, James B. Rodgers, 1864. Paperback. 16mo. Pale red wrappers. 36pp. Very good. Overall a tight and attractive copy, though a bit of paper loss to rear wrapper. Reports on "Our Navy Work" (including a prayer meeting on the Monitor Onondaga), "Western New York," "Maryland," "The Shenandoah" and "Army of Potomac." The U.S. Christian Commission was a forerunner of the Red Cross. .

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Book number: 13510

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Keywords: CIVIL WAR, U.S. CHRISTIAN COMMISSION Civil War

The Ingleside Almanac 1886

New York, The United States Life Insurance Co, 1885. Paperback. (Vol. 6, No. 12). 8vo. Blue pictorial wrappers. 32pp. Numerous illustrations. Very good. Tight and handsome, remarkably free of edge tears. Beautifully illustrated almanac, the "Christmas Number," containing stories, poetry, images of virtuous maidens and of course monthly calendars. .

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Book number: 14952

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Keywords: AMERICANA Americana

The Ingleside Almanac, 1887

New York, The United States Life Insurance Co, 1886. Paperback. 8vo. Grey pictorial wrappers. 32pp. Numerous illustrations. Very good. Beautifully illustrated almanac (subtitled on front wrapper "Christmas Number 1886") containing stories and poetry. .

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Book number: 192

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Keywords: AMERICANA Americana

Iowa Official Register

Des Moines, F.R. Conaway, State Printer, 1895. Hardcover. 12mo. Black leatherette spine and red paper over boards with black lettering. 208pp. Frontispiece, numerous tables. Vey good. Quite minor edgewear. Quite tight and handsome first edition of the tenth annual register, a compilation "By Order of the General Assembly" of executive officers from the governor on down, elective and appointed officers, state board officials, national guard, military officers, on and on and on.. Surprisingly uncommon and in surprisingly bright, fresh condition. .

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Book number: 38512

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Keywords: Illinois & Midwest

It Did Happen Here! an Illustrated Review of the Damage Wrought in the Western Part of the Monadnock Region by the Hurricane and Flood of 1938

Keene, NH, The Granite State Studio and Sentinel Printing Company, 1938. Paperback. Small 8vo. Stiff tan pictorial wrappers. (Ca. 75pp). Illustrations. Near fine. Second edition, tight and quite handsome. .

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Book number: 26315

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Keywords: Americana

James Thrall Soby Collection of Works of Art Pledged or Given to the Museum of Modern Art

New York, The Museum of Modern Art, 1961. Paperback. Small 4to. Stiff white wrappers with color pictorial label. 68pp. Color frontispiece, numerous illustrations. Very good. Catalogue for a 1961 exhibition benefitting the museum's library. .

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Book number: 423

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Keywords: ART ARCHITECTURE Art

James Whitcomb Riley: The Hoosier Poet

N.p. Standard Oil Division, 1970. Paperback. Stiff tan wrappers. 4to. 13pp. Illustrations. Good plus. Minor wear and light soiling to wrappers, else tight and attractive. Promotional collection of several of Riley's best-known poems, such as "The Old Swimmin' Hole" and "When the Frost Is on the Punkin. .

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Book number: 5137

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Keywords: Literary Criticism

Jamestown Worsted Mills: Manufacturers of, Specialists in Dress Goods

Jamestown, NY: Wm. Hall & Co. n.y. [ca. 1880]. Single, heavy stock card. 4 3/4"" X 5½". Charming late 19th century trade card. Very good. Minor mounting traces on verso. Recto (text quoted in full as title here) is a delightful pastoral scene depicting two young girls in the foreground on a path in a field gathering baskets of wild flowers, with even their tiny dog (boxer?) clutching a basket of flowers in is mouth; in the middle ground is a wee cottage with a farmer herding a flock of sheep past it; and in the background is a large lake. Full color lithography. Verso is all text describing this firm's products. .

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Book number: 18586

Catalogue: Ephemera

Keywords: TRADE CARD

Japan: The Official Guide

N.p. Japan Travel Bureau, 1954. Hardcover. 16mo. Red limp cloth with gilt lettering. xxxvii, 1015pp. Numerous color foldout maps, map endpapers, two sewn-in yellow and orange silk page markers. Very good. Large Tokyo foldout map heavily torn, but discreetly and archivally mended on verso, thus near-invisible and attractive. Revised edition, tight and quite nice, of this exhaustive and detailed 1941 guide book, which spells out 38 lengthy itineraries. Printed on fine onion-skin paper, thus packing an extraordinary amount of data -- and with superb maps. .

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Book number: 38470

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Keywords: Travel & Exploration