Sprache: Englisch
Verlag: Addison-Wesley Professional (edition 1), 2008
ISBN 10: 032150917X ISBN 13: 9780321509178
Anbieter: BooksRun, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. 1. It's a well-cared-for item that has seen limited use. The item may show minor signs of wear. All the text is legible, with all pages included. It may have slight markings and/or highlighting.
Sprache: Englisch
Verlag: Addison-Wesley Professional, 2008
ISBN 10: 032150917X ISBN 13: 9780321509178
Anbieter: ThriftBooks-Dallas, Dallas, TX, USA
Paperback. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.
Anbieter: Revaluation Books, Exeter, Vereinigtes Königreich
EUR 11,87
Anzahl: 1 verfügbar
In den WarenkorbPaperback. Zustand: Brand New. Morgan, Mr. Richard (illustrator). 33 pages. 11.00x8.50x0.08 inches. In Stock.
Anbieter: Joseph Valles - Books, Stockbridge, GA, USA
Erstausgabe
Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine. 2nd Edition. 2nd edition, 1st printing ; xxiii, 295 p. : ports. ; 29 cm. ; + 1 DVD (4 3/4 in.) in pocket at back endpapers ; ISBN: 1579653146; 9781579653149 LCCN: 2007-271181 ; LC: UB433; Dewey: 355.1/342; B ; OCLC: 71011986 ; Contents : Foreword / President George H. W. Bush -- A special category of hero / Tom Brokaw -- Ennobled by example / Senator John McCain -- When courage is second nature / Victor Davis Hanson -- Fallen heroes -- Profiles of valor -- History of a unique medal -- The pyramid of honor -- A glossary of military terms -- Photographer's note -- Author's note -- Acknowledgments. ; foreword, President George H.W. Bush ; essays, Senator John McCain, Victor Davis Hanson, and Tom Brokaw ; Photographs, Nick Del Calzo ; text Peter Collier ; [published in collaboration with the Congressional Medal of Honor Foundation] ; "Since the Civil War more than 39 million men and women have answered the call to serve. Of those, 3,440 served with such uncommon valor and and extraordinary courage that they were presented with the Medal of Honor, the nation's highest military award. Each of their heroic actions is as unique as the person who performed it, and here more than one hundred of America's living Medal of Honor recipients are honored and their bravery recounted by best-selling author Peter Collier and presented in duotone portraits by award-winning photographer Nick Del Calzo." ; Features photographs and statements by Lucian Adams, John Baca, Nicky Bacon, John Baker, Donald Ballard, William Barber, Van Barfoot, Harvey Barnum, Gary Beikirch, Melvin Biddle, David Bleak, Patrick Brady, Paul Bucha, James Burt, Robert Bush, Hector Cafferata, Jon Cavaiani, William Charette, Ernest Childers, Raymond Clausen, Mike Colalillo, Charles Coolidge, William Crawford, Francis Currey, Edward Dahlgren, Michael Daly, Rudolph Davila, Raymond Davis, Sammy L Davis, George "Bud" Day, Jefferson DeBlanc, Duane Dewey, Drew Dix, Roger DOnlon, Desmond Doss, Russell E Dunham, Walter Ehlers, Henry Erwin, Frederick Ferguson, John Finn, Bernard Fisher, Michael Fitzmaurice, James Fleming, Dugene Fluckey, Robert Foley, Joseph Foss, Wesley Fox, Ed Freeman, Harold Fritz, Robert Galer, Nathan Gordon, Stephen Gregg, Charles Hagemeister, Barney Hajiro, John Hawk, Shizuya Hayashi, James Hendrix, Rodolfo Hernandez, Silvestre Herrera, Freeman Horner, Robert Howard, Thomas Hudner, Einar Ingman, Daniel Inouye, Arthur Jackson, Joe M Jackson, Jack Jacobs, Don Jenkins, Leonard Keller, Thomas G Kelley, Allan Kellogg, Joseph "Bob" Kerrey, Alton Knappenberger, George Lang, Howard Lee, John Levitow, Gary Littrell, James Livingston, Jose Lopez, Jack Lucas, Allen Lynch, Walter Marm, Robert Maxwell, Richard McCool, John McGinty, DAvid McNerney, Gino Merli, Lewis Millett, Hiroshi Miyamura, Ola Mize, Robert Moorezejewski, Raymond Murphy, Charles Murray, Reginald Myers, Robert Nett, Thomas Norris, Michael Novosel, George O'Brien, Robert O'Malley, Nicholas Oresko, Mitchell Paige, Robert Patterson, Richard Pittman, Everett Pope, Alfred Rascon, Ronald Ray, Gordon Roberts, Louis Rocco, Joseph Rodriguez, Ronald Rosser, Tibor Rubin, Donald Rudolph, Alejandro Ruiz, George Sakato, Clarence Sasser, Edward Schowalter, Robert SImanek, Carl Sitter, Richard Sorenson, James Sprayberry, James Stockdale, James Stone, Ken Stumpf, James Swett, James A Taylor, Brian Thacker, Michael Thornton, Leo Thorsness, Jay Vargas, George Wahlen, Ernest West, Gary Wetzel, Paul Wiedorfer, Louis Wilson, and Jay Zeamer ; FINE/FINE. Book.
Verlag: The Crowell Publishing Co, Springfield, OH, 1931
Anbieter: Lazy S Books, Austin, TX, USA
Erstausgabe
Stapled. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. John La Gatta, John E Sheridan, Jay Hyde Barnum & Edwin L Chase (covers), Frederick Chapman (If I Were You), George Clisbee, B J Rosenmeyer, Paul Meylan, John Vassos, Wallace Morgan, T D Skidmore, Charles Livingston Bull, Tenney Johnson (illustrator). First Edition. The April, May, June & July 1931 issues of The American Magazine. Fiction and articles include most notably the complete serialization, parts 1 - 4 of 4, of If I Were You, a novel by P G Wodehouse that is based on the play he wrote with Roy Bolton (precedes book publication). Other fiction and articles include parts 3 - 6 of 7 of War Paint and Rouge, a novel by Robert W Chambers, What the Man in the Street has Taught Me, an article by Heywood Broun (April), A Job You Wouldn't Want, an article by G K Chesterton (April), Of All Places, a short story by Clarence Budington Kelland (May), three articles by Archibald Rutledge - Ever Go Stale? Here's the Remedy (May), The Eagle is no Match for this Gallant Little Bird, about the Ruby Throated Hummingbird (June), & There's Magic in the Moonlight (July), parts 1 - 2 of 5 of High Summer, a novel by Booth Tarkington (June & July), In the Bag, a short story by Octavius Roy Cohen (June), The Worst Job in the World, an article by Mary Roberts Rinehart (July), Are You Afraid of the Unexpected?, an article by M K Wisehart on designer Norman Bel Geddes and his vision for the future, with a reference to his designs for the 1933 Century of Progress Chicago World's Fair, Daughter of the Skies, an article by Bruce Gould on pioneering female aviator Ruth Nichols, and others. Condition issues include: April - light edge wear to the front cover; small loss at the top & bottom of the spine; and small soil spot to the back cover; May - light edge wear to the front cover; light wear to the spine with small loss at the top; and light soil to the back cover; June - light edge wear to the front cover; closed tears at the top (.5") and bottom (1.5") of the spine; and light soil to the back cover; and July - light edge wear and soling to the front cover is missing; small loss to the bottom of the spine; light soiling to the back cover; a small chip to the bottom corner of pages 1 - 16; and pages 83 (Campbell's Soup ad)/84 (Ford ad) are missing. A very good set with the complete serialization of a P G Wodehouse novel. A heavy, oversize set that will require additional postage. Note this item plus my other listings (inventory #s 009696, 009697 & 009698) comprise the complete serialization of High Summer.
Verlag: The Crowell-Collier Publishing Company, USA, 1948
Magazin / Zeitschrift Erstausgabe
Single Issue Magazine. Zustand: Good. Illustrated by Chiriaka, Ernest; Landry, Bob; Barnum, Jay Hyde; Schwinn,Barbara; Beall, C.C.; Prince, William Meade; Monet, Dorothy (illustrator). First Edition. 98 pages. Articles: Out of This World - the great telescope on Palomar; Fashion High Command - how experts choose clothes to suit most American women; Can We Guarantee a Free Europe?; Two-Party Gal - Mrs. Perle Mesta; The Secret Papers of Harry L. Hopkins (part 3) - The Common-law Marriage - his visit to Churchill in 1941; Saint-Lo Fights another Battle - much of the town still in rubble after Normandy invasion; Block that Toothache! - good news for those who don't like the dentist's drill. Fiction: The Bramble Bush (part 1 of 5); Dear Miss Phillips; Once to Every Woman; Shadow of Fu Manchu (conclusion); Important to a Man; It All Came Out. Ads include: Nash cars; Vitalis (with photo of Bobby Riggs); Borden's products - featuring Elsie the Cow; 'Jeep' Station Wagon; International School buses - rare ad!; Fisher Body; Douglas Shoes; Mercury cars (lovely 2-pages); DeSoto cars; Columbia bikes; Cory coffee-maker; Kodak; Santa Fe Railroad; Schlitz; Chrysler centerfold (puppy theme); Hamiliton watches; Jayson shirts; GM Electro-motive division; Kaiser Frazer; Fruit of the Loom; Chesterfield cigarettes (back cover) - featuring Alan Ladd. Unmarked with average wear. A nice vintage copy.; Folio - over 12" - 15" tall; Collier's Magazine, June 12, 1948 Out of This World - the great telescope on Palomar; Fashion High Command - how experts choose clothes to suit most American women; Can We Guarantee a Free Europe?; Two-Party Gal - Mrs. Perle Mesta; The Secret Papers of H.