james hawks (11 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 1st Edition. Scuffs at top and bottom of spine, bumps, edge and shelf wear.

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Broschur. Zustand: gut. VIII, 59 S., 24 cm, unaufgeschnitten, Bibliotheksexemplar, Einband leicht fleckig. Sprache: Englisch.

Three vintage color studio still photographs from the 1965 film. George Takei appears in a pre-"Star Trek" role, which also features James Caan, Laura Devon, and Marianna Hill, as well as an uncredited appearance by Teri Garr as a go-go dancer. Shot on location in various motor speedways across the United States, including the Daytona International Speedway in Florida. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine with light creasing to one image, and pin holes and a manuscript ink notation to another. Rosenbaum 1000.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Roswell Lamson was one of the boldest and most skilful young officers in the Union navy. Second in the class of 1862 at Annapolis (he took his final exam while at sea during the war), he commanded more ships and flotillas than any other officer of his age or rank in the service, climaxed by his captaincy of the navy's fastest ship in 1864, USS Gettysburg. Now, in Lamson of the Gettysburg, we have the war-time letters of this striking naval figure. What's more, these are letters of exceptional quality. James M. McPherson, co-editor of the collection with his wife Patricia and one of America's pre-eminent Civil War historians, writes that 'few sets of letters equal and none surpass those of Lamson for richness of description, scope of coverage, or keenness of perception and analysis.' Indeed, the McPhersons term Lamson's correspondence 'the best Civil War navy letters we have ever read or expect to read'. Throughout the war, Lamson always seemed to be where the action was on the South Atlantic coast, and these letters describe with striking immediacy the part he played in these events. While serving on the USS Wabash, for instance, he directed the big deck guns that did the most damage to enemy forts at Hatteras Inlet and Port Royal, two major naval victories. He was the officer who took command of the CSS Planter in May 1862, when slaves led by Robert Smalls ran her past Confederate fortifications in Charleston harbour and delivered her to the Union fleet. He commanded a gunboat fleet on the Nansemond River that helped stop James Longstreet's advance on Norfolk. In a daring attempt to blow up Fort Fisher, the huge earthwork fortress that guarded the entrance into the Cape Fear river, he towed the USS Louisiana (packed with more than two hundred tons of gunpowder) directly under the guns of the fort, sneaking into the shallows behind a rebel blockade runner, (Lamson describes 'a terrific explosion. An immense column of flame rose towards the sky, and four distinct reports like that of sharp heavy thunder were heard and a dense mass of smoke enveloped everything'). And a few weeks later, he led a contingent of seventy men from the Gettysburg as part of the January 15, 1865 assault on the sea-face parapets of Fort Fisher, where he himself was wounded and his close friend, Samuel W. Preston, died. The letters also capture the spirited personality of Lamson himself, resolved to 'stand by the Union as long as there is a plank afloat,' but also deeply ambivalent about the war. In a moving passage early in the collection, he describes leaving Annapolis for war duty on the USS Constitution (Old Ironsides): 'We gave three cheers for Capt R., three for the troops, and for old friendship's sake three for those of our number who intending to resign [to join the Confederacy] were requested not to go on board. Some of my best friends were among them. This will be a sad sad war. It will be more painful to strike than to be struck.' The publication of the letters of Roswell Lamson marks a major addition to Civil War literature. Featuring superb introductions to each section as well as informative notes that explain references in the correspondence to people, ships, land and sea battles, or homefront news, Lamson of The Gettysburg now joins the first rank of Civil War sources. One of the few accounts we have from the perspective of a navy officer, it is a book that everyone interested in the Civil War or in American naval history will want to read.

Zustand: Good. 4to, 22.5 x 29cm. Vols 1 & 2 in contemporary half green morocco, rubbed on edges.; vol. 3 in publisher's decorative blindstamped brown cloth.: 165 illustrations (lithographs and woodcuts. some in color ), maps, charts. Includes the often expurgated "Public Bath at Simoda." facing p. 405 in vol. 1. Loosely inserted 3 Japanese small one page manuscripts on colored papers.OCLC Number / Unique Identifier:426165355:.OCLC Number / Unique Identifier:Contents:V. 1: subtitle: Compiled from the original notes and journals of Commodore Perry and his officers, at his request, and under his supervision / by Francis L. Hawks.v. 2: Natural history reports, by Daniel S. Green, J. Morrow, Charles F. Fahs, Rev. George Jones, Bayard Taylor, G.R. West, Junius J. Boyle, Joel Abbot, B.F. Bache, John Cassin, James Carson Brevoort, John Jay, William C. Redfield, and Silas Bent.v. 3: subtitle: United States Japan expedition : observations on the zodiacal light, from April 2, 1853, to April 22, 1855, made chiefly on board the United States steam-frigate Mississippi, during her late cruise in eastern seas, and her voyage homeward : with conclusions from the data thus obtained / by Rev. George Jones. [Published also as Senate doc. 79, 33d Cong., 2d sess.].Notes:V. 2 in 2 parts: pt. 2-mapsAt head of title of v. 2: 33d Cong., 2d sess. House of Representatives. Ex. doc. no. 97V. 3 published also as: Senate doc. 79, 33d Cong., 2d sess.Includes index.Expedition known as U.S. Japan ExpeditionFacsimile of the original treaty with Japan (Treaty of Kan-a-ga-wa) following p. 414 in Vol. II.

Autograph collection with signatures from eighteen of the world's famous aviation pioneers and fighter pilots. Octodecimo, eighteen pages mounted on carbon paper, the collection includes: postcard signed by Igor Sikorsky, "I. Sikorsky," illustrated with a photograph of the Sikorsky S-42 flying boat; card signed by Edward Rickenbacker, "Capt Eddie Rickenbacker 1936," mounted with a photograph of Rickenbacker in uniform; card signed by Major James Harold Doolittle, "J.H. Doolittle," mounted with a photograph of Doolittle; card signed by Major Alford J. Williams, "Major Al Williams / U S Marine Corps (R)"; card signed by Anthony Fokker in green ink, "Fokker," mounted with a newspaper clipping adhered to the verso of the carbon paper 'Edsel Ford Dead of Old Malady - Head of Auto Company, 49, Expanded Vast Industrial Empire'; card signed by Lieutenant Commander Charles E. Rosendahl, "C.E. Rosendahl Commander U.S. Navy," mounted with a photograph of Rosendahl in uniform; collector's typed letter signed by Sherman Fairchild on the verso, "Sherm / Sherman M Fairchild"; card signed by Roscoe Turner in green ink, "Roscoe Turner 1935," mounted with a photograph of a signed photo of the NR257Y; card signed by Thomas Octave Murdoch Sopwith, "T.O.M. Sopwith," mounted with a news clipping portrait of Sopwith adhered to the carbon paper; card signed by Flight Lieutenant George Stainforth, "G.H. Stainforth" and Richard Atcherley, "R.R. Atcherley," mounted with a diagram of Stainforth's supermarine seaplane S6B; autograph letter signed by Stainforth to the collector on 'Experimental Section Royal Aircraft Establishment' stationary, "13 Aug. 35. Eric Brett. I have just found . your letter in sorting papers . or send an autograph in case it was not sent before. G.H. Stainforth"; typed letter signed by Wing Commander Clyde Pangborn to the collector on 'Bill Barnes Air Trails' stationary, 'July 8, 1935 . Requests for autographs since my London-to-Melbourne flight threatened me with writer's cramp . I'd have to find some way to fly without gasoline, and use only airmail covers for petrol . "Clyde Pangborn,"' news clipping portrait of Pangborn adhered to the lower left corner; card signed by Ruth Nichols, "Ruth R. Nichols"; card signed by Glenn L. Martin, "Glenn L. Martin," mounted to a typed letter signed by his secretary to the collector on 'Glenn L. Martin Company' stationary; card signed by Hugh Herndon, Jr, "Hugh Herndon, Jr," mounted with a clipped photograph of Herndon, Jr. beside his Stinson; card inscribed by Frank Hawks, "Sincerely Frank Hawks Feb 22 1935," mounted with news clipped images of Captain Hawks, his Texaco No. 13, and his Texaco Sky Chief; card signed by Billy Bishop, "W.A. Bishop," ink stamped with a flying cross, accompanied by a clipped magazine photograph of Bishop; and a clipped signature of Giuseppe Mario Bellanca, "GMBallanca," adhered to a card featuring photographs of Bellanca and his aircraft. In very good to fine condition. A unique collection. Just coming into military use at the outset of World War I, airplanes were employed mostly for reconnaissance before gathering use in more specialized ways as fighters, bombers, and trench strafers.

Vintage reference photograph of screenwriter Leigh Brackett and director Howard Hawks on the set of the 1966 film. Annotation in manuscript ink on the verso. Loosely based on Harry Brown's 1960 novel "The Stars in Their Courses." A gunfighter comes to the aid of his old friend, now a sheriff, to defend a rancher's family. Shot on location in Arizona and Utah. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Godard, Histoire(s) du Cinema.

Three vintage keybook photographs of members of the cast and crew on the set of the 1955 film. Manuscript annotations and mimeo snipe on the verso of each, with two of the three having keybook hole punches at the left margin (not linen backed, however). Set in ancient Egypt, Pharaoh Khufu (Jack Hawkins) is set on building an elaborate tomb for himself and his gold after he dies. He takes Vashtar (James Robertson Justice), an indigenous architect, captive and forces him to design the tomb and in trade will set his people free. During the building process Khufu is sent a Cyprian woman (Joan Collins) as a tribute, little does he know she has plans to steal his riches. The film had thousands of extras and was one of Hollywood's largest productions to date. Shot on location in Egypt. Two photographs 8 x 11 inches. Near Fine with hole punches in the top margin. One photograph 10 x 8 (25.5 x 20.5) Near Fine. Rosenbaum 1000. Scorsese, A Personal Journey Through American Movies.