Pershing james h (3 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Gray cloth cover with red and blue lettering and front paste down of American flag. Light wear. Netting shows at front hinge. Clean text. X12.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. 1st Edition. The first part of the book - A Pictorial History of the 1914-1919 Fight fr Freedom and Liberty was written by Russell, the second part - The Official Story of American Operations in France was written by Pershing and special additional chapters were written by Miller, all being edited by Eaton, this is an important contemporary work covering US involvement in the latter stages of the First World War. Includes b/w photographs and maps. 514pp. Black cloth boards with gilt lettering. Boards are bumped to corners with shelf wear and some fade. Spine cloth is heavily faded with nicks to cloth at both head and foot. Text block in good order but pages are foxed throughout.…

First appearance of Pershing's work on the different states of the first edition of John Milton's Paradise Lost which appeared in Vol. XXII, No. I. June 1941 issue of Transactions of the Bibliographical Society New Series. Octavo, bound in three quarters morocco, marbled endpapers, with the original wrappers bound in, illustrated. In fine condition. Rare. Pershing's documentation of the various first edition states of Milton's masterpiece includes a detailed examination of the author's own copies of the work as well as the unmatched Lamport Hall copy and 30 copies in other libraries including the Bodelain Library, British Museum, the collection of J.P. Morgan, Princeton University, and Yale University.…