Search Results: Armed Services Editions from James M. Dourgarian, Bookman

NY, Armed Services Editions, n.d. (1947), first edition thus, wrappers. Softcover.. No. 1272 in this important series, as head of the Oslo Gang, Manus became "a successful leader of the resistance movement, the No. 1 Nazi enemy in Norway, and the national hero of his country," issued by the Council on Books in Wartime, designed to fit the pocket of a World War II American GI, this is in the very scarce upright/vertical format. Very good plus.

NY, Armed Services Editions, n.d. (1943), first edition thus, wrappers. Softcover.. No. A-28, just the 28th title issued in this important series, "a romance of the Civil War," with a note about the author at the end, issued by the Council on Books in Wartime, designed to fit the pocket of a World War II American GI, scarce, stamp of the official headquarters of the 41st Special Service Unit to title page. Very good.

NY, Armed Services Editions, n.d. (1944), first edition thus, wrappers. Softcover.. No. C-76 in this important series, a classic American novel, with a note about the author at the end, issued by the Council on Books in Wartime, designed to fit the pocket of a World War II American GI, this is one of the very scarce D-Day ASE books. Very good plus.

NY, Armed Services Editions, n.d. (1945), first edition thus, wrappers. Softcover.. No. S-20 in this important series, a collection of six horror and mystery stories, including the title story, Rear Window, and Marihuana, William Irish is the pseudonym of Cornell Woolrich, issued by the Council on Books in Wartime, designed to fit the pocket of a World War II American GI. Very good.

NY, Armed Services Editions, n.d. (1947), first edition thus, wrappers. Softcover.. No. 1278 in this important series, a study when it was not yet a state, issued by the Council on Books in Wartime, designed to fit the pocket of a World War II American GI, this is in the very scarce upright/vertical format. General wear, chip to lower right hand corner of front cover, else very good.

NY, Armed Services Editions, n.d. (1947), first edition thus, wrappers. Softcover.. No. 1278 in this important series, a study when it was not yet a state, issued by the Council on Books in Wartime, designed to fit the pocket of a World War II American GI, this is in the very scarce upright/vertical format. General wear, spine seam split, else very good.

Washington, D. C., The Legacy Project, 2003, first edition thus, wrappers. Softcover.. No. LP-4, this is the fourth book in a new series of Armed Services Editions made possible through the all-volunteer efforts of The Legacy Project headed by Andrew P. Carroll which works to preserve American war correspondence, the original ASEs were issued by the Council in Books in Wartime between 1943 and 1947 for American soldiers here and abroad, this book is done in the same manner as the original ASEs. Fine, unread.

NY, Armed Services Editions, n.d. (1947), first edition thus, wrappers. Softcover.. No. 1265 in this important series, Author's First Book, a 20th Century story written in the manner of an 18th Century novel, issued by the Council on Books in Wartime, designed to fit the pocket of a World War II American GI, this is in the very scarce upright/vertical format. Very good.

NY, Armed Services Editions, n.d. (1947), first edition thus, wrappers. Softcover.. No. 1265 in this important series, Author's First Book, a 20th Century story written in the manner of an 18th Century novel, issued by the Council on Books in Wartime, designed to fit the pocket of a World War II American GI, this is in the very scarce upright/vertical format, this was Wouk's own copy, confirmed in a letter of provenance from Iolanthe Woulff, eldest surviving child of the Pulitzer-Prize winning Wouk. Very good.

NY, Armed Services Editions, n.d. (1944), first edition thus, wrappers. Softcover.. No. C-80 in this important series, "an ideal introduction to the great continent of Australia," illustrated with a map, foreword and an introduction by Ms. Hill, issued by the Council on Books in Wartime, designed to fit the pocket of a World War II American GI, this is one of the scarce D-Day ASE issues. Very good minus.

NY, Armed Services Editions, n.d. (1944), first edition thus, wrappers. Softcover.. No. I-241 in this important series, "a novel of love and espionage," with a note about the author at the end, this was required reading for bomber pilots before they flew into action so that they would have some understanding of the political situation in occupied France if they were shot down or forced to bail out, issued by the Council on Books in Wartime, designed to fit the pocket of a World War II American GI. Bright and beautiful, at least very good plus.

NY, Armed Services Editions, n.d. (1947), first edition thus, wrappers. Softcover.. No. 1225 in this important series, his first novel with a female protagonist, issued by the Council on Books in Wartime, designed to fit the pocket of a World War II American GI, this is in the very scarce upright/vertical format. Very good minus.

NY, Armed Services Editions, n.d. (1944), first edition thus, wrappers. Softcover.. No. K-24 in this important series, a novel "whose title has become a household word," with a note about this Nobel Prize winner at the end, issued by the Council on Books in Wartime, designed to fit the pocket of a World War II American GI. Very good plus, a superior copy.

NY, Armed Services Editions, n.d. (1946), first edition thus, wrappers. Softcover.. No. 996 in this important series, it reprints ASE No. Q-18 published earlier in the series in 1945, a Capt. Hornblower novel, issued by the Council on Books in Wartime, designed to fit the pocket of a World War II American GI, scarce. Very good.

NY, Armed Services Editions, n.d. (1943), first edition thus, wrappers. Softcover.. No. B-39 in this important series, first issue, later reprinted within the series as ASE No. T-13, humor, illustrated, issued by the Council on Books in Wartime, designed to fit the pocket of a World War II American GI. Soiling, else very good.

NY, Armed Services Editions, n.d. (1944), first edition thus, wrappers. Softcover.. No. G-206 in this important series, foreword by Foley, includes Wallace Stegner's Chip Off the Old Block, also includes John Cheever, William Faulkner, William Saroyan, James Thurber, Eudora Welty, etc., issued by the Council on Books in Wartime, designed to fit the pocket of a World War II American GI. Bright and clean, very good or better.

NY, Armed Services Editions, n.d. (1946), first edition thus, wrappers. Softcover.. No. 1011 in this important series, includes To Build A Fire, Lost Face, On the Makaloa Mat, Love of Life, and others, issued by the Council on Books in Wartime, designed to fit the pocket of a World War II American GI. Ink name, very good.

NY, Armed Services Editions, n.d. (1946), first edition thus, wrappers. Softcover.. No. 1213 in this important series, a few stories published in the original edition by Doubleday have been eliminated, issued by the Council on Books in Wartime, designed to fit the pocket of a World War II American GI, this is in the very scarce upright/vertical format. Very good.

NY, Armed Services Editions, n.d. (1946), first edition thus, wrappers. Softcover.. No. 1215 in this important series, a terror and tension-filled novel, issued by the Council on Books in Wartime, designed to fit the pocket of a World War II American GI, this is in the very scarce upright/vertical format. Very good.

NY, Armed Services Editions, n.d. (1945), first edition thus, wrappers. Softcover.. No. 751 in this important series, Author's First Book, film source, to say that this is a mystery is wholly inadequate, Bruccoli check list I-6 (with an incorrect date of publication), issued by the Council on Books in Wartime, designed to fit the pocket of a World War II American GI. Very good.