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The General Statutes of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Relating to the Militia, Passed by the Legislature of 1859, and Approved by His Excellency N.P. Banks, Dec. 28, 1859
by (MILITIA -- MASSACHUSETTS)
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- 1860
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Galena, Illinois, USA
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Boston: William White, 1860. Hardcover. Small 4to. Original blind-embossed brown cloth with gilt lettering and pictorial stamping, black cloth tape spine. 46pp. Good only. Boards edgeworn, though front board gilt strong and bright; modern library cloth tape spine rather homespun; inner hinges delicate but holding; small hand-lettered paper shelf label at lower left of front board. Decently tight and… Read more about this item Item Price
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Pearl Harbor: The Movie and the Moment
by SUNSHINE, Linda, and FELIX, Antonia (editors)
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- 2001
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- Hardcover
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- 9780786867806
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Galena, Illinois, USA
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NZ$160.74
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New York: Hyperion, 2001. Hardcover. Photo foreword by Jerry Bruckheimer. Introduction by Michael Bay. Preface by Randall Wallace. Small 4to. Black paper over boards with white spine lettering, pictorial dust jacket. 176pp. Extensive color illustrations. Fine/fine. Pristine and tight third printing of this heavily pictorial chronicle of the 2001 war film, a mostly fictionalized account of the December 7,… Read more about this item Item Price
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North American Fighting Uniforms: An Illustrated History Since 1756
by BOWERS, Michael (editor)
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- 1984
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- Hardcover
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- 9780713714326
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Galena, Illinois, USA
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NZ$42.30
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Dorset: Blandford Press, 1984. Hardcover. Small 4to. Blue cloth with gilt spine lettering, pictorial dust jacket. 128pp. Numerous color illustrations. Near fine/near fine. Superb, tight first edition of this well-illustrated survey. Item Price
NZ$42.30
The Trial of U.S. Grant: The Pacific Coast Years, 1852-1854
by ELLINGTON, Charles G.
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- 1987
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- 9780870621697
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Galena, Illinois, USA
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NZ$93.06
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Glendale, CA: The Arthur H. Clark Company, 1987. Hardcover. Foreword by John Y. Simon. Small 4to. Blue cloth with gilt spine lettering, pictorial dust jacket. 248pp. Frontispiece, illustrations. Near fine/fine. Touch of foxing to both endpapers (only). Tight and handsome first edition of Volume XIV of this publisher's "Frontier Military Series." Front flyleaf bears a fine decorative-edged bookplate signed… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Powder Flask Book: Treating of the history and use of the flask as a principal accessory to the firearm, from its inception, through the ages, until the popular acceptance of the metallic cartridge, and giving emphasis to the powder flasks of the nineteenth century, noting their significance and values for shooters and collectors of antique arms and flasks
by RILING, Ray
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- 1992
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Galena, Illinois, USA
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Livonia, NY: R & R Books, 1992. Hardcover. 4to. Full green leatherette with gilt lettering, pictorial dust jacket. xv, 495pp. Frontispiece, extensive illustrations. Near fine/near fine. Superbly tight and lovely reprint edition of this thorough, detailed, definitive study first published by Robert Halter in 1952. Item Price
NZ$126.90
An Illustrated History of the Rock Island Arsenal and Arsenal Island: Parts One and Two
by SLATTERY, Thomas J.
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- 1990
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- Paperback
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Galena, Illinois, USA
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Rock Island: U.S. Army Armament, 1990. Paperback. Small 4to. Stiff grey wrappers. 80pp, 116pp. Numerous illustrations. Very good. Mild rubbing to outer wrappers only, else tight and internally fine; small ownership name/address inkstamp. Revised edition of the 1988 text (Part One), together with the first appearance of Part Two -- thus first time published together in this form. … Read more about this item Item Price
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Mauser Bolt Rifles
by OLSON, Ludwig
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- 1997
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- Hardcover
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Galena, Illinois, USA
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Montezuma, IA: F. Brownell & Son, 1997. Hardcover. 4to. Brown cloth with gilt spine lettering, pictorial dust jacket. x, 372pp. Extensive illustrations and line drawings. Fine/near fine. First published in 1951, this is the 13th printing of the updated and expanded third edition of this classic and definitive study. Quite tight and handsome. Item Price
NZ$126.90
The Colt Whitneyville-Walker Pistol: A Study of the Pistol and Associated Characters 1846-1851
by WHITTINGTON, Robert D., III
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- 1984
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- Hardcover
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Galena, Illinois, USA
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NZ$338.40
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Hooks, TX: Brownlee Books, 1984. Hardcover. Small 4to. Green paper over boards with white lettering, pictorial dust jacket. 96pp. Illustrations. Fine/very good. Slightest bit of jacket edgewear only. Tight, quite lovely first edition of this slim study of "U.S. Model 1847," the Army's first repeating pistol. Title page colophon notes this as #0445 (of unspecified limitation) and printed dedication… Read more about this item Item Price
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American Swords and Sword Makers
by BEZDEK, Richard H.
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- 1994
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- Hardcover
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- 9780873647656
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Galena, Illinois, USA
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Boulder: Paladin Press, 1994. Hardcover. 4to. Black cloth with silver spine lettering, pictorial dust jacket. xvii, 627pp. Numerous illustrations, pictorial endpapers. Fine/fine. Superbly tight and nice first edition of this hefty reference source. Item Price
NZ$126.90
American Swords and Sword Makers
by BEZDEK, Richard H.
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- 1994
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- Hardcover
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- 9780873647656
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Galena, Illinois, USA
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Boulder: Paladin Press, 1994. Hardcover. 4to. Black cloth with silver spine lettering, pictorial dust jacket. xvii, 627pp. Numerous illustrations, pictorial endpapers. Fine/fine. Handsome first edition of this exhaustive reference source. Item Price
NZ$126.90
Straight Up to See the Sky
by TRUMAN, Timothy
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- 1991
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- Hardcover
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- 9781560601388
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Galena, Illinois, USA
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NZ$93.06
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Forestville, CA: Eclipse Books, 1991. Hardcover. Illustrations by author. Small 4to. Terra cotta cloth with gilt lettering, pictorial dust jacket. 126pp, (2pp ads). Numerous illustrations (many full page), maps. Near fine/near fine. Attractive first edition of this thrilling (to quote jacket front panel) "Illustrated Guidebook to the Great Trans-Allegheny Adventurers and Chiefs" -- one of 250 numbered copies (this… Read more about this item Item Price
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Citadel in the Wilderness: The Story of Fort Snelling and the Old Northwest Frontier
by JONES, Evan
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- 1966
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- Hardcover
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Galena, Illinois, USA
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New York: Coward-McCann, Inc, 1966. Hardcover. 8vo. Tan cloth with gilt spine lettering, pictorial price-clipped dust jacket. 255pp. Illustrations. Near fine/very good. Jacket lightly edgeworn, with spine a bit sunned; 1968 ownership signature on front pastedown. Tight and nice first edition of this history of the historic military fort in southeast Minnesota initially completed in 1825. This copy bears… Read more about this item Item Price
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Jo Daviess County Honor Roll: An Illustrated Historical Biography Compiled from Private Authentic Records
by (JO DAVIESS COUNTY -- WORLD WAR ONE)
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- n.y.
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- Hardcover
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Galena, Illinois, USA
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Galena, IL: M.J. & A.J. Weber, n.y.. Hardcover. Small 4to. Black cloth with gilt front board lettering. 224pp, 93pp ads. Numerous illustrations, advertisements, green decorative endpapers. Very good. Quite faint binding wear only. A handsome, tight probable sole edition of this memorial yearbook of World War I veterans from Jo Daviess county in northwestern Illinois. Intriguing addition: Tipped opposite… Read more about this item Item Price
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The History of the 323rd Regiment of Field Artillery 158th F.A. Brigade, 83rd Division, 32nd Division
by COLYER, Charles M.
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- 1920
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Galena, Illinois, USA
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NZ$169.20
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Cleveland: The Britton Publishing Co, 1920. Hardcover. 4to. Burgundy cloth with front board gilt lettering and device. 135pp. Illustrations, maps. Near fine. Superbly tight and bright first edition of this World War One regimental history. Neatly tipped to front pastedown is publisher's 8½" X 11" printed announcement that "A few copies of this book are still available due to… Read more about this item Item Price
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Jo Daviess County Honor Roll: An Illustrated Historical Biography Compiled from Private Authentic Records
by (JO DAVIESS COUNTY -- WORLD WAR ONE)
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- n.y.
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Galena, Illinois, USA
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Galena, IL: M.J. & A.J. Weber, n.y.. Hardcover. Small 4to. Black cloth with gilt front board lettering. 224pp, 93pp ads. Numerous illustrations, advertisements, green decorative endpapers. Very good. Mildly edgeworn only. Tight and attractive probable sole edition of this memorial yearbook of World War I veterans from Jo Daviess county in northwestern Illinois. Of special interest is a sharp… Read more about this item Item Price
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Bayonets from Janzen's Notebook
by JANZEN, Jerry L.
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- 1997
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- Hardcover
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- 9780961978914
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Galena, Illinois, USA
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Broken Arrow, OK: Cedar Ridge Publications, 1997. Hardcover. 4to. Glossy grey pictorial paper over boards. 258pp. Extensive line drawings. Near fine. A wonderfully bright and tight fifth printing of this well-illustrated 1987 text, a country by country alphabetical (Argentina through Yugoslavia) study of the bayonets produced in these countries. Item Price
NZ$126.90
Bayonets from Janzen's Notebook
by JANZEN, Jerry L.
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- 2000
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- Hardcover
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- 9780961978914
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Galena, Illinois, USA
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Broken Arrow, OK: Cedar Ridge Publications, 2000. Hardcover. 4to. Glossy grey pictorial paper over boards. 258pp. Extensive line drawings. Near fine. Quite tight, quite bright sixth printing of this well-illustrated 1987 text, a country by country alphabetical (Argentina through Yugoslavia) study of the bayonets produced in these countries. Item Price
NZ$126.90
Bayonets from Janzen's Notebook
by JANZEN, Jerry L.
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- 1997
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- Hardcover
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- 9780961978914
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Galena, Illinois, USA
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Broken Arrow, OK: Cedar Ridge Publications, 1997. Hardcover. 4to. Glossy grey pictorial paper over boards. 258pp. Extensive line drawings. Near fine. Superbly tight and handsome fifth printing of this 1987 pictorial text, a country by country alphabetical (Argentina through Yugoslavia) study of the bayonets produced in these countries. Item Price
NZ$126.90
The Age of Battles: The Quest for Decisive Warfare from Breitenfeld to Waterloo
by WEIGLEY, Russell F.
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- 1991
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- Hardcover
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- 9780253363800
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Galena, Illinois, USA
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NZ$33.84
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Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1991. Hardcover. Small 4to. Red cloth spine with gilt lettering and green paper over boards, pictorial dust jacket. xviii, 579pp. Numerous maps. Near fine/fine. Just a book club edition of this thick (to cite jacket front panel) "Quest for Decisive Warfare from Breitenfeld to Waterloo," but tight, clean and near pristine. Item Price
NZ$33.84
A Dawn Like Thunder: The True Story of Torpedo Squadron Eight
by MRAZEK, Robert J.
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- 2008
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- Hardcover
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- 9780316021395
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Galena, Illinois, USA
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New York: Little, Brown and Company, 2008. Hardcover. Small 4to. Grey paper over boards with silver spine lettering, pictorial dust jacket. xiii, 526pp. Illustrations, maps. Near fine/near fine. Just a book club edition, but exceptionally tight and bright. Item Price
NZ$33.84