Search Results: Titles starting with U from Last Exit Books

E-237: Houghton Mifflin / Riverside Press. Very Good. 1946. Hardcover. Hardcover. 8vo. Houghton, Mifflin and Company, Boston, MA. 1946. #350 of 365 copies [of which 350 were for sale] signed by John Dos Passos and the illustrator Reginald Marsh. Slipcased in a illustrated paper covered slipcase. Slipcase is lightly scuffed and worn at detached at the base of the slipcase. Bound in tan cloth with titles present to the spine and the front board. Boards lightly rubbed and worn. No ownership marks present. Several pages torn at the margins. Text is clean and free of marks, binding tight and solid. In the novels that make up the trilogy—The 42nd Parallel, 1919, and The Big Money—Dos Passos creates an unforgettable collective portrait of America, shot through with sardonic comedy and brilliant social observation. He interweaves the careers of his characters and the events of their time with a narrative verve and breathtaking technical skill that make U. S. A. Among the most… Read More

EB: Stackpole Books. Very Good. 1994. Paperback. Trade PB. 4to. Published by Stackpole Books, Mechanicsburg, PA. 1994. 288 pgs. Illustrated. Third Printing. Wrappers lightly worn with some light shelf-wear to the extremities present. Book is free of ownership marks. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. Stanton, military historian and archivist, has written the definitive text on the evolution of the U. S. Army uniform during World War II. Four hundred captioned black-and-white photographs (many previously unpublished) describe all issue and many experimental uniforms. Covered are dress uniforms, field uniforms, helmets, tropical and winter gear, boots, and the only in-print descriptions of Women Army Corp uniforms. Before the publication of this work, information on this topic was available only from old U. S. Army Quartermaster Supply catalogs, Phil Katcher's U. S. Army Uniforms: 1941-45, or specialized military uniform periodicals. EB; 7.5 X 0.75 X 9.25 inches;… Read More

E-014, E-371: Naval Institute Press. Very Good. 1982. Hardcover. Hardcover. 4to. Naval Institute Press, Annapolis, MD. 1991. 489 pgs. Illustrated with Black and White Plates. Later Printing. DJ has light shelf-wear present to the DJ extremities. Bound in cloth boards with titles present to the spine. Boards have light shelf-wear present to the extremities. No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. Traces the evolution of the destroyer from 1906 to the present and examines the design and construction of the various models of American destroyers. Norman Friedman is a prominent naval analyst and the author of more than thirty books covering a range of naval subjects, from warship histories to contemporary defense issues. He is a longtime columnist for Proceedings magazine and lives in New York City. EB; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

E-369: University of Nebraska Press. Very Good. 2005. Hardcover. Hardcover. 8vo. Published by University of Nebraska Press, Lincoln, NE. 2005. 432 pgs. First Edition/First Printing. DJ has light shelf-wear present to the DJ extremities. Bound in cloth boards with titles present to the spine. Boards have light shelf-wear present to the extremities. No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. As President Carter’s ambassador to Nicaragua from 1977–1979, Mauricio Solaún witnessed a critical moment in Central American history. In U. S. Intervention and Regime Change in Nicaragua, Solaún outlines the role of U. S. Foreign policy during the Carter administration and explains how this policy with respect to the Nicaraguan Revolution of 1979 not only failed but helped impede the institutionalization of democracy there. Late in the 1970s, the United States took issue with the Nicaraguan dictator Anastasio Somoza. Moral suasion,… Read More

E-285: E. P. Dutton & Co.. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1967. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Hardcover. 8vo. Published by E. P. Dutton & Co. , New York. 1967. 314 pages. Signed by Calvin Trillin on the half-title page. First Edition/First Printing. DJ has light shelf-wear present to the DJ extremities. Bound in cloth boards with titles present to the spine. Boards have light shelf-wear present to the extremities. No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. Calvin Trillin, a staff writer, has contributed to The New Yorker since 1963, when the magazine published “An Education in Georgia, ” his account of the desegregation of the University of Georgia. He has published more than four hundred pieces in The New Yorker, including comic casuals and a wide variety of nonfiction. Between 1967 and 1982, he reported throughout the United States for a column called U. S. Journal. He has published two collections based on… Read More

E-219: Crestline Publishing Co. Inc.. Very Good. 1983. Hardcover. Hardcover. 4to. Crestline Publishing Co. Inc, Sarasota, FL 1983. 472 pgs. Illustrated throughout. Bound in tan cloth boards with green titles present to the spine and front board. Boards have light shelf-wear present to the extremities. Previous owner's name present to the bottom edge of the text block. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. A timeless classic vehicle history book, over 2100+ photos of US military vehicles - 1900 to 1983. Covers everything from bicycles, jeeps, 4X4's, 6X6's, 8X8's, 1/4 ton's to 50 ton trucks. A must for military vehicle enthusiasts and collectors. EB; Crestline Automotive Series; 10.9 X 9.1 X 1.8 inches; 472 pages .

E-269, EB: Motorbooks Intl. Very Good. 1992. Hardcover. Hardcover. 4to. Motorbooks, Osceola, WI. 1992. 415 pgs. Illustrated throughout. First Edition/First Printing. Bound in green cloth boards with green titles present to the spine and front board. Boards have light shelf-wear present to the extremities. No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. A timeless classic vehicle history book, over 2100+ photos of US military vehicles - 1900 to 1983. A must for military vehicle enthusiasts and collectors. EB; Crestline Series; 11.3 X 8.7 X 1.6 inches; 415 pages .

EB: Osprey Publishing, Limited. Very Good. 1989. Paperback. Trade PB. 8vo. Published by Osprey Pub Co, London, UK. 1988 . 128 pgs. Osprey Colour Series. Wrappers lightly worn with some light shelf-wear to the extremities present. Book is free of ownership marks. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. A stunning book from a more colourful time in military aviation gorgeous in layout and reproduction quality. EB; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

E-332: Stackpole, 1991.. Very Good. 1994. Paperback. Trade PB. Small 4to. Published by Stackpole Books, Mechanicsburg, PA. 1994. 288 pgs. Illustrated. Third Printing. Wrappers lightly worn with some light shelf-wear to the extremities present. Book is free of ownership marks. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. Stanton, military historian and archivist, has written the definitive text on the evolution of the U. S. Army uniform during World War II. Four hundred captioned black-and-white photographs (many previously unpublished) describe all issue and many experimental uniforms. Covered are dress uniforms, field uniforms, helmets, tropical and winter gear, boots, and the only in-print descriptions of Women Army Corp uniforms. Before the publication of this work, information on this topic was available only from old U. S. Army Quartermaster Supply catalogs, Phil Katcher's U. S. Army Uniforms: 1941-45, or specialized military uniform periodicals. E-332; 8vo 8"… Read More

E-306. Fair. Hardcover. Hardcover. 8vo. Published by Gresham Books, Old Woking, England. 1979. 556 pgs. Illustrated photo illus, specifications and tables. Reprint. DJ has heavy shelf-wear present to the DJ extremities (DJ is heavily chipped and worn with pieces missing from the edges of the DJ). Bound in cloth boards with titles present to the spine. Boards have light shelf-wear present to the extremities. No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. Facsimile reprint of War Dept. Manual TM 9-2800. Data and illustrations of all vehicles in US Army service in September 1943 EB; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

E-227: Naval Institute Press. Very Good. 1983. Hardcover. Hardcover. 4to. Published by Naval Institute Press, Annapolis, MD. 1988. 287 pgs. Illustrated with 300 illustrations. Reprint. DJ has light shelf-wear present to the DJ extremities. Bound in cloth boards with titles present to the spine. Boards have light shelf-wear present to the extremities. No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. Shows, describes and evaluates guns, gun mounts, fire control systems, mines, torpedoes, sonar systems, missiles, bombs, rockets and other Navy ordnance EB; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 287 pages .

EB. Hardcover. Hardcover. 4to. Published by US Navy Bureau of Ordnance, Washington, DC. Published the 4 May 1944. 464 pages. Numerous black and white photos. Tabbed. Bound in blue buckram with yellow titles. Boards have light shelf-wear present to the extremities. Previous owner's name present to the FFEP. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

E-351. Very Good. Paperback. Trade PB. 8vo. Published by The US Catholic Conference, Washington, DC. 1971. Unpaginated. Wrappers lightly worn with some light shelf-wear to the extremities present. Book is free of ownership marks. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. The National Conference of Catholic Bishops January, 1971 Confidential Telephone Directory for circulation among bishops only. It lists the name of every Catholic bishop in the United States of America along with the name of his diocese, his office phone number and his private home phone number EB; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

C4c. Hardcover. Trade PB. 4to. Unknown Publisher, unknown location. 1960. 3 Volumes. 100 pgs. + 96 pgs. + 164 pgs. Illustrated. Slipcased in illustrated paper covered boards. Wrappers lightly worn with some light shelf-wear to the extremities present. Light foxing present. Book is free of ownership marks. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. USS Forrestal CVA-59 deploys with the Sixth Fleet 1961 cruise book. Has activities and group pictures of the crew in 1961. EB; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

E-182. Very Good. Hardcover. 2 Ring Binder. 8vo. Unknown publisher and date. C.1946. Various paginations. Issued as a series of loose sheets bound in a 2 ring binder. Bound in cloth boards with titles present to the spine and front board. Boards have shelf-wear present to the extremities. Previous owner's name present to the title page (previous owner was an officer on the USS Parche). Offsetting present to the title page. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. The first USS Parche (SS-384/AGSS-384) was a United States Navy submarine. She bore the name of a butterfly fish, Chaetodon capistratus. EB; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

E-161: The Sheldon Press. Good+. 1939. Hardcover. Hardcover. 8vo. The Sheldon Press, London, UK. 1939. 220 pgs. Text in Zulu. First Edition/First Printing. Bound in green cloth with gilt titles present to the spine. Boards have light wear present to the extremities of the boards (corners and extremities lightly bumped and rubbed) No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. Benedict Wallet Vilakazi (6 January 1906 – 26 October 1947) was a South African Zulu poet, novelist, and educator. In 1946, he became the first black South African to receive a Ph. D. Vilakazi Street in Soweto is named after him and it is now famous as the place where both Nelson Mandela and Desmond Tutu once lived. Benedict Vilakazi was born Bambatha kaMshini in 1906 at the Groutville Mission Station near KwaDukuza, Natal (now South Africa) , the fifth child of Christian converts Mshini ka Makhwatha and Leah Hlongwane: Mrs Leah Hlongwane Vilakazi, the daughter of Bangile… Read More

E-228. Very Good. Hardcover. Hardcover. 8vo. Philosophical Library, New York 1956-1959. 117 pgs, 117 pgs. 2 Volumes. First Edition/First Printing. DJ has light shelf-wear present to the DJ extremities (Ugglians at Large has a stained rear panel of the DJ). Bound in cloth boards with titles present to the spine and Philosophical library device present to the front board. Boards have light shelf-wear present to the extremities. Previous owner's name stamped to the FFEP. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. L M Fallaw (1908-1990) is a US author of whom little is known beyond his receipt of a 1929 English BA from Furman University (Greenville, South Carolina) and 1931 MA from Stanford University, California. His two-book Ugglians sequence, comprising The Ugglians (1956 chap) and Second Book of Ugg: The Ugglians at Large (1959) , contains some fairly sharp sf Satire based on the arrival in America of Ugg the First from his African kingdom, intending to convert the… Read More

E-382: Vanwell Publishing Ltd.. Very Good. 2003. Hardcover. Hardcover. 4to. Published by Naval Institute Press, Annapolis, Maryland, 2003. 180 pgs. Illustrated. First Edition/First Printing. DJ has light shelf-wear present to the DJ extremities. Bound in cloth boards with titles present to the spine and front board. Boards have light shelf-wear present to the extremities. No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. Borrowing the name given to the Allied Liberty Ships when they first came out, this study details Japan's feverish effort to build a large fleet of so-called Standard Ships to counter the severe losses sustained by her merchant fleet in the Pacific War. The Emergency Standard Ship came at a time when expedience took precedence over good construction standards. Considered the equivalent of the Liberty Ships, the Type-A Standard Ship is the focus of this book with the author describing the Zaibatsu business conglomerate that produced… Read More

E-101. Very Good. Paperback. Trade PB. 4to. Published by McGraw-Hill/Tab Electronics, New York. 2007. Xxvi, 413 pgs. Illustrated. Wrappers lightly worn with some light shelf-wear to the extremities present. Book is free of ownership marks. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. The Ultimate Tesla Coil Design and Construction Guide is a one-stop reference covering the theory, design tools, and techniques necessary to create the Tesla coil using modern materials. This unique resource utilizes Excel spreadsheets to perform calculations and SPICE simulation models on the companion website to enhance understanding of coil performance and operating theory. EB; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

E-334: Green Ronin Publishing. Very Good. 2005. Hardcover. Hardcover. 4to. Published by Green Ronin Publishing, Renton, WA. 2002. 160 pgs. Illustrated. Bound in illustrated paper covered boards with titles present to the spine and front board. Boards have light shelf-wear present to the extremities. No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. The best ever RPG gun resource is back! Chameleon Eclectic's original Ultramodern Firearms was a marvel of research and illustration. Now author Charles Ryan, fresh from his work on the Wheel of Time RPG and d20 Modern for Wizards of the Coast, has revisited Ultramodern Firearms and updated it for the d20 System. The text is written for gamers, not gun enthusiasts, so it is clear, well-organized, and easy to use, focusing on the features, advantages, and uses of over 300 weapons and sights. Over 200 precise illustrations complete the package. Ultramodern Firearms is an indispensable resource for any… Read More