(1920). 241p, 10 1/4" x 7 3/4", flexible imitation leather cloth, endpapers dampstained, fold-out photograph torn, good. First edition. Roster. Many illustrations, several large fold-out photos. Drawn from National Guard units of Maryland.
Southport: Real Photographs Co. Ltd. AMERICAN TYPE DESIGNATIONS, Explaining the System of Naming and Numbering of U.S. Aircraft. Southport, Gt.Brit.: Real Photographs Co., Ltd., no date (WWII). 16p, illustrated wraps, illustrated, vg. 3rd ed.
1944. (WWII) BRIDGING OPERATIONS. ITALY. Constructed by Company B, 16th Arm'd Engr. Bn. September 9, 1943- December 6, 1943. No place: 661 Engr. Co. TOP, 1944. 10 leaves, 10" X 8", selfwrappers, illus., soiled, folded, good. Not in Controvich. 13 bridges constructed by this unit in Italy during WWII are.....
The Philippines: Sixth Infantry Division, 1945. (WWII) COCKATOO. The Philippines: 6th Infantry Division, 1945. Vol. 2, No. 102, April 25, 1945, 2p.; Vol. 2, No. 160, June 22, 1945, 4p.; Vol. 2, No. 173, July 5, 1945, 2p.; Vol. 2, No. 226, Aug. 27, 1945, 2p. 13" x 8", self.....
Columbus, Oh: Franklin County Historical Society, 1954. A DEDICATION TO ... FRANKLIN COUNTY HEROES OF THE MEXICAN WAR. 32p, printed wraps, illustrated, tape mark on front wrap, otherwise very good.
FIELD ARTILLERY SCHOOL PRACTICAL WORK SHEETS. Fort Sill, OK: Field Artillery School, 1942-1943. Various pages, cloth, illus., covers worn and soiled, text soiled, notes in pen and pencil, good. A collection of 77 "Practical Work Sheets", each paged separately, on the operation and maintenance of a variety of weapons used.....
Washington, D.C. The Society of the Fifth Division, 1919. 423p, 10 3/4" x 7 1/2", top edge gilt, 1/4 leather, illustrated, maps (many fold-out), wear to edges, some loosening, good. First edition. Attractive binding- suede spine with map design of Meuse River on front cover. The Fifth participated in Alsace.....
Columbus, Oh: Press of Nitschke Bros. (1889). 144p, 21 illustrations, 2 maps, rebound in 1/2 leather with marbled boards,vg. Second revised edition. (Ryan. CIVIL WAR LITERATURE OF OHIO, No. 537. Dornbusch, Vol. III, 2231). The report of the State Commission to erect monuments on the Gettysburg battlefield indicating the position.....
New York: Orion Books, (1990). 304p, 11" x 8 1/2", cloth, illus., vg+ in dj. 1st edition.
(Washington, D. C.): GPO, 1944. 26p, 2 maps (one a large folding map of the Puveneelle Sector and Woevre Plain Operation, Oct. 8 - Nov. 11, 1918 in pocket), light wear to edges, very good. Gen. John J. Pershing was Chair of the American Battle Monuments Commission. Laid in is.....
1991. Bagshawe, Peter. WARRIORS OF THE SKY, Springbok Air Heroes in Combat. Johannesburg, South Africa: Ashanti Publishing Limited, (1990). 272p, boards, illustrated, light rubbing to spine edges, vg in dust jacket. 1st edition. Includes WWI, WWII, and Korea.
1942. Baylis, Charles D. (Editor). ARMY AIR FORCES, 70th AAFFTD. (Baton Rouge, LA: Army and Navy Publishing Co., 1942). 65p, 12" X 9", decorated cloth, illus., top of spine worn, g-vg. 3rd ed. Cover-title. Brief history of the Army Air Force, Pilot Training procedures, profile of the 70th AAFFTD with.....
NY: Sun Dial Press, 1927. Bishop, William A. & Rothesay Stuart-Wortley. THE FLYING SQUAD. New York: Sun Dial Press, (1927). 260p, decorated cloth, name on endpaper, small book label, vg in dj with edge tears. "Young Moderns Bookshelf." A novel for young people about air warfare during WWI...
Berlin: 1934-37. 4 volumes, 1/4 cloth with illustrated boards, some browning of paper, small former owner's stamp in each volume, some rubbing to cover edges, small snag to outer hinge of volume 2, good. Introduction by Hermann Goring in volumes 1 and 2. Full page illustrations with captions: vol. 1-.....
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, (1972). 996p, boards, illustrated, very good in dust jacket. Chronology, index. Volume one only.
Cincinnati: Moore, Wilstach, Keys & Co., 1863. 465p, cloth, frontis map, pencil notations on a few pages, spine faded, foxing, good. First edition. Presented by former owner to Military Order of the Loyal Legion, State of Illinois- bookplate and small label on spine. "Personal and pointed observations by a correspondent.....
Columbus, Ohio: Hunter-Trader-Trapper Co., 1925. 214p, illustrated, covers soiled, good. First edition. Vol. I of "The Frontier Series." An expanded version was published in Harrisburg, Pa. in 1952. Contains William C. Slaper's account of the Battle of Big Horn. Brininstool contributed several articles about Custer and the Battle.
2002. Cranman, Herman L. A MEASURE OF LIFE, War, Captivity, Freedom. Savannah, Ga., 2002. 280p, paperback, illustrated, vg. 1st edition, signed by author. Personal story of a Jewish B-24 navigator through training, combat, loss of aircraft, capture, and finally release after VE-Day. One of the best we've read...
No Place, 1945. 71p, wrappers, cover slightly faded, good. Extensive notes and corrections throughout, mostly in pencil.
1998. Druen, Dan. SOMETIMES WE FLEW TOO (A Fighter Pilot's Last Chapter). (Lynchburg, VA: Warwick House Publishing, 1998). 201p., cloth, dust jacket, illus. (incl. maps), fine. 1st ed. Inscribed by the author. Lt. General Druen's experiences with the U.S. Air Force in Korea.
New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, (1889). 2 volumes, 1/2 leather, all edges gilt, ribbon marker, illustrated,light wear to edges, very good. Large bookplate in both volumes- noted book collector Frederick W. Skiff. A very handsome binding.
Akron, OH, (1911). 64p, cloth, illustrated, very good. First edition. Contains names, biographical information and burial places of Revolutionary War veterans buried in the county. Illustrated with several interesting photos including the portage trail and another of the old portage.
(Columbus, Oh:): (1906). 374p, cloth, illustrated by photos and a map, some wear to spine extremities, very good. First edition. Contains battle histories of various Ohio units at Vicksburg anD photos of some statuary to be dedicated.
1971. Gershen, Martin. DESTROY OR DIE, The True Story of Mylai. New Rochelle, NY: Arlington house, (1971). 325p, cloth, illus., small ownership tag on endpaper, vg in dj. 1st edition. A detailed account of the Mylai incident during the Vietnam War.
1974. Goebel, Ulf. SGT. ED ARTHUR'S NAM. Westerville, OH: Dakar Publishing, 1974. 213p, cloth, vg in worn dj. 1st edition. Arthur was born in Columbus, Ohio, and served as a helicopter scout in the Vietnam War.