Calculated Risk: The Story of the War in the Mediterranean
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1950. First Edition. 500, illus., maps, endpaper maps, index, some wear to board and spine edges and to board corners, board & spine lettering faded. More
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1950. First Edition. 500, illus., maps, endpaper maps, index, some wear to board and spine edges and to board corners, board & spine lettering faded. More
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1954. First Edition. 369, illus., map, app, index, lib bkplate ins fr bd, lib stamp ins fr flylf, discolor ins bds, DJ scuffed, soiled, sm tears, pc mis. More
London: George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd., 1954. Second Printing. 356, illus., endpaper map, appendix, index, slight weakness to rear board, some wear to DJ edges. More
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1954. First Edition. 369, illus., appendix, index, discoloration inside boards, DJ in plastic sleeve, DJ worn, soiled, & creased: several large tears. More
Place_Pub: New York: Simon & Schuster, 2002. First Edition. First Printing. 207, illus. More
Mount Vernon, VA: Mount Vernon Ladies' Association, 2002. Reprint. Later printing. Hardcover. 223, [1] pages. Includes illustrations. Signed by author. Signed bookplate. This was originally published as Aspire to the Heavens, in 1969. The role of leader came naturally to George Washington, the first president of the United States, and the man revered as the father of his country. But when it came to the social aspects of life in the mid 18th century, he was both awkward and insecure, and finally it was only through the love of a woman that he found happiness. More
New York: Simon & Schuster, 2003. First edition. First printing [stated]. Hardcover. viii, 302 p. More
New York: Scribner/Simon & Schuster, 2001. First edition. First printing [stated]. Hardcover. 202 p. More
New York, NY: Scribner/Simon & Schuster, 2001. First edition. First printing [stated]. Hardcover. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 202, [6] p. More
New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1956. 278, illus., DJ slightly discolored and small tears, spine of DJ creased. More
New York: Academic Press, 1964. First? Edition. First? Printing. 24 cm, 340, illus., index, ink notations on fr endpaper, DJ & boards worn & soiled, corner of some pages damp stained but pages separate. More
New York: Praeger, [1959]. First? Edition. First? Printing. 466, maps, endpaper maps, appendices, bibliography, index, DJ worn, soiled, and torn, pencil erasure residue on front endpaper. More
Madison, WI: The University of Wisconsin Press, 1961. Presumed first edition/first printing. Hardcover. xiv, 369 p. 25 cm. Illustrations. Notes. Index. More
Vienna, Austria: IAEA Nuclear Data Section, 2007. Wraps. 19 p. More
n.p. n.p., 1958. First? Edition. First? Printing. 65, wraps, illus., part of dedication page removed, some page foxing. Inscribed by the author, dedication & inscription intact. More
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1970. Second Printing [stated]. Hardcover. 346, [6] pages. Inscribed by the author on fep. Introduction by Tom Wicker. DJ has wear, soiling, tears and chips. Some corners have been creased. William Ramsey Clark (born December 18, 1927) is an American lawyer, activist and former federal government official. A progressive, New Frontier liberal, he occupied senior positions in the United States Department of Justice under Presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson, notably serving as United States He was known for his vigorous opposition to the death penalty, his aggressive support of civil liberties and civil rights, and his dedication in enforcing antitrust provisions. Clark supervised the drafting of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and Civil Rights Act of 1968. Since leaving public office Clark has led many progressive activism campaigns, including opposition to the War on Terror. Clark is one of only two living members of Johnson's Cabinet, along with Alan Boyd. More
New York: Thunder's Mouth Press, 1992. First Edition. First Printing. 325, illus., map, chronology, appendices, notes, index, some wear to DJ edges. More
New York: Thunder's Mouth Press, 1994. 1st Trade Ppbk Edition. First Printing. 325, wraps, illus., map, chronology, appendices, notes, index, some soiling to fore-edge, some wear cover edges, rear cover creased. More
New York: Thunder's Mouth Press, 1994. 1st Trade Ppbk Edition. First Printing. 325, wraps, illus., map, chronology, appendices, notes, index. More
Place_Pub: New York: Thunder's Mouth Press, 1992. First Edition. First Printing. 325, illus., map, chronology, appendices, notes, index, usual library markings, binding cracked at p. 68, DJ in plastic sleeve library stickers on DJ and plastic sleeve (some crossed out in marker), ink doodle inside front flyleaf. More
Place_Pub: Washington, DC: GPO, 1985. First Printing. 23 cm, 78, wraps, appendices, endnotes, bibliography, some soiling to covers. More
Place_Pub: Washington, DC: National Defense University, 1985. 78, wraps, appendices, endnotes, bibliography, p. 57 creased, some soiling to covers. More
New York: Bowker, 1976. First? Edition. First? Printing. 218, annotated bibliography, index, usual library markings, ink name on front endpaper, boards somewhat worn and soiled. More
Washington, DC: Farragut Publishing Company, 1991. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Trade paperback. [10], 155, [11] pages. Cover has some wear and undulations. Some edge wear. Some page rippling. Inscribed by the author on the title page. Inscription reads: Very Best (& Just do it!). Rolf Clark. Includes Acknowledgments, and The Publisher's Response. Also includes Prologue, How We Learn, The Mental Game: The Most Important One; The Physical Game: The Joyful One; and Some Further Thoughts About Tennis. Also includes Index. This book is for players who feel they may have stalled at a plateau below their potential and for the coaches who strive with their athletes to help them achieve new levels of performance. Breakthrough Tennis enlists the player to serve as his or her own teacher while focusing on three essential components of more advanced play: balance, timing, and concentration. More
Boston, MA: Little, Brown and Company, 1977. First American Edition [stated]. Presumed first printing. Hardcover. ix, [1], 271, [7] pages. List of Illustrations. Illustrations. Index. Some wear to DJ edges and small tears. Ronald William Clark (2 November 1916 – 9 March 1987) was a British author of biography and non-fiction. In 1933, he embarked on a career as a journalist, and served as a war correspondent during the Second World War after being turned down for military service on medical grounds. As a war correspondent, Clark landed on Juno Beach with the Canadians on D-Day. He followed the war until the end, and remained in Germany to report on the major War Crimes trials. After returning to Britain in 1948, Clark embarked on a career as an author. He wrote extensively on subjects ranging from mountain climbing (over a dozen titles), the atomic bomb, Balmoral Castle, and world explorers, as well as novels of alternate history. He also wrote a number of biographies of a diverse range of historical figures, including: Charles Darwin, Thomas Edison, Albert Einstein, Benjamin Franklin, Sigmund Freud, J.B.S. Haldane, V. I. Lenin, Bertrand Russell, Ernst Chain, Edward Appleton and William F. Friedman. V. I. Lenin was Clark's last biography and came out the year following his death. More