Washington DC: National Defense University Press, 1979. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Trade paperback. xii,121, [3] pages. Contains About the Author, Foreword, and Preface. Includes Introduction; The Arithmetic of War; The Status Determination Process; Domestic Developments; Paris, January 1973--and its Aftermath; The Ford Administration--An Interim; President Carter and the MIA Issue; and Conclusions. Also includes Abbreviations Used in the Text, and a Bibliography, as well as tables on Geographic Distribution of Casualties Not Recovered, and POW's/MIA's by Service. Also contains a Figure on Reduction in POW's/MIA's Due to Status Changes. Captain Douglas L. Clarke, a naval aviator and a 1978 graduate of the National War College, has spent the majority of his career in operational billets. In 1965, as a member of a propeller-driven A-1 "Skyraider" squadron, Captain Clarke flew his first combat mission in Southeast Asia. Three-hundred missions later in 1973, as Commander of an A-7 "Corsair" squadron aboard the aircraft carrier Midway, he participated in the last American combat sorties of the war. Captain Clarke is one of the few naval aviators to have accomplished over 1,000 carrier-arrested landings. The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Distinguished Flying Cross to Lieutenant Commander [then Lieutenant] Douglas L. Clarke, United States Navy, for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight during a search and rescue flight deep in hostile territory over North Vietnam on 17 October 1965. More

New York, N.Y. Bulfinch Press, 2005. First Edition [stated], presumed first printing. Hardcover. Format is approximately 8.5 inches by 9.5 inches. [6], 186 pages. Includes two Audio CDS, with oral histories from Khe Sanh veterans. Foreword, Introduction, 11 Chapters, Epilogue, and Acknowledgments. Also includes 124 black-and-white photographs. Glossary. Notes. Photo Credits. Against a superior enemy force bent on their annihilation, six thousand Marines held the remote Khe Sanh Combat Base, and emerged victorious from the most important battle of the Vietnam war. The author urges a long overdue recognition of the stunning fortitude displayed by Marines and other members of the U.S. Armed Forces at Khe Sanh, which promises to reshape the way we remember the Americans who fought for their nation in Vietnam. Ron Drez is a decorated combat veteran of the Vietnam War and a former Captain of Marines. He is an award-winning, best-selling author and commander. He is President of Stephen Ambrose Historical Tours having served both as friend and associate of the distinguished, late historian. He has written many articles for military history magazines and is a contributing author and editor to the Encyclopaedia Britannica web site for its Normandy feature. Over twenty years of leading the Eisenhower Center’s oral history project has brought this distinguished author into contact with the veterans of WWII. Of note was his initial discovery and interviews with the “Band of Brothers” which he chronicled in a special edition of WWII magazine entitled, Finding the Band of Brothers. More

New York, N.Y. The Macmillan Press Ltd., 1977. First Edition [stated], presumed first printing. Hardcover. xix, [1], 239, [3] pages. Illustrations. Some wear to dust jacket edges Inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper--Inscription reads For Jim, Ideal host for a scholarly Bunbury--from Rodney. Chiveden 1978. Includes List of Plates (15 black and white plates between pages 72 and 73), Preface, Chronological Table, Notes, Bibliography, and Index. This is the first critical study to consider in detail everything that Oscar Wilde wrote. The author argues that Wilde's adaptations of various literary genres and styles represent his attempts to define his artistic identity, and also his relationship with a society that he longed and expected to conquer but found increasingly hostile to everything that he most valued. Wilde's principal solution to these two related issues was the creation of the "dandy'', but this was only one of the many forms by which the artist's personality might assert its individual nature. Rodney Shewan was a Lecturer in English Literature at Stanford University in Britain. He was the co-editor with Peter Stansky of the series The Aesthetic Movement and the Arts and Crafts Movement. More

Whitehall, London: Royal United Service Institution, 1969. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Wraps. 73, [3] pages. Footnotes. Ink notation on the Table of Contents page. Cover has some wear and soiling. Topics covered include The New Context of Policy; Obligations Outside Europe; Britain in Europe; Instruments of Strategic Deterrence; Local War Forces; The Economic Outlays; and Britain's European Future. The author asserts that Britain has little alternative to increasing dependence on the United States other than to begin, first in the Mediterranean and then perhaps elsewhere, the cultivation of a stronger tradition of cooperation with Britain's continental neighbors. A move in this direction would be in line with the coordination of policies towards the 'Third World' that would stem from the greater economic integration of Western Europe. It would also be in line with the pronounced tendency for Commonwealth links to become ever weaker and less exclusive. The emergence of a Western European identity would give the British armed forces a heightened sense of purpose. Still more important is the prospect that a stable European pillar within the Western Alliance could do an immense amount, both materially and in less tangible respects, to preserve a modicum of order and sanity in what threatens to become an ever more bitter and divided world. More

London, England: Osprey, 1994. Presumed First Edition, First printing thus. Trade paperback. 48 pages. Minor cover wear. Includes Developmental History of the IS-2 Heavy Tank, Operational History, Post War History, IS-2 Model 1944; Stalin Tanks in Foreign Service; and Heavy Assault Guns. Includes illustrations, with eight full-color plates of the IS-2 model 1944 104th tank regiment, May, 1945; IS-2 model 1944, Polish 4th Heavy Tank Regiment, Berlin; IIS-2 Model 1944, 78th Guards Heavy Tank Regiment, Jihlava, Czechoslovakia, 1945; ISU-122S, 2nd Belorussian Front, Gdansk, February 1945; ISU-152, Guards Heavy Assault Gun Brigade, April 1945; IS-2 Model 1944, 95th Guards Independent Heavy Tank Regiment, Berlin, 1945 (includes key to 48 parts and specifications). The Iosef Stalin tanks were the ultimate heavy tanks developed by the Soviet Union and were popularly called 'Victory tanks' due to their close association with the defeat of Germany in 1945. Yet in spite of their reputation, the Stalin tanks emerged from a troubled design, had a brief moment of glory in 1944 and 1945, and disappeared in ignominy after 1960. This title covers the events contributing to the Soviet Union's need to design the new series, with particular reference to the unsuccessful KV series and the advent of a new generation of heavy German tanks including the Tiger. It also covers their development, operational history and myriad variants. Steve Zaloga has published over twenty books and numerous articles dealing with military technology, especially armored vehicle development. Peter Sarson has illustrated a number of Osprey publications. His cutaway artwork is the hallmark of the New Vanguard series. More

Annapolis, Maryland: The Naval Institute Press, 1989. Presumed First U.S. Edition, presumed first printing. Hardcover. vii, [1], 229, [3] pages. Small tear and loss of material at top edge of dust jacket. Black mark on bottom edge. Includes Acknowledgments, Bibliography, and Index. Topics covered include The Objectives of Arms Control; The Objectives of Maritime Power; Maritime Arms Control Measures, 1800-1939; The Post-1945 Context; The Limits of Current Achievement; Some Aspirations Examined; The Sea and Strategic Arms Control; Tactical Nuclear Weapons at Sea; Limitation of Conventional Armaments at Sea; Limitation of Naval Force Structures; Maritime Weapon-free Zones; Coastal State Control; Confidence-building Measures; and the Limits of the Possible. This book reviews the history of maritime control measures from before the First World War, and provides a critical examination of both the objectives of maritime power and the concepts of disarmament, peace zones, parity, verifiability, and peaceful coexistence. The author argues that the objectives of maritime power are not necessarily incompatible with international security, and that strategic deterrence can contribute to improved security. More

New York: Black Cat, 2015. Presumed first edition, first printing and states NOT FOR RESALE. Trade paperback. iv, [8], 120, [4] pages. Illustrations. Glossary. Bookmark associated with the book laid in--scarce surviving example. Some cover wear. Nein. A Manifesto is the brainchild of Eric Jarosinski, the self-described failed intellectual behind the hugely popular @NeinQuarterly, a Compendium of Utopian Negation that uses the aphoristic potential of Twitter to plumb the existential abyss of modern life and finds it bottomless. Stridently hopeless and charmingly dour, Nein. A Manifesto is an irreverent philosophical investigation into our most urgent questions. And the least. Inspired by the aphorisms of Nietzsche, Karl Kraus, Walter Benjamin, and Theodor W. Adorno, Jarosinski's short-form style reinvents philosophy for a world doomed to distraction. Nein. A Manifesto will be packaged as an attractive small-format book, with a handful of Jarosinski's aphorisms laid out on each page. Critical thinkers, lovers of language, bibliophiles, manics and depressives alike will be drawn to this compelling, witty, and often hilarious translation of digital into print. Theory into praxis. And tragedy into farce. Eric Jarosinski (born 1971) is an American Germanist, author, and humorist. Jarosinski writes under the nom de plume NeinQuarterly on Twitter, where he writes linguistic, political, and philosophical aphorisms. He began tweeting in 2012 and soon had a significant following (with 150,000 followers as of 2017). He then made the jump to print with a weekly column in the leading German weekly Die Zeit (2014-present). Jarosinski's first book Nein. A Manifesto has been published in English, German, Spanish, Italian, Dutch, and Danish. More

Washington DC: Blair & Rives, Printers, 1836. Presumed First Edition, First printing thus. Wraps. 131, [1] pages. Some pages uncut. Some pagination issues (page 16 has only the 6 printed) Worn and frayed edges. Bound with one string at center of left side. Some page soiling and foxing. Table on Free White Persons, including heads of households at pages 21-24. The Admission to the Union Clause of the United States Constitution, found at Article IV, Section 3, Clause 1, authorizes the Congress to admit new states into the United States beyond the thirteen already in existence at the time the Constitution went into effect. The Constitution went into effect on June 21, 1788, after ratification by 9 of the 13 states, and the federal government began operations under it on March 4, 1789. Each new state has been admitted on an equal footing with those already in existence. Of the 37 states admitted to the Union by Congress, all but 6 have been established within an existing U.S. organized incorporated territory. When the people of a territory or a region thereof have grown to a sufficient population and make their desire for statehood known, in most cases Congress passed an enabling act authorizing the people of that territory or region to frame a proposed state constitution as a step toward admission to the Union. Although the use of an enabling act was a common historic practice, several states were admitted to the Union without one. The entry of several states into the Union has been delayed by complicating factors. Among them, Michigan, which petitioned Congress for statehood in 1835, was not admitted to the Union until 1837, because of a boundary dispute with the adjacent state of Ohio. More

Pana, Illinois: Kerr's Printing House, 1907. Presumed First Edition, First printing thus. Staplebound wraps. 50 pages plus seven illustrations/plates. Front cover and next page have the names and address of previous owner and a date stamped on it. Cover is worn, torn, chipped and soiled. The 2nd Illinois Cavalry Regiment was a cavalry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Companies "A" to "L of the 2nd Illinois Cavalry was mustered into service at Camp Butler, Illinois, on August 12, 1861. Company "M"" was mustered in on December 30, 1861. The regiment was mustered out on December 30, 1865. The regiment suffered 8 officers and 50 enlisted men who were killed in action or who died of their wounds and 3 officers and 173 enlisted men who died of disease, for a total of 234 fatalities. Commanders: Colonel Silas Noble - mustered out February 16, 1863; Colonel John J. Mudd - killed in action May 3, 1864; Colonel Daniel B. Bush, Jr. - discharged July 24, 1865; and Colonel Benjamin F. Marsh. The first photograph appears to be of the reunion attendees. The following photographs are: Sergt. Wm. M. Baldwin, Company K; Colonel D. B. Bush, Colonel John J. Mudd, Lieut. Col. Harvey Hogg, Lieut. Col. B. F. Marsh, and Major F. B. Moore. This is a storehouse of information, with names of survivors, some addresses, and vignettes about fallen comrades and others and death notices of members of the Association. There is some information on the Battle of Bolivar. This copy belonged to James P. Chase of Socorro, New Mexico and an empty envelop addressed to him remains with this work. He appears to have been a founder of a Masonic lodge in Socorro. More

Decatur, GA: Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Kappa Alpha Alpha Chapter, 1986. Presumed First Edition, First printing thus. Wraps. Format is approximately 8.5 inches by 11 inches. 20 pages plus covers. Illustrated cover. Illustrations and advertisements. Some cover and page soiling noted. Pencil notation on first page. Signed inscription on front cover reads: To a good friend and a great American Julian Bond and Lawrence Douglas Wilder 11/24/86. Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. ( ) is a historically African American Greek-lettered fraternity. The organization has over 750 undergraduate and graduate chapters. The fraternity was founded on November 17, 1911 by three Howard University juniors, Edgar Amos Love, Oscar James Cooper and Frank Coleman, and their faculty adviser, Dr. Ernest Everett Just. Omega Psi Phi is the first fraternal organization founded at a historically black university. In 1924, at the urging of fraternity member Carter G. Woodson, the fraternity launched Negro History and Literature Week in an effort to publicize the growing body of scholarship on African-American history. Encouraged by public interest, the event was renamed "Negro Achievement Week" in 1925 and given an expanded national presence in 1926 by Woodson's Association for the Study of Negro Life as "Negro History Week."[3] Expanded to the full month of February from 1976, this event continues today as Black History Month. Since 1945, the fraternity has undertaken a National Social Action Program to meet the needs of African Americans in the areas of health, housing, civil rights, and education. Omega Psi Phi has been a patron of the United Negro College Fund since 1955, providing an annual gift of $350,000.00 to the program. More

Boston, MA: Charles Merrill, c1970. Presumed one of multiple originals. Stapled at upper left corner. [2], 13, [1] pages. Name of previous owner on the upper right corner of the title page. Drawings/doodles on title page. This has been folded in half at some point but is fully open now. This is an interesting 'thought piece' that may have been an input to one of the classes Mr. Merrill taught. It is an interesting read both as a 'period piece' when the term 'Negro' was the predominant noun used. It is also fascinating in that many of the points and observations about a half-century ago could have been written uniquely for a modern essay. Mr. Merrill was one of the foremost thought leaders and educational leaders on minority education of the last half of the Twentieth Century. More

Pardubice: Galerie Apolo, 1991. First Edition [stated], presumed first printing Edition limited to 5000 copies. Hardcover. Includes Illustrations. Text is in Czech, English, French, German. Vaclav Neumann was the chief conductor of the Czech Philharmonic and a prominent figure among conductors who was known all over the world for his achievements. He was a personality of a unique combination of spiritual qualities with professionalism. Václav Neumann (29 September 1920 – 2 September 1995) was a Czech conductor, violinist and violist. Neumann was born in Prague, where he studied at the Prague Conservatory with Josef Micka (violin), and Pavel D de ek and Metod Doležil (conducting). He co-founded the Smetana Quartet, playing 1st violin and then viola, before conducting in Karlovy Vary and Brno. In 1956, he began to conduct at the Komische Oper in Berlin, leaving in 1964 to become conductor of the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra. He stayed there until 1968, when he became principal conductor of the Czech Philharmonic, a post he held until 1990. Neumann taught conducting at the Prague Academy for Music, where his students included Oliver von Dohnányi and Vít zslav Podrazil. Neumann was particularly noted as a champion of Czech music, and made the first studio recording of Leoš Janá ek's opera The Excursions of Mr. Brou ek in 1962. More

Washington DC: U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Defense Programs, c2000. Presumed Ad Hoc compilation of photocopied materials. Three Ring Binder. Various paginations (approximately 1 inch thick) U.S. Damaged Nuclear Weapon Disposition Activity Summary Table of Contents:  AL/NV Memorandum of Agreement, DOE HQ Disposition Statement, Key Events to Date  Disposition Drill/Exercise Schedule, Disposition Focus Group Charter, Device Disposition Drill (D3-1) After Action report with attachments, Disposition Focus Group and Exercise Working Group Meeting Minutes, and Presentation to DNFSB, September 1999.   Laid in is a Disposition of a Damaged Nuclear Weapon at the Nevada Test Site Update Briefing to the DNFSB, Draft USDOE Disposition Program Plan (Draft).  Some duplicates of tabbed items present.  Three ring Binder with tabbed sections. More