Great Soldiers of World War II
New York: W. W. Norton & Company, Inc., [1944]. First Edition. 22.5 cm, 316, illus., maps, bibliography, index, front DJ flap price clipped, DJ quite worn and soiled (some tape repairs), weakness to fr bd. More
New York: W. W. Norton & Company, Inc., [1944]. First Edition. 22.5 cm, 316, illus., maps, bibliography, index, front DJ flap price clipped, DJ quite worn and soiled (some tape repairs), weakness to fr bd. More
New York: Simon and Schuster, c1984. First Printing. 25 cm, 319, tears to DJ edges. More
New York: Walker Publishing Company, 2001. First Printing. Hardcover. [10], 310 pages. Illustrations. Diagrams. Footnotes. Bibliography. Index. Pencil erasure on half-title. Inscribed by the author. Paul Dickson (born 1939 in Yonkers, New York) is a freelance writer of more than 65 non-fiction books, mostly on American English language and popular culture. He has written many articles on a wide variety of subjects, including baseball and the military. He is a founding member and former president of Washington Independent Writers and a member of the National Press Club. Dickson coined the term "word word". For his published work on baseball, The Washington Post has described Dickson as "baseball's answer to Noah Webster or, at the very least, William Safire." In May 1979, he appeared on the Tonight Show with Johnny Carson to promote his book The Official Rules, which detailed the history of Murphy's Law and similar aphorisms. Carson and Dickson spent time sharing similar sayings that they enjoyed. Dickson graduated from Wesleyan University in 1961. He resides in Garrett Park, Maryland. More
New York: Walker Publishing Company, 2001. First Printing [Stated]. Hardcover. [10], 310 pages. Illustrations. Diagrams. Footnotes. Bibliography. Index. Pencil erasure on half-title. Paul Dickson (born 1939 in Yonkers, New York) is a freelance writer of more than 65 non-fiction books, mostly on American English language and popular culture. He has written many articles on a wide variety of subjects, including baseball and the military. He is a founding member and former president of Washington Independent Writers and a member of the National Press Club. Dickson coined the term "word word". In May 1979, he appeared on the Tonight Show with Johnny Carson to promote his book The Official Rules, which detailed the history of Murphy's Law and similar aphorisms. For years, former Nazi Wernher von Braun, who ran the U.S. Army's missile program, lobbied incessantly that his Rocket Team should be handed responsibility for the first Earth-orbiting satellite. More
New York: Berkley Books, 2003. First Printing [Stated]. Trade paperback. [10], 310 pages. Illustrations. Map. Diagrams. Footnotes. Bibliography. Index. Ink marks/comments and highlighting noted. Cover has some wear and edge tears. Black mark on bottom edge. Paul Dickson (born 1939 in Yonkers, New York) is a freelance writer of more than 65 non-fiction books, mostly on American English language and popular culture. He has written many articles on a wide variety of subjects, including baseball and the military. He is a founding member and former president of Washington Independent Writers and a member of the National Press Club. Dickson coined the term "word word". In May 1979, he appeared on the Tonight Show with Johnny Carson to promote his book The Official Rules, which detailed the history of Murphy's Law and similar aphorisms. For years, Wernher von Braun, who ran the U.S. Army's missile program, lobbied incessantly that his Rocket Team should be handed responsibility for the first Earth-orbiting satellite. More
New York: Oxford University Press, 1993. First Printing. 245, tables, notes, index, DJ in plastic sleeve. More
New York: Dutton, c1988. First Printing. 22 cm, 208, illus. Inscribed by the author. More
New York: Hawthorn Books, [1956]. First Edition. 24 cm, 318, illus., bibliography, index, usual library markings and stamps (some pasted over and partially removed), tape marks. More
New York: Dodd, Mead, [1971]. First? Edition. First? Printing. Hardcover. 25 cm, 210 pages. Illus., bibliography, index, DJ worn, edge tears, & soiled, ink notation on half-title. Signed by the author. More
Austin, TX: University of Texas Press, c1979. 24 cm, 353, some wear to DJ edges, some scuffing to DJ. More
New York: Free Press, c1999. First Printing. 25 cm, 391, illus., references, index. More
Place_Pub: Washington, DC: Regnery Publishers, 1995. First Printing. Hardcover. 23 cm, 572 pages. Acid-free paper, illus., notes, bibliography, index. Foreword by Senator Trent Lott. Inscribed by the author. More
Place_Pub: Washington, DC: Regnery Publishers, c1995. First Printing. 23 cm, 572, acid-free paper, illus., notes, bibliography, index, bookplate. Foreword by Senator Trent Lott. More
San Diego, CA: Viewpoint Books, 1968. Second Printing. Mass market paperback. 18 cm, 252, wraps, fold-out advertisement, index, covers somewhat soiled and worn, some page discoloration. This political biography is based on nearly two years of research and writing; three lengthy visits to California; conversations with various members of the Reagan family, including the governor; bull sessions with Reagan aides and advisors; talks with political analysts and politicians of all persuasions. More
San Diego, CA: Viewpoint Books, 1968. First Printing [Stated]. Mass market paperback. Format is 4.25 inches by 7 inches. 252, [4] pages. Wraps. Footnotes. Appendix. Index. Covers have slight wear and soiling. Some page discoloration. Lee Edwards (born 1932) is an American distinguished fellow in conservative thought at the B. Kenneth Simon Center for American Studies at The Heritage Foundation. A historian of the conservative movement in America, he has published more than 15 books, including biographies of President Ronald Reagan, Senator Barry Goldwater, Attorney General Edwin Meese III and William F. Buckley Jr. He is currently the Chairman of the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation. Edwards' involvement in the conservative movement began in 1960. He was one of the founding members of Young Americans for Freedom (YAF), and later served as the director of information for the Barry Goldwater presidential campaign in 1964. More
New York: Random House, c1986. First Edition. First Printing. 25 cm, 977, maps, glossary, bibliography, notes, index, small tear at top of DJ spine. More
New York: Random House, c1986. First Edition. First Printing. 25 cm, 977, maps, glossary, bibliography, notes, index, usual library markings, rough spots inside bds, some wear to DJ edges. More
New York: Random House, c1986. First Edition. First Printing. 25 cm, 977, maps, glossary, bibliography, notes, index, usual library markings, rough spots & small stains inside bds, bds scuffed. More
New York: Vintage Books, c1987. First Vintage Edition. First Printing. 977, wraps, maps, glossary, bibliography, notes, index, front cover and several pages creased, some wear to cover edges ink numbers inside front flyleaf. More
Place_Pub: New York: Simon & Schuster, 2010. First Edition. First Printing. Hardcover. 323 pages. Illus., notes, bibliography, index. Signed by both co-authors. An intimate account of the final years of the author's grandfather, ex- President Dwight Eisenhower. Program from a National Archives lecture and book signing laid in. More
New York: Simon & Schuster, 2010. First Edition. First Printing. Hardcover. 323 pages. Illus., notes, bibliography, index. Signed by both co-authors and dated. More
London: William Heinemann Limited, 1948. First U.K. Edition. 582, illus., maps, color endpaper maps, footnotes, appendices, glossary, index, spine and cover edges faded, spine spotted. More
n.p. n.p., 1945. 8" x 10", 1 photo, 8" x 10" black & white photograph of Gen. Eisenhower in victory parade, inscribed to Arthur D. Anderson by Eisenhower. More
Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1963. First Edition. 650, v.1 only, illus., endpaper maps, appendices, index, soiling & small stains fore-edge, DJ soiled: sm tears, sm chips missing. More
Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1963. First Edition. 650, v.1 only, illus., endpaper maps, appendices, index, slight wear to DJ edges, slight scuffing to rear board. More