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Inexpensive Book List
1. Warriors of the
Way, $10.00
Harry Harrison and John
Holm; ISBN 1-56865-146-5
Guild America
Books 1995; Hardcover,
Condition:
Excellent. Dust Jacket: Good. Dust Jacket
excellent on front and spine, shelf wear on back; now in
Brodart cover.
Includes:
The Hammer and the Cross
and One King’s Way
Description:
What if the Vikings conquered England and
built a society? This alternate history follows Shef, a
bastard son left by the raiding Vikings as he grows in
the Angles society that despises him. When the Vikings
visit again, 18 years after the first raid, Shef leaves
with his kinsmen, and learns of their society and
religion, so different from the Christianity controlling
England. As he learns more about Hammer-wielding Othin
and experiences prophetic dreams, Seth learns what will
be required to emancipate England from the Church.
2. Dark Sun –
The Making of the Hydrogen Bomb,
$15.00
Richard Rhodes;
ISBN 0-684-80400X
Signed First Edition
Simon & Schuster 1995;
Hardcover,
Condition:
Excellent. Dust Jacket: Excellent; now in Brodart
cover. First Edition, signed by the author.
Description:
This major work combines history, politics and science
to outline the story of how, when, and why the hydrogen
bomb was developed. From September 1941 when the
Russians learned of the first Anglo-American atomic bomb
research until the Cuban missile crisis on 1962 when
General Curtis LeMay urged President Kennedy to attack
the Soviets with everything in the arsenal, this book is
full of unexpected revelations. The author used not
only previously undisclosed US sources but also Soviet
espionage documents released by the KGB in 1992.
Whether discussing how Truman bartered nuclear warheads
for General MacArthur’s head to the Joint Chief’s of
Staff during the Korean conflict or how Russia was
essentially defenseless against atomic bombing until the
1960’s, Rhodes outlines how the superpowers have danced
to the edge of atomic war – and retreated from the edge.
3. From Desert to
Bayou The Civil War Journal and Sketches of Morgan Wolfe
Merrick, $25.00
Intro & Notes by Jerry D.
Thompson ISBN 0-87404-218-6
1st Edition
Texas Western Press 1991;
Hardcover,
Condition:
Excellent. Dust Jacket: Excellent, now in Brodart
cover. First Edition
Description:
Dr. M. W.
Merrick marched off to war on Feb 16, 1861 with the 2nd
Mounted Rifles of Texas (Confed.) as they invaded New
Mexico Territory. He eventually served in New Mexico,
Arizona, Arkansas and Louisiana before mustering out May
26, 1865. He kept a journal, including sketches of
notable places and people, during his service. In 1982,
his descendants donated the journal to the Library of
the Daughters of the Republic of Texas at the Alamo,
where it is one of the treasures of the archives. This
book has his entire journal and many sketches, edited
and annotated by Dr. Thompson, a recognized authority on
this forgotten phase of the Civil War in the West.
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Rare
Book List
1. Two O’clock
Eastern War Time,
$900
John Dunning
ISBN 0-7432-0195-7
Advance Reader’s
Copy (ARC)
Scribner 2001
Soft cover, Trade paperback size.
Description:
This 477 page soft-cover is a one of a kind ARC for the
serious Dunning collector. It was purchased at a
benefit auction in the summer of 2000
and goes one step beyond the “Anti-limited fingerprint”
edition. Tipped in is the limited edition letter of the
“fingerprint” books, with all five fingerprints and a
palm print thrown in “for good measure.” Also included
is a copy of Mr. Dunning’s letter to the publisher
proposing the “Anti-limited” edition.
2. A Model
Japanese Villa,
$1,600
Kazumasa
Ogawa
Tokyo,
1898(?) 11 5/8 x 14 7/8 folio
Condition:
Cardboard covers covered in crepe paper with pattern of
chrysanthemums; String tie-down to secure covers; lower
one complete with age discoloration to a purple-brown
color, upper one has disintegrated on top half, but
still secures book along underside. Crepe cover peeling
along entire lower front edge to depth of approx. ¾-1”:
cover peeling along entire lower back edge to depth of
approx 1/8-1/4” except on lower left edge where it is
peeling to ½-3/4” and up side edge. (This corresponds to
lower right corner of front of book.) Lower right corner
cracked and bent. End papers are white paper speckled
with gold flecks; these pages are tight and in good
condition both front and rear; minor discoloration along
all three edges on front right paper reflecting
fingerprint placement when turning pages. Paper label on
front cover with title; Title page with title, author,
and Tokyo, Japan. no date.
Description:
Fifteen pages with hand-tinted photographs of the villa
and gardens; in front of each photo page is a tissue
page with descriptions of the photos in English. Behind
the last photo page is a page with Japanese characters.
Three photos show interior shots, three photos show
exterior views of the house, one with the garden in
front, and the remaining 13 shots show views of the
gardens, highlighting the owners’ extensive collection
of chrysanthemums.
3. Sled Driver –
Flying the World’s Fastest Jet
Centennial of Flight
Limited Edition, $500
number
824
Brian Shul, USAF, Ret. ISBN
0-9722682-0-0
Gallery One, 2003
Hardcover, no Dust jacket in clamshell case covered in
black fabric.
Condition:
book and clamshell; Excellent, unread. Outline of the
aircraft on front of clamshell in gold. Signed by
author and another Pilot, the Senior SR-71 Test Pilot
and a Reconnaissance Systems Officer (RSO) (4
signatures). Includes certificate of authenticity for
this copy, a bookmark and a patch measuring approx. 5 ½”
in diameter. Book is folio, approx. 11 x 13 ¾”
covered in black cloth, gold lettering on spine and
front cover; color photo of the plane in flight with
cloud background is centered on front cover with title
info above and below.
Description:
The SR-71 Blackbird was in the arsenal of the US Air
Force for almost 25 years. No other
aircraft captured the curiosity of the public like this
one. Those who flew “The Sled” became “Sled Drivers”.
The author flew The Sled for 4 years, and recounts his
training and flying experiences. His photos illustrate
the book The back of the book has a one page biography
of the four signers, each of which made history
associated with the machine; including its first pilot,
the pilot holding the speed record and the only pilot/RSO
to fly 3 consecutive flights in 72 hours.
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