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hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st edition. Hardcover, 315 pages, 8 3/4 x 11 1/4", many b/w illustrations throughout. Ex library with the usual markings. Discusses morale, dress, rations, small arms, clothing, and equipment. Large donation label to library on inside front cover. stamped on page edges & inside front cover. Ex library with the usual markings, text block Near fine. 260 b/w illustrations (illustrator).…

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority.

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority.

hardcover. Condition: As New.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Privately printed by Westvaco Corp as Christmas presents to their employees. Ribbon bookmark. Book is in a very good slipcase. Pictures on request.

Hardcover wit. Condition: Very Good. Prompt Shipment, shipped in Boxes, Tracking PROVIDEDCooking: Very Good Hardcover with dust jacket, clean pages, minor creases to dust jacket, prompt shipping with tracking.

Pamphlet. Condition: Good+. 1st Edition. No dae (1963?). 16pp.

Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. 1st Edition. This copy is in new, unmarked condition bound in red buckram covered boards with bright gilt titling to the spine. This copy is bright, tight, white and square. The unclipped dust wrapper is in new condition. International postal rates are calculated on a book weighing 1 Kilo, in cases where the book weighs more than 1 Kilo increased postal rates will be quoted, where the book weighs less then postage will be reduced accordingly. FLY‑DRESSING (1975) by David J. Collyer is a 240‑page, fully illustrated, in both colour and black and white, a manual on tying artificial flies, It is widely regarded as one of the solid, practical fly‑tying guides of its era, especially strong on reservoir lure patterns of the late 1970s. Ref Q 7.…

Hard Back. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. First Edition Signed Limited. 283 Pages. This is the 30th Anniversary Limited Edition 796 / 2000. Signed by Pearson on the frontispiece. Drew Pearson was born in 1951. He grew up in South River, New Jersey where he was an outstanding football, basketball, and baseball player in high school. He played college football for the University of Tulsa as a quarterback turned flanker. He caught 55 passes for 1,119 yards, six touchdowns and had a 20.3-yard average per catch in his career. As a senior, he led the Golden Hurricanes with 33 receptions for 690 yards and three touchdowns. He went on, as an un-drafted free agent, to play for the Dallas Cowboys where he had 489 receptions for 7,822 yards. Persistence. Perseverance. Survival. Drew Pearson has achieved greatness on and off the football field. As one of the NFL's greatest wide receivers, Mr. Clutch is best known for one of the most famous plays in NFL history, the Hail Mary reception. His successful career with the Dallas Cowboys resulted in three Super Bowl and three NFC Pro Bowl appearances. In addition, Drew made All Pro three times, was selected to the NFL 1970's All-Decade team and he played on three Super Bowl teams. In his life after football Drew founded Drew Pearson Enterprises, which concentrates on licensing agreements with major sports franchises for the sale of headwear. Drew Pearson Companies have become the nation's largest black sporting goods concern and Black Enterprise 100s named them Company of the Year in 1994. Drew has also contributed significantly, with his time and money, to many charitable causes all over the United States. He is a community leader the Dallas-Fort Worth area and has a strong commitment to family and friends. In his book, Hail Mary, Drew shares his life, which is a life of overcoming adversity through preparation and hard work. Illustrated with black and white photos in a ten-page Memories section at the end of the of the book.…

Oversize Oblong Cloth W. Dj. First Edition First Printing. Superb large book documenting the photographs of the legendary photographer Robert Capa who died at the age of 40 in 1954 in Viet Nam by stepping on a land mine. Movie star handsome Capa was known for his hard living and many romances (including one with Ingrid Bergman) and was the brother of the equally well known photographer Cornell Capa. Nicely printed on glossy paper. Laid in the book is an 8pg. large oblong publicity brochure and an 8" x 10" portrait of Capa by Ruth Orkin. Fine/fine. Book.…