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ARCHIVAL TAPE REPAIRS TO D/W, octavo, green heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, 205pp, illus/photos, VG (light bruising & fading to board edges & extrems, moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, prev. bookseller's ink stamp to ffep, light occasional foxing to pgs sporadically throughout) in d/w, VG- (heavy creasing & chipping to edges with some loss & archival tape repairs, moderate chafing & soiling, moderate fading to spine).…

Hardcover/Hardback. Condition: Fair. First Edition. No dust jacket, the spine is a little chipped. The endpaper is signed by a previous owner aswell as stickered and stamped. There is a little tanning within, but no damp spotting.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 8vo, in publisher's red cloth. A near fine copy with minor bumping to the spine ends, some slight dustiness and a previous owner's inscription to the ffep with the polite request, "Please return". The price-clipped dust jacket is faded to the spine, chipped at the spine ends and has a few closed tears including on that is approximately 3 inches long to the rear flap. Overall, this is a desirable copy of the remarkable story of a man who survived 47 days on a raft in the open sea, two and a half years in a Japanese prison camp and an Olympic runner. Zmaperini's story if also told in the upcoming film Unbroken, written by the Coen brothers and directed by Angelina Jolie.…

reprint chipped dust jacket Nice Copy small octavo 205pp., frontis., b/w plates, Account of the experiences of a US fighter pilot as a POW in Japanese captivity. Foreword by Billy Graham. Uncommon especially in dust jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Red cloth. Signed by Zamperini (not personalized to anyone). Top pages of book are foxed a bit, upper right corner of most pages are creased from having been bent, hint of wear to corners . otherwise book is very nice, clean and sharp, with a tight binding. Dust jacket has wear and chipping to corners (bottom of spine has a half inch of loss), modest sunfade to spine. otherwise jacket is bright and presentable and now protected in a mylar cover. Signed.…

Single Issue Magazine. Condition: Good. First Edition. 134 pages. Features: Many lovely color-illustrated ads for products and companies such as Palmolive, Cannon, Ivory, Crest, Pepsi; and many more; School Shortage - Must They Be Palaces?; The First Child and his Special Position, by Dr. Benjamin Spock; Full-page color-photo ad for Lux features lovely Cyd Charisse; High School is Worth Working For; Beginner's Luck (story by Paul Somers); Reach for the Sun (story by Charlotte Edwards); New Hope for Childless Women; Peaches in the Bank (story by George Sumner Albee); Outdoor Rooms for Summer Living - color-photo-illustrated article; Captive (story by the Gordons); Aspendale in Delaware; Black is the Fashion - Wear it with Color - color-photo-illustrated fashion article; First Fall Dresses - color photos; No-Will-Power Diet - Dawn Crowell Norman ate six times a day - and dieted 116 pounds away!; Melvin Offie Travioli - While crippled in body he is the happiest man on Wilshire Boulevard; Colour photos ad for Lustre-Creme Shampoo inside back cover features great photo of Jeanne Crain, co-star of The Joker is Wild, wearing elegant white dress; and more. Unmarked with moderate wear. A tidy vintage copy. Size: Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Shaw, Mark (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: VG-. 1st Edition. SIGNED. Dark pink cloth-effect boards. 3rd ptg.: Mar. 1959. Slight binding lean, minor rubbing to corners and spine extremities, former owner's address inscription inked inside back cover. 251 pp. Minor tanning to text block edges and flyleaves. Color illus. dust jacket VG- with several short closed tears with associated creasing, mild foxing to rear panel, vertical crease to spine panel, slightly chipped corners and spine extremities, now in mylar. Signed by Zemperini on front flyleaf, full signature, no inscription or date. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Signed by Author(s). Book.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. This is a 1964 reprint of the 1956 1st ed.; Black & white photo illus.; Book is clean, Zamperini's signature appears on front free endpaper; d/j has some spine scuff and edgewear, including a 3/4 " closed tear at top front, but panels are whole with no price-clip (original $3.95 price at bottom of flap). A very decent signed copy of this early autobiography. Signed by Author(s).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Signed by Louis Zamperini on front free end page in blue pen, signature only. Mr. Zamperini's personal address label to front free end page. Fourth printing. November, 1961 stated. 5 3/4 x 8 1/4 Book; binding tight, mild bumping to top rear edge and bottom edges with minor rubbing to bottom corners else boards straight and clean; mild soiling to top edge with minor soil spot to bottom edge, mild toning to free end pages with four words and name in ink to front paste down, few pages with small soil spots else text free of marks, appears unread. Dust jacket ($3.95) has minor rubbing and soiling with mild bumping and chipping with small paper loss to mostly spine and flap fold ends, 1 1/2" closed tear with clear tape residue to top front cover and 1" closed tear to bottom, 1/2" closed tear to top rear cover with slight toning to spine. Under archival quality mylar cover. Sixteen pages of photographs. Photos upon request. Author was subject in the book Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand and the movie by Angelina Jolie. Mr. Zamperini was to be Grand Marshal in the 2015 Rose Parade. Packed well and shipped in a sturdy box. Signed by Author(s).…

Autobiography of Louis Zamperini, who ran the 5000 metres in the 1936 Berlin Olympics, was a POW in Japan and later befriended the Evangelist Billy Graham, who helped launch his new career as a Christian inspirational speaker. Zamperini died in 2014 at the age of 97. His life is now the subject of a major Hollywood film, Unbroken, directed by Angelina Jolie. First edition. 8vo. 251pp. Dust-wrapper, rubbed to edges with small pieces missing from head and tail of spine. There is also a tear across one corner of the back cover. Spine a little faded. A good copy of a very collectable book.…

Autobiography of Louis Zamperini, who ran the 5000 metres in the 1936 Berlin Olympics, was a POW in Japan and later befriended the Evangelist Billy Graham, who helped launch his new career as a Christian inspirational speaker. Zamperini died in 2014 at the age of 97. His life is now the subject of a major Hollywood film, Unbroken, directed by Angelina Jolie. First edition. 8vo. 251pp. Dust-wrapper, rubbed to edges and one small scuff to front. Good condition. Signed very nicely by Zamperini to fly-leaf (not dedicated).…