Boot by Gilbert Bailey, First Edition (9 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 19434 first edition of 129 pages, profusely illustrated, is tight, bright, and clean, free of markings. Book is good with light rubbing on the edges and top of the spine.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Photographs by Cpl. Edward J. Freeman & Pfc. John H. Birch, jr., in co-operation with the Public relations office, Parris islana (illustrator). 1st Edition. Pictorial cover hardcover. Has a Marine on the cover. Vintage with some wear. WWII USMC. We ship fast.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. First Edition. Hardcover First Thus edition originally published by Bostick & Thornley in 1943. Paper pictorial boards front and rear. The paper covering has worn through in places along the edges of the boards but the front/rear, while rubbed, are good. Internally, Clean, has a good binding, no marks or notations. A tongue-in-cheek account of boot camp on Parris Island during WW2. Professional packaging and prompt shipping.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good Plus. Photography By Cpl. Edward J. Freeman & Pfv. John H. Birch, Jr. (illustrator). First Edition. handsome copy of this world war gem, inscribed by publisher fant h. thornley on the front free fly. rare. a marine in the making 1943 style. parris island, south carolina. Inscribed By Publisher Fant H.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 169 pages, photos, glossary, Fine hardcover First edition. Pictorial Covers. Nice condition! Has the names of about 60 Marines with their hometowns and MOS written in last 3 blank pages.

Quarter Cloth. Condition: Fair/ Good. Freeman, Cpl. Edward J.; Birch, Pfc. John H. ( Photographers ) (illustrator). First Edition. True first edition with blue quarter cloth spine printed in silver. Paper covered boards, illustrated with full cover photographs of Marines, front and back, with diagonal outline only title, and small 'Semper Fidelis' symbol beneath this. Fair to good condition. Essay with full page black and white photograph following each page of text, about the life of Marines during Boot Camp training. Corner wear and scuffing, Tape repairs, spine tip wear to cloth, a few foxing spots on endpapers. Possibly ex-library, as something appears to have once been glued to last endpapers.Signed on third set of back endpapers by "members of that memorable "salty" platoon that the D.I.'s could never understand.___PLT 816. Parris Island, So. Carolina. Nov. 1, 1943 to Dec. 30, 1943. History, Military, Boot Camp, Marines, Training, Photographic Essay, Parris Island.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. First Edition. Columbia, SC: Bostick & Thornley, 1943. First edition, 1943. Well illustrated throughout in black and white. Illustrated hardcover with dark blue cloth spine printed in silver gilt, 169 pages. no dustjacket, likely as issued. Covers rubbed at the edges, name and additional information written at top corner of front cover, good hinges, sound text block, clean pages with a number of names from the 13th Batallion signed on the rear endpapers along with their home towns. Confidential photo of an unidentified airfield loosely laid in at the front. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Pictorial boards. Condition: Very Good +. Cpl. Edward J. Freeman & Pfc. John H. Birch, Jr. (illustrator). First Edition. A fascinating one-of-a-kind copy of the 1943 1st edition. WITH A DECEMBER 7TH, 1943 (2 YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF PEARL HARBOR) FULL-PAGE INSCRIPTION ON THE FRONT FREE ENDPAPER BY CORPORAL ROBERT E. ALBRECHT OF THE U.S. MARINE CORPS TO "CONNIE", ENCOURAGING HER TO READ THRU TO GET AN UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT LIFE ON PARRIS ISLAND IS LIKE FOR THE NEW RECRUITS. CPL. ALBRECHT FURTHERMORE GIVES A HANDWRITTEN, RUNNING COMMENTARY THRUOUT TO THIS COPY, ESSENTIALLY OFFERING CONNIE (AND NOW US) AN INSIDER'S TAKE AND A BEHIND-THE-SCENES LOOK AT THE ACTUAL DAY-TO-DAY TRAINING. A very solid copy to boot. Tight and VG+ in its wonderful pictorial boards, with very light scuffing to the panels and just a bit of wear along the top and fore-edges. Quarto, crisp, high-quality black-and-white photos thruout by Cpl. Edward Freeman and Pfc. John Birch, Jr.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. You lose your hair and your identity to your D.I. and then you become one of the fighting infantry. The inside story. Includes a three page glossary of terms. Boards slightly loose and cover is worn and chipped. The pages are bright and clean. There is an erasure inside front cover.