Spearheaders by James Altieri (32 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Good. 2nd printing [stated]. Soft cover. MMPB. Light edge/shelf wear. Corner bumped. Creased at spine. Taped at spine. May have other minor incidental cosmetic defects expected with age. Else tight and square. SP235. Original cover price 50 cents. Scarce/rare/hard to find/out of print. WWII/MILTHX/AMERHX.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good.

Unknown. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Unknown. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Unknown. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. first edition. SP-95 very good Cover by Leon Gregori. paperback,

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good to Fine. Second Edition. 271 pgs. (50 cents cover price.) The token force of Rangers who went to Dieppe seemed very bitter that the over-all plan had met with failure. They had seen wave after wave of fine Canadian troops decimated on the main fire-swept beaches of Dieppe. They had seen the full impact and horror of a large scale landing gone wrong. (Spearhead for US forces in North Africa, Anzio & Normandy) >> Minor staining to left edge of back cover. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Book.

Soft Cover. Condition: Good. First Thus. Mass market paperback, 271 pages; spine heavily creased, very clean and unmarked throughout. See also our listings for John Mellor's Dieppe: Canada's Forgotten Heroes, and for Mabel Tinkiss Good's The Bridge at Dieppe and Other Canadian War Stories.

Unknown. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Near Fine. Dated April. Cover code SP95. 271p. No photos. Altieri was CO F Company, 4th Ranger Battalion. Darby's Rangers. Small wraps. Near Fine Copy.

Paperback. Condition: Good+. A little reading wear. Owner stamp on fly leaf. Otherwise a solid, unmarked book. 271 pp.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Hardcover in very good condition, with clipped dust jacket in good condition. Jacket is marked and scuffed, with some surface colour loss noted. Edges are creased and nicked. Lower board edges are marked, and spine ends are slightly bumped. Page block is lightly marked and foxed. Boards are clean, binding is sound and pages are clear. LW. Used.

mass_market. Condition: VeryGood.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. A lovely, crisp, clean hardcover in very good condition; former owner's name written neatly in ink on front endpaper, no other markings. Dust jacket in very good condition with light sunning to spine, now in protective mylar cover. 1979 reprint by Zenger Publishing. We are a brick-and-mortar store and sell our own inventory.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Book has name seal pressed on first end page. Elsewhere, book has minor wear. Dust jacket has edge wear, some chipping, some rubbing and a tear on the front cover that has been taped. Reprint edition. ***PROMPT, PROFESSIONAL SERVICE!***.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First. nice copy; memoir of service with Darby's Rangers.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Stated first edition in price intact jacket. Shows ownership ink to flyleaf, otherwise tight and unmarked looks unread. Illustrated. B77 Please email for photos. Larger books or sets may require additional shipping charges. Books sent via US Postal.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. Bobbs-Merrill (Indianapolis) 1960, first edition, 318 pp, photos, author was company commander with Darby's Rangers, good, DJ (rubbing),

Paper Boards. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. First American Edition. 318pp. Beige paper boards (cloth appearance); small brown spot along front cover bottom edge, else very good. Text block edges moderately toned, pages lightly toned, else very good. Half-tone illus. Pictorial/printed dj; panels lightly dusted/toned, long closed semi-circular tear on front panel, else fair. The story of Major William Darby's first Ranger battalion: Their commando exploits, mostly, in the North African campaign at El Guettar & Arzew. A few late chapters speak of the Ranger experiences in Sicily & Italy.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1979 Reprint First Edition (Thus) In Like New Condition With Nearly Very Good Dj. "An Account From An Enlisted Man's Point Of View Of The Intensely Dramatic Carer Of The Rangers From Their Beginnings As Soldiers In Ireland, Through Their Grueling Raining In Scotland, To Their Role In The Bloody Fighting In North Africa, Sicily And Italy." Black And White Photos. Hard To Find.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 244 pages. 8.75x5.75x1.00 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Reprinted with New Material. Fine clean copy with a fine dustjacket. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st. 1st. 319p. Photos. Altieri was CO F Company, 4th Ranger Battalion. Darby's Rangers. Water stain to top of jacket & adjacent board. Jacket chipped. Top of spine. Very Good/Good Copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First. very nice copy; signed by Altieri, author and member of the unit; memoir of service with Darby's Rangers. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Reprint. 325pp. Illustrated from black and white photographs. Moderate foxing on the page edges, very faint foxing on the endleaves, else near fine or better, in a price-clipped, about very good dust jacket, with some fading on the spine, moderate edgewear and light foxing on the rear panel and interior.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. First Edition; First Printing. Tight, clean and crisp. A hint of very light shelf wear to price clipped dustjacket, otherwise Fine. No inscriptions. No remainder mark. Not ex-library. An excellent copy of the First Printing of the First Edition now protected in a new Mylar cover. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 318 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st. 1st ed. 319p. Photos. Altieri was CO F Company, 4th Ranger Battalion. Darby's Rangers. Bookplate. Old tape stains on kjacket corners. minor chipping. Jacket priced. Near Fine/Good Copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st. 1st ed. 319p. Photos. Altieri was CO F Company, 4th Ranger Battalion. Darby's Rangers. Closed tears in jacket. Fine/Very Good Copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Poor. First Edition. 318 pp., illus., inscribed and signed by the author on the half-title page, inscribed to Guy Trosper, who wrote the screenplay for the movie "Darby's Rangers". Trosper, an Academy Award nominated (for "The Pride of St. Louis") American screenwriter, wrote screenplays for many movies including "The Stratton Story", "One-Eyed Jacks", "Birdman of Alcatraz", and "Jailhouse Rock". The inscription reads "To Guy-A fellow warrior during the most hectic of all Ranger Campaigns - the filming of Darby's Rangers. With best wishes and esteem, Jim. (then, additionally, below the signature) If this book - I should say when this book gets sold I hope you will do the screenplay as you really wanted to see it done in DR". Dated by Altieri Jan 3 1960 at top of page. The jacket is worn, several pieces torn, missing from jacket at head and tail of spine and near the fold of the jacket flap to upper back panel. The lower back panel of d.j. has some damp wrinkling. Some staining along bottom edges of covers and front fly-leaf and a short tear to cover cloth at head of spine.; Signed by Author(s).