Last Plane to Shanghai

by Tregaskis, Richard [Admiral John S. McCain Jr.]

Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1961. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth. Near fine/near fine. First edition of Last Plane to Shanghai by Richard Tregaskis, inscribed to Admiral John S. McCain, Jr.. Octavo, 249pp. Blue hardcover, cream spine. Title in orange on spine. Stated "First Edition" on copyright page. Solid text block, light wear to front cover, a near fine example. In the publisher's dust jacket, $4.50 retail price on front flap, light wear along spine and flap folds, short closed... Read More

Offered by The First Edition Rare Books, LLC

Virginia Music Festival Poster, circa 1973 (Original poster for the Virginia Music Festival)

by [McKendree Spring] Michael Dreyfuss, Kris Kristofferson, Earl Scruggs, John Prine, Linda Ronstadt (artists)

Williamsburg, VA: William and Mary University, 1972. Vintage poster for the 1972 Virginia Music Festival, held at William and Mary University in Williamsburg, Virginia on April 7 and 8. This poster originates from the estate of progressive folk-rock group McKendree Spring violinist Michael Dreyfuss, who played in the festival. An attractive poster featuring troubadours being towed by a camel under a moonlit sky, the festival featured acts such as Kris Kristofferson, New Riders of the Purple Sage,... Read More

Offered by Royal Books, Inc.

The History of the 3D Brigade 82D Airborne Decision February 1968 to March 1969

by Porter, William R. and Thomas M. Fairfull

[Toronto?] & Tokyo: Published an produced by Image Public Relations of Toronto & Tokyo, 1968. Paperback. Very Good. photos, 67p. Softcover in original wrappers. 28 cm. Light dampstain along outer edge on front and back covers. SIGNED on title-page by co-author Porter (signing as "Bill Porter"). A scarce Vietnam War Brigade history.

Offered by McBlain Books

Strategy for Tomorrow

by Baldwin, Hanson W. [Admiral John S. McCain Jr.]

New York: Harper & Row, Publishers, 1970. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth. Near fine/near fine. Inscribed to Admiral John S. McCain, Jr., first edition of Strategy for Tomorrow by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Hanson W. Baldwin.. Octavo, 377pp. Gray cloth, title in red on spine. Illustrated endpapers. Stated "First Edition" on copyright page. Solid text block, faint toning to top edge, a near fine example. In the publisher's dust jacket, $12.50 retail price on front flap, faint shelf wear,... Read More

Offered by The First Edition Rare Books, LLC

Sea Power and Its Meaning

by Clark, Joseph J. and Barnes, Dwight H. [Admiral John S. McCain Jr.]

New York: Franklin Watts, Inc, 1966. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Near fine/very good. Inscribed to Admiral John S. McCain, Jr., first edition of Sea Power and Its Meaning by Admiral J.J. Clark and Captain Dwight H. Barnes.. Octavo, 138pp. Blue cloth, title in black on spine. Stated "First Printing" on copyright page. Light wear to corners and spine. In the publisher's dust jacket, $5.95 retail price on front flap, short closed tears to rear panel, small stains... Read More

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THE ALPHABET TREE

by Lionni, Leo

New York: Pantheon, 1968. First edition. Near fine in very good plus dust jacket.. First printing of this delightful picture book about letters coming together to serve a higher purpose, with the help of some insect friends. Leo Leonni's colorful, dynamic children's books are defined by his use of collage and stamping for his illustrations. Though he spent the bulk of his career as art director for advertisements and periodicals including FORTUNE, it was in picture books that... Read More

Offered by Type Punch Matrix

Alice's Restaurant (Two original photographs from the 1969 film)

by Arlo Guthrie, Patricia Quinn, James Broderick, Pete Seeger (starring); Arthur Penn (director, screenwriter); Venable Herndon (screenwriter)

Beverly Hills, CA: United Artists, 1969. Two vintage studio still photographs from the 1969 film, both showing Tina Chen and Arlo Guthrie. Based on Guthrie's 1967 folk protest song, a narrative loosely based on Guthrie's own experiences being jailed for littering and later using the record of his arrest to escape the Vietnam draft. Set and shot on location in New York and Massachusetts. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine.

Offered by Royal Books, Inc.

Blue Movie (Four original photographs from the 1969 film)

by Andy Warhol (director, screenwriter); Viva, Louis Waldon (starring)

Munich: Constantin-Film, 1969. Four vintage borderless reference photographs from the 1969 German release of the US film. With printed mimeo snipes on the verso. Andy Warhol's final film, an attempt to represent sex between a man and a woman (Warhol superstars Louis Waldon and Viva, respectively) as naturalistically as possible. A groundbreaking, influential production insofar as it was the first adult film to receive wide theatrical release in the US. Set and shot on location in... Read More

Offered by Royal Books, Inc.

Air America (Original screenplay for the 1990 film)

by Mel Gibson, Robert Downey Jr., Nancy Travis, Ken Jenkins (starring); Roger Spottiswoode (director); John Eskow, Richard Rush (screenwriters); Christopher Robbins (author)

Los Angeles: Carolco / IndieProd, 1989. Draft script for the 1990 film. Based on the 1979 nonfiction novel by Christopher Robbins, which chronicled the CIA's business of transporting weapons and supplies to Cambodia, Laos, and South Vietnam during the Vietnam War. A man loses his pilot's license but has a chance to get it back if he agrees to work for "Air America," a company soon revealed to be an arms-dealing front for the CIA. Set... Read More

Offered by Royal Books, Inc.

Winter Bells [with] Typed Letter Signed

by EHRHART, W.D.

Easthampton, Massachusetts: Adastra Press, 1988. Softcover. Near Fine. First edition. Stiff wrappers. Faint wear on the front wrap and a couple of tiny foxed spots, just about fine. One of 240 letterpress copies. Warmly Inscribed by the author to former Poet Laureate Dan Hoffman. Laid in is a Typed Letter Signed from the author to Hoffman, discussing, among other things, the republication of a book of Vietnam War poetry edited by Ehrhart (after trouble with the first publisher),... Read More

Offered by Between the Covers Rare Books, Inc.

Introduction to the Enemy (Original oversize photograph of Jane Fonda at an antiwar demonstration in Washington DC, 1974)

by Jane Fonda (subject, starring); J.P. Laffont (photographer); Haskell Wexler (director)

N.p.: N.p., 1970. Vintage oversize borderless photograph of actress Jane Fonda speaking into a microphone at an antiwar demonstration in Washington DC on May 10, 1970, issued in conjunction with the 1974 documentary film. With the stamp of Gamma photo agency and layout annotations in manuscript pencil on the verso. Fonda proved one of Hollywood's most prominent antiwar activists during the Vietnam era, and one of the period's more politically active celebrities, speaking out in support of the... Read More

Offered by Royal Books, Inc.

War In Korea; The Report Of A Woman Combat Correspondent. Photographs by Carl Mydans and Others

by Higgins, Marguerite

Garden City: Doubleday & Company, Inc, 1951. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth. Very good/very good. The signed first edition of War In Korea: The Report Of A Woman Combat Correspondent by Marguerite Higgins.. Octavo, 223, [1]. Gray cloth, title printed in red on the spine. Stated "First Edition" on the copyright page. Illustrated endpapers. Complete with 29 photographic plates. Rubbing to tips of the spine, white ink blemish at head of the spine. In the publisher's dust jacket,... Read More

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The Real Lessons of the Vietnam War: Reflections Twenty-Five Years After the Fall of Saigon [Signed by Moore]

by John Norton Moore & Robert F. Turner [eds.]

Durham, NC: Carolina Academic Press, 2002. Very Good/Very Good. Durham, NC: Carolina Academic Press, 2002. First Edition. Signed by John Norton Moore at front free endpaper with inscription, "To William McNair with great respect for his superb service to the Nation and his leadership for democracy and the rule of law. John Norton Moore 4/16/03." Octavo. 507 pp. Printed dust jacket. Dark blue boards stamped in gilt. Dust jacket edgeworn and scuffed with spotting and soiling to verso.... Read More

Offered by Capitol Hill Books

(Pro-War in Vietnam Flyer): Have we died in vain? These men gave their lives in the cause of Freedom - Your Freedom

[Berkeley]: Distributed as a public service in the interests of a balanced discussion by the Young Republicans of the University of California and of Boalt Hall School of Law, 1965. Unbound. Fine. Illustrated flyer on yellow paper. 8.5" x 13.75". Old horizontal fold, else about fine. Illustration (signed in print "Mike Cobb") of various military dead from previous wars looking on in dismay at a "beatnik" holding up signs that read "Better Red than Dead" and "Peace at... Read More

Offered by Between the Covers Rare Books, Inc.

The Monthly Publication of the ACLU, Civil Liberties, 8 Issues Documenting a Tumultuous 1966 Fighting for Free Speech, Anti-Draft stance, Objector to Vietnam War, Desegregation and More

by Civil Liberties Archive

1966. A powerful eight-issue run of Civil Liberties, the monthly publication of the American Civil Liberties Union, spanning February through December 1966 (Nos. 234-242). Each issue is a 4-page bifolio measuring 11.5" x 8.5", documenting the ACLU's legal, political, and educational campaigns during a pivotal year of U.S. domestic unrest over the Vietnam War, civil rights, and constitutional freedoms. The 1966 run tracks the organization's vocal opposition to conscription, loyalty oaths, HUAC proceedings, and racial injustice, while championing free... Read More

Offered by Max Rambod Inc.

A Collection of Seventy-One (71) Photographs From A Grand World Tour

The World: Gloeckner & Newby Company, 1935. General wear. Some photographs are faded or clouded, it is unclear if they were exposed wrong initially or have become so over time. Envelope has minor tears, and edge wear.. A collection of seventy-one (71) black and white photographs of a Grand World Tour that went from America to Asia, the Middle East, Northern African, and Europe. The collection is dated to circa 1934-1935 as there are several pictures of the... Read More

Offered by Eclectibles

Leatherneck Square. A professional marine's personal perspective of the Vietnam era

by Schulze, Richard C., Major General, USMC

[Incline Village, Nevada]: The Huckleberry Press, 1989. Edition limited to 125 copies (this, no. 8); folio, pp. 89, [3]; color frontispiece map of Leatherneck Square, Quang Tri Province, just south of the DMZ in Vietnam; title page printed in red, yellow, and black, ornaments printed in blue, red, and yellow; fine copy in original linen-backed marbled boards, paper label on spine, publisher's slipcase. From the library of Kim Merker. "Printed ... by Greg Peterson and John Balkwill. Handset in... Read More

Offered by Rulon-Miller Books

He didn't protest either [screenprint poster]

[Berkeley]: [Political Poster Workshop at the University of California, Berkeley], 1970. 23x29.75 inch poster, very good, a couple of minor ink smudges. In the Maggs Bros book "4973: Berkeley Protest Posters 1970," this design is illustrated on page 47. Participants in the Political Poster Workshop practiced the techniques of silkscreened poster production on sheets of used computer printout paper or other random stock. Most of the products of this workshop are scarce, for obvious reasons.

Offered by Bolerium Books Inc.

Unite [screenprint poster]

[Berkeley]: [Political Poster Workshop at the University of California, Berkeley], 1970. 22.75x29 inch poster, very good but for minor crease and smudge at upper left corner. The number 4973 at the bottom identifies this as a product of the Political Poster Workshop at Berkeley in 1970. In the Maggs Bros book "4973: Berkeley Protest Posters 1970," this design is not illustrated. Initials of the unknown artist, DKM, are at lower right. Participants in the Political Poster Workshop practiced the... Read More

Offered by Bolerium Books Inc.

Unity in our love of man [screenprint poster]

[Berkeley]: [Political Poster Workshop at the University of California, Berkeley], 1970. Poster. 17x22 inch poster, very good; number 4973 at the bottom identifies this as a product of the Political Poster Workshop at Berkeley in 1970. In the Maggs Bros book "4973: Berkeley Protest Posters 1970," this poster is number 118, with color variations. Participants in the Political Poster Workshop practiced the techniques of silkscreened poster production on sheets of used computer printout paper or other random stock. This... Read More

Offered by Bolerium Books Inc.

Unite [screenprint poster]

[Berkeley]: [Political Poster Workshop at the University of California, Berkeley], 1970. 22.75x29 inch poster, very good but for minor smudge to the green ink on one of the doves in the lower left section. The number 4973 at the bottom identifies this as a product of the Political Poster Workshop at Berkeley in 1970. In the Maggs Bros book "4973: Berkeley Protest Posters 1970," this design is not illustrated. Initials of the unknown artist, DKM, are at lower right.... Read More

Offered by Bolerium Books Inc.

China: an interpretation

by Bashford, James W.

New York and Cincinnati: The Abingdon Press, 1919. Revised and enlarge edition, 8vo, pp. [8], 668; frontispiece and 3 plates; publisher's green cloth gilt; light rubbing to extremities, text clean and sound, very good. From the library of Captain William Mozey of the 8th Cavalry 1st Airborne Division, with his ownership stamps on upper pastedown, featuring the "death from above" image and motto that had been printed on playing cards and left by soldiers on the bodies of enemy... Read More

Offered by Rulon-Miller Books

Orders to Vietnam

by BUTTERWORTH, W.E.

Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1968. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First edition. Fine in fine dust jacket. Novel for adolescents about the Vietnam War. A very scarce title, especially in nice condition.

Offered by Between the Covers Rare Books, Inc.

[Flyer]: Join the Thoreau Walk from Walden Pond to Boston April 14 and 15, 1965

Voluntown, Connecticut: New England CNVA [Committee for Nonviolent Action], 1965. Unbound. Very Good. Mimeographed sheet printed both sides. 8.5" x 11". Folded in thirds as mailed. Small nicks, tear at the edge of one fold, about very good. Addressed to Vietnam War activist Richard Hathaway. Flyer and schedule for the 25 mile walk to protest the Vietnam War.

Offered by Between the Covers Rare Books, Inc.

(Anti-Vietnam Flyer): Minute-People

New York: Vietnam Peace Parade Committee, 1972. Unbound. Fine. Flyer. 8.5" x 11". Illustrated flyer printed on both sides on yellow paper. Multi-purpose flyer protesting both the Vietnam War and a boycott of Wonder Bread, whose parent company, ITT also made electrical components for the military in Vietnam. Pencil date of January, 1972.

Offered by Between the Covers Rare Books, Inc.