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BILL CLINTON: MASTERING THE PRESIDENCY
Written by Nigel Hamilton.
Stock no. 1830994
Published by Century. 1st 2007. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

An insightful, prodigiously researched, and wonderfully readable account of Bill Clintons first term in office. It shows how a well-meaning but naive new president failed to assert true leadership in his first two years, and then illustrates how, in an astonishing act of self-reinvention, the president turned defeat into victory. A gripping tale of hubris and redemption-and a chronicle of one of the most dramatic reversals of fortune in modern American politics. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. XV and 766 pages including index. ISBN: 9781844132096. Light crease to top & tail of spine. Minor white spots to boards. Text block browned. A few minor foxspots present. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly creased and scuffed.

LINCOLN'S NAVY: THE SHIPS, MEN AND ORGANIZATION 1861-65
Written by Donald L. Canney.
Stock no. 1329969
Published by Conway Maritime Press. 1st 1998. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Companion volume to the highly acclaimed 'Nelson's Navy' and 'The Confederate Navy'. Large format. Navy blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and illustrations. 232 pages including index. ISBN: 0851776698. Minor fading to base of spine. Contents clean. Dustwrapper has a scuff to both fold edges, rear panel is lightly browned and has previous bookseller's price label, lightly scuffed.

NUCLEAR WEAPONS OF THE UNITED STATES: AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY
Written by James N. Gibson.
Stock no. 1329581
Published by Schiffer Publishing Ltd.. 1st 1996. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Covering every nuclear delivery system the US ever deployed. Burgundy boards, black titles to spine and front cover. 236 pages. Packed full of b/w and colour photos. ISBN: 0764300636. Very slight creasing to wrapper edges. Old price label to rear panel of wrapper. A super copy, looks unread.

LAND OF LITTLE RIVERS: A STORY IN PHOTOS OF CATSKILL FLY FISHING
Written by Austin M. Francis. Illustrated by Enrico Ferorelli.
Stock no. 1329523
Published by Beaverkill Press. 1st 1999. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A stunning photographic portrait and rich, lucid narrative of the hallowed streams where American fly fishing had its beginnings. Large format. Blue cloth, silver title to spine. 279 pages (includes index). Endpapers are colour maps of Catskill Rivers. Packed full of colour and b/w photos throughout. ISBN: 0393048551. A super copy. Dustwrapper is just lightly scuffed to rear panel.

CONVAIR B-36: A COMPREHENSIVE HISTORY OF AMERICA'S "BIG STICK"
Written by Meyers K. Jacobsen.
Stock no. 1329449
Published by Schiffer Military History; Schiffer Aviation History. 1st 1997. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

A collaborative effort edited and co-authored by Meyers Jacobsen exploring the history of one of SAC's air giants, the six-engine Convair B-36. Large format. Beige cloth boards, black titles. Marbled endpapers. B/w photos throughout. 400 pages. ISBN: 0764305301. Spine and corners slightly bumped else a fine copy.

GOOD FISHING IN THE CATSKILLS: A COMPLETE ANGLER'S GUIDE
Written by Jim Capossela.
Stock no. 1329269
Published by Backcountry Guides. 3rd 2002. Nearly fine condition.

Third Edition. Detailed information on tactis and more specifics on stream access. Cardwraps. 221 pages. B/w photos and maps. ISBN: 0881505080. A few small marks to textblock else fine.

CROSSING THE TRACKS OF COLUMBUS
Written by Otto J. Seiler.
Stock no. 1829510
Published by Verlag E.S. Mittler & Sohn. 1st 1992. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

German Liner Shipping to Latin America, the Caribbean and the West Coast of North America down the years. Published to mark the 500th anniversary of the discovery of America by Columbus, this book gives the full account of the story of German liner shipping from its earliest beginnings up to the present. Large format. Orange boards, white titles. Colour & b/w illustrations and photos. 265 pages. ISBN: 3813204057. Lower edge of boards lightly knocked. Contents clean. White pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.

FIGHTERS OF THE 8TH AIR FORCE
Written by Gerard Paloque.
Stock no. 1825655
Published by Histoire & Collections. 1st 2013. Nearly fine condition.

Air Stories series. The 8th Air Force was the first US Army Air Force (USAAF) strategic air force to be formed in WWII. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos. Colour illustrations of aircraft. ISBN: 9782352503286. A lovely copy.

THE DOUGLAS DC-1/DC-2/DC-3 THE FIRST SEVENTY YEARS (TWO VOLUMES)
Written by J.M.G. Gradidge.
Stock no. 1825592
Published by Air-Britain (historians) Ltd.. 1st 2006. Slightly better than very good condition.

Two volume set. Pictorial glazed boards. Colour & b/w photos. ISBN: 0851303323. Volume 1 has light wear to top of spine. Volume 2 is very lightly faded to spine and has a minor bump to base of spine. Light scuffing to rear boards. Contents are fine.

DELIVER US FROM DARKNESS
Written by Ian Gardiner.
Stock no. 1825320
Published by Osprey Publishing. 1st 2012. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

The Untold Story of Third Battalion 506 Parachute Infantry Regiment during Operation Market Garden. Follow-up to the critically acclaimed Tonight We Die As Men, drawing on years of research and extended interviews with veterans and civilians caught up in the fighting to tell this gripping account. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and maps. ISBN: 9781849087179. Tiny nick to margin of one page else fine. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.

CONSUMING THE AMERICAN LANDSCAPE
Written by Robert A. Sobieszek; George F. Thompson; Stanley Diamond. Illustrated by John Ganis.
Stock no. 1824263
Published by Dewi Lewis Publishing. 1st 2003. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Chronicling the effects of development and extraction industries in every region of the United States over a period of almost 20 years. Abandoned wrecks, desolate strip mines, clear-cut forests, industrial parks, landfill sites and terrains flattened for housing developments. Large, oblong format. Grey boards, blind titles. Colour photos, some poems accompanying. ISBN: 1904587003. Narrow band of fading to boards at horizontal edges. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is faded to front vertical edge and a little scuffed. Contains publishers statements and one loose plate (extra).

THE BLACK PANTHERS
Written by Shames Stephen; Bobby Seale; Charles E. Jones. Illustrated by Stephen Shames.
Stock no. 1824248
Published by Aperture. 1st 2006. Nearly fine condition.

Campus uprisings, urban rebellions, and the Vietnam War rocked the nation when the Black Panther Party arose during the last 1960s. Stephen Shames's exceptional photographs - ranging from the affectionate private moments to intense demonstrations - span the places where the Panthers made their greatest impact. Powerful and poignant images of the most courageous group of young black people ever organized in America. Matt white pictorial boards. B/w photos throughout. ISBN: 9781597110242. A lovely copy with some light scuffing to boards.