johnson rare books & archives, ABAA (18 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very good. First Edition. Octavo. Original black cloth binding, with gilt titles. Mild bumping along the bottom edge of the rear board, with some very light fading to the extremities of the dust jacket; otherwise very good.

Seller Inventory # 66792

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First edition. 305 p. Textual photographs. An investigative account of Auschwitz camp doctor Joseph Mengele, the SS physician who sent thousands of Jews to their deaths in the gas chambers and who tortured hundreds more as part of his "scientific" experiments. Inscribed by Astor on the front flyleaf. Octavo. Tiny spot to the top edge, with some mild rubbing to the dust jacket; otherwise very good. Inscribed by Author.

Seller Inventory # 63026

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First edition. Frontispiece portrait, with textual illustrations by the author. N.p. First edition. A reflective diary of Crowder's eighteen months of incarceration in prison and internment camps in Japan during World War II. Signed by Crowder above his red ink chop stamp on the front flyleaf. Original white paper wrappers, with an illustrated green paper dust jacket. A near fine copy. Signed by Author.

Seller Inventory # 61612

Hardcover. Condition: Very good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very good. First Edition. Inscribed by Thomey on the front flyleaf. A member of the 28th Marines regiment that fought at Iwo Jima and raised the flags on Mt. Suribachi, Thomey (1920-2008) offers a fascinating, very personal story about the two photographers whose camera artistry captured the historic second flag raising. Textual photographs. Octavo. Faint spotting to the top edge, with some very light rubbing to the dust jacket. Better than very good.

Seller Inventory # 70111

Trade paperback. Condition: Near fine. First Edition. Inscribed by the editor on the half-title. ".this book gathers eleven essays that explore the Mexican American experience in World War II from a variety of personal and scholarly perspectives." Octavo: xxiv, 310 p. Original paper wrappers. Near fine.

Seller Inventory # 76738

Hardcover. Condition: Very good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very good. First Edition. "This is the story of how Norway's gold reserves were taken out of the country in April 1940, under the noses of the Germans, in a gruelling cat-and-mouse journey through the snow by train, by lorries, and finally by three separate ships." Foreword by Sir Laurence Collier, K.C.M.G. 207 p. with textual photographs and maps. Octavo. Original red cloth binding, with gilt titles. Mild bump to the spine head. The dust jacket is clean and bright. Better than very good.

Seller Inventory # 70816

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Collector's Edition, a volume in The Leather-Bound Library of Military History. A dramatic countdown of the final months of World War II in Europe, bringing to life the waning power and the ultimate submission of the Third Reich. Collector's Notes laid in. Octavo: xii, 622 p. with textual photographs. Full blue leather binding, with elaborate gilt stamping, four raised bands, moire silk endpapers, and a ribbon marker. A fine copy.

Seller Inventory # 76575

Wraps. Condition: Near fine. First Edition. Inscribed by the author on the title page. Moving account of curating the Japanese American National Museum's exhibition "Remembering the Japanese American Experience" (1994). Ishizuka chronicles the exhibit's development from its inception, its first visitors' responses, reminiscences and stories, and its opening on Ellis Island when the need arose to meet with the local Jewish community to discuss the use of the controversial term "concentration camp" (after more than two years of meetings and discussions, it was finally decided not to change or restrict the exhibit's use of the term). The author also provides a different perspective on how incarcerated Japanese Americans responded to being unlawfully interned, and the complexities involved in people reclaiming their own history. Forewords by John Kuo Wei Tchen and Roger Daniels. Octavo: xxii, 217 p. with numerous textual illustrations. Original pictorial paper wrappers. Near fine.

Seller Inventory # 76770

Hardcover. Condition: Near fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near fine. First Edition. Signed by the author on the front flyleaf. Personal account of a Wisconsin man's experiences during World War II, based on fifty letters and V-mails, three journals, and an extensive oral history. Initially sent to the California desert to prepare for the African campaign, Venner (1924-2011) was reassigned to the 1271st Combat Engineer Battalion, which saw extensive action during the Battle of the Bulge and Operation Nordwind. Octavo: 229 p. with textual photographs and maps. Original buckram binding, with gilt titles. A near fine copy in a lightly edgeworn dust jacket.

Seller Inventory # 77235

Wraps. Condition: Good. First Edition. Mystery writer Dashiell Hammett co-wrote this pamphlet for the U.S. military while stationed in the Aleutian Islands off the Alaska Peninsula during World War II. Oblong octavo: 24 p. with black-and-white photographs, drawings, and maps. Original printed blue paper wrappers, bound with two staples. Typical mild toning to the contents. The wrappers are edgeworn and a bit toned as well, with a faint stain to the rear panel.

Seller Inventory # 77198

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Collector's Edition, issued as part of The Leather-Bound Library of Military History. Over the course of 37 years of diligent research, Prange interviewed nearly 200 individuals who participated in, or witnessed, the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. The resulting work is widely regarded as the most thorough and authentic record of the planning and execution of one of the greatest surprise attacks in military history, an event that propelled the United States into World War II and changed the course of modern history. Includes numerous textual photographs, illustrations, and maps. Collector's Notes laid in. Octavo, two volumes. Full blue leather bindings, with elaborate gilt stamping, four raised bands, moire silk endpapers, and a ribbon marker. A fine set.

Seller Inventory # 76584

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. This copy is signed by Hatsuko Mary Higuchi, who was incarcerated at Minidoka, Heart Mountain, Tule Lake, Amache, and Poston. Her signature appears alongside each of the nine paintings from her "Executive Order 9066 Series" are reproduced within the text. Presents a historical, artistic, and poignant picture of life in this remote internment center on the plains of Idaho. Octavo: 200 p. with more than 200 photographs and illustrations (many color). Original gray cloth binding, with bronze titles. Very light bump to the spine heel; else fine in a fine dust jacket.

Seller Inventory # 76769

Wraps. Condition: Fine. First Edition. Inscribed by the editors on the title page, with a flyer from the book signing event laid in. A compilation of the 789 oral testimonies presented at the Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians (CWRIC) hearings held around the country in 1981. Quarto: lv, 260 p. Original printed paper wrappers. A fine copy.

Seller Inventory # 76768

Wraps. Condition: Fine. First Edition. Inscribed by the editors on the title page. A compilation of the 789 oral testimonies presented at the Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians (CWRIC) hearings held around the country in 1981. Quarto: lv, 260 p. Original printed paper wrappers. A fine copy.

Seller Inventory # 76776

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near fine. First Edition. Originally compiled in 1943 as Out of the Desert by Ray Franchi and Paul Takeda with the assistance of teachers and students, this collection adds dimension to an understanding of the tragedy of the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II. Located in Yuma County (now in La Paz County) in southwestern Arizona, the Poston War Relocation Center was the largest (in terms of area) of the 10 American concentration camps operated by the War Relocation Authority during World War II. Prospectus laid in. Quarto: 120 p. with numerous illustrations. Original cloth binding, with a pictorial label affixed to the front panel and decorative silver stamping. A fine copy in a near fine dust jacket with some very light wear.

Seller Inventory # 76778

Hardcover. Condition: Very good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very good. First Edition. Signed by the author on the title page. Novelist and former Columbia University professor William A. Owens (1905-90) was a 40-year-old sergeant in the Counter-Intelligence Corps (CIC) when he came ashore under fire in Leyte Gulf in 1944. The CIC was to control and interrogate Japanese prisoners; and to identify, arrest, interrogate, and recommend action on collaborators and Huk insurgents. Owens knew Magsaysay, Roxas, Aguinaldo, and many Huk leaders. Later he participated in the invasion of Luzon and the destructive seige of Manila. Octavo: xiii, 245 p. with photographs and maps. Original tan paper-covered boards over a black cloth spine with red titles. The dust jacket is moderately sun faded along the spine; otherwise very good.

Seller Inventory # 77122

Second revision. Printed on both sides of off-white card stock with a hole punch along the top edge for hanging in a kitchen. The piece folds into quarters and measures 9" x 24" when spread out. This folding chart contains general directions for canning and timetables for processing non-acid vegetables, along with a chart for fruit and tomatoes. The information was produced by the Michigan State College of Agriculture and Applied Science and originally issued in May 1933 as "Successful Home Canning". Subsequent reissues were titled "Home Canning" and this issue is the first appearance of the chart as "Wartime Canning". Wartime canning and victory gardens were symbols of patriotism and heavily promoted by the government. Home canning soared during World War II, reaching its peak in 1943, with more than 4.1 billion jars canned in homes and community canning centers. (Amy Bentley in Eating for Victory: Food Rationing and the Politics of Domesticity, University of Illinois Press, 1998). Creasing at the folds, with some light toning along the top edge; otherwise very good. A scarce example of the materials produced to support war efforts on the home front.

Seller Inventory # 76886

A collection of scrapbooks containing photographs, ephemera, and memoirs written by Edwin Duden "Ted" Ashton (1914-2009), an American war hero and publicist for the film industry. Following his graduation from Princeton University, the New Jersey native embarked on a three-month tour of Europe, where he visited film studios and wrote about his impressions of the growing strength of Adolf Hitler in Germany. The archive is comprised of four scrapbooks, which contain hundreds of original photographs, numerous newspaper clippings, and other pieces of ephemera, ranging from war commendations to theater programs, postcards, tickets, and brochures. One of the albums is dedicated to his 1937 trip to Europe and contains a remarkable 30-page typescript of approximately 15,000 words about his travels, written in the form of letters home to his mother. He sailed aboard the SS Queen Mary on June 9, 1937 and carried with him a letter from New Jersey Senator A. Harry Moore to the consular office, asking them to assist him with anything he needed. According to a newspaper clipping, Ashton was employed in the publicity department at Columbia Pictures in New York, but they gave him leave for the trip as he also planned to visit studios in England, France, Italy, Russia, Germany and Hungary. "To study not only productions methods but also publicity and promotion practice in the foreign film industry," according to the story in the June 9, 1937 Hudson Dispatch. In the typescript, Ashton wrote on Monday, June 21, 1937 that he spent the morning at the London offices of Columbia: "The reception I got was positively overwhelming. If I had been Harry Cohn in person, I could not have been received more cordially. I am getting several letters of introduction to some of the countries I am going to, none to Russia, however." During his stay, he attended a celebrated boxing match, attended the races at Ascot, took in matches at Wimbledon, spent a day at the Rothchild Mansion in Exbury lunching and playing tennis, visited the House of Commons and various other attractions, and dined with friends. On July 5, 1937 he visited Elstree Studio, where they were filming a musical picture and, in particular, scenes of seminude chorus girls: "I stayed very late and had a very pleasant afternoon. Gina Malo and Clare Luce are in the picture. One could talk on the set because none of the sound apparatus was being used. The singing and the principals and the tapping of the chorus girls' feet had already been recorded in a special sound studio, and they mouthed the words or did their dance routines in time with the music or signing that was being played back to them. Interesting to watch." He wrote very little about his visit to Russia but the scrapbook contains a press clipping from the August 17, 1937 Hudson Dispatch newspaper, which published his report: "It is surprising to the visitor to find the women of Russia doing jobs that would be done by men in other countries. They work in the construction of buildings. They sweep the streets. They work in the trolleys and subways." On July 22, 1937, he traveled to Germany. "Hitler must have given the German people instructions to treat the visitor with the greatest consideration," he wrote. "From the time the train first entered Germany everything has been done to make things as easy as possible for the tourist. No suitcases were opened for inspection." While visiting Germany, he spoke with a few people in the motion picture business and learned that there were few independent studios, as 85 percent of the industry was government controlled: "There are few American pictures imported at the present time as the Germans want the Americans to buy German pictures when they buy American pictures. They are willing to make English versions of the German pictures. Of course, the American companies are not anxious to buy German films." From Berlin, he traveled to Munich for a few days and then on to Salzburg, where he stayed with Flor.

Seller Inventory # 73709