Kahn Sy (38 results)

Hardback. Condition: Good. When Sy Kahn set off to serve in the Pacific during World War I, he was a bookish, naive nineteen-year-old, the youngest in his company. Convinced he would not survive the war, Kahn kept a meticulous record of his experiences as his foxhole of the mind, even though keeping such a journal was forbidden by military regulations. His secret diary--one soldier's mark against oblivion--is a rare ground-level account of the war. Often writing in tents by candlelight, in foxholes, or on board ships, Kahn documents life during four campaigns and over three hundred air attacks. He describes the 244th Port Company's backbreaking work of loading and unloading ships, the suffocating heat, the debilitating tropical diseases, and the relentless, sometimes terrifying bombings, accidents, casualties, and deaths. His wartime odyssey also includes encounters with civilians in Australia, in the Philippines, and, as among the earliest occupation troops, in Japan. A detailed record of the daily cost of war, Kahn's journal reflects his increasing maturity and his personal coming of age, representative of thousands of young Americans who served in World War I.…

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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 363 pp., illus., map, memoir of the War in the Pacific - New Guinea, New Britain, Biak, Luzon, etc.

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Signed. Very Good. Inscribed and signed by author. Used with some age wear but is still in great reading condition. No markings in text.

Saddle-stapled wraps. Condition: Very Good. Light shelfwear and foxing to spine, still a Very Good copy; tight, with no markings to text. 32pp. - 8vo. - over 7¾' - 9¾'.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First. very nice copy; author served in the Pacific; New Guinea, Luzon, etc.

Trade Paperback. Condition: Very Good. First Thus. Pictorial softcover, 363pp, illustrated. Inscribed by Author on half-titlepage: " With greetings and all good wishes." November 2001, Port Townsend, WA. Moderate edge wear. Inscribed by Author(s).

Hardback. No Statement Of Later Printing On Copyright Page. Very Good Condition in a Very Good condition Dustjacket. Top corner of interior front flap of dustjacket is price-clipped otherwise a Tight Attractive Copy With No Markings To The Book. ISBN 0-252-01858-3.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. hbk 363pp illustr an unread copy excellent clean tight unmarked in sleeve-protected dj as new.

hardcover with dustjacket. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 'This diary is a rare window into the world of young men suddenly transported from the everyday world of jobs, school and family into a world impossibly strange and remote - a world in which youthful mistakes often resulted in death or horrible injuries, a world where the possibilities of escape seemed distant and uncertain. ' --Ronald Spector, from the Foreword. 363 page. No names or markings. ; 6"-9"; 363 pages.…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. us first printing of softwraps.vg bcopy.straight spine.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Hardcover in dust jacket. Clean, tight, and unmarked. Very neat -- a fine copy. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Book.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good+. Edition Not Stated. Signed by Bob Fossum. Signed by Author(s).

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 2nd Ed. Of Limited Edition of 750 Copies. VG+ to Near Fine in stapled blue pictorial wraps with black lettering. Author's first book of poems about various subjects & life experiences, including The Trees of Israel, Convicts, Coney Island Blues & Old Lady from Boston. Poetry.…

Hardback. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. First Edition. 1ST ed. 363p. Photos. Young GI served in the Pacific: 495th Port Battalion in New Guinea & Luzon. As New /As New Copy. Book.

First edition. 75 pp. Near fine in self-wrappers. One of 500 copies.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. First Edition/First Printing with the complete number line; A Near Fine book in a Fine dust jacket, with only light rubbing to the board edges and faint soiling to the text block, else an as new unread copy. An exceptional copy of this diary of the author's service time in the Pacific theater of WWII, including stops in Australia, New Guinea, and a landing on Luzon. An important addition to any Pacific Theater or WWII collection. Not remaindered, not ex-library; in a protective Mylar cover and will ship securely wrapped in a sturdy box. Photos upon request.…

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dw. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 363 pages; Description: xxvii, 363 p. : 1 map ; 24 cm. Includes index. Subjects: Kahn, Sy Myron, 1924- United States. Army --Biography. World War, 1939-1945 --Campaigns --Pacific Area. World War, 1939-1945 --Personal narratives, American. Soldiers --United States --Diaries 1 Kg.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Clean, tight, unmarked; very light wear to upper edge of dust jacket; a few pages had upper corner turned; otherwise very minimal wear; This unique record of action in the Pacific is the personal journal of a young American soldier, Sy Kahn. Written under trying conditions and contrary to military regulations, the diary provided the writer both sanity and sanctuary - a foxhole of the mind - in an often violent, irrational world. …

Signed Limited Edition. Limited to 26 signed and lettered copies. This is copy "Y". Signed.

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dw. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 363 pages; Description: xxvii, 363 p. : 1 map ; 24 cm. Includes index. Subjects: Kahn, Sy Myron, 1924- United States. Army --Biography. World War, 1939-1945 --Campaigns --Pacific Area. World War, 1939-1945 --Personal narratives, American. Soldiers --United States --Diaries 1 Kg.…

First edition. 41 pp. Corners lightly bumped, else near fine in printed wrappers. One of 250 copies. SIGNED by Kahn to the first leaf.

Condition: Gut. 298 P. Inside with the usual library stamps and inscriptions, partially crossed out, otherwise in very clean condition. English Language. deu 1. Stock 102|15949BB Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 444 23 x 15 cm. Original Paperback with Library label on front cover and green tape on back. Lightly shop-soiled.…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1964, First Edition, Very Good Plus/no dj, octavo, 32pp., black & white & gray softcover booklet, intact stapled binding, slight browning along edges of back cover, binding tight, text unmarked, contains 8 poems by each poet, Signed opposite title page: "This copy is for the Berlinds, with love, Paul Ramsey, July 13, 1964.". Signed by Author(s).…

hardcover. Condition: As New.

32p., 6x8.5 inches, personal inscription to Herbert Gold signed by Kahn, poetry, poet bios, coffee rings on cover else good first edition booklet in stapled printed wraps. From Gold's personal library. The poets were English Faculty members at Raymond.

Condition: Good. 8vo. 344 pp. Good in striped yellow-orange boards with fair to good torn dust jacket. Dust jacket torn at spine top, frayed at edges, stained on reverse outside and inside, and stuck to book along spine. Book covers show water damage as well, and front cover bends outward slightly. Endpapers and outer edges yellowed. Dedication on front endpaper from purchaser to previous owner. …

First edition. 48 pp. Fine in stapled wrappers. Poems by both, with illustrations by Berry Bratthauer. One of 500 copies. Warmly INSCRIBED by Gray on the title page.

Condition: Good. 8vo., 39 pp., Very Good, Paper Wraps. Second Edition. ALS inscription signed by author on FFEP.