Stevens Peter F With (14 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Hardcover, 374 pages in near fine condition with very good dustjacket, light rubbing to jacket. 1st edition, later printing. It's the least known, most misunderstood secret agency of the US. Few know the remarkable story of its origin in 1865- and its original mission- to protect our money. It was not until 1906, 5 years after President McKinley's assassination, that Congress authorized the use of public funds to protect the President. It wasn't till after 1951 after 2 would-be assassins burst into Blair House and fought a blazing gun battle with agents, that Congress permenently authorized and funded the Secret Service to protect the President. After 9/11 the complications of their service has increased.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.…

softcover. Condition: Fine copy. 2nd prt. 8vo, 256 pp. Illus. with photos (illustrator).

hardcover. Condition: Fine copy in fine dust jacket. 1st. 8vo, 256 pp. Illus. with photos (illustrator).

Boards. Condition: Very Good+. Very Good+ (in mylar). First Carroll & Graf Edition. Exceptionally clean and tight textblock. No remainder marks. Minimally shelf worn, black paper spine and orange boards. Unclipped dust jacket, minimally worn, and illustrated. 374pp., including bibliography and index. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. B&W Photographs (illustrator). Hardcover.…

Hard Cover. Condition: Near Fine. DJ Very Good. Later Printing. Size: Octavo.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Very clean. No markings. Pictures on request.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. A Barnes and Noble reprint edition. Hard cover in very good condition with dark gold colored boards, black spine cloth, and gold gilt spine lettering. Interior text block clean & tight; no writing, no markings noted. Dust jacket very good with only ghost of shelf wear on outside. On verso, inside/back side of dust jacket, appears a small water stain that bled black color from spine onto the inside of jacket; does not go through to the front of jacket, ghostly shadow of this at bottom of both front and rear between board and free end paper. Not price clipped; no printed price. " From the book, "It is the least known, most misunderstood secret agency of the U.S. Few know the remarkable story of its origin in 1865 - and its original mission - to protect our money. . . it wasn't until 1951 . . .that Congress permanently authorized - and funded - the Secret Service to protect the President. . . Today, in America after 9/11, the complications have become more severe. And that's why this book is so important now.".…

Hard Cover. Condition: Near Fine. DJ Near Fine. Later Printing (2nd thus). Size: Octavo.

hardcover. Condition: Fine copy in fine dust jacket. 1st. 8vo, 299 pp. Illus. with photos (illustrator).

Octavo, boards (hardcover), gilt lettering, xiv, 299 pp. Very Good in a Fine dust jacket. From dust jacket: The remarkable untold story of a World War II U. S. Air Force turret gunner who was shot down over Nazi-occupied France and, through incredible acts of friendship, heroism, and valor, evaded Gestapo pursuers for more than six months before escaping to freedom. Bronx-born top-turret gunner Arthur Meyerowitz was on his second mission when he was shot down in 1943. He was one of only two men on the B-24 Liberator known as Harmful Lil Armful who escaped death or immediate capture on the ground. After fleeing the wreck, Arthur knocked on the door of an isolated farmhouse, whose owners hastily took him in. Fortunately,his hosts not only despised the Nazis but had a tight connection to the French Resistance group Morhange and its founder, Marcel Taillandier. Arthur and Taillandier formed an improbable bond as the Resistance leader arranged for Arthur's transfers among safe houses in southern France, shielding him from the Gestapo. Based on recently declassified material, exclusive personal interviews, and extensive research into the French Resistance, The Lost Airman tells the tense and riveting story of Arthu'rs trying months in Toulouse -- masquerading as a deaf-mute and working with a downed British pilot to evade the Nazis -- and of his hair-raising journey to freedom involving a perilous trek over the Pyrenees and a voyage aboard a fishing boat with U-boats lurking below and Luftwaffe fighters looming above. With photographs and maps included, this a never-before-told true story of endurance, perseverance, and escape during World War II. Military History, Military Biography, World War II, WWII, Second World War, Aviation bslic.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. xiv, [2], 299, [5] pages. Map. Illustrations. Sources. Notes. DJ has a tear at the top of the front flap. Seth Meyerowitz, the grandson of U.S. Air Force Staff Sergeant Arthur Meyerowitz, is a web entrepreneur and the president of a global online marketing company. After traveling the United States speaking on behalf of Google for its Get Your Business Online program, his web and marketing savvy allowed him to unearth the declassified saga of his grandfather. The remarkable, untold story of World War II American Air Force turret-gunner Staff Sergeant Arthur Meyerowitz, who was shot down over Nazi-occupied France and evaded Gestapo pursuers for more than six months before escaping to freedom. Meyerowitz was on his second mission when he was shot down in 1943. He was one of only two men on the B-24 Liberator known as "Harmful Lil Armful" who escaped death or immediate capture. After fleeing the wreck, Arthur knocked on the door of an isolated farmhouse, whose owners hastily took him in. Fortunately, his hosts had a tight connection to the French resistance group Morhange and its founder, Marcel Taillandier. Arthur and Taillandier formed an improbable bond as the resistance leader arranged for Arthur's transfers among safe houses in southern France, shielding him from the Gestapo. Based on recently declassified material, and exclusive personal interviews, The Lost Airman tells the tense and riveting story of Arthur's trying months in Toulouse-masquerading as a deaf mute of his hair-raising journey to freedom involving a perilous trek over the Pyrenees and a voyage aboard a fishing boat with U-boats lurking below and Luftwaffe fighters looming above. First Edition [Stated], First Printing [Stated].…

Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. true story of WW II airman who escaped from Nazi-occupied France, , signed and inscribed by the author, in new condition, 31 chapters, hardcovers in country blue with gray wrapping spine, gilt lettering on the spine with title, authors and publisher, dust jacket with drawing of a plane on fire and a man parachuting down , title in gold lettering, subtitle, and publisher, back cover with 2 recommendations for the book. 31 chapters plus maps, section with black and white photos on coated paper, all pages are clean and free of markings. Inscribed by Author(s).…

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. Clean black boards, with silver gilt titles to spine and an unclipped DW. A tight, bright and clean copy with no inscriptions. 299pp. (16.5x24cm). Please contact us for any more information.

Condition: Fine. First paper bound printing. Paper bound. Fine condition; as new.