Walter Bayler (13 results)

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

hardcover. Condition: very good. First. Illustrated in black and white. 367 pages. 8vo, maroon cloth with gold lettering. Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill, (1943). Some minor edgewear, internally clean. A very good copy. A First-person Narrative as Told to Cecil Carnes.

Hardcover. Condition: Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Good+. 1943 first edition. Some shelf wear to the spine edges and corners. The dust jacket rubbing to the edges and small chips and tears.; 367 pages.

Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First. nice copy; the story of this Marine officer who fought at Wake, Midway, and Guadalcanal.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good+. 1st ed. 367pp, octavo, hc w/jacket, tight binding, clean throughout, clean boards, mildly soiled jacket with torn top edges.

Burgundy Cloth. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Stated First. Burgundy Cloth. Fair/No Jacket. Stated First. Hardback. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 367 pages; 5 p. index; Official U.S. Navy photos; Lt. Col Bayler carries his narrative from Wake Island shortly before Pearl Harbor, through Midway Island and the contest for Guadalcanal. Bayler arranged for radio control and communication between planes and the air base on all three islands, but confides he was also under secret orders. This is an upbeat book on the earlier part of the Pacific War, with eyewitness combat conditions on Guadalcanal. Book condition: Book edges have darkened considerably to a tan color; front cover corners are worn so they show some board underneath; the paper cover on the front endpapers hinge is 80% cracked, but hinge is sevicable; the lower covers are damp-stained circa 1 inch, and the rear half of text is often stained in much of the lower margin and part of some lower lines affected in the centerfold area. Book is complete, quite legible, and sound.…

Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 367 Pages. Stated First Edition. This fascinating first-person account of the early World War II days on the Solomon Islands comes in dark red boards with gold printing on the front cover and on the spine. The exterior of the book has worn areas on all four corners and at the top and bottom of the spine as well as some dark staining areas on both the front and rear covers and a slight indentation spot on the front cover. The interior book has the former owner's name on two of the front pages, various pages throughout with some foxing on them and the paper has browned a little bit from the original. but otherwise has no other visible distracting extraneous markings within the book and thus has all printing, illustrations, and photographs in a well-preserved and enjoyable condition. If you order this interesting view of a part of WWII in the Pacific from us, we will carefully wrap it up in either foam or bubble wrap, then securely pad and box it and ship it right away to you with both insurance and tracking on it.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. No DJ.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Burgundy cloth boards with gilt lettering. Red, white, and blue jacket featuring a photo of the author to the front. The book is tight and clean with brief bumps to the spine ends and corners. Jacket colors are vibrant. Jacket has minor wear to the edges, small chips and tears to the spine ends and corners, and light foxing to the rear. Interior pages clean and unmarked. A handsome copy of this scarce title. Jacket housed in a removable Mylar protector. Photos upon request. International shipping billed at cost.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 367 pages.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. private library liquidation lightly read ex library faded red cloth with gold ink.