Wheeler Major William Reginald (7 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good+. No Jacket. Volume II only. First edition, hardcover, light bumps to spine ends and corners, light soiling to covers and page edges, large but light dampstain to front board, pages lightly browned, otherwise internally clean and solid, a Good+ reading copy without dustjacket.…

Cloth. Condition: VG-. Volume 1 only 146 pp, 2 p of b/w maps of the Hampton Roads are, and 211 b/w photo plates, the book and contents are tight, pages are clean, a bookplate on the front endpaper, the covers are bumped on the corners and have light scuffing, the dust jacket has chipping on the corners and top and bottom of the spine, the top of the front cover has some chipping, also.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 8vo. Two volumes. We specialize in fine books in collectible condition. Orders are professionally packaged and shipped promptly.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: DJ Good. Small repair on top edge of Volume I dust jacket. Bookseller's small labels on ffep of each volume.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Ex-Library. Tight binding and clean pages. **NO International and NO Expedited shipping available for this large, heavy book/ set.**.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Both volumes are nicely inscribed by the author on the front-free end papers. The condition of both books is near fine. Dark blue cloth-covered boards are clean, gold text is clear. Head and tail of spine on both volumes are creased. Volume I's dust jacket spine is sunned; fore-edge folds are also lightly sunned. The head and tail of the jacket spine are creased and the spine corners are chipped with small closed tears. The lower back right corner has a 3/8" closed vertical tear along the edge. The fore-edge corners are rubbed with loss of 1/5" or less. Volume II's dust jacket spine is also sunned as are the fore-edge folds. Head and tail of jacket spine are creased, head of spine has a 3/8" closed vertical tear in the center and the upper front spine corner has a 1/4" closed vertical tear. There is a 1/3" by 1/2" v-shaped notch in the upper left corner of the front jacket panel. There is a 2 5/8" by 1" stain along the lower half of the front fore-edge fold. There are a series of irregular (connected) closed tears on the lower front right corner; 3" running diagonally from the lower front right corner up toward the left, then an adjacent irregular diagonal closed tear of 1 3/4 running upward toward the right, then an adjacent 1 3/8" vertical closed tear along the fore-edge fold. A previous tape repair can be seen on the reverse side photo. The lower front and back edges are creased. Lower back left corner of jacket has a 2/5" closed vertical tear on the edge, with adjacent creases. The two volume contains "a narrative and pictorial account of Hampton Roads Port of Embarkation during World War II". which is edited by Major Wheeler. Please use close-up options for best inspection and in support of condition description. Additional photos available at your request. International sales to all countries other than the UK will require use of an alternative shipping company which will result in higher shipping expense. A signature upon receipt may also be required. Inscribed by Author.…

Cloth. Condition: Near fine. Dust Jacket Condition: near fine. First Edition. Octavo, [two volumes], xxiii, 146pp, [211 plates]; xiii, 147-316pp, [168 plates], 330pp. Blue cloth, title in gilt on spine. Bumped top corner of Volume I. Free of notes or marginalia. In the publisher's near fine dust jackets, archival tape repair to head of spine on verso, bright text. Inscribed in Volume I by the author: "For Sherman Hoyt, who rendered allied service on "The Road to Victory" in World War II, in the 27th Division. and returned from Europe to the Hampton Roads Port in June 1945. With best wishes of W. Reginald Wheeler / Major - Army U.S. Retired / Port Historian / April 27, '55." This work was edited by Major William Reginald Wheeler, the port historian, and includes a foreword by Maj. General Charles P. Gross, Chief of Transportation Army Service Forces. Illustrations and artwork by Army and Navy photographers, paintings by Allan D. Jones Jr. and Technical Sergeant Edward A. Chavez. First edition of The Road To Victory by Major William R. Wheeler: A History Of Hampton Roads Port Of Embarkation In World War II, inscribed by the author. (illustrator). Signed.…