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FS: used books on various topics. All prices INCLUDE SHIPPING TO CONUS ONLY! I take cash, all MOs, and personal checks, but DON'T DO PAYPAL. TAKE $1 OFF EACH BOOK PRICE AFTER THE FIRST ONE YOU ORDER.

An "I'll take book #___" here on this thread will reserve the book. Then I'll mark it SPF, and PM you my address for payment. Please ask any questions by PM only. I try to answer all of them. Thanks for reading!

US/Western history

1) "Wild and Wooly: An Encyclopedia of the Old West" by Dennis McLoughlin. Know where Adobe Walls was? Who "Ahvoke" was? Clay Allison? A zebu? This reference book has 570 pages of the people, places, things, and events that we call "The Old West." A great basic reference. HB in exc. cond w/dust jacket, but missing inside cover slip page. Illus w/Western themed line drawings. $6

2) "The American Revolution" by Bruce Lancaster. "American Heritage" magazine's history of the Revolution from its causes to its end and afteraffects. Covers the war mainly by region and campaign. New/exc. cond, PB 368 pp. illus. w/maps and colored painting repros. $5

3) SPF "Undaunted Courage: Meriwether Lewis, Thomas Jefferson, and the Opening of the American West" by Stephen Ambrose. Prize-winning account of the epic "Voyage of Discovery"--wonderful reading. Illus w/maps and b/w repros of contemporary paintings, including Lewis' own. PB exc. cond. 521 pp. $6

4) "Flames Across the Border: the Canadian American Tragedy 1813-14" by Pierre Barton. The War of 1812 from a distinctly Canadian perspective; how it shaped present-day Canada. HB 492 pp. in exc shape but with "library discard" stamps and stickers. $6

5) "Blackjack Logan" by Gary Ecelbarger. Biography of Johna Alexander Logan, Union Major General described as the "best volunteer soldier of the War." He volunteered on a battlefield when he was still a sitting congressman viewing the battle as a civilian! HB 399 pp. new cond illus w/b/w photos, repros of documents..$7

5) "Grant, a Biography" by William D. McFeeley. Complete biography of Grant the soldier, general, and president by history professor and specialist on the Reconstruction period. HB 605 pp. in exc/new cond. illus w/b/w photos. Focus on Grant's complex personality. $7

6) "A Crack in the Edge of the World: America and the Great California Earthquake of 1906" by Simon Winchester. The whole story of the '06 quake: what--geologically and historically--went into it and what came out of it. By the author of "Krakatoa." HB new cond. 488pp fully illustrated w/many maps and period b/w photos. $7

7) "Prohibition: the Era of Excess" by Andrew Sinclair. Comprehensive history of the causes, reality, and repeal of the Volstead Act. Collector's leatherbound edition by The Easton Press. HB new cond. 492 pp. illus. w/period cartoons and b/w photos. 48

8) "April, 1865: the Month That Saved America" by Jay Wink. basis of the History Channel special of the same name, details the many momentous events of the month and their effects on the war and its aftermath. Quality PB 473 pp. in new cond. $6

9) SPF "Fields of Battle: the Wars for North America" by John Keegan. Most famous contemporary British military historian's analysis of all the North American wars from the French and Indian War through the Plains Indian Wars. Analyses what impact these experiences had on our performance in WWI and WWII. HB new cond. 364 pp. illus w/b/w photos and repros of historic illustrations, many maps. $8

10) SPF "Gettysburg, A Journey in Time" by William Frassanito. Step-by-step reconstruction of the crucial battle illustrated by the detailed photos taken between 1863 and 1868 showing the stages of the battle and supplemented by detailed maps and diagrams. HB 8 1/2x9" 248 pp. in exc. cond. $6

11) "Letters From Baja: 1910-17" by Ysabel Peabody Freeman. Collection of letters by Freeman's ancestors on their explorations into erly 20th Century Baja California in search of gold, hunting and fishing, and oil in the period of the Mexican Revolution. 8 1/2x 11" HB 225pp. new cond. illus. w/b/w photos and maps. $6

12) "The Enders Hotel: A Memoir" by Brandan Schrand. Growing up in an old hotel built in 1917 in Soda Springs, ID. A 1970s childhood with some tough times and some hard folks. Pb 236 pp. new/exc. cond (U. Nebraska Bison Press) $5

13) SPF "Sutter's Fort Costume Manual: A Guide tothe Clothing Worn in California and the Far West ca. 1845" by David Rickman. An instructional manual for re-enactors of the historic events in the West of the mid-1840s: the settling of California by Anglo-Americans, the discovery of gold near Sutter's Fort, the Bear Flag Revolt, and the US occupation. An 8 1/2x11" binder filed with reproducible clor illustrations, maps, and charts that picture the various peoples: natives, "Californios," Anglo settlers and Mountain Men, And US military and Bear Flaggers as they actually were. Written and illustrated by the official State historian: details down to the buttons, plus weapons, tools, and tack. 201 pp. in exc./new cond. $9

14) SPF "Old Napa Valley: The History to 1900" by Lin Weber. Napa Valley CA wasn't always "wine tasting spa land." Before that it was vicious Indian wars, cattle ranches, mercury mines, and the Bear Flag Republic, among other things. Find our where your vintage REALLY comes from! Quality PB 285 pp. in new cond. illus w/b/w photos and maps. $6

Outdoor Adventure

15) SPF "The Education of a Wandering Man" by Louis L'Amour. Autobiography of a mill laborer, hobo, seaman, cowboy, and bare-knuckle prizefighter. And Western writer. Includes a lot of explantion of HOW he became a writer, including who and what he read. Trade PB 270 pp. in very good reading cond. illus w/b/w photos. $4

16) "A Walk Across America" by Peter Jenkins. Middle class, suburban, somewhat lost young man of the '70s sets off with his Malemute to find America and himself. And he does. Trade PB 329 pp in very good cond. w/color and b/w photos. $4

17) "The Walk West: A Walk Across America 2" by Peter and Barbara Jenkins. The sequel to "A Walk West" when in 1981 Jenkins and his wife crossed the US again, meeting a whole new group of "guides" and hosts. HB 350 pp. illus w/maps and color and b/w photos in exc. cond but w/no dust jacket. $5

18) "Across China" by Peter Jenkins. Jenkins travels across China, ending up in Tibet and Mongolia. Real adventures like real travelers have--no canned tour guides, no 5-star hotels. Trade PB 379 pp. in exc. cond. illus w/b/w photos. $4

19) "A Fine and Pleasant Misery" by Patrick McManus. Humorous essays on th efun and foolishness of fishing, fishermen, and fish by the "Field and Stream" and "Sports Illustrated" staff writer. Paperback 209 pp. in exc. cond. $5

Africa

20) "South Africa" by Brett, Johnson-Barker, and Rehnssen. this is an "Eyewitness Travel Guide" to the Union of South Africa. This series are the best guidebooks I've found--and used. Contains Sa history in brief, guides to cities by province, 3-D drawings of the main attractions--s
"Street-by-Street" views that make it easy to find your way. Many color potos, guides to natur eand to SA city culture, currency, transporation, wine, parks, and more. A very useful little book. HB 408 pp. Many maps, charts. Exc./new cond. $7

21) SPF "The Zulu War: A Pictorial History" by Michael Barthorp. Covers the Zulu War of 1879 with contemporary b/w photos, detailed maps, sketches by combatants and correspondents. Shows both the British and Zulu armies. 8x9 1/2" PB 189 pp. in exc. reading cond. but with some stains on outer page edges (don't affect the illus. or text). $6

22) "Rainbow's End" by Lauren St. John. A sports journalist's memoir of her childhood on a farm in Rhodesia during their civil war. Peace, war, family, nature, and loss. HB 271 pp. in exc. cond. illus w/maps and b/w photos. $6

23) "Adventuring in East Africa: the Sierra Club Guide to the Great Safaris of Kenya, Tanzania, Eastern Zaire, Rwanda, and Uganda" by Allen Beckby. NOT a hunting book, but good basic information on how non-hunting safaris work and what kinds are available, on African nature, and basic African travel issues. DO check out what is going on NOW in these countries before you make plans! PB 458 pp. in exc. cond with a few underlines. Illus w/maps and b/w photos. $5

Vietnam War and Special Forces

24) "The Vietnam Almanac" by Col. Harry G. Summers, Jr. Essential reference to the Vietnam War: complete timeline plus alpha order short articles on main operations, battles, locations, weapons systems, military and civilian terms. 8x10" HB new cond. 424 pp. w/b/w photos. $8

25) "Vietnam: the Tools of War" by Edgar Doleman. One of the "Vietnam Experience" series which focuses on hardware from small arms to pilotless aircraft (yes, they used drones back then1) and motion sensors. Oversiced HB 11x9 1/2"176 pp. FULLY illustrated with diagrams and color plates of vehicles, including aircraft. $7

26) "SEALS in Action" by Kevin Dockery. Descriptions of SEAL selection, training, and operations from Vietnam thru the first Persian Gulf War. HB 320 pp. in exc. cond. Illus w/b/w photos. $5

27) SPF "Hunters and Shooters: An Oral History of the US Navy SEALS in Vietnam" ed. by Bill Vincent. 16 SEAL veterans, officers and EMs, describe their Vietnam service in detail. Mostly harrowing, sometimes hilarious. HB new/exc. cond. w/dust jacket 363 pp. compied in cooperation w/UDT/SEAL Assn. and Museum. $7

28) SPF "Elite Fighting Units" by David Eshel. Describes elite special forces and their achievements 1942-1984. Divided into WWII actions and forces (SAS, LRDG, Commandos, Rangers) post WWII from 1946 to Vietnam and up to Grenada, and then "Present Day Elites" describes existing special forces when the book was published in mid-1980s. 9x11" HB 208 pp. extensively illus. w/b/w and clor photos in exc. cond w/no dust jacket. $7

29) SPF "Elite Men and Elite Units" by "Soldier of Fortune" magazine. Late Cold War SOF articles on special forces post WWII includes articles on conflict in Afghanistan against Soviets, and wars in Central America, Thailand, the Phillipines, Africa and Ireland. The "Equipment" section includes SOF reviews of special forces weapons and equipment, new and classic. HB 184 pp. 8 1/2x11" exc. cond w/no dust jacket. $7

Aircraft, Ships, Military Hardware

30) SPF "How Weapons Work" ed. by Christopher Chant. A fully illustrated manual on how modern weapons work, with cutaway drawings and diagrams, plus color plates and photos of many historic and modern weapons systems: small arms, artillery, armored vehicles, warships, aircraft, bombs, and missiles from WWI until the late 1970s. Trench mortars and SMLEs to Minuteman missiles. 8 1/2x11" HB 250 pp. in exc. cond. w/dust jacket. $8

31) "Modern Commercial Aircraft" by Green, Swanborough, and Mowinski. Big "picture and specs" book covers the airliners, air taxis, and freighters from WWII to 1987, plus planes in the works at that time. All nations and airlines, shows many planes in the airline livery of that period. MANY color pictures and illus, cutaways and drawings show technology. Great resource for modellers! HB 8 1/2x10" 210 pp. in exc. cond. w/dust jacket. $8

32) "The Great Luxury Liners, 1927-54: A Photographic Record" by William H. Muller, Jr. Extensive B/w coverage of the great ocean liners. Includes classic trans-Atlantic, Empire cruisers, liners as WWII/Korea troopships, and Allied prizes of war. PB 8 1/2x11" 170 pp. in exc. cond. $6

Hunting, Gun Collecting, Labs

33) SPF "The Outdoor Life Complete Book of Hunting" by Clyde Ormond. Classic "How To" from the 1960s. Covers all types of hunting in the US: what to hunt, how to hunt them, and what to use. (No laser rangefinders or compound bows, tho...). Old school but still good advice. HB in exc. cond. some dust jacket wear and cover spotting 467 pp. illus. w/b/w photos, maps and Douglas Allen (Outdoor Life artist) wildlife drawings. $6

34) SPF "Love of Labs: the Ultimate Tribute to Labrador Retrievers" ed. by Todd Berger. A big picture book of Labs growing, playing, learning, and hunting. Contains Foreword by "Field and Stream's" Bill Tarrant, and seven Lab stories about real dogs by experts like James Herriot, Gene Hill, and John Madson. 8 1/2x11" HB 169 pp. in new cond extensively illus. w/full color Lab photos, including pups in all three colors. Good enough cond. for a Christmas present. $8

35) SPF "The Book of the Labrador Retriever" by Anna Katherine Nicholas. Classic resource on the history, origins, management, and training of the breed by a famed AKC judge. Covers British and American history of the breed and kennels in both countries, famous dogs, and breeders. 8 1/2x11" HB 478 pp. near new cond. but with no dust jacket. Illus w/hundreds of b/w and color photos. $8 (heavy).

36) SPF "The Hunter's World" by Charles F. Waterman. Comprehensive completely illustrated volume on all aspects of North American hunting: 16 chapters from big game to varmints and including upland and waterfowl. Truly beautiful color photos of game, hunting, and habitats. 8 1/2x11" HB 254 pp. illus w/MANY color photos, maps. Exc. cond w/torn dust jacket $8

Thanks for reading my LONG post! Don't forget to take $1 off each book after the first!

Mike Armstrong aka Mesa

I'll take 3, 27, 28,29

Hey Mike, I'll take #9, 10, 21, and 30.

Thanks!

Ill take 33-36

Books #3, 27, 28, and 29 SPF to deerhunter5555

#9,10, 21, and 30 SPF to nsaqam

#33,34,35, and 36 SPF to hunthard

Thanks, guys! PMs on the way to all of you.

Mike Armstrong aka Mesa

I will take

13,14,15

Costumes, Wine, Louis L'Am ...


please contact me - perhaps pick up in person

Books 13, 14, 15 SPF to seasidehunter. Thanks! PM on the way.

Mike Armstrong aka Mesa

BTT

BTT one more time. Still some interesting winter reading left!

BTT Last call!

I'll take 1, 7, 11, 20, 31, 32

Books #1, 7, 11, 20, 31, and 32 SPF to Okie gunner. Thanks for buying! Check your PMs for answer to your question, and my address.

Mike Armstrong aka Mesa

I'll take #16, 17 and 22.
Steve

Mike, I answered your PM; I'll take #1, 7, 11, 20, 31, and 32. Thanks for the quick response on clarifying the price question.

25 and 26 mike

Book #7 also SPF to Okie gunner.

Books 16, 17, and 22 SPF to planewinch.

Books 25 and 26 SPF to badwolf.

THANKS for buying, guys!

PMs on the way to all of you. Have a GREAT Thanksgiving!

Mike Armstrong aka Mesa