harllee john (22 resultados)

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

Condición: Very Good. Signed Copy . Signed by author on half title page.

Condición: Fair. Signed Copy . Signed/Inscribed by author on half title page. Half title page cut.

hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!

Soft cover. Condición: New. Book Is Still In Shrinkwrap. Book Looks Very Lightly Cocked & Lightly Curled.

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good+. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Near Very Good. Slight lean, touch of soiling to page egdes, overall a very clean copy, inside and out. Solid binding. Covers very clean and good looking. Jacket has a one inch closed tear over the front guttter and a few short closed tears, some edgwear. Still solid. Fascinating read on the "Father of Rifle Practice.".

Hard Cover. Condición: Near Fine. No Jacket. No Printing Stated. Throughout history, marksmanship has played a major role in winning our wars. General Harllee led the crusade to make marksmanship part of routine military troop training. This is Harllee's story -- a book that chronicles his colorful and evenful life from his upbringing in South Carolina and at West Point to his military service in the Philippines, China, Cuba, Mexico and Santo Domingo. 330 pages including bibliography. Terrific copy.

Hardcover. Condición: VG. Hardback in Very Good condition with Very Good dust jacket. . 9.1 X 6.6 X 1.1 inches. 330 pages. Rubbing and wear to dust jacket edges. . * Quick Shipping * All Books Mailed in Boxes * Free Tracking Provided *.

Condición: Good. Good Condition. Five star seller - Buy with confidence!

Cloth. Condición: Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Near Fine. First Edition. A true story of derring-do and adventure, starting at West Point in the late 1890's through the Philippine Insurrection, Boxer Rebellion, the Cuban Pacification of 1906, action at Vera Cruz in 1914 followed by San Domingo and Haiti in the 1920's. Bridadier General William C. Harllee, U.S. Marine Corps (Ret.), had a dream of making America a nation of marksmen. With strong ties to the National Rifle Association, he first taught the Marines how to shoot, then the Navy, and later soldiers, civilians and women. He became known as "the Father of Rifle Practice" in the Marine Corps. Included are photographs and a bibliography. This copy is clean and solid.

Wraps. Condición: Very Good. Printed wraps in clear plastic folder. 18 pp. A magazine in the mimeo or "little" style, publishing poetry in the objectivist and libertarian genre, seeking to upend the concept that "poetry has been, for centuries, the monopoly of the irrational: the mystic, the altruist, the subjectivist." VERY GOOD. Minor toning.

Hardcover. Condición: Near Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. 1st Edition. Inscribed by author on half title page in blue pen, "To Larry and Anne Clark with admiration for a splendid couple and much love John Harllee Rear Admiral USN (Ret) Chevy Chase, Maryland March 5, 1995" No additional printings. 6 1/4 x 9 1/4 Book; binding tight, clean cloth boards have modest bow; text free of marks, appears unread. Dust jacket has mild bumping and chipping to spine and flap fold ends with 3/4" closed tear and creasing to bottom front cover. Color bright and sharp. Under new archival quality mylar cover. Photographs and illustrations. Photos upon request. Packed well and shipped in a sturdy box. Inscribed by Author(s).

Trade paperback. Condición: Good. Presumed First Edition, First printing. [10], 328, [6] pages. Inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper. Inscription reads "To David R. Wheelwright With kindest regards. John Harllee, November 15, 1990." Scratches on rear cover noted. John Harllee was retired Navy Rear Admiral and former chairman of the Federal Maritime Commission. As a Lieutenant, he was stationed at Pearl Harbor when Japan attacked on December 7, 1941. During World War II, he commanded a torpedo boat squadron in the Southwest Pacific that was awarded the Presidential Unit Citation. He received the Silver Star and Legion of Merit. From 1947 to 1948, he served in the Navy's Congressional Liaison Unit on special assignment to John F. Kennedy when the future president was a member of Congress. During the Korean War, he served as executive officer aboard the cruiser Manchester, for which he was decorated with the Navy Commendation Medal. He retired from the Navy in 1959 with the rank of Rear Admiral. Admiral Harllee served as chairman of Citizens for Kennedy and Johnson in northern California during the 1960 presidential campaign. Kennedy appointed him to the newly formed Federal Maritime Commission in 1961. He was promoted to chairman of the commission in 1963 and was reappointed by President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1965. He retired in 1969. He then worked as a maritime consultant until 1974. He traveled to more than 30 countries, including Morocco, Turkey, Russia and China. This is a work of fiction, which refers to historical personages and events, as well as battle conditions in the Southwest Pacific during World War II. This is the saga of a man who loved a woman and ships and miraculously survived many action-packed adventures in war and peace to attain them. The story ranges from Australia to California.

Hardcover. Condición: Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Near Fine. NAP. 330p. photos Biography of Brig. Gen. Wm. Harllee from 1897-1920 covering the Boxer Rebellion, Philippines, Vera Cruz. In mylar. Fine/Near Fine Copy.

Hardcover. Condición: Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Near Fine. NAP. 330p. photos Biography of Brig. Gen. William Harllee from 1897-1920 covering the Boxer Rebellion, Philippines, Vera Cruz. Fine/Near Fine Copy. Book.

Hardcover. Condición: Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Fine. 330p. photos Biography of Brig. Gen. Wm. Harllee from 1897-1920 covering the Boxer Rebellion, Philippines, Vera Cruz. Fine/Fine Copy.

Newsletter. [16]p., wraps. 11 x 8.5 in. Folded once horizontally. Monthly newsletter. Articles are chiefly anti-taxation stories cribbed from other newspapers. Numerous ads, including one for the Ludwig Von Mises Institute and the Harleian Miscellany Club, with a long list of books for sale (South Carolina residents got a discount to ?offset cruel sales tax?). Harllee co-founded the South Carolina Libertarian Party in 1975.

Hardcover. Condición: New. Estado de la sobrecubierta: New. 1st Edition. Hardcover. In publisher's plastic. Additional shipping cost required for insurance, amount according to USPS and destination.

Hardcover.

Hardcover. Condición: Fine condition. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good dust jacket. First Edition. Cambridge, Maryland:: Cornell Maritime Press, Inc., 1967. A clean, square, tight copy. Small faded spot on Dust Jacket's spine. NOT price clipped (5.00). No chips. No tears. No creases. No remainder marks. No owner's name or bookplate. Pages are fresh and crisp. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. Index. Bound in the original rust-color cloth. Sharp corners. Five appendices. Index. From the Dust Jacket: "A treatise setting forth the responsibilities of Ocean Freight Forwarders and Shippers under our Federal Laws and Regulations and their obligations to Ocean Carriers.". First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine condition./Very Good dust jacket. 8vo. xii, 126pp. .

hardcover. Condición: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!

Hardcover. Condición: New. This is a beautiful oversized black leather hardback Biography in New condition, no jacket issued. Presumed published in 1996. This is a self-published book written by Harllee. This is a biography of Rear Admiral John Harllee, U.S Navy. This book was written & given to his friends and his immediate family. It is in wonderful condition both inside and out. Great cover and edges. Very tight pages. no names.It has a photo copied loose hand written letter by Harllee as to who he wrote the book for and why he wrote the book. I found this book at an estate sale of a College Professor. I couldn't understand why it was in his library. I found a book published by this professor in his library and on the back inside flap it stated that the author served in the Pacific during WWII and on the PT Boats. Now I knew! There are many photos in the book. It is a well made and attractive book. 498 pages. #18501.-324.