History Books & Related Artifacts & Collectibles

ARTIFACT: 1981 Asterix in Corsica graphic novel by Goscinny & Uderzo published in English by Dargaud, Canada. The beautifully illustrated novel is one of many stories of Asterix already published, such as Asterix & Cleopatra, Asterix in Britain, and...

ARTIFACT: This is a paperback ninth edition copy of Tom Bahti's "Southwest Indian Tribes", covering the Acoma through the Zuni. The book was published in 1989 in Las Vegas and printed in Seoul, Korea. It has several color illustrations and...

ARTIFACT: This is a rare United States Army Air Forces squadron roster booklet for the 9th Photo Reconnaissance Squadron. This USAAF squadron was in the India-Burma sector and attached to the 5306th Photo and Reconnaissance Group (provisional), 8th Photo...

ARTIFACT: This is a scarce July 1943 restricted propaganda/morale booklet on "The Story of the Memphis Belle". In May 1943 the Memphis Belle became the first United States Army Air Forces heavy bomber craft to complete 25 European missions and then...

ARTIFACT: This is a book on the history of the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) entitled "Scouting Marches On". It was published in 1937 by William D. Murray, one of the original founders of the BSA in 1910. The comprehensive book includes many...

ARTIFACT: This is a hardcover copy of "The Rise and Fall of Imperial Japan: 1894-1945" edited by S.L. Mayer. The book covers the explosive evolution of the Japanese nation as a world power after its civil war, specifically with emphasis upon...

ARTIFACT: Fourth Edition, 1974 Veteran and Vintage Aircraft compiled by Leslie Hunt. "The world's preserved aircraft ??? where they are ??? what they look like ??? who owns them". The book was published by The Garnstone Press Limited and...

ARTIFACT: Rare 1974 privately printed Marden Family Genealogy Copy #369, signed by the author ??? Sylvia Fitts Getchell. The hardcover book reads: "MARDEN FAMILY GENEALOGY GETCHELL" on the binding and the inside front cover shows the author's...

ARTIFACT: This is a hardcover copy of Detlev Niemann's "Price Guide: Orders and Decorations Germany, 1871-1945 (Bewertungs-Katalog: Orden und Ehrenzeichen Deutschland)", Second Edition (subtitle: Orders, Decorations, Award Documents, Miniatures and Cases...

ARTIFACT: Cool 1943 What's That Plane: How to Identify American and Jap Airplanes by Walter Pitkin, Jr., a Penguin Book printed for the Infantry Journal. The soft cover of the Second Edition printing shows a group of Republic "Thunderbolts"...

ARTIFACT: 1929 First Edition The Book of Dow: Genealogical Memoirs Compiled by Robert Piercy Dow. This large, hardcover reference book was published by the Tuttle Company in Rutland, Vermont. The cover page reads: "THE BOOK OF DOW GENEALOGICAL MEMOIRS",...

ARTIFACT: This is a paperback first edition copy of "Grenades & Mortars", Weapons Book Number 37 in the Ballantine's Illustrated History of the Violent Century series. Written by Ian Hogg, this volume deals with the explosive resurrection of both...