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Country Notes in Wartime (1940)
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Our Children Face War (1942)
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Assignment to Berlin (1942)
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Helldiver Squadron (1944)
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250 Ways to Save Sugar Cook Book (1942)
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La Liberation de Paris (1944)
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The Military Meals at Home Cook Book (1943)
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The Wartime Cookbook (1942)
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The Day of Reckoning (1943)
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Parachute to Berlin (1945)
$850.00
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The Army of the Future (1941)
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Nazi Justice (1944)
$425.00
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Betty Crocker's Your Share (1943)
$90.00
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Air News Yearbook (1942)
$80.00
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They Speak for a Nation Letters from France (1941)
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Victory Gardens (1942)
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Private Pepper of Dogs for Defense (1943)
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The American Woman's Cook Book (1943)
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Finding Freedom in a Japanese Prison Camp (circa 1945)
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I Saw England (1941)
$115.00

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Opal Rare Books

What if book collecting were more fun?

Book collecting doesn't have to be about dusty old classics.

Book collecting should be about what you love. World War 2, pop-ups, children's books, historical travel... Build a collection that you'll read and enjoy for decades to come!

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The Holidays Are Almost Here...

Rare books are heirlooms. They follow us through houses and families and generations.
November 23, 2023
When the World Is a Mess...

When the World Is a Mess...

We are given this wonderful gift--the ability to read and imagine. I'm going to keep reading and I'm going to keep selling books, because I truly do believe that history matters. Even (or perhaps especially) when you're living through it.
October 22, 2023
Selection of rare books

Holiday Gifts(!)

And that's a lot of holidays with perfect gifts. You might even start to love giving gifts as much as I do. 
November 12, 2022