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A NAVAL CAMPAIGN IN THE CALIFORNIAS, 1846-1849.
The journal of Lieutenant Tunis Augustus Macdonough Craven, U.S.N. United States Sloop of War, Dale. Edited by John Haskell Kemble. (San Francisco):The Book Club of California. (1973). 124pp. Illustrated. Hardcover. No dust jacket. Binding is only mildly shelf-worn at the edges with bright gilt on the spine and front cover. Interior is clean, bright and free of stray markings. One of 400 copies printed at the Ward Ritchie Press. An excellent copy.
$80.00
ALONG SHORE WITH A MAN OF WAR.
Boston:Arena Publishing Company. 1893. 242pp. Illustrated. Hardcover. Several places on the rear cover wrinkled from some water damage. There is some mottling to the front cover in such a pattern that suggests another book having been laid on top of this one for some time. Otherwise the covers show only some light staining. Interior is clean, bright and free of stray markings. Overall, a good copy. FB043
$60.00
AUCH KLEINE IGEL HABEN STACHEN. Deutsche U-Boote in Schwarzen Meer.
Herford:Koehler. (1984). 240pp. Illus. With dust jacket. A very good copy. Jacket shows signs of shelf wear; foxing to top edge of pages; interior clean and unmarked. A good, tight copy.
$30.00
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN ISHERWOOD NAVAL ENGINEER. The Years as Engineer in Chief, 1861-1969.
299pp. With dust jacket. A fine copy. Isherwood served as engineer in chief of the Navy from 1861 to 1869. 2 1/2fl.
$25.00
BI-CENTENAIRE DU GENIE MARITIME, 1765-1965.
Paris: Edite Par le S.P.E.I.. nd. 298pp. Illus. With dust jacket. Jacket worn, with large tears on the front lower edge and back top. Board spine rubbed and edge points bumped. Interior clean and bright, withut markings. A very good, tight copy.
$30.00
CRADLE OF SHIPS.
New York:G.P. Putnam's Sons. (1958). 279pp. Illustrated. Hardcover. Binding is lightly shelf-worn with some mild fading to the spine and soiling to the covers. Otherwise in very good condition. Interior is clean and free of stray markings, though clippings from the dust jacket are pasted onto the inside front and rear boards. Overall, this is a very good copy.
$24.00
HOW THE BATTLESHIP MAINE WAS DESTROYED.
Washington D.C.: Naval History Division, Department of the Navy. 1976. 173 pp. Illustrated. Hardcover. Blue cloth binding shows only some light shelf-wear, though there is some fading down the spine. Rear cover is soiled. Internally clean and bright, with no stray markings. There is a gift inscription inked onto the first free end-paper. Otherwise a very good, clean copy.
$30.00
JOHN ROACH MARITIME ENTREPRENEUR. The Years as Naval Contractor, 1862-1886.
301pp. Illus. With dust jacket. A fine copy. 2 1/2 FLR.
$7.50
KAPITANLEUTNANT HANS-GUNTHER LANGE. Von Der Kola-Bucht Bis Zur Packeis-grenze...
Salzburg: Verbik & Pabel. (1972). 88pp. Illus. Wrps. A very good copy.
$10.00
LESSONS OF THE WAR WITH SPAIN AND OTHER ARTICLES.
Boston:Little, Brown and Company. 1899. 320pp. Ex-library. Hardcover. A few small library stamps,library bookplate inside front board and white numbers at bottom of spine, otherwise a very good copy. FB041
$75.00
BLUEJACKET.
An Autobiography. Preface by Captain Felix Riesenberg. New York:W.W. Norton & Company Inc. (1939). 363pp. Hardcover. Binding is shelf-worn with some soiling to boards. Otherwise in very good condition. Interior is clean and bright, save for a set of intials painted onto the inside front board. Overall, a very good copy.
$25.00
DECISION AT TRAFALGAR.
Philadelphia:J.B. Lippincott Company. (1959). 381pp. Illustrated. Hardcover with dust jacket. Jacket is lightly worn at the edges with some foxing and mild soiling to the rear. Otherwise in very good condition. Book itself shows only some minor shelf-wear. Interior is clean, bright and free of stray markings. Overall, this is a very good copy.
$15.00
JACK TARS & COMMODORES. The American Navy, 1785-1815.
Boston:Houghton Mifflin Company. 1984. 318pp. Illustrated. Hardcover with dust jacket. Jacket is clean with some light fraying to the edges, most notably at the spine ends. Otherwise in very good condition. Book itself shows some mild shelf-wear. Interior is clean and free of stray markings. Overall, this is a very good copy.
$20.00
OLD OAK. THE LIFE OF JOHN JERVIS, EARL OF ST. VINCENT.
London:Longmans, Green and Co. (1950). 230pp. Illustrated. Hardcover with dust jacket. Jacket is worn with some significant soiling to the covers along with many chips and tears. Otherwise in good condition. Binding itself is soiled but otherwise only lightly shelf-worn. Interior is clean, bright and free of stray markings, save for some heavy foxing to the end-papers. Overall, a very good copy with a good dust jacket.
$15.00
ON A MAN-OF-WAR. A SERIES OF NAVAL SKETCHES
Detroit:E. B. Smith & Co. 1878. 1st edition. 253pp. Missing frontispiece. Hardcover. Decorated brown boards lightly soiled and shelfworn, with wear along edges, spine ends chipped and worn and edge points gentle bumped and worn to boards. Page edges soiled. Internally free of previous owners marks or signatures, but with light foxing and a few smudges scattered throughout. The binding is tight, but cracked at title page (and missing frontispiece) with rear hinge just starting. Page 14/15 is detached but laid in.
$45.00