Carrollton, TX: Squadron Signal, 2012. Paperback. 80 pp., oblong 8vo. Stapled paperback. Cover & inside art by Don Greer. A full-color pictorial look at the titular Fletcher-class destroyer that originally launched on February 28, 1943. Some faint scuffing to covers; price sticker to rear cover. Sm po pen signature to.....
Washington D.C. Naval Historical Foundation, 1981. Paperback. 8 1/2 x 10 3/4". 55 pp. Spine ends and corners are lightly bumped, light sunning to spine. Otherwise booklet is in excellent condition A Naval Historical Foundation Publication.
Cambridg, MA: Harvard University, 1954. Wraps. 4to. 836 pgs. Wraps with black cloth tape spine. Wraps soiled and worn. Tears and fraying to head and foot of spine. Edges soiled. Interior tight and clean. Published by Department of Military Science and Tactics, Harvard University.
New York: Macmillan, 1963. First edition. Cloth. 167 pp. 8vo. Cloth in dustjacket. First edition. Shelfwear to dj, light bumping to upper corners and spine head, tiny tear and faint stain to foot. Light edgewear to book, light bumping to spine ends, p.o.'s tiny ink initials to ffep. Illustrated with.....
Lanham, Maryland and Oxford: The Scarecrow Press, 2003. Cloth Hard Cover. 8vo. 366 pp. Excellent condition. Price sticker to back cover. Tight binding, clean bright interior. No. 23 of Historical Dictionaries of War, Revolution, and Civil Unrest. Maps, photographs, chronology. Alphabetically arranged. Lovely red and gilt title lables to front.....
New York: Fawcett Book, 1961. Paperback. 144 pp., 8vo. Paperback. The stories of ten top aces & the heroic struggle for command of the air. Slight scuffing, soiling, several tears & edgewear to covers & spine; 2 sm stickers to front cove & sunning to rear cover & spine. Pgs.....
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1982. First edition. Hardcover. 328 pp, 4to. Hardcover in dj. First edition. Minimal shelfwear, lt soil to boards. Peach colored staining to textblock and some margins. Interior otherwise clean, binding strong. Dj lt edgeworn and soiled, sl ripple to spine, short tear to foot of.....
Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press, 2007. Hardcover. 412 pp., 8vo. Hardcover in dj. Studies in Chinese Maritime Development. "This thoughtful compendium is vital to any seirous discussion of the PLA Navy." - ADM. Joseph W. Prueher. Light cocking to spine; binding tight. Textblock clean & crisp. Light scuffing to dj.....
New York: Frederick A. Praeger, 1960. Cloth. 2 vol; approx 300 pp each. 4to (oblong). Cloth. Shelfwear and scuffing, some soiling. Bumping to spine ends and corners. Damp stain to front cover of volume I. Light bowing to vol II. Illustrated throughout with maps. Tape to hinges, tear to front.....
London: William Kimber, 1986. First UK edition. Hardcover. 439 pp., 8vo. Hardcover in dj. First UK edition. Containing many accounts of famous submarine disasters & escapes, some even in the words of survivors or witnesses. Some very light shelfwear to boards & spine ends. Some cocking & shaking to spine.....
Missoula, MT: Pictorial Histories Publishing, Co., 1999. Paperback. 148 pp., 4to. Paperback. Filled w/ b&w photos & history of the Patriots Point Naval and Maritime Museum. Some faint scuffing & shelfwear to covers & spine. Sm po pen signature & date to title pg otherwise textblock clean & crisp. Some.....
New York: Ships and Aircraft, 1945. Paperback. 96 pp., 8vo. Paperback. "Victory editon" Slight scuffing, edgewear & some sm creases to covers & stapled spine. Some very light foxing & soiling to textblock edges. Dampstain to hinge bottom edge, otherwise pgs clean & crisp. Photo strip of ships laid in.....
New York: D. Appleton and Co., 1879. Cloth. 586 pp. 8vo. Includes invitation from Capt. John A. Kenrick to Brigadier General Glen Sutton to attend the Claflin Guard Fair in Newton, MA. Invitation is dated March 10, 1880; it is slightly creased but very clean and bright. Light rubbing to.....
New York and London: W.W. Norton & Co., 2001. Hardcover. 900 pp. 4to. Hardcover in dj. Shelfwear to dj, bumping to spine foot and lower corners. Bumping to bok spine foot and lower corners. Minor soiling to lower textblock corner. Creases to ffep. Has light tobacco odor.
Toronto and Oxford: Dundurn Press, 1995. First edition. Hardcover. 364 pp., 8vo. Hardcover in dj. First edition. A vivid history of Canada's 'silent service.' Binding tight. Sm po pen signature to title pg otherwise textblock clean & crisp. Filled w/ b&w photos. Very light scuffing to dj.
Shrewsbury, England: Airlife Publishing Ltd., 2002. Paperback. 208 pp., oblong 8vo. Paperback. Detailing & explaining every type of Royal Navy submarine; filled w/ b&w photos. Written w/ the assistance of the Royal Navy's Submarine Museum of Gosport, the Imperial War Museum & numerous manufacturers of RN subs. Very light scuffing.....
New York: Random House, 1997. First edition. Quarter Cloth. 8vo (large). 259 pp. Light shelf wear to edges, bumping/creasing to lower corner of text. Interior clean, binding tight. Light general wear to dj. Includes b&w pics.
(n.p.): (no pub). Cloth. 8vo. (1911) viii + 109 pp.Spine and corners sl. frayed; dark bluish-green cloth and gilt cover lettering bright. Regimental history and commemoration of the fiftieth anniversary of the mustering of the Massachusetts "Fighting Ninth" - largely composed of Irish immigrants from Boston. "The Irish Brigade;" the.....
New York: HarperCollins, 2004. First edition. Hardcover. 282 pp., 8vo. Hardcover in dj. First edition. The ominous controversy surrounding the sinking of the Russian submarine, Kursk. Light shelfwear to spine ends. Po pen name w/ date to title pgs, otherwise textblock clean & crisp. Faint scuffing & shelfwear to dj;.....
New York: Random House, 1974. First edition. Boards. 8vo (large). 441 pp. In great condition. Interior clean, binding tight. Very light bumping to spine ends and corners of covers and dj. Light general wear to dj, small "vol. vii" sticker to dj front.
Boston: Norman E. McPhail, 1919. Hardcover. 259 pp., 8vo. Hardcover. Concerning the "...achievements & sacrifices of the men of the Twenty-Sixth (Yankee) Division overseas..." Light bumping & soiling to boards & spine. Binding very sturdy. Some light foxing to pds & eps, otherwise textblock quite clean.
London: Macmillan, 1895. Cloth. 245 pp. Small 4to. Vellum strips down center of boards. Sunning to spine. Shelfwear to boards, bumping to spine ends and corners. Bookplate to fpd. Foxing to text block, endpapers and many other pages, does not affect readability. Previous owners name to fep.
Tuscaloosa: University of Alabama Press, 2008. First edition. Hardcover. 274 pp., 8vo. Hardcover in dj. First edition. A woman's quest to uncover the mystery of the father she never knew; an intriguing mixture of memoir & World War II naval history. Light dampstain to rear board top edge. Slight cocking.....
Princeton, NJ: Princeton Univ Pr, 1992. Paperback. 504 pp. 8vo. Paperback. Slightly scuffed, minor wear to edges. Light brown stain to fore edge. Illustrated with a short series of b/w plates.
New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2011. Hardcover. 236 pp., 8vo. Hardcover in dj. Inscribed by author; inscription covered, only signature visible. Light flexing & shelfwear to boards. Bumping to spine ends. Some cocking to spine. Binding tight. Pgs clean & crisp. Some scuffing & shelfwear to dj; sicker to back panel.....
