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I-Boat Captain
Canoga Park: Major, 1976. Illustrated. 317 pages, 8vo, blue cloth, d.w.; rear panel of dust wrapper torn, crudely repaired with tape. Canoga Park: Major Books, (1976). A very good(+) copy in a good dust wrapper. More
La Marine: Arsenaux, Navires, Equipages, Navigation, Atterrages, Combats
Paris: Curmer, 1844. 31 plates with tissue guards, 9 in color plus many text illustrations. 240 pages. Tall 8vo, printed boards; a few pages with some toning, corners bumped, covers lightly worn. Paris: L. Curmer, 1844. A very good copy. More
Maritime Supremacy & Opening of the Western Mind; Naval Campaigns that Shaped the Modern World
Woodstock: Overlook, 2000. Illus. 8vo, 1/2 green cloth, d.w. and cloth lightly soiled. Woodstock: Overlook Press, (2000). More
Janes Fighting Ships 1919
Newton Abbot: David & Charles, 1969. Hundreds of black-and-white drawings and photographs. 634 pages, oblong 4to, green cloth, d.w.; front free endpaper creased. Newton Abbot: David & Charles Reprints, (1969). Facsimile reprint of the 1969 edition. Internally fine, a very good(+) copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
As it Was, a memoir
Westport: Prospecta Press, 2015. Illustrated in black and white. 324 pages. 8vo, blue cloth with gold lettering, d.w. (scratched). Westport: Prospecta Press, (2015). First Edition. Very good(+) in a very good(+) dust wrapper. More
The Panay Incident: Prelude to Pearl Harbor.
New York: Macmillan, 1969. Illustrated. Introduction by Luigi Barzini. xviii + 295 pages, 8vo, blue cloth, d.w.; minor discoloring to dust wrapper, closed tear at lower front flat. New York: Macmillan, (1969). Internally fine, a very good(+) copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
A Surgical Pilgrim's Progress; Reminiscences of...
illus. 451pp. tall 8vo, cloth; (uncut, foxing to margins). Philadelphia: Lippincott, 1925. First Edition. vg Pilcher served in the Civil War and later joined the navy from 1867 to 1872. The first two years in the navy were spent in the West Indies. After leaving the navy, he taught anatomy and was a hospital surgeon. More
Aircraft Carriers: A Graphic History of Carrier Aviation and Its Influence on World Events
London: Macdonald, 1969. Illustrated in black and white. viii, 785 pages. Thick 4to, blue leatherette with gold lettering, d.w. (dampstained at low edge, edgeworn). London: Macdonald, (1969). Page edges toned and dampstained, internally clean and tight. Very good(-) in a very good(-) dust wrapper. More
The Naval History of the Civil War.
Secaucus: Castle, 1984. Illustrated in black and white. 843 pages. Very thick imperial 8vo, blue cloth-backed boards, d.w. (edgeworn - repaired with tape). Secaucus: Castle, (1984). Boards edgeworn and toned, internally clean and tight. Very good in a very good(-) dust wrapper. More
The Eyes of the Fleet; A Popular History of Frigates and Frigate Captains, 1793-1815
New York: Norton, 1996. Illus. 8vo, 1/2 yellow cloth, d.w. New York: Norton, (1996). From the library of Wendell Garrett with his ownership signature and pencil marks in a few margins. More
Annapolis; Gangway to the Quarterdeck.
illus. 8vo, cloth; (spine lightly soiled). N.Y.: Appleton-Century, 1942. History of the United States Naval Academy. More
The Spanish-American War.
illus. small 8vo, original boards; (rebacked in new cloth; some wear to edges of boards, inner hinges strengthened, embossed stamp from former owner on t.p.). N.p.: Michael Quinlan, Printer, 1902. Michael Quinlan served on the United States navy ship, "New York" during the Spanish-American War, including the naval battle off of Santiago de Cuba. Everyday he printed aboard ship the Squadron Bulletin. The complete run of the bulletin and other material are included in this volume. More
Reform in the Royal Navy: A Social History of the Lower Deck, 1850 to 1880.
Hamden: Archon, 1976. 210 pages. 8vo, navy cloth, d.w. (Hamden): Archon, 1976. A very good(+) copy with light foxing to front and rear cloth; in a very good wrapper--sunned spine, staining to lower half of front cover. Inscribed by author on front endpaper. More
Index of Official Records of the Union and Confederate Navies in the War of the Rebellion. Series I-Volumes 1-13
Washington: Government Printing Office, 1902. 13 parts in one volume. Thick 8vo, modern blue library cloth, ex-lib, otherwise very good. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1902. First Edition. More
American Battleships 1886-1923: Predreadnought Design and Construction
Annapolis: Naval Institute Press, 1980. Illustrated in black and white. 259 pages. 4to, green cloth, d.w. (torn, taped, and discolored). Annapolis: Naval Institute Press: (1980). A very good(+) copy-- sunned at edges in a very good dust wrapper. More
A Tour of Duty in California; Including a Description of the Gold Region: And an Account of a Voyage Around Cape Horn...
New York: C. S. Francis, 1849. and the Principal Events Attending the Conquest of the Californias. Ed. by Joseph N. Balestier. 6 lithograph plates. vi, 305pp. 12mo, original brown cloth, lacks map, spine ends and edges of corners worn, corners bumped, cloth soiled, light foxing, including plates, mostly to margins. New York: C. S. Francis, 1849. First Edition Author was a grandson of Paul Revere and served as an officer in the United States Navy during the Mexican War. "In..... More
How The Battleship Maine Was Destroyed
Washington: Department of the Navy, 1976. Illustrated in black and white. xv, 173 pages. Tall 8vo, navy cloth. Washington, DC: Department of the Navy, 1976. First edition. A very good(+) copy. More
Fighting Fleets; 1943 edition
New York: Dodd, Mead & Co., 1943. illus. 8vo, cloth. N.Y.: Dodd Mead, (1943). vg. More
James Lind: Founder of Nautical Medicine.
New York: Henry Schuman, 1950. 8 illustrations. xi + 177pp., small 8vo, blue cloth. New York: Henry Schuman, (1950). Very good(+). Biography of the great Scottish naval surgeon of the eighteenth century. Small ownership name on fly leaf. More
The Safeguard Of The Sea: A Naval History of Britain, 660-1649.
New York: Norton, 1998. Illustrated in black and white. xxviii, 691 pages. Thick 8vo, blue cloth-backed boards, d.w. (spine sunned, few scratches at back panel). New York: Norton, (1998). Near fine in a very good(+) dust wrapper. More
Churchill and the Admirals
New York: William Morrow, 1978. Illus. 8vo, 1/2 red cloth, d.w. torn and soiled, boards lightly soiled. New York: William Morrow, 1978. Biography of Winston Churchill's service as First Lord of the Admiralty during both World Wars. More
Memoirs and Correspondence of Admiral Lord de Saumarez. From Original Papers in Possession of the Family.
London: Bentley, 1938. 9 plates, scattered foxing.2 volumes. Tall 8vo, rebound in 3/4 black polished calf, red spine labels. London: Richard Bentley, 1838. Very good(+). More
John Paul Jones: Man of Action.
illus. 8vo, cloth. New York, 1927. More