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Man-of-War: A History of the Combat Vessel
New York: Castle Books, 1974. Illustrated abundantly in color and in black and white. 280 pages. Short, square 4to with orange cloth and black spine lettering. New York: Castle Books, (1974). Cloth lightly dust soiled at edges, page edges toned, internally clean and tight. Lacking dust wrapper. Very good. Preface by Edward L. Beach. More
Moses Brown, Captain U. S. N.
New York: Baker and Taylor, 1904. Illus. and maps. Tall 12mo, pictorial blue cloth, spine lightly soiled, corners lightly bumped. New York: Baker and Taylor, (1904). More
Message from the President of the United States, Transmitting Documents Relative to the Commencement and Progress of Any Acts or System of Retaliation upon Prisoners of War,; by the Governments of Great Britain and the U. States. October 28, 1814. Read, and referred to the committee on foreign relations.
Washington: A. & G. Way, 1814. 18 pages. Slim 8vo, disbound, light browning throughout to text, light foxing to margins throughout. Washington: A. & G. Way, 1814. Includes printed documents by Secretary of State James Monroe. Shaw & Shoemaker 33326. More
The Influence of Sea Power upon the French Revolution and Empire, 1793-1812
Boston: Little Brown, 1894. Maps. 2 volumes. 8vo, handsomely rebound in early tan polished calf, ornately gilt spines, leather spine labels, marbled boards, t.e.g. Boston: Little Brown, 1894. Fifth edition. Near Fine. More
The Life of Nelson; The Embodiment of the Sea Power of Great Britain.
Boston: Little Brown, 1897. Many maps and portraits. 2 Vols. Thick 8vo, original blue cloth. Boston: Little Brown, 1897. First Edition Cloth lightly soiled on both volumes. Corners very lightly worn on both volumes. head of spine of volume II expertly repaired. Otherwise very good. Internally a bright, tight set. More
The Influence of Sea Power Upon History 1660-1805
New York: Gallery, 1980. Introduction by Antony Preston. Many illustrations. 256 pages, 4to blue cloth, d.w. New York: Gallery Books, (1980). A near fine copy, bumped at head; in a very good(+) dust wrapper, light tearing to rear panel. More
The Captain from Connecticut: The Life and Naval Times of Isaac Hull
Boston: Northeastern University Press, 1986. Illus. 547pp. 8vo, blue cloth, d.w. chipped, torn, soiled, and lightly dampstained, cloth with small area of wear to bottom edge of front cover and with the corners lightly bumped. Boston: Northeastern University Press, (1986). More
British Submarines at War, 1939-1945
Annapolis: Naval Institute Press, 1971. Illus. 8vo, blue cloth, d.w. slightly chipped and lightly soiled, cloth covers slightly warped. (Annapolis): Naval Institute Press, (1971). More
Royal Naval Biography; or Peter Heywood, Esq., One of the Survivors of the Mutiny on the Bounty
New York: George Gorman. Illus. 77pp. 8vo, blue cloth. New York: George Gorman, n.d. vg. More
A Most Fortunate Ship: A Narrative History of "Old Ironsides"
Chester: The Globe Pequot Press, 1980. Illustrated in black and white with few in color. viii, 388 pages. Tall 8vo, navy gilt-stamped cloth, d.w. (toned and edgeworn -- repaired with tape). Chester: The Globe Pequot Press, (1980). First edition. Some wear to cloth at edges, overall a very good(+) copy in a very good(-) dust wrapper. More
Datos sobre la Marina de Guerra de las Diferentes Naciones; Estados Unidos.
Havana: La Messtranza de Artilleria, 1898. 38 color lithographs of ships, drawings. Thin elephant folio, original cloth-backed boards; (slight wear to spine). Habana: La Messtranza de Artilleria, 1898. Limited Edition. Very good. Each ship of the U.S. navy is illustrated with a lithograph and 3 cross-section drawings. Architectural statistics on each ship. More
Battleship Sailor
Annapolis: Naval Institute Press, 1988. Illus. 8vo, red cloth, d.w. Annapolis: Naval Institute Press, (1988). Author was a sailor on the USS California from 1940 to 1941. More
Dreadnought: Britain, Germany, and the Coming of the Great War.
New York: Random House, 1991. Illustrated. xxxi + 1007 pages, 8vo, cloth-backed boards, d.w. New York: Random House, (1991). First edition. A fine copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper. More
Typed Letter Signed
Washington: 1950. Very scarce letter of condolence, 4to. 1 page, Secretary of the Navy, Washington, December 15, 1950, informing the wife of Henry Irving Cochran, Yeoman First Class, United States Navy, that her husband was killed in Korea, in part: "...I know what little solace of that knowledge I cannot refrain from writing to express to you my genuine sympathy in your bereavement..." *Most families are reluctant to part with such sentimental letters. Fine condition. Secretary of the Navy (1949-1951)..... More
The Armada
Norwalk: Easton, 1989. Illustrated (color and b/w). 443 pages. 8vo., stamped red cloth. Norwalk: CT, (1989). Fine. More
Faith of My Fathers
New York: Random House, 1999. Illus. 8vo, black boards, d.w. soiled. New York: Random House, (1999). Book Club Edition A family memoir. More
Faith of My Fathers
New York: Random House, 1999. Illus. 8vo, 1/2 blue cloth, d.w. New York: Random House, (1999). Very good A family memoir. More
Sea Dangers; The Affair of the Somers.
illus. 8vo, cloth, d.w. N.Y.: Schocken Books, (1985). vg. More
Jane's Fighting Ships 1939
Newton Abbot: David & Charles, 1971. Hundreds of illustrations, both drawings and black-and-white photographs. 543 pages, oblong 4to, green cloth, d.w.; some play to front hinge, dust wrapper rubbed, with some soiling. Newton Abbot: David & Charles Reprints, (1971). A reprint of the 1939 edition. Internally fine, a very good(+) copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
Submarine: The Ultimate Naval Weapon - Its Past, Present & Future
Chicago: Playboy Press, 1976. Illustrated in black and white. vii, 256 pages. 8vo, blue leatherette backed boards with red and silver lettering, d.w. (spine sunned, lightly edgeworn). Chicago: Playboy Press, (1976). Very good(+) in a very good dust wrapper. More
Modern Naval Combat
New York: Crescent Books, 1986. Illustrated abundantly in color and in black and white. 208 pages. 4to, navy cilt-stamped cloth, d.w. New York: Crescent Books, (1986). Very good(+) in a very good(+) dust wrapper. More
Sea of Glory: A Naval History of the American Revolution
Annapolis: Naval Institute Press, 1974. Illustrated sparingly in black and white. xi, 558 pages. Thick 8vo, black cloth-backed boards, d.w. Annapolis: Naval Institute Press, (1974). Very good(+) in a very good(+) dust wrapper. More
The U. S. Navy; An Illustrated History.
many illus., some in color. 4to, cloth, d.w. New York: Bonanza, (1977). vg. More
John Paul Jones; A Sailor's Biography.
Boston: Little Brown, 1959. Frontis. 453pp. 8vo, cloth, chipped dust wrapper. Boston: Little Brown, (1959). Book Club Edition. Very good in very good(-) dust wrapper. More