illus. 8vo, decorated cloth; (cloth rubbed and lightly soiled, one page of table of contents torn and repaired with no loss of text). N.Y.: Dodd, Mead, (1887). More
New York: Viking, 2005. Illus. 8vo, black boards, d.w. (New York): Viking, (2004). Book Club Edition. Very good. More
New York: Viking, 2003. Color and b/w Illus. 491pp. 8vo, black boards, d.w. (New York): Viking, (2003). Book Club Edition. Very good. More
Salem: Peabody, 1959. 196 black & white illustrations. 61 pages of text. Slim 8vo, blue printed wrappers; a bit edgeworn. Salem, MA: The Peabody Museum, (1959). A very goodcopy. Exhibition catalogue, commemorating the 160th Anniversary of the launching of the frigate Essex and the founding of the East India Marine Society, 1799. More
London: Cornmarket Press, 1971. 8 folding plans. Short thin 4to, blue cloth, London: Cornmarklet Press, 1971. Facsimile reprint. Covers slightly scuffed and dust-soiled, still near fine. More
Map. Lithograph. 16.75 x 16.75 inches. In very good condition. Some wear along original fold lines. Some light staining at top right. Printed circa 1915. A Turkish (Ottoman) map of the North Sea that illustrates the Battle of Dogger Bank, a significant early battle between the British and German navies. After a difficult defeat the month prior, British spies intercepted and decoded German wireless transmissions leading to an important victory. More
London: MacGowan, 1781. 2 Volumes. 33 engraved maps & plans (3 folding) & 28 engraved plates. Thick 4to, unpaginated, text in double columns. Full contemporary calf. Heraldic bookplate in each volume. London: MacGowan, 1781. Scarce. Well-worn and joints cracked but attractive and overall very good. The work contains numerous entries for North American battles of the Seven Years' War, American Revolutionary War, &c., including Annapolis Royal, Beauséjour, Brandy-Wine, Lake Champlain, Charlestown, Fort Frontenac, Louisbourg, Fort Necessity, Fort Niagara, Penobscot, Fort..... More
New York: Coward-McCann, 1970. Illus. 408pp. 8vo, black cloth, d.w. New York: Coward-McCann, (1970). Very good. More
Washington: Naval Aviator Register, 1967. Illus. 612pp. 4to, maroon cloth. (Washington: Naval Aviator Register, 1967). Very good. More
New York: David McKay, 1964. Frontis. 8vo, original blue cloth, ex-lib with usual markings, margin chipped on Frontis. New York: David McKay, (1964). More
New York: Free Press, 1979. Illus. Maps. 8vo, blue cloth, d.w. torn and lightly soiled. New York: Free Press, (1979). Book Club Edition. More
Garden City: Hanover House, 1955. Illus. 8vo, gray cloth, torn d.w. Garden City: Hanover House, 1955. More
New York: Harper, 1896. Illus. 8vo, blue cloth, spine ends and edges of corners lightly worn. New York: Harper, (1896). More
New York: Macmillan, 1928. Illus. 12mo, green cloth, corners lightly bumped, lettering on spine faded. New York: Macmillan, 1928. More
New York: Derby & Jackson, 1856. With an Appendix, Comprising His Correspondence with the Navy Department respecting His Conquest of California...Together with His Speeches in the Senate of the United States, and His Political Letters. Frontis. 131pp. + 2pp. of publisher's ads. 8vo, rebound in modern 3/4 brown morocco, back cover lightly soiled on cloth, scattered light foxing including Frontis. New York: Derby & Jackson, 1856. First Edition. Howes B-259. Sabin 91904. More
London: Cadell and Davies, 1808. Copperplate portrait + 1 plate. 99pp. slim 8vo, tan calf, black leather label, marbled boards (rubbed). London: Cadell and Davies, 1808. Second Edition. Scarce. Very good. More
Brooklyn, NY: 1880. 2 pages, 7.75 x 4.75 inches, signed once in the body and again at the conclusion, Brooklyn, New York, February 21, 1880, to Commander (later Rear Admiral) Reginald F. Nicholson, requesting that his grandson be allowed to board naval vessels, in full: "Do you wish a recruit -- a young officer? My grandson, Master Henry Ward Beecher Jr, would be obliged to you for permission to go aboard of some of the ships, and generally to see..... More
Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 2004. Illus. 8vo, brown cloth, d.w. lightly soiled, margins throughout lightly dampstained and wrinkled. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, (2004). More
Woodstock: Overlook, 2001. Illus. 8vo, 1/2 orange cloth, d.w. lightly soiled, boards soiled. Woodstock: Overlook Press, (2001). More
Annapolis: Naval Institute Press, 1999. Illus. 8vo, maroon cloth, d.w., cloth soiled. Annapolis: Naval Institute Press, (1999). More
Washington: Regnery, 2013. Illus. 426pp. 8vo, red boards, d.w., boards very lightly soiled. (Washington): Regnery History, (2013). History of the Allied attempts to sink the Tirpitz. More
London: Macdonald, 1963. Many Photo Illus. Oblong 12mo, original green cloth, ex-lib with usual markings, portion of d.w. pasted on back cover. London: Macdonald, (1963). More
Philadelphia: Lippincott, 1975. Illus. 2 volumes. 8vo, blue cloth, Philadelphia: Lippincott, (1975). Very good(+). More
Paris: Gide, 1839. Suivi de Notes et Documents et d'un Apercu General sur L'Etate Actuel du Texas, par M.E. Maissin. 17 India-proof plates, text illus. vii, 591pp. 4to, orig. cloth-backed boards; (lacks plate no. 16, slight foxing affecting some plates, spine worn). Paris: Gide, 1839. First Edition. "Admiral Baudin's French fleet, returning from the reduction of Vera Cruz, touched at Velasco, and thence sailed to Galveston." Baudin and his aide-de-camp Maissin travelled to Houston where they visited President Lamar. "Admiral..... More
New York: Signal Boy Publications, 1919. Frontispiece and a handful of b/w illustrations. 210 pages. 8vo, blue cloth with oval portrait plate mounted on front cover. New York: Signal Boy Publications, 1919. A very good(-) copy with some soiling to cloth, spine lightly sunned, foxing to prelims and pastedowns. Inscribed by Bodder on fly. More
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