ABOARD THE USS MONITOR-1862: The Letters of Acting Paymaster William Frederick Keeler, U. S. Navy to His Wife, Anna/Naval Letters Series Volume One
by Keeler, William Frederick/Daly, Robert W. (Editor)
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good-
- Seller
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Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
Annapolis, MD: United States Naval Institute, 1964. 282 pp. Original brown paper covered boards w/ gilt title on red cloth spine. Light scattered foxing. Map on front paste-down and endpaper is printed upside down. DJ moderately soiled. Spine a bit sunned. Illust. w/ maps. Contents nice.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good-. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Shoemaker Booksellers
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- M1078CW
- Title
- ABOARD THE USS MONITOR-1862: The Letters of Acting Paymaster William Frederick Keeler, U. S. Navy to His Wife, Anna/Naval Letters Series Volume One
- Author
- Keeler, William Frederick/Daly, Robert W. (Editor)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good-
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- United States Naval Institute
- Place of Publication
- Annapolis, MD
- Date Published
- 1964
- Keywords
- MILITARY HISTORY CIVIL WAR 1861 1865 BIOGRAPHY AUTOBIOGRAPHY LETTERS KEELER WILLIAM FREDERICK KEELER ANNA NAVY NAVAL HISTORY MARITIME NAUTICAL USS MONITOR 1862 WARFARE SLAVERY BLACK HISTORY AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY RACIAL HISTORY ETHNIC HISTORY AMERICANA
- Bookseller catalogs
- Nautical; Autobiography;
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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Shoemaker Booksellers
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Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
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- First Edition
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- Sunned
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- Paste-down
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Gilt
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- Cloth
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- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
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