The American Steel Navy: A Photographic History of the U. S. Navy from the Introduction of the Steel Hull in 1883 to the Cruise of the Great White Fleet, 1907-1909.
by ALDEN, John D
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- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
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- See description
- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Annapolis: Naval Institute Press, (1972). First edition, limited issue. One of 200 specially bound copies, signed by the author. Quarto ix, [1], 395, [1] pp. with hundreds of photographic illustrations. Publisher's blue morocco-grain cloth, gilt spine lettering, top edge gilt, marbled endpapers. Publisher's slipcase. Bit of rubbing to slipcase but an excellent copy overall.
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- Bookseller
- Nat DesMarais Rare Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 71221
- Title
- The American Steel Navy: A Photographic History of the U. S. Navy from the Introduction of the Steel Hull in 1883 to the Cruise of the Great White Fleet, 1907-1909.
- Author
- ALDEN, John D
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Naval Institute Press
- Place of Publication
- Annapolis
- Date Published
- (1972)
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Nat DesMarais Rare Books, ABAA
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Portland, Oregon
About Nat DesMarais Rare Books, ABAA
Nat DesMarais Rare Books specializes in books on the Sierra Nevada (particularly Yosemite), the Mojave, and California books in general. We also deal in the art of the American West, voyages and travels and nineteenth century literature.
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