Ironclads In Action. A Sketch of Naval Warfare From 1855 To 1895
by Wilson, H. W
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+/No Jacket - Issued
- Seller
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SPRINGFIELD, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
Boston, MA: Little Brown & Co., 1896. 2 vols - 357pp/illus/maps + 374pp/illus/maps. 46 illus and 30 maps. An account of the capture of Kinburn, the Monitor, Merrimac and Albemarle, action at Mobile Bay, the capture of Fort Fisher, the Battle of Lissa, the South American wars, naval events of the Franco-German War and the Russo-Turkish War, the bombardment of the Alexandria forts, the capture of New Orleans, the opening of the Mississippi, actions off Charleston, French naval operations in Tunis and the East, naval events of the Chilean and Brazilian civil wars, the war between China and Japan in 1894, the future of naval warfare, battleship catastrophes, and the development of the English battleship. Green buckram binding with gilt titles on red background. Some light pencil marks in Vol 2. Overall nice tight condition.. 1st Edition. Buckram. Very Good+/No Jacket - Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- DBookmahn's Used and Rare Military Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 011997
- Title
- Ironclads In Action. A Sketch of Naval Warfare From 1855 To 1895
- Author
- Wilson, H. W
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket - Issued
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Little Brown & Co.
- Place of Publication
- Boston, MA
- Date Published
- 1896
- Keywords
- Ironclads, Warships, Naval Warfare
- Bookseller catalogs
- History; Warfare;
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...