The United States Navy in the World War - Official Pictures Selected from the Files of the Navy Department, the War Department and the United States Marine Corps
by Russell, James C. & William E. Moore
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
Washington DC: Pictorial Bureau. Very Good. 1921. Hardcover. ["Stars & Stripes" Writers' Copy - Jack Luckett with Drawing]; Sepia toned photos; Oblong 8vo 8" to 9" tall; 320 pages; Oversize oblong format HC soundly bound in original blue cloth with color pictorial panel mounted to the cover board. Spine unlettered, as issued. Appears to have been a gift to fellow writers on staff of the Stars and Stripes who travelled back to the states on one of the several return journeys made by the troop ship, Pretoria. Penned to the verso of the title page is a gift inscription to memebers of Squad 1 of the Stars and Stripes is singed by Jack Luckett. Above that is a longer personalized and humorous gift inscription to "Wally" recounting some less than full sober days at the Louis Bar in Paris. Adjacent to this lengthy inscription is a well rendered cartoon style drawing of a queue of soldiers aboard the Pretoria scraping their "Lamb Curry" off their plate to feed the fishes. Soundly bound with mild shelf rubbing to boards at edges and tips. Just a little tender in the hinges. Profusely illustrated with sepia toned photos of vessels, actions, and daily life. VG ... Oversize book may require additional charges for expedited or international shipping. .
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- Bookseller
- DogStar Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 39500
- Title
- The United States Navy in the World War - Official Pictures Selected from the Files of the Navy Department, the War Department and the United States Marine Corps
- Author
- Russell, James C. & William E. Moore
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Publisher
- Pictorial Bureau
- Place of Publication
- Washington DC
- Date Published
- 1921
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About the Seller
DogStar Books
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Lancaster, Pennsylvania
About DogStar Books
DogStar Books is an open-shop used and rare book store located in historic Lancaster PA. We have been buying and selling scholarly, antiquarian and better books, images, and paper since 1991. We maintain a large general collection of over 40,000 titles on premises to serve our local book loving clientele. Out of town visitors and buyers are always welcome. Our online inventory at Biblio began in 2020 and we will be increasing our inventory here on a regular basis.
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