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In German and Latin. 137 pages. Volume is solid, binding tight, all pages intact and unmarked, with a little soiling of boards, and a little age-darkening.Bears signature of former owner, Prof. K.M. Setton (1914-1995) of the Princeton Institute for Advanced Study.German archivist and historian Theodor Ilgen (1854-1924) received his doctorate in history at the University of Marburg and afterwards worked as an archivist at the state archives in Marburg, Düsseldorf and Münster. From 1900 to 1921 he was director of the archives at Düsseldorf.His biographical monograph of Conrad of Montferrat has been reprinted many times, but this original 1880 edition is extremely hard to find.Corrado del Monferrato ( d. 1192) was a north Italian nobleman, one of the major participants in the Third Crusade and the de facto King of Jerusalem (as Conrad I) as a result of his marriage to Isabella I of Jerusalem. He was also the eighth Marquess of Montferrat from 1191, and a Crusader of distinction, thwarting Saladin… Read More

Volume is tight, solid and complete; no fraying of spine head or heel, no marks of any kind, all pages tight, bright and complete. Boards are semiflexible cardboard. A little age-darkening, 3 corners slightly bumped. Has "BRAZ, M." and "X45" stenciled in white on front board.

Issued to US Navy enlisted personnel since 1902, and a direct successor to manuals produced before literacy was widespread among enlisted personnel, this volume is the complete guide to all aspects of a career in the Navy: Navy life, work, regulations, knots, seamanship, gunnery, landings, arms, squad and platoon schools, and so on.

This edition is of particular interest because it was issued just before the start of World War II and depicts the state of the navy one year before Pearl Harbor.