Life and Achievements Of Admiral Dewey From Montpelier To Manila

Chicago: Our Possessions Publishing Co., 1899. Specially bound first edition (1899). Faux reddish brown alligator hide over padded hardcover, "Compliments of Murat Halstead the Author to George Dewey the Admiral" stamped on the front, marbled edges, 452 pages. Handsome copy with some rubbing to corners and light chipping to the spine ends, gilt lettering dulled but readily legible,small… Read more about this item

Chicago: Our Possessions Publishing Co., 1899. Specially bound first edition (1899). Faux reddish brown alligator hide over padded hardcover, "Compliments of Murat Halstead the Author to George Dewey the Admiral" stamped on the front, marbled edges, 452 pages. Handsome copy with some rubbing to corners and spine ends, gilt lettering dulled but readily legible, front hinge internally cracked… Read more about this item

Chicago: A.B. Kuhlman & Co, 1899. Hardcover. Small 4to. Tan cloth with gilt and black lettering and red, white and black pictorial front and rear board stamping. (Ca. 100pp, 1p ad, 8pp lined). Frontispiece, color plate, illustrations. Very good. Mild binding edgewear, though internally fine. Tight, quite attractive salesman's subscription copy ("dummy book") for this laudatory biography caused by… Read more about this item

(Chicago): Our Possessions Publishing Company, 1899. Hardcover. Good. First edition. Small quarto. 468pp. Illustrated from original photographs. Hinges cracked, first few pages repaired with tape, boards soiled, spine rubbed and browned, good only.

Chicago: C. W. Stanton. Very Good+ with no dust jacket. 1899. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 8vo; 452 pages; Bound in the special imitation alligator skin binding that shows just a little bit of wear. Book is close to fine condition. All illustrations and maps present. .

Chicago: Our Possessions Publishing, Co, 1899. First Edition. Hardcover. 452pp. Original tan pictorial binding stamped in gold, red, black, and white on the front panel and the spine panel. Frontispiece and twenty-seven half-tone engravings made from photographs taken especially for this book. A few tiny spots to cloth on the rear panel. A bright, fine copy, much better than… Read more about this item

Our Possessions Publishing Company, Chicago, 1899. First Edition. Hardback. Very good copy in the original title-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges are somewhat dust-dulled. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong Description: p. 452. Subjects: Philippines --History --Philippine American War, 1899-1902. Impressively illustrated with a series of plate illustrations

Chicago: Our Possessions Publishing Co., 1899. First edition (1899). Pictorial light brown cloth printed in red, white, gilt and black, 452 pages. Handsome copy with some light finer soil to the covers, colors bright and clear, a bit of rubbing to corners and spine ends, gilt lettering dulled but readily legible, good hinges, sound text block, age-darkened but… Read more about this item

Chicago: Our Possessions Publishing Co.. Good. 1899. Hardcover. This biography of Admiral Geroge Dewey was issued shortly after his success at the Battle of Manila Bay during the Spanish-American War. The text is accompanied by a number of illustrations and photos and one map of Manila Bay. The binding of this book is the original brown decorated… Read more about this item

Chicago: Our Possessions Publishing Company, 1899. First Edition. Decorative Cloth. Very Good Plus. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 468 pp. 87 b&w photographic plates. Some light soiling outer edges and on boards. Some yellowing on pages, but clean and tight with little wear.

Chicago: Our Possessions Publishing, Co., 1899 2023-11-21. First Edition. Hardcover. Fair. 452 pp.; original decorative cloth, port. frontis with tissue guard, ill.; 25 cm.: Cracked hinges, soiled/worn cloth with bumping and damp-stains, several small ink stains to fore-edge. Well packaged, ships with tracking.

Our Possessions, 1899-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good. Bound in pictorial cloth. Gilt lettering. Hardcover. No dust jacket. Good binding and cover. Shelf wear. Owner's name on front end page, else unmarked. <br> "George Dewey (1837-1917) was born on December 26, 1837 in Montpelier, Vermont. Upon his graduation from the Naval Academy in 1857, he was commissioned as a lieutenant… Read more about this item

(Chicago): Our Possesions Publishing Co.. Good+. (1899). Hardcover. 452 pages, brown pictorial boards with gilt printing. The covers are slightly soiled with rubbed spine ends and corners. The contents are toned but complete. Good+. .

Chicago: Our Possessions Publishing Co., 1899. This antique hardcover book is bound in black leather boards with bright gilt lettering and etched decorations featuring an eagle motif and a large shield on the front cover. Wear to spine, inner pages browned, wear and soil. Decorative endpapers. All page edges gilt. Illustrated with black-and-white pictures, this book tells the story of… Read more about this item

Chicago: The Dominion Company, 1899. 1st Edition . Cloth. Very Good +. Illustrations. Brown Cloth, Gilt Title On Front And Rear Covers, Decorated In Red, White And Blackpublisher's Four Page Promotional Information Tipped In At Front, Title Page And Selected Pages And Illustrations ( Not Complete), Sample Morocco Backstrip Attached To Inside Of Rear Cover. Light Wear, No… Read more about this item

Our Possessions Publishing Co.. Fair. 1899. Hardcover. Clean text, good binding excepting for the title page, which is loose half-way up the spine. Tissue overlays. 28 chapters, 87 illustrations. 452 pages. Admiral George Dewey 1837-1917, was a US Navy Admiral, best known for the Spanish-American War Battle of Manila .

Not Sated: Our Posessions Publishing Co., 1899 452 numbered pp; HB. Pages: clean, ivory/tanned, tight, pink eps, frontis w/ tissue guard; a.e. deeply tanned, t.e. dusty, a few pp foxed, title p tearing at gutter, tissue guard has sm tear. Cover: brown, red/white/black artwork + gilt titles front/spine; moderate shelfwear, extrems worn through, dampstained, lt soil. Quite a love-fest "The… Read more about this item

Chicago: Our Possessions Publishing, c1899. Hardcover. Good condition, 3/4 leather worn and chipped . 468p., illus.

H. J. Smith Publishing, 1899. Hardcover. Good. . Minor wear on the covers, corners, and the edges. Like shelf wear.

Our Posessions Publishing Co., 1899. Hardcover. Good. .