Diary of the Cruise: W. M. Irwin, June 1st, 1868, 3rd Class
by Irwin, William Manning, edited by J. B. Larkin, Jr., introduction by Mary Irwin Larkin
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
-
San Francisco, California, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Washington DC: Self-published by the editor, 1972. Hardcover. iv, 24p, ii, printed recto-only, 8.5x11 inches, color frontis-portrait tipped-in with printed tissue-guard, foreword, editor's note (reproduces notations by Irwin on arms and equipment), very good limited edition of 12 copies signed by the author's daughter and her husband who edited the book, reproduction of the original diary bound in black buckram cloth boards and gilt. Diary of a naval trainee's cruise aboard The Savannah.
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- Bolerium Books Inc., ABAA/ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 213734
- Title
- Diary of the Cruise: W. M. Irwin, June 1st, 1868, 3rd Class
- Author
- Irwin, William Manning, edited by J. B. Larkin, Jr., introduction by Mary Irwin Larkin
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Self-published by the editor
- Place of Publication
- Washington DC
- Date Published
- 1972
- Bookseller catalogs
- Americana; Military History; 1860s; Diary, diaries, journal, journals;
Terms of Sale
Bolerium Books Inc., ABAA/ILAB
All books subject to prior sale Major Institutions can be billed. ALL BOOKS ARE IN VERY GOOD CONDITION OR BETTER UNLESS NOTED. All books returnable for any reason within thirty days of receipt.
About the Seller
Bolerium Books Inc., ABAA/ILAB
Biblio member since 2005
San Francisco, California
About Bolerium Books Inc., ABAA/ILAB
Established in 1981 in San Francisco, we specialize in books and ephemeral materials related to the history of Labor and other social movements, including the struggles for Black and Chicano equality, the Gay liberation movement, Feminism, and Asian-American activism, as well as the Far Right. In recent years Bolerium has expanded into materials in non-western languages, especially from East Asia, and has also placed more emphasis on ephemera, with tens of thousands of original leaflets, pamphlets, and posters in stock. You can sign up for free email lists in our subject areas at www.bolerium.com. We are located in San Francisco at 2141 Mission, Suite 300 (between 17th & 18th St.). We're open by appointment only..
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...