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The History of Our Navy from Its Origin to the Present Day 1775-1898 by Spears, John R

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The History of Our Navy from Its Origin to the Present Day 1775-1898 by Spears, John R

The History of Our Navy from Its Origin to the Present Day 1775-1898

by Spears, John R

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New York; 1897-1898: Charles Scribner's Sons. First Edition. Small Octavos. In five volumes, illustrated with more than 500 hundred illustrations, maps and diagrams. A handsome set which tells the story of how the Navy was founded and those men who served the navy before the 20th century. Bound in dark blue cloth, spines lettered in white, a bumped corner and some rubbing to lettering on volume 3 and small stain to rear board of volume 5, and inner front hinge of volume 4 starting.
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  • Publisher Charles Scribner's Sons
  • Place of Publication New York; 1897-1898
  • Keywords Navy Naval History Boats Ships

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The History of Our Navy. From It's Origin to the End of the War with Spain. 1775-1898

by Spears, John R

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Charles Scribner's Sons, 1902. Third edition . Hard Bound. Very Good -/No Jacket. Sm8vo. Five volumes 'With more than 500 illustrations, maps and diagrams. Ex. lib. set, else VG.
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History of Our Navy, The: From its Origin to the End of the War with Spain, 1775-1898, Vol. III...
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History of Our Navy, The: From its Origin to the End of the War with Spain, 1775-1898, Vol. III of IV

by John R. Spears

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Charles Scribner, 1899. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Secure packaging for safe delivery.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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The History of Our Navy from Its Origin to the Present Day 1775 to 1897 Part One
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The History of Our Navy from Its Origin to the Present Day 1775 to 1897 Part One

by John R. Spears

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The History of our Navy From its Origin to the Present Day 1775 - 1897
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4 volume set. Volume 1 - 416 Pages; Volume 2 - 424 Pages, Volume 3 - 471 Pages, and Volume 4 - 607 Pages.The exteriors of these very in-depth volumes on the American Navy's history are as follows: Vol 1: The front and rear covers have wearing marks on them, the base and top of the spine and bottom edge have worn areas on them as well as light wearing on all four corners. Vol 2: Has wearing marks on the front and rear covers and on the four corners along with wearing areas at the base of the spine and along the bottom book edge. Vol 3: Wearing areas on the front cover, light wearing at the base of the spine and the bottom book edge, and very light wearing on the four corners. Vol 4: Has wearing areas on the front and rear covers, worn areas at the top and bottom of the spine, and lightly worn areas on all four corners. The interiors of the books are as follows: Vol 1 - only a smudge at the base of the inside back cover, but otherwise no other visible extraneous markings, Vol 2 - only a smudge mark… Read More
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The History of Our Navy From Its Origin to the Present Day 1775-1898 In Five Volumes, Vols. 1 -...

The History of Our Navy From Its Origin to the Present Day 1775-1898 In Five Volumes, Vols. 1 - 5. Five volume set

by Spears, John R

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New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1897. First American edition. Hard Cover. Good-/Very Good- for age. Five hardcovers, no jackets. Good-/Very Good- for age. All volumes with some wear and bumping to corners; some wear to board edges; staining/whitening to spine cloths; Some nicking/chipping/fraying to head and foot of spine cloths; some rubbing/wear to covers; some lines of rubbing/whitening to covers; some rubbing/fading to spine silver gilt; slanting to spines; some sunning to spines; some soiling to page edges; some dust staining to top edge of pages; multiple cracks to binding in text blocks, exposing binding mesh in some areas; pages browned. <br /> <br /> Vol. 4 with former owner's ex-libris sticker pasted to inside front cover, with owner's name penned to bottom of sticker. Vol. 5 with hinges cracked, exposing binding mesh and tears to pastedowns.<br /> <br /> Extra postage will be necessary for rushed or international orders due to weight of set.
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The History Of Our Navy: From Its Origin To The End Of The War With Spain 1775-1898

by John R Spears

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The History of Our Navy: from its origin to the end of the war with Spain: 1775-1898: volumes I & II

The History of Our Navy: from its origin to the end of the war with Spain: 1775-1898: volumes I & II

by Spears, John R

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New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1899. First Edition. Hardcover. Good copy in the original publisher's gilt-blocked and blind-bordered cloth, edges very slightly toned. Some wear and tear as with age. Corners sharp with an overall bright and clean impression. Physical description; volumes I & II (only). Subjects; The British Navy. Naval History. (1775-1898). British Military History.
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The History of our Navy; From its Origin to the End of the War with Spain 1775-1898
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The History of our Navy; From its Origin to the End of the War with Spain 1775-1898

by Spears, John R

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New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1902. Hardcover. G ex-lib copy. Library stamp on inside front covers. All covers have general wear, staining, discoloration, corner/edge damage. Bookblocks have age toning, Interior pages have age toning. tan cloth boards with black title lettering and design elements. Each volume individually paginated. Illustrations. Includes index.
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The History of Our Navy from Its Origin to the Present Day 1775 to 1897 Part Two
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The History of Our Navy from Its Origin to the Present Day 1775 to 1897 Part Two

by John R. Spears

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9781417918676 / 1417918675
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The History of Our Navy from Its Origin to the Present Day 1775 to 1897 Part Three
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The History of Our Navy from Its Origin to the Present Day 1775 to 1897 Part Three

by John R. Spears

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9781417919956 / 1417919957
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Kessinger Publishing, LLC, 2005-03-01. illustrated edition. Paperback. Used:Good.
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