John Paul Jones by Lincoln Lorenz - 1943

Naval Institute Press, 2014-04-18. Paperback. Very Good. 2.2000 9.0000 6.0000. Book has some dirtiness from shelf life and handling. Book has some wear, like shelf wear.\r\n

Naval Institute Press, 2014-04-18. Paperback. Very Good. 2.2000 9.0000 6.0000. Minor wear on the covers, corners, and the edges. Like shelf wear. May contain some writing and or highlighting within the pages and covers.

Naval Institute Press, 2014-04-18. Paperback. Good. 2.2000 9.0000 6.0000.

Naval Institute Press. Used - Very Good. May have light to moderate shelf wear and/or a remainder mark. Complete. Clean pages.

Naval Institute Press. Used - Acceptable. May have underlining, highlighting, margin notes, remainder marks, inscriptions, book plates, tears, significant wear, and/or a missing box or discs. Damaged item.

Annapolis, MD: United States Naval Institute, 1943 United States Naval Institute, Annapolis, MD. 1943. Hardcover. First Edition- matching date on title page with copyright. Book is tight, square, and unmarked, but for former owner book plate and blind stamp; DJ flaps have been glued to FFFP. Book Condition: G+; bumped tips; wear of cover at tail; slight sunfading to spine; rubbing to boards. No DJ; but flaps and rear are glued to FFFP Maroon boards and spine with gilt lettering to spine and front board with title shadowed boxed in black. 847 pp 8vo, 26 illustrations, 4 charts. This is the story of America's first great sailor who lies in a casket in the Crypt of the Naval Academy Chapel. As an officer of the Continental Navy of the American Revolution, he helped establish the traditions of courage and professionalism that the sailors of the United States Navy today proudly maintain. He was born in a humble gardener's cottage in Kirkbean, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland, went to sea as a youth,… Read More

Annapolis, MD: United States Naval Institute, 1943. 1943, 846pp, illus., corners bumped, some soiling & shelfwear to cover, no dj, contents clean.. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good -/No Jacket.

Annapolis: United States Naval Institute, 1943. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good. 846p octavo, illustrated. 1/500 numbered copies this copy #261 and signed by Lorenz. Non-authorial inscription on front fly leaf, bookplate, old damp stain on the bottom edge otherwise a very good copy in red cloth

Norwalk, Connecticut: The Easton Press, 1993. Hardcover. As New. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Sterling condition hardcover copy, handsomely produced as per usual Easton Press Collector's Edition standards, with unbruised tips, tight binding, and clean internals, showing only the slightest shelf- and edge-wear. Featuring moire endpapers, bound-in silk ribbon bookmark, three raised bands, all edges gilt, rich, deep blue, colorful leather covers, classy gilt decoration to cover and spine. Gift-quality condition inside and out. Volume I only of the two-volume set. This is the Easton Press collector's edition, and with some black-and-white illustrations and photographs. 846 pp. in three parts and with 35 chapters. Bust frontispiece. Maps and photos of documents.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.

Annapolis, MD: U.S. Naval Institute, 1943. First Trade? Edition. First? Printing. good. 25 cm, 846, illus., maps, reference notes, index, some wear to boards, corners bumped.