The Naval Artificer's Manual: Text, Questions and General Information for Deck Artificers in the United States Navy
by Pate, T. McCall, comp
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- Hardcover
- Condition
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About This Item
Annapolis, MD: U.S. Naval Institute, 1918. Revised Edition. fair. 797, figures, tables (some fold-out), index, lower corner p. 793 to rear flyleaf creased, stamps & some soiling ins bds & flyleaves. Boards and spine scuffed and edges worn, small tears in cloth on rear board, small tears to top and bottom spine edges, spine lettering faded, binding cracked at p. 471. This manual is a revision of the 1914 Naval Artificer's Hand-Book, and contains instructions for the care and preservation of the hull and fittings, and the operation of auxiliary machinery on U.S. Navy ships.
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- Bookseller
- Ground Zero Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 14173
- Title
- The Naval Artificer's Manual: Text, Questions and General Information for Deck Artificers in the United States Navy
- Author
- Pate, T. McCall, comp
- Book Condition
- Used - fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Revised Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- U.S. Naval Institute
- Place of Publication
- Annapolis, MD
- Date Published
- 1918
- Keywords
- Naval Artificer, Deck Artificers, Naval Manual, Shipfitters, Blacksmiths, Joiner, Anticorrosive Paint, Rivet, Carpenter's Tools
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