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The Naval History of Treasure Island
by Lt. Comdr. E. A. McDevitt
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good-
- Seller
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Winston, Georgia, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Treasure Island, CA: U. S. Naval Training and Distribution Center, 1946. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good-. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. See photos for condition details. Hardcover, decorative paper covered boards foil paper to spine. Exterior shows minor edge and corner bumps/wear but the biggest issue with the book is with the foil along the spine and hinge as it is cracking along the top and bottom sections of both outer hinges. Internal binding is in better shape, no hinge cracks at boards and only issue is some pulling at the frontispiece. Front pastedown contains the last name of the original owner which is written near the top edge, no other handwriting found, no bookplates, no library markings. Pages are toned due to age and foxing is present with some pages being pretty heavy. These are the pages where the two different types of paper meet which caused the reaction and includes the title page in the rear end page.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Yesterday's Book Shop (Member IOBA)
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2210893
- Title
- The Naval History of Treasure Island
- Author
- Lt. Comdr. E. A. McDevitt
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good-
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- U. S. Naval Training and Distribution Center
- Place of Publication
- Treasure Island, CA
- Date Published
- 1946
- Pages
- 280
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Bookseller catalogs
- First Editions; Political and Military; History and Geography;
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Yesterday's Book Shop (Member IOBA)
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About the Seller
Yesterday's Book Shop (Member IOBA)
Biblio member since 2021
Winston, Georgia
About Yesterday's Book Shop (Member IOBA)
Yesterday's Book Shop is an independent, family-owned establishment. The store first opened in 1966 under the name Collector's Corner and was located in Western Maryland. The Collector's Corner dealt mainly in books but also sold stamps and assorted ephemera. In 1975 the name was changed to Yesterday's Book Shop when the store only offered books and printed matter. In the early 2000s the brick and mortar store was closed and now we only sell online.
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All of the book pictures were taken at the time the book was listed and we never use generic or stock photos in any listing. If you would like additional photos or information on any listing please let us know and we will be more than happy to comply.
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