NAVAL SKETCHES OF THE WAR IN CALIFORNIA: Reproducing Twenty-Eight Drawings Made in 1846-47 by William H. Meyers, Gunner on the Sloop-of-War Dale.
by Meyers, William H.. Descriptive text by Capt. Dudley W. Knox. Introduction by Franklin D. Roosevelt
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Slight soiling to spine, some wear to corners, else near fine
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About This Item
NY: Random House, 1939. First edition, limited to 1000 copies printed at the Grabhorn Press. Slight soiling to spine, some wear to corners, else near fine. Original 1/4 white leather and marbled boards, gilt-stamped red lettering piece on spine; folio (11 x 16 inches), pp (x), (44) + 22 full-page color plates with facing descriptive titles.
A fine Grabhorn production. Plates are printed in gravure then overprinted in colors from linoleum blocks. Grabhorn Press Bibliography 317.
A fine Grabhorn production. Plates are printed in gravure then overprinted in colors from linoleum blocks. Grabhorn Press Bibliography 317.
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- Chanticleer Books (US)
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- 23588
- Title
- NAVAL SKETCHES OF THE WAR IN CALIFORNIA: Reproducing Twenty-Eight Drawings Made in 1846-47 by William H. Meyers, Gunner on the Sloop-of-War Dale.
- Author
- Meyers, William H.. Descriptive text by Capt. Dudley W. Knox. Introduction by Franklin D. Roosevelt
- Book Condition
- Used - Slight soiling to spine, some wear to corners, else near fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition, limited to 1000 copies printed at the Grabhorn Pr
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Random House
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- 1939
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