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PRIVATEERS & VOLUNTEERS: The Men and Women of Our Reserve Naval Forces, 1766 to 1866
by Stivers, Reuben Elmore
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Dust Jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0870215280
- ISBN 13
- 9780870215285
- Seller
-
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press (1975) 502 pp. Original green cloth covers w/ titles in gilt. Spine a bit soiled. Light dampstain to lower portion of foredge of text block. Contents very nice.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Shoemaker Booksellers
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- M4207USM
- Title
- PRIVATEERS & VOLUNTEERS: The Men and Women of Our Reserve Naval Forces, 1766 to 1866
- Author
- Stivers, Reuben Elmore
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0870215280
- ISBN 13
- 9780870215285
- Publisher
- Naval Institute Press
- Place of Publication
- Annapolis, MD
- This edition first published
- 1975
- Keywords
- MILITARY HISTORY NAVY RECRUITING ENLISTMENT ETC. PRIVATEERING HISTORY 1766 1866 NAVAL OPERATIONS NAUTICAL HISTORY MARITIME WARFARE AMERICAN HISTORY UNITED STATES NONFICTION GENERAL
- Bookseller catalogs
- Nautical;
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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About the Seller
Shoemaker Booksellers
Biblio member since 2007
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
About Shoemaker Booksellers
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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