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The United States Army And Navy Their Histories, From The Era Of The Revolution To The Close Of The Spanish-American War; With Accounts Of Their Organization, Administration, and Duties
by Wagner, Arthur L. & J.D. Jerrold Kelley
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Orig. pebble grained brown cloth decorated pictorially and in gilt. Teg. Near fine
- Seller
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ardsley, New York, United States
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About This Item
Akron: The Werner Company, 1899. First edition. Hardcover. Orig. pebble grained brown cloth decorated pictorially and in gilt. Teg. Near fine. 241 pages. Oblong folio, 45 x 34 cm. 43 chromolithographs (25 Army and 18 Navy), army and navy uniforms from the Revolution through the Spanish-American War with lettered tissue guards printed in red. Title page printed in red and black. Appendices include The Ships of the United States Navy by class, some were wood gunboats. BENNETT, p.109. Minor nicks to backstrip extremities, a very fresh, clean copy with beveled edges.
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- Bookseller
- Royoung bookseller, Inc.
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 21376
- Title
- The United States Army And Navy Their Histories, From The Era Of The Revolution To The Close Of The Spanish-American War; With Accounts Of Their Organization, Administration, and Duties
- Author
- Wagner, Arthur L. & J.D. Jerrold Kelley
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Orig. pebble grained brown cloth decorated pictorially and in gilt. Teg. Near fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- The Werner Company
- Place of Publication
- Akron
- Date Published
- 1899
- Keywords
- Americana
- Bookseller catalogs
- Military History; Maritime;
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ardsley, New York
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- Fine
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- Beveled
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