The United States Naval Academy. Being the yarn of the American Midshipman (etc.)
by Benjamin, Park
- Used
- fair
- Condition
- Fair/No Jacket
- Seller
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Dover, New Hampshire, United States
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About This Item
New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons/ The Hispanic Society of America, 1900. Cloth. Fair/No Jacket. Rebound in red library buckram. 486 pages including index. With illustrations throughout, including three fold outs. A history of the establishment and evolution of the United States Naval Academy, including its earliest forms, the War of 1812 and its influence on establishing a formal Naval school, as well as a look at the education of midshipmen and the then current state of the Academy. EX-LIBRARY in FAIR condition. In red library buckram. Pockets, pastedowns and interior markings present. Library label in blind at the foot of the spine. Light fading, scuffing and soiling to the covers. New endpapers present. Text block solid, with minor scattered soiling. Some chipping to the title page along the fore edge, with a tape repair at the top. All three fold out illustrations with EXTENSIVE wear, having been backed with paper/cloth tape, as well as bearing moderate to extensive repairs. The first plate (frontis) is almost completely torn in two along one fold, with many other chips and tears present to the fold-outs. Best considered a reading/reference copy.
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- Seller
- Mare Booksellers
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- Seller's Inventory #
- 005625
- Title
- The United States Naval Academy. Being the yarn of the American Midshipman (etc.)
- Author
- Benjamin, Park
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- G.P. Putnam's Sons/ The Hispanic Society of America
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1900
- Keywords
- Noisbn United States Naval Academy History
- Bookseller catalogs
- Military/ War; Maritime History;
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Mare Booksellers
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- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- Chipping
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- Jacket
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- Text Block
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- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- Rebound
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- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
- Spine
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- Cloth
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- Fore Edge
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