ISBN: 9781108054874

Washington: Naval History Division, 1961. Cloth. Fine. 11" by 8". Not Stated. An illustrated account of the involvement of the American Navy throughout the American Civil War. Complete … Mehr…

Washington: Naval History Division, 1961. Cloth. Fine. 11" by 8". Not Stated. An illustrated account of the involvement of the American Navy throughout the American Civil War. Complete with five volumes bound as one. Bound from the parts, with binders punctures to the gutter throughout. This work is an interesting account of the naval operations and involvement during the American Civil War from 1861 to 1865. The U.S. Navy was still relatively small in 1861, but was rapidly enlarged at the outbreak of the civil war. It was the Navy's mission to blockade Confederate ports and to take control of the river system, all the time being prepared for a possible war with the British Royal Navy. Illustrated with numerous plates throughout. In a full straight-grain morocco binding. Externally, smart. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Fine, Naval History Division, 1961, 5, Ian Allan, [Shepperton],, [1972-74]. 2 vols., 8vo., First Edition thus, with numerous plates; cloth (blue/black respectively), backstrips lettered in silver, a near fine set in dustwrapper. The set comprises: Vol. I: 1939-1942; Vol. II: 1943-1945. The English edition, translated by Masters, was revised by the authors from the German original and edited by Anthony Watts. Probably the most detailed account of the war at sea in all theatres. 'Heavily compressed and does show some German bias' (Law). The rear free endpapers of the second volume contain a summary in MS of the career of HMS CALDER, a Captain-class frigate attached to Fourth Escort Group. COMPLETE SETS ARE SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION. Enser, p.363; Law, 0037, Ian Allan, [Shepperton], 0, Paperback / softback. New. The Nautical Magazine, published monthly from 1832, covers subjects including navigation, oceanography, meteorology, exploration, trade, technology and maritime safety. The 1869 volume reports the opening of the Suez Canal, the installation of lightning conductors throughout the British fleet and the completion of the Pacific Railroad to San Francisco., 6<

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Metuchen, NJ USA: Scarecrow Press, 1976. First Edition. Hardback. Good/No Jacket. 2090 8vo. Three volumes, complete as published, although a supplementary volume was added later. Volume… Mehr…

Metuchen, NJ USA: Scarecrow Press, 1976. First Edition. Hardback. Good/No Jacket. 2090 8vo. Three volumes, complete as published, although a supplementary volume was added later. Volume I: The European Theater (337 pp), Volume II: The Pacific Theater (427 pp), Volume III Part 1: General Works, Naval Hardware, and the All Hands Chronology (1941-1945), Volume III Part 2: Home Fronts and Special Studies (586 pp in all). Blue cloth-covered boards, gilt titles to front board and spine. Condition notes: Good to Very Good. Clean and sound, although Volume 2 has some damage to the long edge of the front board., Scarecrow Press, 1976, 2.5, Paperback / softback. New. The Nautical Magazine, published monthly from 1832, covers subjects including navigation, oceanography, meteorology, exploration, trade, technology and maritime safety. The 1869 volume reports the opening of the Suez Canal, the installation of lightning conductors throughout the British fleet and the completion of the Pacific Railroad to San Francisco., 6<

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Cambridge University Press, 2013-03-28. Paperback. New., Cambridge University Press, 2013-03-28, 6