New York: Wm. H. Wise & Co., 1946. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 402p. A black cloth hardcover book in very good condition. Spine and cover text mostly rubbed out. Interior unmarked and binding secure. A chronicle of U.S. naval operations during World War II. Filled with photographs, mostly in black and..... More
Chicago: Museum of Science and Industry, 1978. Paperback. 32p. A large-format, staplebound softcover book in very good condition. Faint edge creases and mild creasing inside covers. Otherwise clean and tight. A souvenir booklet produced by the Museum of Science & Industry in Chicago, covering the story of the U-505 submarine..... More
New York: Quantuck Lane Press, 2003. 1st Edition. Hardcover. A fine hardcover book in a like dustjacket. More
New York: Eriksson-Taplinger, 1959. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 144p plus index. A hardcover book in fine condition with a very good dustjacket. The book is clean and tight. The jacket is lightly rubbed along the edges, but fully intact. A history of western European seaports. Filled with black and white photographs..... More
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1933. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 331p. A teal cloth hardcover book in very good condition. Spine slightly darkened. Pencil note on front free endpaper. Title page tanned. Foxing around plates. Otherwise clean and tight. The author's memoir (the third in a trilogy) of his adventures on..... More
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London: Philip Allan & Co. Ltd., 1929. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 272p. A yellow cloth hardcover book in good condition. Corners and spine ends visibly worn. Faint speckling and light smudges on cloth. Heavy foxing on endpapers, and lighter foxing on and around the plates. Owner's embossed stamp near..... More
Philadelphia: H.C. Peck & Theo. Bliss, 1858. Hardcover. 300p, with numerous b/w vignette illustrations. Green cloth, stained and soiled, spine lettering illegible. Interior pages show old waterstains along outer margins, scattered soil and dirt. A well-read copy but the binding itself is tight and the text completely legible. A hardcover..... More
New York: Checkmark Books, 1999. Paperback. 440p. A new softcover book. More
Marshall Cavendish USA Ltd. Paperback. 64p. A large softcover book in very good condition. Spine and edges lightly sunned. Text unmarked and binding tight. A history of submarines from 1578-1919, from Purnell's HISTORY OF THE WORLD WARS series. Filled with color illustrations and diagrams. Undated; ca. 1970s. Measures approx. 10.75"..... More
Avenel, NJ: Crescent Books, 1992. 3rd Printing. Hardcover. 320p. An oversize hardcover book bound in blue cloth, lacking the dustjacket. Owner's stamps on endpapers and title page; otherwise clean and tight. Illustrated with black and white photographs. Measures approx. 12.75" x 10" More
New York: D. Van Nostrand Company, Inc., 1945. Eleventh edition. Hardcover. 948p. A navy blue cloth hardcover book in very good condition. Private library stamps on endpapers and title page. Endpapers also tanned. Otherwise clean and tight. Illustrated with black and white photographs and diagrams. More
Garden City: Rutledge Books (Doubleday & Company, Inc.), 1972. 4th printing. Paperback. 256p. A softcover book in good condition. Cover rubbed and spine creased. Price scribbled out on front cover; small dabs of correction fluid on back cover. Owner's stamps and price sticker residue inside, but otherwise, text clean and..... More
Annapolis: Naval Institute Press, 2000. Hardcover. 352p. A hardcover book and dustjacket in fine condition. Oversize. Measures about 10 1/4" by 11 3/4" Mild edgewear to jacket; otherwise like new. Foreword by Patrick O'Brian. More
Kirk & Mercein, 1817. 1st Edition. Leather. 371p. A hardcover book rebacked with a new brown leather spine and fresh endpapers, retaining the original brown leather boards, which are chafed and have wear at the corners Lacks the original title page, but still includes the frontispiece. There is a new..... More
London: Edward Stanford Ltd. Hardcover. 99p. A black cloth hardcover book in very good condition. Corners and foot of spine bumped. Notes inside front cover. Otherwise clean and tight. Originally written by Sir Edward Thorpe; this edition was rewritten by Capt. Rumbold. Contains foldout maps of Rotterdam and Amsterdam. Undated;..... More
Annapolis: United States Naval Institute, 1954. Revised Edition. Hardcover. 567p. A navy blue cloth hardcover book in very good condition. Edge lightly rubbed. Private library stamps on endpapers and title page. Otherwise clean and tight. An illustrated guide to naval regulations. More
Chicago: The Lakeside Press; R.R. Donnelly & Sons Company, 2006. Hardcover. 390p. A teal-green cloth hardcover book in fine condition. From the Lakeside Classics series. More
Edison, NJ: Chartwell Books, Inc., 1999. Hardcover. 175p. An oversize, glossy white hardcover book in very good condition. Lacks the dustjacket. Former owner's private library stamps on endpapers and title page. Otherwise clean and tight. A guide to modern naval warships. Profusely illustrated throughout. Measures approx. 12" x 9.4" More
New York: Crescent Books, 1988. Hardcover. 319p. An oversize hardcover book bound in navy blue cloth. Very good condition, lacking the dustjacket. Corners lightly rubbed, owner's stamps inside, and another owner's gift inscription on front free endpaper. Otherwise clean and tight. Illustrated with lots of color photographs. Measures approx. 12"..... More
London/New York: Abelard-Schuman, 1970. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 280p. A hardcover book in very good condition with a like dustjacket. Light shelf wear to both book and jacket. Otherwise, text clean and binding tight, and jacket fully intact. "Christopher Martin" is the pseudonym of Edwin P. Hoyt. More
Annapolis: Naval Institute Press, 1973. Hardcover. 241p. A hardcover book in very good condition with a like dustjacket. Tiny flecks on top edge, and spine barely cockeyed. Otherwise clean and tight. The jacket has a few small pieces torn off the edges, but is still mostly intact. Contains black and..... More
Atlanta: Albert Love Enterprises, 1952. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Approx. 150p. An oblong gilt green cloth hardcover book in fine condition, apart from minutely rubbed corners. Clean and tight. An illustrated chronicle of Mediterranean training and maneuvers of the U.S.S. Harlan R. Dickson. Filled with captioned black and white photographs. Measures..... More
London: Robinson, 2003. Paperback. 464p. A new, unread softcover book. More
Annapolis: Naval Institute Press, 1999. Hardcover. 192p. A hardcover book in fine condition with a like dustjacket. The text is clean and the binding tight. Illustrated throughout. More
London: Salamander Books Limited, 2001. Paperback. 480p. A softcover book in near-fine condition. Like-new apart from a former owner's private library stamps inside covers and on title pages. More