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187631496Washington D.C.: Government Printing Office 1876. First edition. Full dark green morocco with gilt titles indexed with leather tabs with gilt titles all edges marbled marbled endpapers. A very good copy one index tab detached annotations on pp. 7-9. 178 pp.; 34 pp. 8vo. The copy of F. H. Stickney Francis H. Stickney Disbursing Clerk Navy Dept. with his name stamped in guilt. Government Printing Office hardcover books
188031498Washington D.C.: Government Printing Office 1880. First edition. Three quarter morocco over marbled boards. About good boards detached and rubbed spine chipped bookplate of Naval Library and Historical Section on front pastedown light scattered foxing. 178 pp.; 174 pp.; 180 pp. 8vo. Gift to the Naval Library and Historical Section from Mrs. J. E. Pillsbury. Government Printing Office hardcover books
190841306New York: C.S. Hammond 1908. First edition. Limp cloth. Boards soiled hinges split due to addition of over 200 mounted illustrations owner's stamp on top margin of several leaves; some illustrations dismounted a few fragile and torn still an extremely full record of the period. A-F 32 pp. loose illustrations. Illus. with b/w reproductions photos drawings and map. Folio. 204 additional photos documents and clippings most up through the first World War and mounted to tipped-in pages neatly labeled and none hindering views of original illustrations. Provenance: Compiled by F.L Homan his stamp who was President of the American Oyster Company and an inventor of a number of nautical items. A unique copy. C.S. Hammond hardcover books
1946186338Air Group 86 Publishing Committee 1946-01-01. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. Illustrated cloth boards have mild wear. Has a good binding no marks or notations. Air Group 86 Publishing Committee hardcover books
1968297597Marceline: Walsworth 1968. First. hardcover. very good. Profusely illustrated with thousands of photographs depicting life on the aircraft carrier some in color. 364 pages. 4to black pebbled boards with embossed gilt emblem on cover. Marceline MO: Walsworth 1968. One page with photo of 3rd division crew is intentionally torn at corner otherwise a very good copy. Includes a loose Holiday card with image of the carrier.<br/><br/> Ownership information in red ink on preliminary page "Robert Bermudez 3rd Div. 67-68 Med. Deployment" and names and home addresses of 8 other crewmen on rear page.<br/><br/> Walsworth unknown books
185590811Washington D.C. 1855. Paperback. Good. 4 503 24p. Softcover in original wrapper. 27 cm. Cover soiling and wear. Back cover also has extensive old staining.Edges ends of backstrip and corners chipped. Backcover and edge of front cover dampstained. Bookplate David Todd. <br/><br/> paperback books
1943016126Washingon DC: U.S. Department of the Navy 1943. Quarto. 218p. Fold-out plates of mounts. Over a thousand pictures of the most minute parts. Cross-index. Essential for mechanics aboard ship on repair and for the homefront to send the exact replacements. A very nice copy bound in gray stiff paper wraps printed in black light soiling on rear cover. U.S. Department of the Navy unknown books
20009016648New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art / Yale University Press 2000. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/fine. 352 pages 315 illustrations including 223 colorplates and 92 black & white illustrations. <br/><br/> Metropolitan Museum of Art / Yale University Press hardcover books
1990209308New York: Rizzoli 1990. First. hardcover. fine/fine. Christo. 161 illustrations 133 in color. Slim 4to cream cloth d.w. New York: Rizzoli 1990. First Edition. Fine.<br/><br/> Boldly signed in red crayon on the title page.<br/><br/> Rizzoli unknown books
185055632N.p.: publisher not identified 1850. First edition 8vo pp. 20; removed from binding wanting wrappers; very good. "Among the people of this country - on the floor of Congress and to some extent in the Navy itself there is a prevailing sentiment that our naval organization does not come up to the state of the times to the progress of the age or to the requirements of the country; does not for its millions of expenditure return a fair equivalent of practical efficiency or even of honorable reputation" p. 3. Sabin 93477. <br/><br/> [publisher not identified] unknown books
16474Vintage original Gelatin silver print press photo. Gale Ann Gordon the first American woman navy pilot. 1966. Black/white photo of Gale Ann Gordon receiving paper from military officer. 9"x 9". Pencil writing inscription on back: "I met solo gal". Original copy on back: "Ens. Gale Ann Gordon 23 of Stow Ohio is the first woman in navy history to fly solo. She flew a propeller driven T-34 in a navy basic air training command course at Pensacola Fla. to win her wings and designation as an aviation experimental psychologist. She holds a master's degree in experimental psychology from the University of Michigan." Stamped filed March 1966. Very good. unknown books
186742016Washington D.C.: Gov. Printing Office 1867. Hardcover. Good/No dust jacket. Washington D.C.: Gov. Printing Office 1867. 311 pp. Hardcover. 8vo size. Brown cloth. Head and heel of spine chipped; cloth split along both hinges; bookplate on front pastedown; textblock tight and clean. Good/No dust jacket. Gov. Printing Office hardcover books
16716Bloom Ensign. Naval Procurement Office. Typed Letter Signed 14 December 1944-. page In part: "Behind each exciting headline you are measuring contribution your daughter is making. President Roosevelt said 'The WAVES have proved they are capable of accepting the highest service to their country. The Navy WAVES were an all-female component of the military and the first division to give female officers the same rank and pay as their male counterparts in other divisions. signed by Ensign Barbara Bloom. unknown books
2016404505New York: Crown Archetype 2016. A fine copy. 8vo. 370 pages. Pictorial boards; die-cut slipcase. FIRST EDITION DELUXE MIMITED EDITION number 275 of 1970 numbered copies signed by the artist on the front cover. <br/><br/> Crown Archetype hardcover books
187626834Portsmouth New Hampshire: O.M. Knight Publisher 1876. 84 pages. Giving a hundred-year history of this naval yard with a prefatory list of the Commandants of the Yard & their dates of service and a "List of Vessels of War built at this Station" for the Royal Colonial and the Navy of the United States at back; also an Appendix with various attestations a List of officers and petty officers of the U.S. Frigate Raleigh August 1775. Author Fentress was a long-time veteran of the Navy serving in the Civil War before capture and imprisonment at Libby Prison. Approx. 5 1/2" x 8 1/2" size; original printed light pinkish-tan paper wrap covers; some wear spotting & dustiness to covers; faint old crease-line; contents in very good condition. . First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. O.M. Knight, Publisher paperback books
197224375Parris Island South Carolina: US Marine Corps 1972. 120 pages; color black and white illustrated throughout; history of the Parris Island training locale; biographies of Commanding General Carl W. Hoffman Colonel Thomas H. Galbraith; training photos; at back is the Third Battalion Platoon 366 - specific information commenced training 10 July 1972 completed training 25 September 1972; Lt. Col. H.F. Kuhn Battalion Commander; with photos of the company commander drill instructors gunnery sergeant and the recruits followed by candid shots of this company's training. ".3rd Battalion spent over 1600 days in Vietnam and conducted 48 combat operations the most of any Marine battalion in the conflict." Bob Neener 2005; volume approx. 9 1/4" x 12 1/4" size; bound in red textured cloth cover with gilt & embossed USMC illustrations; light wear to the binding; in very good condition. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. US Marine Corps Hardcover books
199031321New York: Rizzoli New York 1990. First edition. Hardcover. Fine/fine. Hardbound quarto in dustwrapper. 128 pp. Text by Marina Vaizey. A densely illustrated monograph on the Bulgarian-born artist Christo. A fine copy in dustwrapper. INSCRIBED by Christo and dated in 1994. Laid in to this copy is an original 6 x 4" tall color photograph of the artist with friends. On the verso of the photograph in an unknown hand are the words "Spring 94 Christo Rizzoli New York hardcover books
1917291045Jersey City N. J.: Standard Motor Construction Co 1917. Rather uncommon manual for the maintenance and repair of Submarine chaser engines. 218 pp. with a number of full-age illustrations and 7 large leaves of folded plates. Black flexible boards; corners bumped with some creasing. Standard Motor Construction Co unknown books
1990007852Montigny les Metz : Editions Voix Richard Meier 1990. # 21 of an edition of 250 copies SIGNED by poet Marina Temkina and artist Michel Gerard. Near Fine small creases top corners in Very Good French wrappers small top corners creases light foxing. Poetry translation by Alfred Corn. . SIGNED. Limited and Numbered Signed 1st Edition. French Wrappers. Near Fine/Very Good. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Editions Voix Richard Meier Paperback books
181539889Lisbon: Simao Thaddeo 1815. hardcover. very good. 144pp. 8vo. Lisbon 1813. Second Edition. BOUND WITH: Taboa da Declinacao do Sol ao Meio Dia no Meridiano da Cidade de Lisboa . IV 64pp. 8vo full leather. Lisbon 1815. Scarce. Very good.<br/><br/> Tables of latitude and longitude for marine navigation.<br/><br/> Simao Thaddeo unknown books
197326570Moscow: Iskusstvo 1973. First edition. Cloth. A bright near fine copy boards with a hint of sunning in a good worn and chipped dust jacket. 45 pp. 105 pp. Illus. with 52 full page color plates & 8 b/w photos. Folio 35 cm. Photos by E. I. Steinert. Russian and English text. Title in Russian: Dragotsennyi kamen v russkom iuvelirnom iskusstve dvenadtsatogo-vosemnadtsatogo vekov. Small bookseller book plate from "The Henry Polissack Collection." Iskusstvo hardcover books
1943012106Washington DC: GPO 1943. 3rd Edition. Soft cover. Very Good . Blue polished paper covers spine dulled firm binding solid copy. Some pages toned others not - differentr quality paper stock used in prionting some inferior it being wartime. ix 316 pages. No previous names. GPO unknown books
14796The Navy WAVES Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service were established in response to the need for additional military personnel during World War II. From the very beginning the WAVES were groundbreaking given that they allowed women to serve within an official part of the Navy and its members held the same rank and ratings as male personnel as well as earning equal pay. 1 page Typed Letter Signed and dated December 1944 on Office of Naval Procurement Letterhead and addressed to the mother of an active Navy WAVES officer praising her daughter's heroism and dedication. The letter comes with a collection of 6 vintage black and white photographs in assorted sized of Navy WAVES women from the USS Hunter in uniform spending social time together off duty and posed together proudly. A testament to one of the first fields of labor where women gained equality. one TLS dated 1944 and 6 B&W photos of the Navy WAVES of the USS Hunt. The letter reads in full "Dear Mrs. CadmanYou have the right to be very proud of what your daughter has done in speeding our recent offensive ever closer to the heart of Germany and Japan. Behind each exciting headline these days you are measuring the contribution your daughter is making.You have the right to let the world know you are proud of her.Our Nation's leaders are proud too. President Roosevelt said 'The WAVES have proved they are capable of accepting the highest responsibility in service of their country. On behalf of a grateful nation I offer a hearty well done.' Admiral King added 'You who are members of the Women's Reserve have won the respect of the naval service by your acceptance of military requirements readiness for responsbility and already valuable contribution to the work of winning this war. You will share the gratitude of a nation when victory is ours.'Because by meeting the challenges of life in service your daughter is developing new maturity dependability and confidence.Because by keeping before her the standards of conduct learned at home and in her church she has contributed to the excellent reputation for which the WAVES are known across America.I am enclosing a display piece for you to place in your window. It is designed to let the rest of America know that a member of your family is serving her country in the WAVES. I know you will display it proudly." It is then signed boldly by the USNR Ensign "Barbara C. Bloom."<br/><br/>The members of the WAVES were leaders in obtaining workplace equality in and beyond the military given their access to the same titles and pay as their male counterparts. While WAVES could not serve aboard combat ships or aircraft and they were authorized to serve in certain overseas U.S. possessions and a number were sent to Hawaii. At the end of WWII there were well over 8000 female officers and some ten times that many enlisted WAVES about 2-1/2 percent of the Navy's total strength. In some places WAVES constituted a majority of the uniformed Naval personnel. And many remained in uniform to help get the Navy into and through the post-war era. The 6 photographs are in assorted sizes ranging from wallet to 8'x9" with minor foxing and wear on edges. Large official photograph of women in uniform is inscribed on the back in period hand with the names of the women. The letter is an amazing testament to the ordinary women who helped make extraordinary strides for women's equality across the world. With docket holes at the top of the page that do not disrupt text. Letter is in very good condition. unknown books
193924522Washington DC: U.S. Navy 1939. Photograph in black and white approx. 16 1/2" x 20" size. No photographer place or date is noted and this is the photo used at the wiki site and listed in the U.S. Navy archives as from 1939 when the ship was undergoing sea trials. The Anderson saw extensive service in World War II for which she was awarded ten battle stars. Laid down to cardstock overall size 19 1/2" x 23" approx. A few small spots dirt shallow divots in the image a few dots of paste from old matte-mounting and some old silvering of the gelatin print at bottom margin visible in raking light. Overall in very good condition. Photograph. Not Bound. Very Good. U.S. Navy Paperback books
186231475Washington D.C.: Government Printing Office 1862. First edition. Three quarter morocco over marbled paper-covered boards spine titled and ruled in gilt. Front board nearly detached and edgeworn chipped at head of spine owner's stamp on title annotations on two leaves else clean. A good copy. 110 pp. 8vo. Government Printing Office hardcover books
