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187131489Washington D.C.: Government Printing Office 1871. First edition. Three quarter morocco over marbled boards all edges marbled. A very good copy minor edgewear owner's stamp on first blank and title. 67 pp. 8vo. With the stamp of W. H. Smith chief clerk of the Bureau of Steam Engineering. Government Printing Office hardcover books
186331476Washington D.C.: Government Printing Office 1863. First edition. Three quarter morocco over marbled boards all edges marbled. A good copy front board detached boards rubbed head and foot of spine chipped owner's name on first blank corners browned throughout otherwise clean. 248 pp. 8vo. Copy of the Chief Clerk of the Bureau of Navigation. Much enlarged from earlier editions with the war now well under way. Government Printing Office hardcover books
188331516Washington D.C.: Government Printing Office 1883. First edition. Three quarter blue morocco over blue pebbled boards floral endpapers. Free front endpaper separated else a very good copy with the bookplate of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States Commandery of the State of Illinois on front pastedown shelf sticker on foot of backstrip. 186 pp. 8vo. Government Printing Office hardcover 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
186531478Washington D.C.: Government Printing Office 1865. First edition. Three quarter morocco over marbled paper-covered boards. A very good copy with wear to extremities owner's name on endpaper Treasury Department stamp on title small hole on first two blanks. 335 pp.; 20 pp. 8vo. Copy of William Mertz a clerk in the Treasury Department. With the military build-up now complete this would be the largest mid-century edition. Government Printing Office hardcover books
1945342Papua New Guinea 1945. Very good. 24pp. Folio. Original printed pictorial card covers stapled. Printed in multiple colors throughout. Some light wear corners bumped. Rare commemorative brochure for the first year anniversary of Base Hospital Fifteen an American naval hospital in Papua New Guinea in the Admiralty Islands during World War II. The hospital served as a staging point for Allied casualties during the Philippines Campaign of 1944-1945. "Our first year has been an eventful one. The wounded of battles fought all the way from New Guinea to Okinawa have passed through here in large numbers. Hospital ships have been frequent visitors and planes have brought us many human cargoes. Australians English and others of our allies have been treated here as well as some of the natives." The souvenir contains numerous images of life at the base including the wards the laboratory storehouses kitchens library and recreation areas and the soldiers' quarters. It also includes a list of officers who have been stationed there as well as the enlisted men. It is a wonderful snapshot of this base hospital and its operations. OCLC locates one institutional copy at the San Francisco Maritime National Historic Park. unknown 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
1944556981944. UNITED STATES NAVY DEPARTMENT. HANDBOOK OF OPERATING AND MAINTENANCE INSTRUCTIONS FOR MODEL AN/APA-8 RADAR BOOSTER-AMPLIFIER ASSEMBLY. Confidential. U.S.: United States Navy Dpt 1944. Later printing. 4to. crimson wrappers printed in black 37 pp. Lightly soiled and slightly dogeared with a short closed puncture to the upper wrapper. Very good plus. World War II U.S. and Brittish military document. unknown books
7083318. UNITED STATES NAVY DEPARTMENT. OFFICIAL RECORDS OF THE UNION AND CONFEDERATE NAVIES IN THE WAR OF THE REBELLION. Washington: Government Printing Office 1894-1922. Series 1 vols. 1-21232627; Series 2 vols. 1-3. Series 1 lacks three volumes nos. 2124 & 25; series 2 is complete. 27 volumes. Illustrated. 8vo. blue cloth gilt lettering at spine. Ex library with all the usual markings. Texts are clean though the paper is age-browned in most volumes; some volumes have detached leaves or sprung signatures. Most bindings show some wear being shaken in binding with loose boards. Offered with all faults. unknown books
7506218. UNITED STATES NAVY DEPARTMENT. OFFICIAL RECORDS OF THE UNION AND CONFEDERATE NAVIES IN THE WAR OF THE REBELLION. Washington: Government Printing Office 1894-1922. Series 1 vols. 2-27; Series 2 vols. 1parts1-4-3. Series 1 lacks the first volume otherwise it is complete. Series 2 is complete. 29 volumes Illustrated. 8vo. blue cloth gilt lettering at spine. Ex library with only a bookplate at pastedown. A very nice looking set. unknown books
1882130Washington D.C.: 1882. 32 plates in full color. Very good with light wear. hardcover books
1851101442Pamphlet small 8vo original blue wrappers 136 pp. Front cover chipped and torn around the edges but not affecting title text. Normal aging and toning; otherwise very good. This register was printed at the order of the Secretary of the Navy which was required by The Unites States Senate in a resolution that goes back to 1815.The register provides a list of all Navy and Marine Corps officers by rank and when the entered service. It also provides a pay table for the various ranks. Alexander, books
184411958Washington D.C.: Blair & Rives 1844. 8vo. 15 1 pp. <br><br>Report on the possibility of building a dry dock in New York using the waters of the Croton aqueduct as the elevating power. Dock must be able to accommodate a ship of 74 guns. HR Document 146 28th cong. 1st sess. Removed from a nonce volume. Two small round holes in inner margins as for a binder. Blair & Rives unknown books
181612385Washington D.C.: Pr. by William A. Davis 1816. Small 8vo. 7 1 13-15 1 29-84 p. 18 folded leaves. <br><br>The letter is addressed to the speaker of the House of Representatives and signed on p. 6: "For the commissioners B.W. Crowninshield." "List of Navy pensioners 1st January 1816" on leaves 6-16. Pages 29-84 concern prize money. Government document: 14th Congress 1st session House doc. no. 20. <br>Â Â Â Â <br>Â Â Â Â Shaw & Shoemaker 39497. Removed from a nonce volume. 19th-century stamp of the War Department Library. Dusty silverfish damage to edges of some leaves. Age-toning. Pr. by William A. Davis unknown books
181618716Washington: Pr. by William A. Davis 1816. 8vo. 7 1 1315 1 2984 pp.; 19 fold. ff. <br><br>Consists of a letter addressed to the speaker of the House of Representatives and signed on p. 6: "For the commissioners B. W. Crowninshield" "List of Navy pensioners 1st January 1816" on leaves 616 and "Documents marked A B C D E referred to in the accompanying report of the secretary of the Navy made in behalf of himself and the other commissioners of the Navy Pension Fund" on pp. 2984 which concerns prize money. Includes 19 folding leaves. Government document: House document United States. Congress. House; 14th Congress 1st session no. 20. Printed at head of title: 20. <br>Â Â Â Â <br>Â Â Â Â Shaw & Shoemaker 39497. Removed from a nonce volume; two stitch holes at inner margin not touching text. Title-page with lightly pencilled librarian's notation and War Dept. Library rubber-stamp. Age-toned. Pr. by William A. Davis unknown books
187485381Washington: GPO 1874. Hardcover. Fair. 143p text plus 20 folded maps and charts. Worn contemporary 1/2 leather lacking most of backstrip with front and back covers having some staining and other wear and also at least partially detached. Contents sound. <br/><br/> GPO hardcover books
184011618Washington: Blair & Rives printers 1840. 8vo. 15 pp. <br><br>Concerning a meeting between William Branford Shubrick 17901874 commander of U. S. naval forces in the West Indies and Gulf of Mexico and Charles Baudin 17841854 commander of French naval forces in the Gulf of Mexico with much discussion of ceremonial procedure. Government document: 26th Congress 1st Session. Doc. No. 150. Ho. of Reps. Navy Dept. Removed from a nonce volume; two holes in inner margin not touching text. Light spotting. Title-page with number inked in upper right corner by an early hand. Blair & Rives, printers unknown books
181711561Washington: William A. Davis 1817. 8vo. 5 1 pp. <br><br>On the petition of Navy surgeons requesting an increase of rank and pay equivalent to that of Army surgeons. Contains a letter of B. W. Crowninshield Secretary of the Navy to the Chairman of the Naval Committee of the Senate dated 23 January 1817 and three other letters. "71" printed at head of title. Government document: Senate document United States. Congress. Senate; 14th Congress 2nd session no. 71. <br>Â Â Â Â <br>Â Â Â Â Shaw & Shoemaker 42463 & 42510. Removed from a nonce volume; gutter margin a little irregular; edges darkened. Title-page rubber-stamped by the War Department Library. William A. Davis unknown books
181626169Washington: Pr. by William A. Davis 1816. 8vo. 5 pp. <br><br>Letter of B. W. Crowninshield Secretary of the Navy dated 20 January 1816 and John Rodgers President of the Board of Navy Commissioners ordering Captain Arthur Sinclair to survey the York River Virginia.<br>Â Â Â Â United States Congress 14th 1st session Senate document no. 23. <br>Â Â Â Â <br>Â Â Â Â Shaw & Shoemaker 39505. Removed from a nonce volume. Light waterstains along top and outer margins. Pr. by William A. Davis unknown books
181312035Washington City: Pr. by Roger C. Weightman 1813. 8vo. 19 pp. <br><br>Documents relating to the Battle of Lake Erie. Includes an account of the engagement by Oliver Hazard Perry dated 13 September 1813 in a letter to Secretary of the Navy William Jones and his letter notifying the Secretary of the victory dated 10 September 1813. With a list of killed and wounded. <br>Â Â Â Â <br>Â Â Â Â Shaw & Shoemaker 30207. Removed from a nonce volume. Some toning. Overall very good. Pr. by Roger C. Weightman unknown books
181112086Washington: A. & G. Way printers 1811. 8vo. 11 pp. <br><br>The Secretary's letter concerns only the culture and dressing of hemp three samples of which were enclosed. <br>Â Â Â Â <br>Â Â Â Â Shaw & Shoemaker 24162. Removed from a nonce volume. Light spotting. Very good. A. & G. Way, printers unknown books
181611358Washington: Pr. by William A. Davis 1816. 8vo. 14 pp. <br><br>Recommendations from Benjamin Williams Crowninshield 17721851 Secretary of the Navy concerning the appropriate peacetime troop level of the United States Marine Corps. "85" printed at top of title-page. Includes a letter p. 3 addressed to the James Pleasants jr. chairman of the Naval Committee of the House of Representatives and signed in type: "B. W. Crowninshield." Scarce: Only four copies traced via OCLC. <br>Â Â Â Â <br>Â Â Â Â Shaw & Shoemaker 39507. Removed from a nonce volume; fore-edge of title-page slightly darkened. Rubber-stamp of the War Department Library at top of title-page. Final two leaves nearly detached from spine. Pr. by William A. Davis unknown books
180911351Washington City: Pr. by Roger C. Weightman 1809. 8vo. 4 pp.; fold. table. <br><br>Contents: Title-page letter of transmittal of Paul Hamilton Secretary of the Navy to Hon. Joseph B. Varnum Speaker of the House of Representatives and folding table showing the names of the vessels in the U.S. Navy where each vessel is stationed and their state of readiness; the same information is provided for the gun boats. Scarce: OCLC locates only two copies of this item. <br>Â Â Â Â <br>Â Â Â Â Shaw & Shoemaker 18925. Removed from a nonce volume; gutter margin a little irregular; toning; leaves separating. Small chips at top right corners and very short tear at fore-edges. Folding table with short tear along one fold without extending into text. Title-page rubber-stamped by the War Department Library and with ink notations at top margin. Soiling to title-page. Pr. by Roger C. Weightman unknown books
180911485Washington City: Pr. by R. C. Weightman 1809. 8vo. 4 pp. <br><br>Letter from Robert Smith addressed to Senator William B. Giles dated 16th December 1808. States the requirements in manpower to carry out the provisions of the bill entitled "A bill to authorise and require the President of the United States to arm man and fit out for immediate service all the public ships of war vessels and gun boats of the United States." Scarce: OCLC locates only three copies. <br>Â Â Â Â <br>Â Â Â Â Shaw & Shoemaker 18953. Removed from a nonce volume; gutter margin a little irregular; a few light brown spots. A little darkening to edges of p. 4. Good condition. Pr. by R. C. Weightman unknown books
183211441City of Washington: Pr. at the Globe Office by F. P. Blair 1832. 16mo. 79 pp. <br><br>Printed by order of the Secretary of the Navy in compliance with a resolution of the Senate of the United States of August 2 1813." Contains much service information including date of present commission or warrant date of original entry into service duty or station state of birth citizenship and state of appointment; also includes pay tables and a list of vessels with basic data for eachi.e. number of guns when and where built and its present situation and location. Original front wrapper soiled chipped with top third of wrapper lost; back wrapper missing paper over spine gone. Sewing gone signatures loose. Pr. at the Globe Office, by F. P. Blair unknown books
