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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
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
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
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
1882130Washington D.C.: 1882. 32 plates in full color. Very good with light wear. 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
184473226Washington: GPO. Very Good. 1844. Disbound. A report to the Navy department of the United States on American coals applicable to steam navigation and to other purposes. By Walter R Johnson. 1844. Washington Printed by Gales and Seaton.English Book Book xii 607 p. illus. 25 cm.This Government Report is dis-bound removed from a larger volume. Some wear to the spine. The binding is holding tight. The contents are bright and clean with some very light foxing mainly to the page fore-edges. There are 3 fold-out illustrated plates. . GPO unknown books
1816WRCAM26297Washington: Printed by William A. Davis 1816. 12pp. Dbd. Unopened. Very good. Detailed list of ships in the Navy where they are stationed and specific comments. SHAW & SHOEMAKER 39364. Printed by William A. Davis unknown books
1809WRCAM26355Washington: Printed by Roger C. Weightman 1809. 11pp. plus folding charts. Dbd. Charts loose. Good. Information per the Senate request about gun boats. SHAW & SHOEMAKER 18880. Printed by Roger C. Weightman unknown books
194121605Aviation Training Department 1941. Post Bound. Very Good. 12 258 pages. 7 7/8 x 9 3/4 inches. Post bound in brown "school report" binding with title "FLIGHT MANUAL" and No 6128 on front cover. The foreword notes "This manual has been written in order to provide a standard text on flight training for naval aviation training bases. The material in this manual was compiled from every available source of information by a representative gorup of experienced naval aviation instructors." This copy notes Revised: 1-1-41 and has the stamp of the U.S.N.R. Aviation Base Boston Squantum Massachusetts with the note DO NOT REMOVE FROM BASE. The base was closed in December of 1953 and it's contents sold off. Note in pencil is Jack Barry Wing 2 partially erased on front flyleaf. An unusual survival from the World War II period. Post Bound. Aviation Training Department unknown books
195612796Washington: Bureau of Aeronautics 1956. First Edition. Wraps. Very Good. First Edition. 174 pages original tan printed wrappers. Previous owners' stamp on cover and page edges old Sanders technical library pocket in rear. Clean otherwise. Wraps. Contains procedures and many diagrams indicating how electric and electronic wiring should be installed "one of a series of handbooks prepared to assist military personnel in the general maintenance and repair of aircraft". We would imagine this very useful for anyone trying to restore a period aircraft since no doubt much of these original manuals perished. Bureau of Aeronautics unknown books
1885WRCAM40471Various places including Japan 1885. 133 sheets mounted on stubs; twenty-eight mounted photographs most 7 x 9 3/4 inches. Letter book: Folio. Original half black morocco and cloth stamped in blind on cover spine gilt. Corners rubbed. Spine heavily worn and chipped hinges weak. Light soiling to some letters some chipped at edges. In a very legible hand. About very good. In a blue cloth clamshell case leather label. Album: Oblong folio. Original gilt-stamped cloth. Spine faded and perishing hinges cracked some edge and corner wear. Photos mounted on thick card stock. Several photos reproduced in pencil in a child's hand on the blank verso of card mounts. Mounts occasionally chipped photos generally fine. Good overall. Manuscript and photographic records of the U.S.S. Tennessee launched in July 1865. Originally named the U.S.S. Madawaska she was renamed Tennessee in 1869 and at the same time timbered up to the necessary height to allow a spar deck to be installed. She was also fitted with new more powerful engines at this time though she also bore a full complement of sails. Her duties included service as flagship of the Asiatic Squadron under Rear Admiral William Reynolds with Captain William W. Low in command. By 1879 she was flagship of the North Atlantic Squadron under Rear Admiral Robert W. Wyman with Captain David B. Harmony in command. These items pertain to both of these notable periods of service. The letter book contains compiled correspondences sent to Capt. William W. Low by the U.S. Naval Department and by Rear Admiral William Reynolds commander of the Asiatic Fleet stationed in Japan. The correspondences cover the period from June 1875 through June 1876 the duration of Low's time as captain of the Tennessee and generally contain orders or reports concerning the ship's maneuvers. The photograph album which was published by Hatton & Hart in New York bears the cover title "Scenes on Board a Man-of-War. U.S.S. Flag-Ship Tennessee" with an image of the ship stamped in gilt. It contains photos of the ship itself; of officers and the crew including Rear Admiral James E. Jouett and Captain O.F. Stanton; and of a few exercises aboard the ship. The album is dated circa 1885 when the Tennessee was flagship of the North Atlantic Squadron. hardcover books
1802WRCAM36240Washington 1802. 6pp. plus four folding tables. Dbd. Contemporary manuscript pagination and wormhole in upper outer corner. Early stains in outer corners affecting a few words in text. Scattered foxing. A good copy. Letter and five tables relating to the "Act for the better government of the Navy of the United States." The pension funds reported on here represent investments made from the sales of naval prizes. Scarce with OCLC and Shaw & Shoemaker locating a total of four copies. SHAW & SHOEMAKER 3305. unknown books
1802WRCAM36241Washington 1802. 6pp. Dbd. Contemporary manuscript pagination and early stain in upper outer corner throughout not affecting text. Scattered foxing. A good copy. Report on the fourteen frigates and one schooner with their states of equipment and services in which they are employed. Four ships are currently cruising in the Mediterranean "for the protection of our commerce against the Tripolitan corsairs." Scarce with OCLC and Shaw & Shoemaker locating a total of four copies. SHAW & SHOEMAKER 3306. unknown books
190431536Washington D.C.: Government Printing Office 1904. First edition. Three quarter morocco over marbled boards all edges marbled marbled endpapers. Front board detached extremities worn spine leather a bit dry and chipped overall a good solid copy leaves crisp. 149 pp. 8vo. Government Printing Office hardcover books
1821WRCAM48913Washington: Done at The Metropolitan Press 1821. 311pp. Contemporary paper wrappers stitched. Ownership signature to front blank text somewhat tanned. Very good. Lists the names of commission officers in the Navy and the Marine Corps where stationed date of commission etc. Includes a pay scale for naval personnel of various rank: a cook earned $18 a month a captain of a thirty-two gun vessel made $100 a month. Also lists the thirty-six vessels of war then in the service of the United States. The ownership signature in this copy likely belongs to R. B. Maury naval surgeon through the end of the Civil War. AMERICAN IMPRINTS 7397. Done at The Metropolitan Press unknown books
190231534Washington D.C.: Government Printing Office 1902. First edition. Three quarter morocco over marbled boards. Signature partially spring at p. 195 but still firmly attached extremities worn spine leather a bit dry overall good to very good leaves clean. 209 pp. 8vo. Government Printing Office hardcover books
183231463Washington D.C.: F.P. Blair printer 1832. First edition. Removed. Lacking wrappers else a very good copy chipped at corner on last two rear leaves; minor pencil notations. 79 pp. 24mo. 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. F.P. Blair, printer unknown books
188531521Washington D.C.: Government Printing Office 1885. First edition. Full black morocco ruled and titled in gilt all edges marbled marbled endpapers leaves interleaved with blank ruled pages and indexed with leather tabs with gilt titles. A very good or better copy boards rubbed. 213 pp. ruled leaves. 8vo. Copy of Commodore J ohn. G. Walker Chief Bureau of Navigation with his name in gilt on front board. Government Printing Office hardcover books
189231528Washington D.C.: Government Printing Office 1892. First edition. Three quarter blue morocco over blue pebbled boards floral endpapers. Free front endpaper detached 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 extremities rubbed. 187 pp.; 189 pp. 8vo. Government Printing Office hardcover books
188531520Washington D.C.: Government Printing Office 1885. First edition. Three quarter morocco over marbled boards all edges marbled. A very good copy. 75 pp. 8vo. Government Printing Office hardcover books
191731550Washington D.C.: Government Printing Office 1917. First edition. Rebound in blue-green buckram gilt spine titles. Top edge dusty else a near fine copy. 422 pp. 8vo. Government Printing Office hardcover books
