Description:
This Book is Conservatively Graded in Good Condition. The Dust Jacket has Light Surface Wear, including Light Scratching, Light Soiling, and Light Rubbing, as well as Very Light Foxing along the Fore Edge but No Tears, Creases, Stains, or Other Major Damage. The Hardcover Boards retain Sharp Corners with No Tears, Creases, Stains, or Any Major Damage. The Binding is Strong, Intact, and Undamaged. The Interior is Clean and Unmarked with No Writing, Highlighting, or Underlining and has No Tears, Creases, Stains, Mold, or Any Major Damage. The Page Edges have Light Foxing but No Remainder Mark, Foxing, or Other Major Damage.Book Description:This book was originally published by the Knickerbocker Press in 1924 as The Memoirs of Thomas O. Selfridge, Jr., Rear Admiral, U.S.N.
Thomas O. Selfridge, Jr. (1836-1924) was the first officer to receive a diploma under the permanent naval academy system when he graduated from Annapolis in 1854. He spent virtually the entire Civil War period on active… Read More