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250th Coast Artillery, Army of the United States, Camp McQuaide, California, 1941
by [Baylis, Charles D., Editor]
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Bound in red cloth over boards with upper board stamped in gilt. Shallow bumps to extremities, a bit of staining to upper board.
- Seller
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Annapolis, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
[Baton Rouge]: [Army and Navy Publishing Company, Inc.], 1941. Hardcover. Folio. [vi], 89, [26] pages. Bound in red cloth over boards with upper board stamped in gilt. Shallow bumps to extremities, a bit of staining to upper board. Hinges sound.. Black and white photographs, one color cartoon. Uncommon book on this California coastal defense regiment during World War II. Camp McQuaide was located near Watsonville, California, and the site is now occupied by Monterey Bay Academy. There are many photographs of the camp and its buildings that would be of interest to anyone associated with MBA.<br /> <br /> There are also photographs of the regiment and its activities around Camp McQuaide, along with individual portraits of enlisted personnel. The text also includes a brief history of the regiment. <br /> <br /> The book is similar to a yearbook, with blank pages for autographs at the end. One of these pages has several names and addresses penned neatly in various hands. There is also a folded sheet of photographs laid in that is titled, "250th Coast Artillery 1940.
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- Bookseller
- Back Creek Books LLC, ABAA/ILAB
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1151
- Title
- 250th Coast Artillery, Army of the United States, Camp McQuaide, California, 1941
- Author
- [Baylis, Charles D., Editor]
- Illustrator
- Black and white photographs, one color cartoon
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover. Folio. [vi], 89, [26] pages
- Book Condition
- Used - Bound in red cloth over boards with upper board stamped in gilt. Shallow bumps to extremities, a bit of staining to upper board.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- [Army and Navy Publishing Company, Inc.]
- Place of Publication
- [Baton Rouge]
- Date Published
- 1941
- Keywords
- Monterey Bay Academy, unit history, coastal defenses, world war II, central california, santa cruz, watsonville, la selva beach
- Bookseller catalogs
- Military History;
Terms of Sale
Back Creek Books LLC, ABAA/ILAB
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About the Seller
Back Creek Books LLC, ABAA/ILAB
Biblio member since 2006
Annapolis, Maryland
About Back Creek Books LLC, ABAA/ILAB
We buy and sell quality used and out-of-print books, with an emphasis on Americana, Military and Naval History, and Nautical material. But we have many good books in a variety of subjects. We are located in historic Annapolis, Maryland.
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- Gilt
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- Bumps
- Indicates that the affected part of the book has been impacted in such a way so as to cause a flattening, indention, or light...
- Folio
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