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Forty-Five Years Under the Flag (Signed)
by Schley, Winfield Scott (1839-1911)
- Used
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near fine. Bound in light green marbled boards with black leather spine and fore corners, gilt-stamped spine with four raised ba
- Seller
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Annapolis, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1904. Signed Limited Edition, #46 of 100 copies. Three quarter leather. Octavo. [xiv], 439 pages. Near fine. Bound in light green marbled boards with black leather spine and fore corners, gilt-stamped spine with four raised bands, gilt ruling to boards, top edge gilt. Light green marbled endpapers. A few light extremity rubs. An excellent copy of this scarce edition.. Black and white plates. Winfield Scott Schley graduated from the U. S. Naval Academy in 1860, served in the Civil War and several other naval operations in his lengthy career. He is best known as the controversial hero of the Battle of Santiago in the Spanish-American War. <br /> <br /> A lovely copy of this scarce edition limited to 100 copies. This is copy #46, signed by Schley on the limitation leaf, facing half title. Well illustrated.
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- Bookseller
- Back Creek Books LLC, ABAA/ILAB
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1428
- Title
- Forty-Five Years Under the Flag (Signed)
- Author
- Schley, Winfield Scott (1839-1911)
- Illustrator
- Black and white plates
- Format/Binding
- Three quarter leather. Octavo. [xiv], 439 pages
- Book Condition
- Used - Near fine. Bound in light green marbled boards with black leather spine and fore corners, gilt-stamped spine with four raised ba
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Signed Limited Edition, #46 of 100 copies
- Publisher
- D. Appleton and Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1904
- Keywords
- naval officers, naval academy, spanish-american war, court of inquiry, cuba, santiago
- Bookseller catalogs
- Military History;
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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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- Octavo
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