Gunnery Catechism, As Applied to the Service of Naval Ordnance. Adapted to the Latest Official Regulations, and Approved by the Bureau of Ordnance, Navy Department.
by Brandt, J. D. (Formerly Of Us Navy)
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- Poor with No dust jacket as issued
- Seller
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North Tonawanda, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York: D. Van Nostrand. Poor with No dust jacket as issued. 1864. Fifth Edition. Hardcover. Publisher's gilt dec dark blue cloth. Heavily dampstained along lower and fore edges of boards, with color loss to cloth in affected areas. Heavy edgewear, bumping and fraying. Binding fragile and cracked, with some pages loosening. Interior also somewhat dampstained but to a lesser extent, and this does not hamper legibility of text. B/w plates at center. From the collection of historian Eugene Canfield, with his name/address to front pastedown. Early owner name penned to p9. Not ex-library. ; 24mo 5" - 6" tall; 197 pages .
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- Bookseller
- Old Editions Inc.
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 10407
- Title
- Gunnery Catechism, As Applied to the Service of Naval Ordnance. Adapted to the Latest Official Regulations, and Approved by the Bureau of Ordnance, Navy Department.
- Author
- Brandt, J. D. (Formerly Of Us Navy)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Poor with No dust jacket as issued
- Edition
- Fifth Edition
- Publisher
- D. Van Nostrand
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1864
- Bookseller catalogs
- Military History / General;
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