UNITED STATES NAVY, 1776 TO 1815: Depicted in an Exhibition of Prints of American Naval Engagements and American Naval Commanders Held at the Grolier Club, November 19, 1942, to January 17, 1943
by Olds, Irving S.; Newman, Harry S.; Paine, Alfred W.; Robinson, Beverley R.; Vietor, Alexander O. (Introduction)/Grolier Club Committee
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/No Dust Jacket
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Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
New York: Thr Grolier Club, 1942. 160 pp. Original blue paper covered boards w/ gilt title, and small pictorial paste-down, on front cover. Spine sunned. Light scattered foxing. Previous owner's name on front blank endpaper. One of 700 copies. Illust. w/ 15 b/w prints.. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Limited Edition.
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- Shoemaker Booksellers
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- M3826USM
- Title
- UNITED STATES NAVY, 1776 TO 1815: Depicted in an Exhibition of Prints of American Naval Engagements and American Naval Commanders Held at the Grolier Club, November 19, 1942, to January 17, 1943
- Author
- Olds, Irving S.; Newman, Harry S.; Paine, Alfred W.; Robinson, Beverley R.; Vietor, Alexander O. (Introduction)/Grolier Club Committee
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Publisher
- Thr Grolier Club
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1942
- Keywords
- MILITARY HISTORY U. S. NAVY HISTORY 1776 1815 NAVAL OPERATIONS NAUTICAL MARITIME BIOGRAPHY PORTRAITS ENGRAVING EXHIBITIONS ART HISTORY EXHIBITIONS PRINTS NAVAL ENGAGEMENTS COMMANDERS REVOLUTIONARY WAR 1775 1783 AMERICAN REVOLUTION WAR INDEPENDENCE QUASI-W
- Bookseller catalogs
- Nautical; Art; Military - Revolutionary War; Military - War of 1812;
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall
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Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
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- Gilt
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