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Ordnance Instructions for the United States Navy.
by United States
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
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COLUMBIA, Missouri, United States
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About This Item
1866 United States NAVY Ordnance Instructions Civil WAR Officers Ships America
A rare Civil War-era printing of the United States Navy's 'Ordnance Instructions'. This book contains descriptions and information on preparing and maintaining ships for war, the equipment aboard ships, boat maneuvers, and most importantly the responsibilities and expectations of naval officers.
Item number: #19278
Price: $599
United States
Ordnance Instructions for the United States Navy.
Washington : Gov. Print. Office, 1866.
Details:
· Collation: Complete with all pages
o Part I – Relating to the preparation of vessels of war for battle, and to the duties of officers and others when at quarters
vi, 131, [1]
o Part II – The equipment and maneuver of boats and exercise of boat howitzers
27, [1]
o Part III – Ordnance and ordnance stores / Appendix
89, [1]; li, [5], 26
o 37 plates
· Provenance: Handwritten
o Frank E. Naron
o Sergt. Thos. A Gaskins, USS Swatara
o Henry A. Ballon, USSS Swatara
· Language: English
· Binding: Leather; secure
· Size: ~9.25in X 6in (23.5cm x 15cm)
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- Bookseller
- Schilb Antiquarian Rare Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 19278
- Title
- Ordnance Instructions for the United States Navy.
- Author
- United States
- Format/Binding
- Leather; secure
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Gov. Print. Office
- Place of Publication
- Washington
- Date Published
- 1866
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- 1866 United States NAVY Ordnance Instructions Civil WAR Officers Ships America , rare, antique, old, first edition, 1st state, provenance, signed, inscribed, dust jacket, vellum, manuscript, engravings, illustrations, leather, plates, maps, antiquarian
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