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Lot 323:
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19 Hardcover Naval History Books including To The Shores of Tripoli by A.B.C. Whipple c. 1991; The Development of Navies by Captain S. Eardley Wilmont R.N. c. 1892; Royal Navalese by John Irving c. 1946 1st edition; Everyday Life in the Navy Autobiography of Rear Admiral Albert S. Barker c. 1928 illustrated in original dust jacket; Naval Customs Traditions and Usage by Vice Admiral Leland P. Lovette c. 1960; The Floating Bulwark by Douglas G. Browne c. 1963; The Wreck of the Memphis by Edward L. Beach c. 1966 2nd Printing; The United States Navy by Daniel J. Carrison c. 1968; The Last Ship by William Brinkley c. 1988; The Rise of American Naval Power 1776-1918 by Harold & Margaret Sprout c. 1944; The Navy Reader edited by William Harrison Fetridge c. 1943; To Shining Sea – A History of the United States Navy 1775-1991 by Stephen Howarth c. 1991; Navy and Empire by James L. Stokesbury c. 1983; Naval Ship handling by Capt. R.S. Crenshaw, Jr. USN c. 1963 2nd edition; Those In Peril On The Sea edited by Edouard A. Stackpole c. 1962 with original dust jacket; three copies of Naval Review edited by Frank Uhling, Jr. c. 1973, 1980 and 1981; and Boundless Frontiers from Department of the Navy c. 1965 (plastic folder binding). Combined lot measures approximately 12"x16"x12".
Condition: Condition – Good to Very Good – Some volumes have light soiling and wear to covers. Some volumes have soiling to edges. Some volumes may have light toning and/or foxing. Some dust jackets have small tears and wear to edges. Please see photos.
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