Hobson richard pearson (4 risultati)

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. No Jacket. Octavo. xxxvi, 193 pages, indexed. Hardcover bound in blue cloth. Light to moderate wear to the binding. The word "Copy" is ink stamped on the bottom edge of the text block. A sound copy with secure inner hinges. Contains several illustrations. First published in 1899. This book is about the U.S.S. Merrimac, NOT to be confused with the Ironclad ship Merrimack. The U.S.S. Merrimac was a U.S. cargo steamship built in 1894 and was the only U.S. ship sunk by the Spanish in the Spanish-American War. It was sunk in 1898 in the Santiago Harbor in Cuba. Turk, Richard S. (illustratore).…

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Later Edition. ISBN 0870216325. Hardback. No dustjacket, as issued. Very good condition, with slight shelfwear to cover edges, slight browning to edges of interior pages. Tight, sound, unmarked copy. Reprint edition from the Classics of Naval Literature series, bound in uniform blue and gray by the Naval Institute Press. …

Cloth. Condizione: Near Fine. A work of naval history by Richmond Pearson Hobson. A very smart copy of the work, bound in the publisher's original cloth binding. Part of Classics of Naval Literature Series, edited by Jack Sweetman. This series reprinted numerous works of naval history, biography and fiction. The work featured in this volume is 'The Sinking of the "Merriman"', by the Naval Constructor Richmond Pearson Hobson. With an introduction and notes by Richard W. Turk. Illustrated with numerous plates throughout. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally smart, with light bumping to the head and tail of the spine, with light shelfwear to the extremities. Handling marks to the front and rear endpapers. Internally firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Near Fine. None (illustratore). book.…

Condizione: Very good. (Als) Autographed letter, signed, two pages, Buffalo. Aug. 6, 1907 to the Guild of St. Elizabeth on "Niagara Hotel" stationery. The page measures 8" x 5" and is signed boldly as Richard Pearson Hobson. "I assure you it gives me great pleasure to comply with your request and I enclose the Quotation herewith, with all good wishes for the success of the Fair and the good work of the Guild of St. Elizabeth". There is a slight hole at the top of the second page and some mounting remnants on the back page. The paper is in fine condition an the ink is dark. Richmond Pearson Hobson was one of the great heroes of the Spanish-American War, following only Theodore Roosevelt and George Dewey. Hobson's fame and popularity was the result of leading an unsuccessful attempt to block the harbor of Santiago de Cuba by sinking the collier MERRIMAC in the entrance. He was awarded the Medal of Honor. He also served as a Congressman from Alabama. Signed.…