Schley winfield scott (163 risultati)

hardcover. Condizione: Very good. Octavo (approx. 5 1/8" wide by 7 5/8" tall) dark blue cloth covers with gilt titles and quote in white on top cover. Top edge gilt. 474 pages. Black and white illustrations. Former owner name on front free endpaper. A little 'bubbling' in cloth on top cover, still very good. No dust jacket. Spanish-American War. 091306A.…

Condizione: New.

SALESMAN'S PROSPECTIVE COPY (i.e. not the complete text of the final book but a salesman demonstration copy or store display copy). Incomplete pagination - approximately 100 pages present offering a scattered sampling of the book's full text and plates. Hardcover: H 24cm x L 18cm. Full title - SCHLEY AND SANTIAGO; AN HISTORICAL ACCOUNT OF THE BLOCKADE AND FINAL DESTRUCTION OF THE SPANISH FLEET UNDER COMMAND OF ADMIRAL PASQUALE CERVERA, JULY 3, 1898. BY GEORGE EDWARD GRAHAM, TOGETHER WITH A PERSONAL NARRATIVE OF THE FIGHT, BY REAR-ADMIRAL WINFIELD SCOTT SCHLEY, U.S.N. ILLUSTRATED WITH PHOTOGRAPHS TAKEN BY THE AUTHOR DURING THE CRUISE, AND DURING THE BATTLE. Dark navy blue cloth; mottling/staining along spine and joints as well as at lower boards; front board's pictorial oval centerpiece b/w portrait paste-on only adhered to board at bottom third; some flaking to boards' gilt stamping but still all easily legible; front board decoration presumably emulates the standard binding option available to the book's prospective customers; rear board's vertical band of gilt stamping represents how the full-size cloth binding's spine would appear. Gilt stamped dark leather strip is affixed to rear pastedown as salesman's example of the publisher's deluxe morocco binding option; leather strip causes strong band of toning on opposing rear free endpaper verso. Toning and foxing spots to text block edges; some staining and foxing to interior pages. Section of eight lined pages at book's rear for listing salesman's orders the first page of which has eight orders in pencil. Binding slightly shaken between front flyleaf verso and opposing leadoff b/w portrait plate of W.S. Schley; binding otherwise firm. Such heavily abridged copies were issued to stores and door-to-door salesmen as visual enticements so that customer could see a physical representation and the quality of the complete book which they would usually receive by mail. …

Condizione: New.

Condizione: New.

Condizione: New.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. navy c w/wear at spine/tips, top edge gilt; hinges neatly reinforced; 474 clean, unmarked pages. b/w photos (illustratore).

PAP. Condizione: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Condizione: New.

Condizione: New.

PAP. Condizione: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. vii, [1], 277 p. front. (6 port.) plates, 3 fold. maps. 8vo. Blue boards with gilt lettering. Light wear to edges. Binding in good condition. Pages clean and unmarked with slight yellowing due to age. Large map at rear has tear.

PAP. Condizione: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Condizione: New.

PAP. Condizione: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Condizione: New.

Condizione: New.

Hardback or Cased Book. Condizione: New. Schley and Santiago; an Historical Account of the Blockade and Final Destruction of the Spanish Fleet Under Command of Admiral Pasquale Cervera, July. Book.

HRD. Condizione: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. 1904; blue cloth covered boards with gold titles; wear and discoloration around edges; corners are scuffed; top edge gilt; 8vo, 7 3/4"-9 3/4" tall; previous owner's blind stamp on ffep; pages are toned; 439 pages. Photos available upon request.

Condizione: Very Good. 5 pages, illustrated. An original article from the The American Review of Reviews, 1901. An authentic standalone article, extracted from a larger volume. Not a reprint or reproduction, but an original work in its own right. Preserved in a modern card cover, prepared for practicality - an unassuming but serviceable presentation that favours function over finery. Size: 18 x 24 cms. Category: Review of Reviews; Cosmo Books : 29 years on ABE, 47 years taking care of customers. A bookseller you can rely on. Softcover (Booklet - Unbound Pages).…

Condizione: New. In English.

Condizione: New.

Condizione: New.

Condizione: New. In English.

HRD. Condizione: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Condizione: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condizione: New.

HRD. Condizione: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Condizione: New.