U s navy editor (29 risultati)

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Very nice book. Some wear to DJ edges and corners.

hardcover. Condizione: Good. This is a very good book, nice and clean, but missing the dust Jacket so listed as good See our picture for exact item you will receive. All items ship within 24 hours. Packaging is 100% Recyclable. Most items purchased from Charitable organizations. A portion of each sale is also donated to a monthly charity, check your package for this month's charity. Reuse-Recycle-Rebook.…

Soft cover. Condizione: Very Good. Mild wear, slight darkening to the spine. Binding tight. 6 ¾ X 9 ¾.

Soft cover. Condizione: Good. Mild wear, dark toning to the spine and most of the front cover. Binding tight. 6 ¾ X 9 ¾.

Soft cover. Condizione: Very Good. Mild wear, slight darkening to the spine. Binding tight. 6 ¾ X 9 ¾.

Soft cover. Condizione: Very Good. Mild wear, slight darkening to the spine. Binding tight. 6 ¾ X 9 ¾.

Soft cover. Condizione: Very Good. Mild wear, slight darkening to the spine. Binding tight. 6 ¾ X 9 ¾.

Soft cover. Condizione: Very Good. Mild wear, slight darkening to the spine. Binding tight. 6 ¾ X 9 ¾.

Soft cover. Condizione: Very Good. Mild wear, slight darkening to the spine. Binding tight. 6 ¾ X 9 ¾.

Soft cover. Condizione: Very Good. Mild wear, slight darkening to the spine. Binding tight. 6 ¾ X 9 ¾.

Soft cover. Condizione: Very Good. Mild wear, slight darkening to the spine. Binding tight. 6 ¾ X 9 ¾.

Hardcover. Condizione: Near Fine. BOOK DESCRIPTION: 8vo, 647 pgs, index, illustrations, drawings, charts, photographs. Gilt titled cover and spine on blue cloth. Stated 15th Edition. CONDITION DESCRIPTION: Near fine with minor shelf soiling. Interior is clean and tight. CONTENTS DESCRIPTION: All things Navy as the US entered the Cold War and its war in Southeast Asia. Excellent, nearly unused copy.…

Hard Cover/No Jacket. Condizione: Near Poor. pp.320 with the Chronology of Case clean tight copy except for both front and back endpapers scribbled on in pencil by a child with former owner name - second page in spine broken but all pages intact same back cover - red cloth covers with black writiing shows slight soiling with slightly bumped corners and top/bottom spine with faint crinkles Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.…

Paperback. Condizione: Brand New. 308 pages. 10.94x8.43x0.87 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. No Jacket. Quarto, hardcover, near fine. Blue and white boards. No dj. Laid in is large b & w glossy photo of all 1961 graduates, each with signature on back, copy of graduation program and many other photos of 1961 sailors plus many glossy photos of ships and other memorabilia. Company 60-491; pictures of all seamen and officers, commander Floyd Symons, Capt. Lawrence Cook and William Goepner, Included are many B&W Photographs; Color Photograph on End Papers; Clean and unmarked. Bonsack, William H. Et al Photographers (illustratore). Book.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Brand New. 308 pages. 11.46x8.78x1.02 inches. In Stock.

First edition (not stated). 88 pages. Hardcover: H 30.75cm x L 22.75cm. Blue padded cloth, dragon vignette and gilt lettering decorate front board, slight scuffing at spine ends and at tips of board corners. Edges toned; toning along margins of front and rear endpapers; a few small stains at lower gutter corners of front endpapers. Moisture staining at top fore-edge corners of last fifteen leaves or so causing a few tears and some associated peeling to leaves which does affect a few photos and some text. Slight mustiness to book. Binding slightly stressed at a few spots but still reasonably firm. Only a good copy but an uncommon US Navy cruisebook. OCLC locates copies at only two member institutions: Auburn University and San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park, Maritime Research Center. Features very succinct Foreword by Captain John B. Moss with captioned b/w photographs throughout and brief text passages reviewing the USS Boxer's cruise to the Far East from January to June 1950. No publishing date specified but presumably issued late 1950. Ports of call include Hawaii, Tokyo Bay, Hong Kong, Subic Bay, Manila, Sasebo, Inchon Harbor, and Singapore. Also laid-in at front endpapers is a lightly stained and mildly wrinkled promotional foldout sheet for the United States Naval Institute 1966 Proceedings.…

paperback. Condizione: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.

Hardcover. Condizione: NEW - COLLECTIBLE. Condizione sovraccoperta: None as Issued. First Edition, First Printing. BRAND NEW & Collectible. Unique Vintage 2000 First Edition, First Printing from the Naval Historical Foundation, produced by Barnes & Noble. White, gilt embossed, padded faux-leather boards, embellished w/a gilt, enameled, three dimensional U.S. Navy medallion/Fine. DJ/None as Issued. Historical chronology of the United States Navy. Handsome edition from The Naval Historical Foundation, supported with archival illustrations and b/w & color photos (all courtesy of the US Navy) --- many rare & hitherto unpublished. 352 pgs of detailed battle accounts, profiles of heroic naval officers, along with vessels in use, in 6 parts with essays authored by naval servicemen. Part I covers 1775 - 1865; II, 1865 - 1941; III, 1941 - 1945; IV, 1945 - 1991; V, The Fleet Today; and, VI, The Heritage. Biographies of the 22 authors & editors appended to the rear. U.S. Navy (Photography & Illustrations) (illustratore).…

163 pages. Hardcover: H 31.25cm x L 23.25cm. No dust jacket. Blue cloth, some soiling and light staining to boards, mild fraying at spine ends. Interior leaves have faint staining at bottom spine corner margins extending upward by about 4cm from heels with shallow extensions into bottom margins; some scattered soiling to interior pages as well but otherwise clean. Binding is firm. A good+ copy. With front endpapers illustrated in blue and white, Foreword by Lt. General H.H. Arnold [Henry Harley "Hap" Arnold], early leaves inclusive to page 16 enhanced by some color illustration but remaining majority of book features b/w photographs/illustrations. Please note that this large book has an approximate shipping weight of 2.75 pounds (1.24 kg) and will require additional postage for any postal class other than domestic Media Mail. …

hardcover. Condizione: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.

hardcover. Condizione: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.

Condizione: New. Brand New.

Decorative Hardcover Cloth. Condizione: Good. No Jacket/Not Issued. © 2003 Naval Historical Foundation. 728 pp. A great copy! A true collectible gem! But for a break on spine, well bound copy with clean pages and text. Many photos and illustrations. A very heavy copy. No dust jacket. Over-sized and/or over weight book; may require additional postage. Please note that large and/or heavy items may incur extra shipping charge for both domestic and/or international shipments. All Photography & Illustrations Courtesy of U.S. Navy; Charles J. Ziga (Design); James O. Muschett (Project Editor); John Rilley (Technical Editor); Wendy Leland (Copy Editor); Chris Berlingo (Design Production) (illustratore).…

First edition (not stated). Unpaged - approximately 348 pages (per OCLC). Hardcover: H 31cm x L 23.5cm. Padded blue cloth boards rubbed, gilt lettering on spine and front board with latter additionally decorated with vertical brown band adjacent to spine featuring Japanese Kanji characters in gilt too; slight scuffing at spine ends, some wear and frayed tearing to cloth at board edges. Light toning to front endpapers; several early leaves creased/bumped at their top fore-edge corners; a few spots of light soiling but, overall, interior pages are clean. Binding stressed at several points but still reasonably firm. A good+ copy. Brief text passages and numerous captioned b/w photographs (some color photos and illustrations too) review the USS Ranger cruise and its crew for its Western Pacific Ocean deployment from February to August 1960 with ports of call in Hawaii, Guam, Japan, Hong Kong, and the Philippines. With die-cut title page, color map of the eastern and western Pacific on rear endpapers, and with a "Forward" [sic] by USS Ranger Captain Noel Gayler who, of course, later rose to Admiral, was director of the National Security Agency, and was appointed Commander in Chief of the U.S. Pacific Command. An uncommon US Navy cruisebook as OCLC locates copies at only two member institutions: the United States Naval Academy Nimitz Library and the Naval War College. Tokyo printer's statement on rear free endpaper recto but no publication date is specified; presumably the cruisebook was issued in late 1960 or perhaps early 1961. Please note that this large book has an approximate shipping weight of 5.5 pounds (2.49 kg) and will require additional postage for any postal class other than domestic Media Mail.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Near Fine. First Edition. Near Fine black hardback with a gold seal on the front cover. 288 pages, unmarked. ; OVRA5; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 288 pages.

First edition (not stated). Unpaged - approximately 300 pages. Hardcover: H 30.75cm x L 23.75cm. White cloth with some soiling and light staining, red stamped lettering and decoration to front board and spine with light flaking to former and stronger flaking to latter. Brown staining at bottom of front free endpaper recto; scattered light soiling to interior pages which, overall, remain clean; bottom fore-edge corners of three leaves at rear are creased from past fold-ins. Binding is firm. A very good- copy. With front and rear color endpaper maps of eastern and western Pacific and a short introductory essay by USS Ranger second-in-command Captain Noel Gayler (who, of course, later rose to Admiral, was director of the National Security Agency, and was appointed Commander in Chief of the U.S. Pacific Command). Brief text passages and numerous captioned b/w photographs (some color photos and occasional illustrations too) review the USS Ranger cruise and its crew for its Western Pacific Ocean deployment for January to July 1959 with ports of call in Hawaii, Yokosuka, Buckner Bay (Nakagusuku Bay), Sasebo, Manila, Subic Bay, and Hong Kong. An uncommon US Navy cruisebook as OCLC locates copies at only three member institutions - East Carolina University, United States Naval Academy, and Japan's National Diet Library - with a further search citing another copy held by the [U.S.] Naval History and Heritage Command Navy Department Library. Tokyo printer's statement on rear free endpaper recto but no publication date is specified; presumably the cruisebook was issued in late 1959 or perhaps early 1960. Please note that this large book has an approximate shipping weight of 4.75 pounds and will require additional postage for any postal class other than domestic Media Mail.…

Hard Cover. Condizione: Very Good+. Condizione sovraccoperta: No Jacket Issued. First Edition. 8 volumes, illustrated, The 8 large volumes are bound in stout, dark red faux morocco. Vol. I: (1959), XVII, 351 PP. Vol. II: (1963), XXIV, 591 PP. Volume III: (1968), XXVI, 876 PP. Fp: US Submarine No. 209. Volume IV: (1969), XXVI, 745 PP. Fp: Monitor and Merrimac (Virginia). Volume V: (1970), XXIV, 639 PP. Fp: Big guns of USS New Jersey (BB-62) fire on targets in Vietnam. Volume VI: (1976), XXIII, 751 PP. Fp: John Paul Jones' Continental sloop-of-war Ranger exchanges national salutes with a French fleet at Quiberon, 14 February 1778. Volume VII: (1981), XIX, 735 PP. Fp: USS Theodore E. Chandler (DD-717). Volume VIII: (1981), XIX, 577 PP. Fp: USS Washington (BB-56). B/w illustrations (charts, engravings, maps, paintings and photos) throughout. Eps: Silhouettes of 21 US warships. (Note Later volumes were edited by James L Mooney.)A monumental compilation of the basic information on every ship which helped shape the modern United States from the time of the American Revolution to Nautilus. The arrangement is alphabetical with an historical sketch of each named ship. The history includes tonnage, draft, complement, class etc. etc. Operational history for each ship is included. Each volume includes one or more appendices. Each is devoted to each of the combatant types and other categories such as the Confederate Navy. Ships in the appendices a re listed chronologically. Thus the history of a named ship and the class to which it belongs can be easily studied. Because of the time span of the project there are historical gaps when viewed from the last published i.e. 1981. Set is ex-library reference but appears to have had little use. Still clean and in overall vg+ condition. Ex-Library. …

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good-. No Dust Jacket. First Edition. 30mm tear to cloth at head of spine. 20mm tear to cloth at tail of front joint. Moderate foxing.; First English edition. Uncommon. [1-2 (blank)] (i)-vi (v)-viii 1-179 [1 (blank)] pages. Publisher's blind-stamped green cloth boards with gilt lettering on spine. Yellow endpapers. Page dimensions: 190 x 129mm. Blank leaf preceding the half-title page has not been opened (it is still joined to the half title leaf along upper edge). Two different preliminary leaves are both paginated "vi" on the recto. [References: Clark A14.1.a2 - "Sheets of the presumed first printing with an English title leaf inserted"; "500 sets of imported sheets". c.f. BAL 7597 for the American edition.].…