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Published by Harper's Monthly Magazine, London, 1886
Seller: Cosmo Books, Shropshire., United Kingdom
Magazine / Periodical First Edition
Disbound. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 24 pages, illustrated. Note; this is an original article separated from the volume, not a reprint or copy. Size: 18 x 25 cms. Multiple copies available this title. Quantity Available: 2. Category: Harper's Monthly Magazine; Inventory No: 505276. Cosmo Books : 26 years selling on ABE; 26 years of taking care of customers on ABE; A seller you can rely on.
Published by Harper's Monthly Magazine, London, 1886
Seller: Cosmo Books, Shropshire., United Kingdom
Magazine / Periodical First Edition
Disbound. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 16 pages, illustrated. Note; this is an original article separated from the volume, not a reprint or copy. THERE IS MORE THAN ONE PICTURE OF THIS ITEM TO SHOW YOU MORE DETAILS. Size: 18 x 25 cms. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Harper's Monthly Magazine; New Arrivals; Inventory No: 505295. Cosmo Books : 26 years selling on ABE; 26 years of taking care of customers on ABE; A seller you can rely on.
Published by Harper & Brothers, New York, 1886
Seller: Courtside Books, Medford, NJ, U.S.A.
Magazine / Periodical
Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. Small tear on the front cover and usual chipping to edges else a near fine copy. Includes pieces by Rear Admiral Edward Simpson, William Dean Howells, Charles Dudley Warner, R.D. Blackmore, Oliver Goldsmith and others.
Published by G P Putnam's Sons, New York, 1934
Seller: Balfour Books, Sidmouth, DEVON, United Kingdom
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. First Edition. Copy in navy cloth on boards in unclipped D/J. Lower esction of front blurb flap detached and laid in. Jacket spine lightly sunned. Jacket chipped around edges. Previous owners presentation plate on front paste down. Light foxing to folio fore-edges. Clean text. Rought cut pages.
Published by US Naval INstitute., Annapolis Md, USA., 1986
Seller: Sierra Rose Antiques, Minden, NV, U.S.A.
First Edition
FIRST. VG+. Deep red blind embossed boards, gold titled spine. ex-lib w/ minimal markings. After the US Civil War the US Navy fell into a deep depression of limited dated equipment, vessels and arms. Investment was monitored by aseparate Advisory Boards. This changed 1881-1884. Appropriations were initiated for a new generation of "ironclads" including a new series for coastal defence called "torpedo boats". In fact, detailed here for the first time is a description of torpedoes, no long the title of land-mines, but now a 'movable torpedo' to be shot from speeding 'torpedo boats' directed at enemy boats, the Whitehead torpedo being 'state of the art' in 1886. An obituary section at the rear lists severalnaval officers, theri military history. Notably one listing reports the death of GEN ULYSSES S. GRANT, U.S. Army - honorary member of the institute (1880), July 22m 1885. PROVENANCE : Book plate "Estate of Wm Letts Oliver". Letts was California Bay Area industrialilst (1844-1918) founder of California Cap Co. (mining explosives) and amateur photographer (his collection now housed in the Bancroft Library. An special historic collectible edition in the long and noble history of the Naval Institute. [B177-234].