Anderson Commander William (26 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Good. Good clean copy. Edge wear. Tanning along fore edges. Some rubbing and fading to covers. Spine creases.

Hardcover. Condition: Acceptable. Ex-library book (hardcover rebinding) with usual markings. Has a small amount of writing/highlighting. Acceptable Condition. Five star seller - Buy with confidence!

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. Soft cover. Light edge/shelf wear. Corner bumped. Pages toned with age. 2nd printing [stated/no number line]. KD511. Cover art [uncredited]. B&W photos within. Photos John Krawczyk, U.S.N. NF- NAUTICAL/MARITIME/MILTHX.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good to Fine. Painted Cover (illustrator). First Edition By This Publisher. 144 pages with 16 B&W photo pages. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" Tall. Book.

Hard Cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Krawczyk, John (illustrator). First Edition. Green cloth boards have rubbed edges, tiny stains on back. Pages are clean, text has no markings, binding is sound. May be ex-library with markings removed. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Hard Cover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Krawczyk, John (illustrator). Dj is browning and slightly worn. Book cover is rubbed and slightly worn. Pgs. are clean & tight. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Cloth. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. The dust jacket is edge worn missing several chips from the top edge and heel of the spine, is rubbed, has light soiling and the dust jacket is in a Mylar type protector. There is light soiling to the page edges. There is foxing to both the front and back end papers and is heaviest around the hinges. There is a gift inscription on the ffe. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. FROM THE DARK WATERS OF PUGET SOUND, NAUTILUS HEDED NORTH TOWARD THE ACHIEVEMENT OF TWO HISTORIC GOALS-PIERCING THE POLE AND THE COMPLETION OF THE FIRST TRANSPOLAR VOYAGE FROM THE PACIFIC TO THE ATLANTIC.

Condition: Good. 2nd impression. Little wear to boards. Light toning to pages. DJ has edge wear and price clipped.

8vo; original blue cloth; pictorial dustwrapper somewhat creased, browned and edgeworn; endpaper maps; scattered foxing; pp. 190, incl. index. Fair condition. "The astonishing feat of the first atomic submarine and its voyage beneath the polar ice pack.".

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. FIRST THUS. First Edition Thus, 3rd Printing. Not price-clipped. Published by A Signet Book, 1959. 12mo. Paperback. Code of KD511 on cover and spine. Book is very good with stamp inside front cover. Covers have some light shelf wear. 100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Sag Harbor, New York.

First edition, super octavo hardcover (VG+) in d/w (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Book is in good condition with some tearing to spine and wear. B/W photographs.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. Reprint. The wraps are a bit soiled and worn. Some tanning and a previous owner's name stamp. The binding is sound. A reading copy.[R.K]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. White coloured Boards with marks, discoloured spine, rubbing, edge and corner wear. Inside boards and Endpapers with light foxing type marks. Front Endpaper loose from binding exposing netting, Internally Good - Quick flick through pages could not see any other issues, clean and tidy copy, A Good personal copy. **528g** All orders are sent with a tracking /signature service for your peace of mind, so that you can keep tabs on your parcel. For overseas customers - on some sites we use, parcels weighing over the standard rate may incur an additional charge and we will then contact you with the additional shipping fee required. This is for the postage only we do not charge you for our time or our excellent packaging, which we are noted for. Dispatched in cardboard mailers within 24/48 Hours Mon - Friday 2pm, except bank holidays, otherwise next business day - excellent service guaranteed.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. 190pp with b/w photos - blue cloth - minor soiling - preliminary pages and content edges lightly foxed - dustwrapper is slightly rubbed and soiled - slight wear and chipping to edges - price-clipped.

1st UK Ed. Foreword by Rear-Admiral G.B.H. Fawkes. 190 PP with 3 text illustrations (1 drawing & 2 facsimiles of documents), plus 16 pages with 43 b/w photos & 1 cutaway view of the Nautilus. Fp: Ship's position, 3rd August, 1958, at 19.15. FEP: Route of Nautilus, Hawaii to Portland, England. REP: Route of Nautilus, Seattle-Bering Strait-Honolulu. Cloth cover, gilt title on spine, dj (price clipped). Foxing spots on outside edges. Name and address of previous owner on verso of the FEP, o/wise contents are near fine. 21 x 14. The astonishing feat of the first nuclear-propelled submarine.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Hardback published by Hodder & Stoughton, 1st Edition 1959, light foxing to edges, Good in Dustwrapper.

Condition: Very Good. First edition hard back publisher's original blue/grey cloth covers, gilt stamping. 8vo 190 pp. Maps to end papers, photographic illustrations. Library stamps to rear end paper. In Very Good condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. WORLD WAR II (Second).

Hardcover (Original Cloth). Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 1st Edition; 190 pages, illustrated, b/w diagrams, photographs, end paper maps. Original covers in price clipped dust jacket. Contents clean. The first atomic submarine and its voyage under the polar ice pack. This is the first UK edition. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Arctic & Antarctic; Exploration. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 1802.

Cloth Boards. With Clay Blair (illustrator). 8vo, pp. 190, b/w frontis, b/w plates, endpaper maps, light foxing edges, original cloth bds, few minor makrs, edges rubbed, in d.j.edges rubbed, head and tail of spine frayed. The voyage of the first atomic submarine under the polar ice pack.

No Binding. Condition: Near Fine. Condition: Very Good +. 8"x11" bonded paper sheet w/small photo of USS Nautilus SIGNED by Naval Commander William Anderson: "Best wishes, William Anderson". Anderson commanded the nuclear powered submarine Nautilus on its noted cruise beneath the Noth Pole in 1958. Anderson also served 3 terms as a Virginia Congressman.

hardcover, large format. Condition: good condition. First Edition The invention of the Inertial Navigation made this - sometimes dangerous - historic vojage possible: The nuclear submarine "Nautilus" became the first vehicle to reach the North Pole under its frozen surface. The author had been the Nautilus Commander. 64 p. illustrated with photographs and drawings.

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Good. John Krawczyk, U.S.N. (illustrator). First Thus 1st Printing. Repaired; Light Creasing on Front, Rear Covers, Spine; Front, Rear Covers, Spine Lightly Chipped; Spine Slightly Cocked; Edges Lightly Soiled; Moderate Yellowing Due to Age. The most thrilling sea adventure of all time - the skipper of the submarine Nautilus tells the dramatic, true story of the first voyage across the top of the world . . . under the Arctic ice pack; with 58 photographs. BOOK NUMBER: D1692. All photographs in this book are official U.S. Navy photos. CONTENTS: 1. "Execute Operation Sunshine" 2. A Difficult Interview 3. A "Hero" in NRB 4. An Unknown Quantity 5. A Great Ship - An Extraordinary Crew 6. Final Preparations 7. The Journey North 8. Probing the Unknown 9. Compass Trouble 10. A Conference at the White House 11. Double Talk and Frenzied Preparations 12. Ill Omens 13. Pins and Needles 14. Toward the Pole 15. A Closed Door 16. A Narrow Escape 17. A Painful Retreat 18. "The Reluctant Dragon" 19. Record Run North 20. Searching for an Expressway 21. "Fan-damn-tastic" 22. Piercing the Pole 23. "Nautilus 90 North"; Personnel Aboard the Nautilus; Index. SYNOPSIS: ACROSS THE TOP OF THE WORLD The secret plan of operation known only to a handful of navy men; The first daring probe beneath the ice pack . . . and the first heart-breaking defeat; The harrowing escape when two of the crew clung to the bridge for twelve hours in choppy seas and bone-chilling winds in a desperate attempt to weld the cracked steel of the periscope. Packed with danger and excitement, here is an on-the-spot account of the atomic submarine Nautilus' trail-blazing voyage from Pacific to Atlantic under the Arctic ice pack. Told by the young skipper, it is a spine-tingling story of the men and the ship who made modern history by opening, with one bold stroke, a new Northwest passage across the top of the world. A TOP BESTSELLER - and - UNDER THE ARCTIC ICE PACK This is the true story of one of the most daring adventures of all time - the epic-making voyage of the Nautilus, of the commander and crew who crossed the North Pole from Pacific to Atlantic - under the Arctic ice pack. Here are the narrow escapes, the mishaps and repairs, the jokes and excitement . . . each thrilling event just as it happened. Skipper William R. Anderson vividly recreates life aboard the atomic submarine - from the first suspense of Top Secret orders to the final dramatic moment when destination North Pole was successfully achieved. Sixteen pages of fascinating photographs showing the crew, the skipper and their adventures on the Nautilus round out this rousing saga of history in the making. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

1p, 4to. In good condition, lightly aged. Folded for postage. Addressed to 'Mr. J. G. Gillman / 50 High Street / Chislehurst, Kent / England'. Good firm signature, 'W R Anderson', with 'Commander, U.S. Navy / Written following the Nautilus's arctic transit, 3 August 1958: 'Thank you for your letter and kind appreciation. The people of England have given us a truly wonderful welcome and we are all deeply appreciative.' He asks him to accept the signature that he is attaching, for his autograph collection. See Image.