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Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Three quarters brown leather with marbled paper over boards. Leather is dry and a bit flaky. Dark maroon title label on the spine, lettered in gold. Raised cords with remains of gold bands. The leather is a bit thin at the hinges, but cords remain strong and binding holding together well. Text block clean and square and tight. Title page dated 1833. 384 pages. Six issues (the first six) of the short-lived periodical. Contains Strictures on the Articles of War, First Campaign of an ADC, Indian Campaign of 1832, report on Live Oak timber for the navy, Steam Naval Warfare, and more. Early ownership name on the front endpaper, 'Dr. J.B. Elliot. U.S. Navy.' Please email with questions or to request photos.…