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Published by Viking Press, 1951
ISBN 10: 0670324183ISBN 13: 9780670324187
Seller: HPB-Ruby, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good-. 1st Edition. Shallow chipping to spine ends of jacket.
Published by Forgotten Books, 2018
ISBN 10: 1331304954ISBN 13: 9781331304951
Seller: Forgotten Books, London, United Kingdom
Book Print on Demand
Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. Excerpt from College Journalism. About the Publisher, Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works. This text has been digitally restored from a historical edition. Some errors may persist, however we consider it worth publishing due to the work's historical value. The digital edition of all books may be viewed on our website before purchase. print-on-demand item.
Published by Alfred A Knopf, NY, 1992
ISBN 10: 0394577612ISBN 13: 9780394577616
Seller: Dorley House Books, Inc., Hagerstown, MD, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. B/W Photos (illustrator). 1st. 1st printing; dj w/lite wear, clipped price, in mylar; corner tip cloipped on flyleaf; 587 clean, unmarked pages/notes/bibliography/index Size: 8 Vo.
Published by Viking 1951, 1951
Seller: Austin Book Shop LLC, Richmond Hill, NY, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hard Cover. First Edition. 581pp. Edited by Walter Millis. Good; dampstain along bottom of cover and pages of book. DJ is chipped and dampstained. (loc 845).
Decorative Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Illustrated (illustrator). First Edition. First Edition. 8vo. Decorative two-tone cloth binding. Clean, square book, boards a bit scuffed. 581 pp. including useful index. Black and white photographs. Very good condition.
Published by Navy Department, Bureau of Aeronautics, Washington, D.C., 1945
Seller: Classic Books and Ephemera, IOBA, Lansdowne, PA, U.S.A.
Association Member: IOBA
Manuscript / Paper Collectible
Condition: Good. 3 single sheet newsletters published by the Navy Department, Bureau of Aeronautics, called BuAer Logs, dated July 24 and 31, and Aug. 17, 1945 (log nos. 1160, 1166, 1180). They provide daily information about on-duty officers and staff, with facsimile signatures of Captain F. Jelke, III, and Commander F. W. Lincoln. Also includes information about other matters of interest such as the Navy Hour radio program; official statements on the third anniversay of the Women's Reserve of the United States Navy by Secretary of the Navy James Forrestal, Fleet Admiral Ernest J. King, and Captain Mildred H. McAfee; and messages on the victory against Japan by the Secretary of the Navy and the Fleet Admiral. Scarce. In Good Condition: starting to separate along folds; July 24 log separated for 4 cm. along one fold; minor chipping and corner creasing; clean.
Published by Cincpac-Cincpoa, 1945
Seller: Arroyo Seco Books, Pasadena, Member IOBA, Pasadena, CA, U.S.A.
Association Member: IOBA
Book First Edition
Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. Photographs, Map;S (illustrator). 1st Edition. 104 Pp. + Covers. Restricted, Now Made Public. Near Fine.
1951 STATED SECOND PRINTING OF THE FIRST EDITION IN VERY GOOD CRISP 581 PAGE HARDCOVER WITH GOOD EDGE WORN JACKET WITH FORESTALL ON THE FRONT IN SUITE1.
Published by USGPO, Washington, DC, 1945
Seller: Stan Clark Military Books, Gettysburg, PA, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 86 pages, Very good hardcover first edition in original brown boards. 20 large fold outs of ships drawings.
Publication Date: 2023
Seller: True World of Books, Delhi, India
Book Print on Demand
LeatherBound. Condition: New. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1914 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 172 Language: English.
Published by Georgetown University Press 2021-12-01, 2021
ISBN 10: 1647121310ISBN 13: 9781647121310
Seller: Blackwell's, London, United Kingdom
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paperback. Condition: New. Language: ENG.
Published by Columbia University Press, New York, 1962
Seller: Second Story Books, ABAA, Rockville, MD, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Octavo; G+/G; Hardcover with DJ; DJ spine, blue with white print; DJ has edgewear with small tears to top and bottom edges, price-clipped, else clean and bright; Boards in blue cloth, slight wear to spine caps else clean and strong; Text block clean and tight; x, 359 pages, frontispiece (port.), illustrated (b&w plates). 1359462. FP New Rockville Stock.
Condition: Fair. Acceptable condition. No Dust Jacket Former Library book. Reading copy only. Title page missing. Rear hinge cracked. With remainder mark. (Military Aeronautics, United States Navy).
Published by Macmillan Company, New York, 1944., 1944
Seller: BRIMSTONES, Lewes, United Kingdom
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. 1st printing, hardback, large 4to, 96pp, numerous colour illustrations, half-title page creased, slight browning, otherwise clean and sound, no inscriptions, blue cloth, corners rubbed, Good / no dustwrapper.
Publication Date: 1945
Seller: Centerbridge Books, Old Saybrook, CT, U.S.A.
Manuscript / Paper Collectible Signed
Soft cover. Condition: Good. Typed letter signed, circa 150 words, from the Secretary of the Navy, James Forrestal. Under FDR he was the last cabinet-level Secretary of the Navy and the first Secretary of Defense. The letter, on his official letterhead, is to a Miss Bradford on her retirement from the Navy at the end of World War 2. It praises her for her service and also praises the Navy which has "crushed two enemy fleets at once, receiving their surrenders only four months apart" and "brought our land-based airpower withing bombing range of the enemy, and set our ground armies on the beachheads of final victory". The letter is in good condition with some light staining in the margins. It has been folded twice for mailing. Signed by Author(s).
Published by The Viking Press, New York, 1951
Seller: CHARTWELL BOOKSELLERS, NEW YORK, NY, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First American Edition, 2nd Printing. Covering his years as Secretary of the Navy, 1944-49. A very good copy, corners lightly worn, blind stamp on front free endpaper, without dust jacket. (581p., 16 illus., index.).
Published by Nabu Press, 2010
ISBN 10: 1175480088ISBN 13: 9781175480088
Seller: ALLBOOKS1, Salisbury Plain, SA, Australia
Book
Published by Chartwell Books, 2004
ISBN 10: 0785817883ISBN 13: 9780785817888
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Like New. Bound in full leather. Stamped with 22kt gold gilt design on cover front, back and spine. All edges gold. Silk moire fabric end papers. Satin ribbon place holder. Fine binding and cover. Clean, unmarked pages. 912 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 31 cm. This is an oversized or heavy book, which requires additional postage for international delivery outside the US.
Published by Palala Press, 2016
ISBN 10: 1359491163ISBN 13: 9781359491169
Seller: ALLBOOKS1, Salisbury Plain, SA, Australia
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Publication Date: 1946
Seller: Classic Books and Ephemera, IOBA, Lansdowne, PA, U.S.A.
Association Member: IOBA
Manuscript / Paper Collectible Signed
Condition: Fine. 1 typed leltter, dated Washington, D.C., 6 March 1946, signed by James Forrestal, Secretary of the Navy, to Kenneth Lee Mohler, Lancaster, Pa. James Forrestal (1892-1949) was the last Secretary of the Navy, serving from 1944 to 1947, when he transitioned to the newly created Secretary of Defense, the position he held until 1949. Forrestal thanks Mohler for his service in the Navy during World War Two. With the postmarked envelope. In Fine Condition: clean and solid.
Published by Viking Press, 1951
ISBN 10: 0670324183ISBN 13: 9780670324187
Seller: J. Mercurio Books, Maps, & Prints IOBA, Garrison, NY, U.S.A.
Association Member: IOBA
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Unclipped DJ in archival cover.
Publication Date: 1953
Seller: Librairie Douin, LA CELLE SAINT-CLOUD, France
Couverture rigide. Condition: Très bon. Broché en bon état ; couverture un peu salie et défraîchie ; intérieur en très bon état ; pages non coupées et non rognées ; Il a été tiré de cet ouvrage vingt exemplaires sur vélin chiffon d'Annonay numérotés de I à XX (Exemplaire n° III) 10A4 736g.
Published by Washington DC April 8,, 1942
Seller: John K King Used & Rare Books, Detroit, MI, U.S.A.
Approx 10 x 8, paper printed and manuscript document with large vignette of eagle at sea at top, embossed Navy Dept seal at bottom, framed to 11 x 8.5, some toning and light staining at left margin, not examined out of frame but appears nice, with bold SIGNATURE OF JAMES FORRESTAL above line for Secretary of the Navy, with purple ink stamp "Acting" near name. Presidential signature area blank. Appointment of an Ensign in the U.S. Naval Reserves.
Published by NA, NEWPORT NEWS, VA., 1954
Seller: Gian Luigi Fine Books, Albany, NY, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. OWNER'S BOOKPLATE, ALSO INCLUDED IS A U.S.S. FORRESTAL POSTCARD.
Published by United States Government Printing Office, Washington, 1945
Seller: THOMAS RARE BOOKS, Yaxley, SUFFOLK, United Kingdom
hardback. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. iv, 86. 20 fold-out ship's plans. Brown cloth, gilt. A fine copy with mint folding plans and no wear fading, or marks. Size: 8vo.
Published by self
Seller: Pacific Rim Used Books LLC, Anacortes, WA, U.S.A.
Signed
paper. 1945. 8 x 10.5 inches, a thank you to congressman George Outland for sending a copy of Outland's recent article in the Reader's Digest. 1 Good to very good. Note in red pencil, paper clip mark, a little wear on the edges. signed by the author.
Published by Self Published, Washington DC, 1945
First Edition
Paperback. Condition: Near Fine. First edition. One page typed letter SIGNED to a Walter Frank DelDotto dated November 28, 1945. Discusses DelDotto's fine service in the Navy and lauds the accomplishments of the U.S. navy during World War II. Folded for mailing, else near fine condition.
Published by Office of Naval Records and Library Navy Department, Government Printing Office,, Washington, D.C.:, 1945
Seller: Zephyr Used & Rare Books, Vancouver, WA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Tall 8vo. vi, [4], 86 pp. With 20 large large folding plates of ships and deck plans inserted into rear pocket. Burgundy coloured publisher's cloth, gilt lettering on spine (minor shelfwear, slight pulling at inner rear hinge next to map pocket), VG copy. First edition of this scarce and invaluable reference appendix volume prepared for the famed six volume set providing all government documents of the campaigns against the Barbary pirates on the coast of North Africa, during the First Barbary Pirate Wars. The large folding plates provide the lines of the US Brig Argus, Boston, Siren, Constellation class Frigates Essex, New York, Philadelphia, along with sail plans, spars, tops, outboard profile and arrangement plans of the Wasp and Bomb Ketches.
No Binding. Condition: Very Good. ("James Forrestal") in black fountain pen ink on engraved The Secretary of the Navy, Washington letterhead, June 14, 1945. 8" x 10 1/2", 1 page (recto only). Very good. To The Honorable, The Secretary of the Treasury, Washington, D.C. In part: "In compliance with your request for the services of Lieutenant (jg) David Levy, USNR, to be utilized during the Eighth War Loan, orders will be issued by the Bureau of Naval Personnel extending this officer's present duty with your organization for an additional six month. . ." Provenance: from the estate of producer David Levy. Signed by Author(s).