Phinney Baxter 3rd James (8 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Condition is good in a rebound library edition hard cover. Usual ex-lib marks, etc. 398 pp w/index. The Introduction of the Ironclad Warship by James Phinney Baxter III. The book: The Introduction of the Ironclad Warship Authored by historian James Phinney Baxter III, this landmark study was published in 1933 and is considered the first comprehensive, fully researched history of the development of ironclad vessels. It traces the origins and early development of ironclad warships in both Europe and America by incorporating research from U.S. and British sources. Baxter's work examines the technological revolutions in naval armament, propulsion systems, and ship construction that made ironclads possible. Though nearly a century old, the book remains a standard and authoritative text on the subject. The topic: The introduction of ironclad warships The actual introduction of ironclad warships revolutionized naval warfare in the mid-19th century. Context for innovation: Wooden warships were made obsolete by the development of explosive shells in the 1840s, which could easily destroy traditional hulls.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Note: reading copy. Ex-library hardbound with repairs in and out, general edgewear; worn to boards at corners, and to head and foot of spine. One page detached from spine; all pages present. About two dozen pages with limited markings. General wear and tear.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 1st Paperback edition. Paperback in very good condition. Light scuffing to edges. No notes or highlights.

hardcover. Condition: Used-Very Good. First Edition. Cloth, octavo. Gold-gilt head of text block. Minimal wear, mostly at corners. Small amount of age-darkening to back cover. Internally very sound.

Couverture souple. Condition: bon. RO20135470: 1957. In-12. Broché. Etat passable, 1er plat abîmé, Manque en coiffe de tête, Intérieur frais. 261 pages. Gros manques en marge. . . . Classification Dewey : 810-Littérature américaine.

Couverture souple. Condition: bon. R320043269: 1947. In-12. Broché. Etat d'usage, Couv. convenable, Coiffe en tête abîmée, Intérieur acceptable. 261 pages - Coiffes en tete et pied légèrement abimées. . . . Classification Dewey : 500-SCIENCES DE LA NATURE ET MATHEMATIQUES.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. First Edition. A Very Good or better copy in red and light blue cloth, in a Fair dust jacket (not price-clipped), with a quite large chip at the bottom outer corner of the rear panel, removing between 1/4 and 1/3 of the panel (but with the rear flap intact). Light tanning to the endpapers, clean/unmarked within, with little cover wear. The first edition/first printing ("November, 1946"). (Not ex-library.) Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for History of the United States. Book.

1st PB edition. Monumental history of the Office of Scientific Reasearch and Development (OSRD). Bright tight clean copy of PB 1st. 5 x 8, 473 pp, index, b/w photos. VeryGood, no spine creases, some small (coffee?) stains to title page. Trade paperback in glossy color wraps.