Semmes Commander (16 results)

Condition: New.

Condition: Like New. Used - Like New. Book is new and unread but may have minor shelf wear. Your purchase helps support Sri Lankan Children's Charity 'The Rainbow Centre'. Our donations to The Rainbow Centre have helped provide an education and a safe haven to hundreds of children who live in appalling conditions.…

Condition: New.

Condition: New. In English.

Condition: New. In English.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Covers a bit rubbed, MISSING BOTH FRONT AND BACK FREE END-PAPERS, A LARGE ELABORATE OLD BOOKPLATE ON INSIDE FRONT BOARD, otherwise a solid clean copy of this account of the Confederate navy, which focused on quality improvements to existing, and captured, ships rather than large production. …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 1864. 1st Edition. Very Good hardback book. No dust jacket (as issued). A re-binding of the original text block. New endpapers and brown cloth covers. Well done and reasonably priced. 328pp. 12mo. (Ss).

Hardcover. New York: Carleton, 1864, first. Brown paper covers the book, taped inside at spine, book is solid with minor foxing. Civil War.; mmew990C91.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. THIS BOOK IS PRINTED ON DEMAND. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Delivered from our UK warehouse in 4 to 14 business days. THIS BOOK IS PRINTED ON DEMAND. Established seller since 2000.

Cloth. Condition: Good Only. First edition. The first edition of this fascinating account of two Confederate Naval raiding ships and their missions during the American Civil War. The first edition of this work, with a London edition published in the same year by Saunders, Otley & Co. Bound in the original, publisher's cloth binding. Illustrated with an engraved frontispiece portrait of Raphael Semmes. This fascinating work tells of the maritime adventures of The Alabama and The Sumter; two Confederate Navy ships, that operated as commercial raider vessels against Union forces, during the American Civil War. The historical account, compiled from the papers of its captain, Raphael Semmes, and his officers, with detail of their naval strategies, challenges in supply chain and their opposition to the dominant, Union naval fleet. Bound in the original, publisher's cloth binding.Externally, a little sad. Fading to cloth at spine and boards. Damp staining to board extremities. Dark stain to front board. A small tear and lifting to cloth at the head and tail of spine, extending to the front joint. Slight bumping to extremities. Lacking the original front free end paper. Tiding to lower gutter of rear pastedown and end papers. Internally, binding fragile in places. Hinge starting and strained in places throughout. Pages 75 to 94, working loose and held by a single cord. Pages generally bright, with the odd handling mark or spot and marginal age toning throughout. Good Only. Not Stated (illustrator). book.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Brown cloth. Corners show light wear and light bumping, moderate wear to top and bottom of spine with two small tears at top spine gutters, bit of a sunfade to spine, some pencil on back endpapers. otherwise a clean and well bound copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Good+. No Jacket. 2nd Edition. Hardback, red cloth, gilt in two volumes. Source reference. 2nd Edition 1864. 410pp., tissue guarded frontispiece and two portraits. 436pp., coloured frontispiece and 3 illustrations, appendices. Both volumes in matching original red cloth with gilt titling and flag to front boards. head and tail of spines modestly worn and corners a little rubbed. Overall good+. Above average weight.…

First Edition. Small Octavo. Portrait frontispiece. 328pp. The author commanded both the Alabama and Sumter. This work is a collection from the author's private journals and papers from other military men. Bound in publisher's brown cloth decorated in blind, spine gilt (fading),some fading to edges of boards, light crease to front and rear corners, contemporary owner's name from Mobile, AL. A very good copy.…

Couverture rigide. Condition: Très bon. New York, Carleton publisher (London, Saunders Otley and Co), 1864, probably first edition, hardcover, original dark green textured cloth with gilt lettering to spine and blind stamped decorations to boards (other copies on the net stated blue cloth for the first edition …), about 7 ¼ X 5 ¼ inches, 328 pages, illustrated with a portrait frontispiece. Our copy is in very fine condition. Cover is flawless EXCEPT only for some oxydation to gilted lettering and decoration at spine. Interior is very fine too without noticeable wear or flaw except three library stamps on title page, some light dust soiling to page edges and a few short creases to last free endpaper. A nice copy.…

8vo. xi, 297pp, tinted frontispiece 'The Alabama'. 16p Publishers Catalogue. Original blue cloth, gilt.[wear] Semmes, Raphael 1809-1877. Good Copy, uncommon.