Bottom by Commander Edward Ellsberg (36 results)

NY, Armed Services Editions, n.d. (1944), first edition thus, wrappers. Softcover. No. I-259 in this important series, "the story of the raising of the S-51" submarine, with a glossary at the end, issued by the Council on Books in Wartime, designed to fit the pocket of a World War II American GI. Tape to rear cover, else very go…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Dustjacket. Later Edition. ISBN . Hardback. No dustjacket, bound in black cloth with gold gilt lettering on spine. Good Condition, with minor rubs and bumps to edges and corners of covers, some browning and dustsoiling to edges of interior pages, slight spine cock, evidence of glue repair to inside…

Condition: Good. 1929. Rainbow edition. 324 pages. No dust jacket. Pictorial cloth covered boards. Black and white photographs and diagrams. Pages with some foxing and tanning, particularly to endpapers and textblock edges. Binding slightly loose. Some page corners folded and pages creased. Minor inscriptions to front endpapers.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Dustjacket. Later Edition. ISBN . Hardback. No statement of later printing on copyright page. No dustjacket; bound in goldenrod covers with black lettering. Book has some wear to corners and edges; overall some dustsoiling and browning to page edges; previous owner's bookplate on first endpaper; ot…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 6 X 8 inches, 324 pages. Blue hardcover with gilt spine type. Withdrawn library copy that has apparently been rebound. Solid square binding. Stickers on cover and stamps on end pages, otherwise unmarked. Illustrated with photos. The story of a salvage operation after the accide…

Condition: Fair. 1929. No Edition Remarks. 306 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth covered boards with gilt lettering. Pages are moderately tanned and foxed throughout. One loose plate, creased but present. Previous owner's inscription to front free end-paper. Binding is otherwise firm. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. First edition, first printing with full number line. A fine copy in a fine DJ, now protected in removable archival mylar. See my photos of the book you will receive, not stock photos. More available upon request. This book is in my possession and will be packe…

Hardcover. Condition: Good - Cash. No Jacket. **1943, Ninth Printing.** Light blue hard cover with a gold gilt anchor in the bottom right corner of the front cover. Gold gilt lettering to the spine. Lighter blue waves line the top and bottom edges of the cover and spine. General surface and edge wear to the cover. The corners ha…

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. No DJ. Blue green cloth with gilt printing, wave pattern and small anchor design on cover and faded, rubbed gilt on spine. Story of the collision between the submarine S-51 and the ship "City of Rome" at the entrance to Cape Cod Canal, and subsequent rescue and salvage attempts. Crack starting at pg.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good+. No Dust Jacket. 324 pages; B&W photographs. Moderate rubbing on the covers and spine. Light wear on the head of the spine, spine, and on the cover corners. Good condition otherwise. No other noteworthy defects. No markings. ; - Your satisfaction is our priority. We offer free returns and respond prom…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dustjacket included. Later Edition. ISBN . Hardback. Later Printing. Very Good condition book in an about Good condition dustjacket with all four corners of interior flaps clipped, slight fade and rubs to spine, water stains to front and back, chips, tears, rubs and creases around its edges. Tigh…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 2nd Edition. Book very good no D.J. black cloth gold title on front and tight spine. Vintage 1929 edition of the S-51 collision with the steamship City of Rome. This story is told step by step in Salvage language of the period along with bright sharp photos throughout the text. The inn…

Ellsberg, Commander Edward. ON THE BOTTOM Literary Guild, NY, 1929. 8vo., cloth, DJ (designed by E. McKnight Kauffer for the Literary Guild), pictorial endpapers, 324pp. The book Fine, the DJ Very Good, with a few tears and small losses. The book recounts the salvage of a US Navy submarine sunk in a collision with another ship,…

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. On the evening of September 25, 1925, the U.S. Navy submarine S-51 sank off the coast of Rhode Island. The task of salvaging the submarine fell to Lieutenant Commander Edward Ellsberg and a group of naval divers. The book is in reasonable condition apart from the hard cover which needs re…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. "On The Bottom" by Commander Edward Ellsberg recounts the extraordinary 1925 salvage operation of the U.S. Navy submarine S-51, sunk with the loss of 33 lives. Leading the difficult nine-month effort at a depth of 132 feet, Ellsberg and his crew faced immense challenges, including tr…