Harbor Board of Baltimore; U. S. Navy
Aeroplane Views of Baltimore Harbor and Approaches
Harbor Board of Baltimore 1925. Paperback. Very Good. Oblong 4to paperback. Vg condition. Covers very lightly rubbed; contents clean no marking or writing. Binding sturdy square and tight. 67 full-page aerial photographs of Baltimore harbor and its approaches almost 100 years past Harbor Board of Baltimore paperback
Référence libraire : 1200116.26
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Hydrographer of the Navy
North Sea Pilot. Vol. 1-3
1959 and 1960. Hydrographer of the Navy. Ex-library books with usual markings and stamps. Wear and scuffing to boards. <br />Vol 1: Comprising The Faeroes Shetlands and Orkneys. S.D. No. 52. 10 Ed.<br />Vol 2: Comprising the Northern and Eastern Coasts of Scotland from Cape Wrath to Berwick. No. 53. 11th Ed.<br />Vol 3: Comprising The East Coast of England from Berwick to North Foreland the Rivers Thames and Medway. No. 54. 12th Ed.<br /><br />Book is in good condition. EX-LIBRARY. No DJ. SEE PHOTOS for condition of book you will receive. ALL PHOTOS taken by Hideaway Books at time of listing. Condition based on age of book. To ensure you receive the quality of book expected we provide pictures of NOTICEABLE WEAR for ALL books we sell with marked conditions of GOOD . If you have any questions at all don't hesitate to send us an email. Extra shipping costs may apply to heavy over-sized and volumes of books. All books sent from Sacramento.<br /><br /><br /> Hydrographer of the Navy hardcover
Référence libraire : VLM064
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Signac Paul; Bocquillon Ferretti Marina; Grand Palais Paris France; Van Gogh Museum Amsterdam; Metropolitan Museum of Art Ne
Paul Signac 1863-1935
Metropolitan Museum of Art 2001-06-01. Hardcover. Good. Cover clean. Binding tight. No dust jacket. Name and date in pen on inside cover. Light pencil markings in some margins. Better than "good Metropolitan Museum of Art hardcover
Référence libraire : 735772 ISBN : 0870999982 9780870999987
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Boudart Marina; Boudart Michel; Bryssinck Rene Editor
Modern Belgium
Sposs 1990-12-01. Hardcover. Very Good. Binding tight.Cover clean and glossy.Dust jacket included and in very good condition. Hardcover.No writing highlighting or marks in text. Sposs hardcover
Référence libraire : 728392 ISBN : 0930664108 9780930664107
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Ga?lvez Acero Marina
La novela hispanoamericana contemporanea Historia critica de la literatura hispanica Spanish Edition
Taurus. Used - Good. Former Library book. Shows some signs of wear and may have some markings on the inside. Taurus unknown
Référence libraire : GRP76820882 ISBN : 8430625321 9788430625321
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The New York Marine News
Deep Water
The New York Marine News Co. Inc. 1943-01-01. Third. Hardcover. Good. Hardcover.Binding tight. The New York Marine News Co. Inc., hardcover
Référence libraire : 721116
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Marina Oliver
The Beginner's Guide to Writing a Novel: How to Prepare Your First Book for Publication
How to Books 2006-08-15. 4th. Paperback. Used:Good. How to Books paperback
Référence libraire : DADAX1845280911 ISBN : 1845280911 9781845280918
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John Orr
Hong Kong Nudibranchs
Hong Kong: The Urban Council 1981. 82 pages with colour illustrations. . Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. The Urban Council Paperback
Référence libraire : 020468
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Tyndale Biscoe Marina
Common Dung Beetles in Pastures of South-eastern Australia
CSIRO Australia 2001. Usual library marks. 90 pages with colour illustrations and loose clear map overlay. . Reprint. Soft Cover. Good. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Ex-Library. CSIRO Australia Paperback
Référence libraire : 020270 ISBN : 0643050906 9780643050907
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Jan K. Herman Naval History Heritage and Command United States Department of the Navy
Navy Medicine in Vietnam: Passage to Freedom to the Fall of Saigon`
Military Bookshop 2010-03-31. Paperback. Good. Military Bookshop paperback
Référence libraire : SONG1782663495 ISBN : 1782663495 9781782663492
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Russell H. Stolfi US Marine Corps Historical Branch H. Nickerson Foreword
U.S. Marine Corps Civic Action Effort in Vietnam March 1965 - March 1966
Military Bookshop 2012-07-30. Paperback. Good. Military Bookshop paperback
Référence libraire : SONG1780396392 ISBN : 1780396392 9781780396392
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Editor Marina Ricciardelli; Editor Sabine M. L. Urban; Editor Kostas Nanopoulos
Globalization and Multicultural Societies: Some Views from Europe
Univ of Notre Dame Pr 2003-05. Hardcover. Good. Univ of Notre Dame Pr hardcover
Référence libraire : SONG0268029520 ISBN : 0268029520 9780268029524
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Schinz Marina and Gabrielle van Zuylen
The Gardens of Russell Page
New York: Stewart Tabori & Chang 1991. 1st . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. dust jacket lightly rubbed at extremities. <p>Illustrated with 250 color photographs.</p> <br/> <br/> Stewart, Tabori & Chang hardcover
Référence libraire : 22776 ISBN : 1556701705 9781556701702
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Marina Budhos
Ask Me No Questions
New Book may have shelf wear unknown
Référence libraire : 605 ISBN : 1416949208 9781416949206
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Fogle Marina & Hunt Dr Chiara
The Bump Class: An Expert Guide to Pregnancy Birth and Beyond
Vermilion. Hardcover. Used; Good. 02/04/2016 Vermilion hardcover
Référence libraire : 2443286 ISBN : 009195973x 9780091959739
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UNITED STATES NAVY. HYDROGRAPHIC OFFICE.
Sailing directions for Japan. Volume II Southern Part. The Naikai and its entrances namely Kii Suido Bungo Suido and Shimonoseki Kaikyo; Skikoku; Kyushu and its offlying islands; the Nansei Shoto; and Tsushima.
Washington D.C.: Government Printing Office. First edition. 1943. Volume II only. Grayscale maps and illustrations vii 704pp glossary appendices index occasional foxing and browning hardback cover extremities little worn a good copy. . Government Printing Office. hardcover
Référence libraire : 156462
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Marina TSvetaeva
Pisma k Ariadne Berg: 1934-1939 Russian Edition
YMCA-Press 1990-01-01. Unknown Binding. Good. YMCA-Press unknown
Référence libraire : SONG2850651834 ISBN : 2850651834 9782850651830
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US. Marine Corps U. S.
Small Wars Manual
Cosimo Reports 2010-07-01. Paperback. Used:Good. Cosimo Reports paperback
Référence libraire : DADAX1616402792 ISBN : 1616402792 9781616402792
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Marina Paugam
Kafo Jiginew: Une banque dans la brousse French Edition
Felin 1998. Paperback. Good. Felin paperback
Référence libraire : SONG286645331X ISBN : 286645331X 9782866453312
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Society of Naval Archtitects & Marine Engineers
TRANSACTIONS OR THE SOCIETY OF NAVAL ARCHITECTS AND MARINE ENGINEERS 14 vols. Vol 65 1957 - Vol 79 1971
Society of Naval Archtitects & marine Engineers NY 1957. Brown covers with bright gilt lettering. Illustrated with photos graphs and charts. 8.5'x11' . Hard Cover. Good. Society of Naval Archtitects & marine Engineers, NY Hardcover
Référence libraire : 7853
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Hydrographic Office U. S. Navy
South America Pilot Volume III West Coast from Corcovado Gulf to Panama
Wash. DC: Government Printing Office. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1916. First Edition. Hardcover. Red cloth titled in gilt. Stated first edition. Corners/edges lightly bumped else sound and square; no marks noted. Foldout map. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 510 pages . Government Printing Office hardcover
Référence libraire : 28790
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Fitch John E. Marine Fisheries Branch
Common Marine Bivalves of California : Fish Bulletin No. 90
State of Ca. Dept. of Fish and Game Marine Fisheries Branch 1953-01-01. Paperback. Good. State of CA Dept. of Fish and Game Marine Fisheries Branch Fish Bulletin No. 19 1952. Paper covers 102 pp. In good condition with bumping and creasing to edges of covers and Light to moderate overall aging and soiling. Binding tight. Pages lightly aged but otherwise unmarked. Includes 1 color plate and 63 black and white plates of bivalves. From Introduction This bulletin was written with three objectives in mind. First it is designed to provide authorized names for the more common edible marine bivalve mollusks of California in the hope that these names will be used not only by the sportsmen but by the fishing industry. Secondly it is an attempt to assess the economic importance to the State of these bivalves by putting on record the extent and location of the available bivalve- producing grounds the number and abundance of the edible species and by contributing to a knowledge of their life histories lay the foundation for such protective legislation as may in the future be found necessary. Thirdly it proposes to make available to the amateur clam digger and amateur naturalist a means of identifying the more common and important bivalves. It is meant as a guide for any person interested in bivalve mollusks regardless of his technical knowledge and background so scientific terminology is avoided wherever possible. SCOPEWeymouth 1920 and Bonnot 1940 have previously published papers on edible California bivalves. The former included descriptive material on 43 species a majority of which were illustrated with photographs. Bonnot on the other hand discussed 32 species in some detail and illustrated most of these with pen and ink sketches. The present manuscript enlarging upon both of these papers covers 60 of the more common clams mussels scallops and oysters of the State. Over 400 species of bivalves are known from the coast of California but many of these are of course too small or too rare to be of any economic value. Consequently the 60 species illustrated and discussed represent only a fraction of the total known. The criterion used in the selection of these 60 species was whether or not the bivalve in question would probably be met in a market or be dug for food for fish bait or by accident. Few are common or conspicuous enough to be found in all clam digging localities of the State but whether abundant or rare extensive or restricted in range it is felt that of the edible species these are probably found and used most frequently. State of Ca. Dept. of Fish and Game Marine Fisheries Branch paperback
Référence libraire : 20200111002
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Bergsma CHC US. Navy Commander Herbert L.; Museums Division US. Marine Corps History and U. S. U. S.
Chaplains With Marines in Vietnam 1962-1971 Marine Corps Vietnam Series
CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform. Paperback. 1494297515 . Fine. 2013-11-27. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform paperback
Référence libraire : SHELF2330-19 ISBN : 1494297515 9781494297510
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Marina Carr
On Raftery's Hill
Co. Meath Ireland: The Gallery Press 2000-01-01. Paperback. Good. Co. Meath, Ireland: The Gallery Press paperback
Référence libraire : SONG1852352671 ISBN : 1852352671 9781852352677
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Editor Lloyd's Marine Intelligence Unit; Editor Gordon Collen
Lloyd's Maritime Atlas Lloyd's Maritime Directories
Informa Maritime & Transport 2009-05-15. Hardcover. Good. Informa Maritime & Transport hardcover
Référence libraire : SONG1843118106 ISBN : 1843118106 9781843118107
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Navy Department
Civil War Naval Chronology 1861-1865
Naval History Division Washington 1971 1971. First American Edition. Hardcover. Very Good-. 1st edition. Hardbound VG/- 477 pages oversized. Bumping to corners rubbing to stamping some penciled symbols in margins; inked notes of page references to back endpaper. Naval History Division Washington 1971 hardcover
Référence libraire : 187258
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Corps US. Marine U. S.
How to Respect and Display Our Flag
Polygraphic Company of America. U.S. Marine Corps. How to Respect and Display Our Flag. New York: Polygraphic Company of America 1942. Illustrated. 16mo. Illustrated stapled wraps . Book condition: Very good with lightly bumped edges and subtly soiled extremities. Uncommon with flag code chart. . Very Good. 1942. Polygraphic Company of America paperback
Référence libraire : RUSMHOW00LAW
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Hennings Louise; Niven Marina
Painting Techniques & Faux Finishes
Creative Publishing international. PAPERBACK. 0865731829 Hennigs Louise. Painting Techniques & Faux Finishes. Niven Marina; Fraser photography Craig; von Schaewen photography Deidi. Minnetonka MN: Creative Publishing 1998. 128pp. Illustrated. Glossary. 4to. Paperback with flaps. Book condition: Very good with gently bumped edges and tiny moisture stains on half-title. . Very Good. 1998. Creative Publishing international paperback
Référence libraire : UHENPAI00KH1 ISBN : 0865731829 9780865731820
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Corps United States Marine
Small Wars Manual: 2 Volumes
Firearms Classics Library. United States Marine Corps. Small Wars Manual: 2 Volumes. Birmingham Alabama: Firearms Classics Library 2012. 8vo. Book condition: Near fine. . Fine. 2012. Firearms Classics Library unknown
Référence libraire : RUNISMA00EF
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US Marine Corps
Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego California Third Battalion Series 3041
USA: US Marine Corps. Unmarked copy in excellent condition. Not sure of publication date but many of the officers were first hired in 2005. . As New. Hardcover. 2006. US Marine Corps hardcover
Référence libraire : 28354
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Jose Antonio Marina
La Inteligencia Fracasada Spanish Edition
Anagrama 2005-01-01. Paperback. Used:Good. Anagrama paperback
Référence libraire : DADAX8433962175 ISBN : 8433962175 9788433962171
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Marina Ricciardelli Editor Sabine M. L. Urban Editor Kostas Nanopoulos Editor
Globalization and Multicultural Societies: Some Views from Europe
Univ of Notre Dame Pr 2003-05-01. Paperback. Used:Good. Univ of Notre Dame Pr paperback
Référence libraire : DADAX0268029571 ISBN : 0268029571 9780268029579
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Hydrographer of the Navy
SAILING DIRECTIONS FOR THE PACIFIC ISLANDS VOLUME I of 1952 : H.O. Pub. No. 165A
Hydrographic Office of the Navy 1952. First Thus. Binder with 9 Rings. Good. Binder is worn stained and soiled name on bottom of page block. Title page stained blue from inside of binder; bottom ring broken; last few pages appear to be water damaged. Includes cautions in descriptions. Size: Oversize. Hydrographic Office of the Navy unknown
Référence libraire : 202378
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Marine Jennifer Newcomb ; Marine Carol
No One's the Bitch
GPP Life 2009-05-05. Trade Paperback. Like-New. Trade Paperback. Like-New. No markings.FREE Media Mail Shipping on all U.S. orders over $ 25.00 GPP Life paperback
Référence libraire : 408343 ISBN : 0762750936 9780762750931
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Marina Warner
Joan of Arc: The Image of Female Heroism
University of California Press. Used - Very Good. Ships from Reno NV. Great condition for a used book! Minimal wear. 100% Money Back Guarantee. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! University of California Press unknown
Référence libraire : GRP96373311 ISBN : 0520224647 9780520224643
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Cohen Marina
The Inn Between
Square Fish. Used - Very Good. Great condition for a used book! Minimal wear. Square Fish unknown
Référence libraire : GRP116388759 ISBN : 1250104025 9781250104021
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Boyd Gooding US Navy
Suez Canal Salvage Operations in 1974
Supervisor of Salvage Naval Sea 1975. Hardcover. Good. . Ex-lib with the usual labeling. Light shelf wear otherwise a nice copy. Pages/boards clean NO foxing or markings. Binding tight. Supervisor of Salvage Naval Sea hardcover
Référence libraire : mon0002203902
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Filippelli Marina
Steam Cuisine: Over 100 Quick Healthy and Delicious Recipes for Your Steamer
Ebury Press. Used - Good. Former Library book. Shows some signs of wear and may have some markings on the inside. Ebury Press unknown
Référence libraire : GRP56643906 ISBN : 0091914191 9780091914196
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Warner Marina
Alone Of All Her Sex; The Myth And Cult Of The Virgin Mary.
NY: Knopf. Very Good in Fair dust jacket. 1976. First American Edition. Hardcover. Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; xxv 400 xix p. illus. some in color bibligraphy index. . Knopf hardcover
Référence libraire : 4174
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Marina Warner
The Leto Bundle
Farrar Straus and Giroux. Used - Very Good. Ships from Reno NV. Great condition for a used book! Minimal wear. 100% Money Back Guarantee. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! Farrar, Straus and Giroux unknown
Référence libraire : GRP116365218 ISBN : 0374185484 9780374185480
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Plati Marina
Once Upon a Time a Potter.
Museum of Cycladic Art. Used - Very Good. Very Good condition. ISBN 9789607064684 ancient greece pottery art Museum of Cycladic Art unknown
Référence libraire : S08M-00260 ISBN : 9607064682 9789607064684
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International Marine Conference
Protocols of Proceedings of the International Marine Conference Held in Washington DC USA October 16 to December 31 1889
Government Printing Office 1890. Hardcover. Acceptable. . 3 volume set. Ex-lib with the usual labeling. Rubbing to edges general shelf wear. Binding shaken from textblock vol. I. Pages clean NO foxing or markings. Bindings of vol. II and III are sturdy. Government Printing Office hardcover
Référence libraire : mon0002204768
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ROBERT STERKENDRIES Marine
Posters of Health
Brussels: Therabel 1996. Large softback in pictorial covers. With over 390 fabulous colour illustrations. 296 pp. index. 280 x 210 mm 11 x 8¼ inches. With the collaboration and an introduction by Pierre Julien. Vice-President of the International Academy of Pharmaceutical History. The Therabel Collection is continually updated but comprises over 650 posters - from more than 17 different countries - on the history of Pharmacology from 1840 to the present day. Therabel unknown
Référence libraire : 2092
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Daniel W. Gotshall
Pacific Coast Inshore Fishes
Monteray CA USA: Sea Challengers 1989. Previous owners name to front endpaper. 96 pages with colour illustrations. Describes 126 species of common shallow water fish that occur from Alaska to Central Baja California. . THIRD EDITION REVISED. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Sea Challengers Paperback
Référence libraire : 023133 ISBN : 0930118162 9780930118167
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Scrapbook US. Navy U. S.
ARCHIVE OF ROBERT J. GIVEN. Letters and Ephemera
various 1947. Brown faux leather boards tan thick paper leaves 2-hole punched bound with brown knitting yarn. A G/VG copy. Half of the leaves are loose chipping along with small tears around all edge of all leaves letters with envelopes are well preserved on first paste-down is ink writings and two photographs of Robert Given taped in. 29 leaves. Approximately 240 letters on USO and U.S.S Alexander J. Luke letterhead and 80 post cards. Many loose and tipped in ephemeral items as well. Illustrated post cards some photographes in envelopes. Approx: 12-1/2" x 10" <br/><br/>The writings on the first paste-down seen to being a very brief play by play of Robert Given's whereabouts. As the color of the ink seems to change with each "entry": "First leave from boat camp. Left San Diego Sat. 10:30 July 20 - 1946. Got home Monday July 22 1pm - Left July 29 - 1946 at 7:50p.m. - Got to San Diego Aug. 1. In HollywoodJuly 31. Left San Diego Friday Aug. 9 - 1946 at 11 a.m. Arrived in Portland Maine 10:00pm Aug 13. Left Portland Wed. Sept 4 Arrived - Brooklyn Navy Yard Sept. 5. First liberty in N.Y. sept. 5 - 4:30 till Sept. 9 -8am Came home Sept. 29 went back to N.Y. Oct. 5 1946 there Oct 7-19-46 -- Friday Nov. 23 - 1946 went to Staten Island from N.Y." Over all this seems to be a young boy's memories of being in the Navy and things he visited and saw. The letters only read through a few of them seem to be a son writing to his parents - along with a few letters to other family members. Discussing his day to day on the U.S.S. Alexander J. Luke as well as reassurring his parents to "not worry". hardcover
Référence libraire : 46761
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US Navy Company Yearbook
The ANCHOR. United States Naval Traning Center. Company 55-227
Dallas: Armed Forces Publications 1955. 1st Edition. Original publisher's dark blue cloth binding embossed with ship bow & anchor gold & white lettering. Color photographic eps depicting the base. Modest wear VG. Unpaginated though ~ 100 pp. Profusely illustrated in color & b/w. 4to. 12-5/8" x 9-5/8" <br/><br/> Armed Forces Publications hardcover
Référence libraire : 46142
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Scrapbook British Navy
ARCHIVE OF CAPTAIN FREDERICK SUDELL R.D. COMMANDER R.N.L.
n. p. 1932. Quarter dark-blue leather and pebbled blue cloth photo album housed in a homespun bag emboidered with the owner's initials an anchor two flags and a small shield. Some minor foxing in the album overall in VG condition. 45 unnumbered album leaves with numerous items slipped in and approx. 30 loose items. Hundreds of b/w photos postcards ms letters playbills menus newspaper and magazine clippings original sketches and watercolor paintings invitations receipts church programs Album: 10-1/2" x 14-1/2" <br/><br/>Captain. Frederick Sudell was in the Royal Navy Reserve for over 20 years this scrapbook covers 8 vital years of his service. In addition to being an officer he played hymns every Sunday at church was an avid wood carver and a loving father. The album consists of various sized photographs approx. 5" x 7" to 10" x 8". There is a staggering amount of ephemera relating to his service on various ships visiting places such as Japan India Goa China and various European cities. Images include local scenes maratime subjects life at port monuments friends and family group shots of fellow navy men &c. &c. &c. Of note are the the shots of navy vessals and a panorama of Hong Kong lit up at night. Sudell was invited to some very high profile events in India as well as the UK. The albums is throughouly annotated made with great attention to detail also included are many ms letters. Over 400 items. A wonderful time capsule of naval service during this period. hardcover
Référence libraire : 45048
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U. S. Navy History
ARCHIVE DOCUMENTING The HISTORY Of The SHIPS in the SPANISH AMERICAN WAR
n. p. n. d. Text ca late 1940s / early 1950s. Housed in a commercial 3-prong creme-colored paper file folder 11" x 8-1/2". Age-toning. General wear. Photographs often faded & browned with occasional offset to an adjoining page. About Very Good. 8 lined sheets of penciled notes recto only ~ 900 words. 7 pages of typed text double spaced ~ 188 lines ~ 1500 words. Text accompanied by 20 loose photographs some 2nd generation 3 additonal affixed to a mylar page cover & 1 cabinet card photograph by Fred L Dair's studio Boston of a Hildegarde SP-1221 sailor. <br/><br/>Ships described include: USS Maine USS Texas USS Philadelphia USS San Francisco USS Concord USS Bennington USS Chusing USS New York USS Cincinnati USS Raleigh USS Detroit USS Marblehead USS Baltimore & USS Vesuvius. unknown
Référence libraire : 44906
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US Navy / Oceanography / Gay Studies. Gordon Arthur 1899 1975
SAILOR - AUTHOR'S COLLECTION Of MANUSCRIPT And ARCHIVAL MATERIAL Documenting Life in the Merchant Marine during the Depression. Including an Unpublished Autobiographical Story MS Correspondence a Yearbook and 250 Photographs
various various. Ca. 1918 - 1936. Most items loose disbound. PARTIAL COLLECTION with at least one element a 1919 diary known to be elsewhere. Two letters quite toned and brittle; evidence of photo album removal to verso of postcards and occasional other items including 6 RPPCs affixed to full leaf; slight mustiness. Some photographs poorly developed and/or lightly soiled. Overall text is clean legible and images are sharp. About Very Good. Total of 83 manuscript and 2 typescript letters plus 1 V-mail comprising 250 pp; of these 54 are from Arthur to various friends etc. 155 pp and 29 are from Arthur's parents and 3 are from others 97 pp. "Notes" folder: 64 ruled leaves 1 blank manuscript text to recto only. Scrapbook album: 46 tan construction paper leaves several blank and/or noticeably missing items. Numerous loose ephemera. Over 250 b/w photographs ranging in size from ~2-1/4" x 1-1/4" to 8" x 10" including many official Navy photos. Also 8 b/w RPPCs 2 half-tones and various negatives color printed certificates postcards etc. Most text on 10-1/2" x 8" leaves. <br/><br/>A collection of material detailing career sailor and struggling writer Arthur Gordon’s attempts to find work in the Merchant Marine during the height of the Great Depression as well as his considerable efforts to set aside time for writing and honing his craft. Gordon served as a lieutenant in the Navy during WWI as Chief Writer on the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Oceanographer during the early 1930s and again as an officer in the U.S. Navy during WWII eventually attaining the rank of commander; his stories of sea life were published in various popular magazines primarily during the 1940s. Gordon is an introspective writer with a good if sometimes uneven sense of how to turn his experiences and thoughts into an often humorous and lightly self-mocking story particularly in "Notes upon leaving the Coast Survey and looking for employment as a Merchant Mate Jan 5 - June 14 1935" a 63 pp autobiography of these experiences written in the third person. "Notes" offers a highly detailed account of Gordon's experiences as an unemployed seaman during the Depression and life aboard an oil tanker when his attempt to gain a position as a 3rd Mate didn't work out: "Las Piedras is an oil tank town with a single narrow dock extending from the shore providing bollards for tying up the ships and supports for the pipe lines. The town is small and I think exists only because of the oil tanks for the location has no charm otherwise. The white oil men live as colonials in an impoverished outpost. They take what stores they need from the steward's supplies aboard ship. Loading is done by gravity since the storage tanks ashore are on the cliff." The letters roughly divided between copies of correspondence sent from Arthur to his friends and letters sent to Arthur from his parents show Gordon to be an enthusiastic and encouraging friend to multiple young men and a few women as well as a dutiful son whose unemployed parents relied heavily on his earnings. Of some note as well are a handful of thoughtful if conflicted references to homosexuality with at least one of Gordon's male friends appearing to have a crush on him and hints that Gordon may have been in gay relationships himself and/or struggled with his sexuality: "…. I quite fully agree with you concerning the chemical make-up of man and the push and pull of attraction or dislike. I have had occasion to study what it is that draws me to which I react most noticeably and I am continually dismayed that usually it is the ‘wrong’ thing. . I’m skeptical of any kind of relation that presupposes permanency. Knowing myself I feel that ‘vows’ would soon be broken. I cannot stand constant association. Routine maddens me. The merest suggestion of ‘chain’ of compulsory anything and I’m off. I don’t think hetero marriages are particularly successful and I don’t think homo are either for almost the same reasons. I don’t mind the companionate idea with women. With men I fight shy. I am getting to the age where in others I condemn homo as degeneracy. I mean that among young people it seems almost natural as a manifestation of excess love as an overflow which can be handled without social consequences. At 45 it’s greasy and quite awful. Consider the advanced homos you know . . . Am I right I am not dictating here; nor dogmatizing. I hope to start a discussion. Homos are interesting to me because I find that along with it is usually an unidentified awareness and an understanding of life unequalled in the stolid conventionites. I do not think they are God’s elected but I don’t think that about any one….” All-in-all in interesting multilayered primary source account of one man's experiences at sea during the Depression and his deep engagement with his correspondents with heavy overtones of a writer's bildungsroman traveling seeking new experiences etc. unknown
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Cookery / U. S. Navy. Bang William H. Master; Chionsini William A. Chief Steward
CAPTAINS DINNER. William H. Bang Master. U. S. N. S. General C. G. Morton
n. p. n. d. Circa 1952. Side stapled tan paper printed in black. Light wear; minor loss to edge of front leaf. 6 leaves printed one side only. B/w line drawing to most pages. 10-1/2" x 8" <br/><br/>Illustrated dinner menu from the USNS C. G. Morton including a note from the ship's master William H. Bang as well as a list of ship's officers and a page for autographs blank. From the Bang's note: "In a few more 'dog watches' we will reach our eastern terminal Port Hueneme and it will mean that we have to say good-by to all you nice people. Keeping alive the old tradition that a safe crossing meant an extra good dinner we give you the Captain's Dinner." unknown
Référence libraire : 44345
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