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77 Dream Songs. First American Edition in dustjacket.

Price: $60.00

Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Co., New York, 1964, : 1964

Seller ID: 109624

BERRYMAN, John. 77 Dream Songs. New York: Farrar, Straus & Co., (1964). First Printing. Pp. (8),ix-xi,(3),3-84. 8vo, navy blue cloth with gilt lettering to spine.

Stefanik, John Berryman : A Descriptive Bibliography A 11.I.a.

Light spotting to boards, name inked to flyleaf, else very good in nicked, foxed, unclipped dustjacket. 60.00
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A Century of Sail and Steam on the Niagara River. . First Edition

By: CUMBERLAND, Barlow

Price: $450.00

Publisher: Musson Book Company Limited, Toronto, 1913, : 1913

Seller ID: 69396

CUMBERLAND, Barlow. A Century of Sail and Steam on the Niagara River. Toronto : The Musson Book Company Limited, (1913). First Edition. No printer given. Pp (4),[v]-xvi,[9]-198,(2) + b&w photo portrait frontispiece (of Cumberland) + 11 plates (b&w photos, &c.). 8vo (163 x 238 mm), brown cloth with gilt lettering to front & spine. Frederic Barlow Cumberland (b. August 5, 1846, England - d. September 1, 1913, Hope, Durham County, Ontario). "Although the book is published about two months after the author's death, it will be gratfying to many readers to know that all the final proofs wer...
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A Friendly Invasion : The American Military in Newfoundland 1940-1990. FirstEdition in dustjacket.

By: CARDOULIS, John N.

Price: $50.00

Publisher: Breakwater, St. John's, 1990, ISBN:0920911854 : 1990

Seller ID: 12241

ISBN-13: 9780920911853

CARDOULIS, John N. A Friendly Invasion : The American Military in Newfoundland 1940-1990. (St. John's, Newfoundland) : Breakwater, (1990). First Printing. Pp (6),7-224. Illustrated throughout in black and white. Large 8vo, blue cloth with gilt lettering to spine. "Nineteen ninety marks the fiftieth anniversary of the American military presence in Newfoundland and Labrador. In this spectacular review, the author describes the highlights of each major U.S. base and other installations from 1940 to 1990. Vintage photographs and documents illustrate the importance and significance of events durin...
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Abandon Ship! : The Saga of the U.S.S. Indianapolis, the Navy's Greatest Sea Disaster. 1st pbk.

By: NEWCOMB, Richard F. MAAS, Peter

Price: $14.00

Publisher: Perennial, New York, 2002, ISBN:0060959215

Seller ID: 73947

NEWCOMB, Richard F. Abandon Ship! : The Saga of the U.S.S. Indianapolis, the Navy's Greatest Sea Disaster. With an introduction and afterword by PeterMaas. (New York): Perennial, (2002). First Paperback Printing. Pp. (4),[i] -xx,(4),[1]-326,(6), + 8 p. of plates. Illustrated. 8vo, illustrated black card covers with red spine. Faint cover creasing, gift inscription to ffep,else vg. 14.00
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Abandon Ship! : The Saga of the U.S.S. Indianapolis, the Navy's Greatest Sea Disaster. in dj.

By: NEWCOMB, Richard F. MAAS, Peter

Price: $20.00

Publisher: HarperCollins, New York, 2001, ISBN:006018471x

Seller ID: 89278

NEWCOMB, Richard F. Abandon Ship! : The Saga of the U.S.S. Indianapolis, the Navy's Greatest Sea Disaster. With an introduction and afterword by PeterMaas. (New York): HarperCollins, (2001). Pp. (8),[ix]-xv,(5),[1]-326,(2). 8vo, black paper covered boards with grey spine. Vg in dj. 20.00
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Account of the Expedition of the British Fleet to Sicily , In the Years 1718, 1719, and 1720. 2d ed.

By: BYNG, George, Sir]

Price: $650.00

Publisher: J. and R. Tonson, 1739,

Seller ID: 39999

[BYNG, George, Sir]. An Account of the Expedition of the British Fleet to Sicily , In the Years 1718, 1719, and 1720, under the Command of Sir George Byng, Bart. (Afterwards Viscount Torrington) Admiral and Commander in Chiefof His Majesty's Fleet; and his Majesty's Commissary and Plenipotiary to t he Several Princes and States of Italy. Collected from the Admiral's Manuscripts, and other Original Papers. The Second Edition. L: Printed for J. andR. Tonson, 1739. Pp 96. 8vo, original wraps. A rather hagiographical accou nt of Byng's finest hour: his decisive defeat of a Spanish fleet off Cape P...
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Aces & Wingmen : Men, Machines and Units of the United States Army Air Force, Eighth Fighter Command and 354th Fighter Group, Ninth Air Force, 1943-5.signed in dj.

By: MORRIS, Danny TURNER, Richard E., Lt. Col., foreword SCUTTS, Jerry

Price: $100.00

Publisher: Neville Spearman, London, 1972, ISBN:0854352414

Seller ID: 94892

MORRIS, Danny. Aces & Wingmen : Men, Machines and Units of the United States Army Air Force, Eighth Fighter Command and 354th Fighter Group, Ninth AirForce, 1943-5 . With a foreword by Lt Col Richard E. Turner. Illustrated b y Jerry Scutts. (London): Neville Spearman Ltd., (1972). First Printing. Pp. (14),15-488. Illustrated (some of which are in colour). Largely double column. Large 8vo, navy blue cloth with gilt lettering to spine. "'Aces & Wingmen' contains stories of men who are famous and some who are not so famous. As well as including Aces such as Richard Turner and Edmond Zellner, ...
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Action in the North Atlantic. First Edition

By: GILPATRIC, Guy.

Price: $40.00

Publisher: Dutton, 1943, : 1943

Seller ID: 30858

GILPATRIC, Guy. Action in the North Atlantic. Illustrated with photographs. New York : E.P. Dutton & Co., Inc., 1943. First Edition. Pp (8),9-189,(3) + b&w photo frontispiece + 11 leaves showing 23 b&w photos of scenes from the Humphrey Bogart film. 8vo (147 x 208 mm), light blue-grey cloth, with dark blue lettering to front & spine. A World War II adventure novel featuring the life of sailors in the United States Merchant Navy. John Guy Gilpatric (b. January 21, 1896, New York – d. July 7, 1950, Santa Barbara). Smith & Weller, Sea Fiction Guide 924. The 1943 film of the same name st...
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Address of Michael J. Ryan, Esq at the Commemoration of the One Hundredth Anniversary of the Death of Commodore Barry, Father of the American Navy

By: RYAN, Michael J

Price: $90.00

Publisher: Knights of Columbus, 1903,

Seller ID: 30603

RYAN, Michael J. Address of Michael J. Ryan, Esq at the Commemoration of the One Hundredth Anniversary of the Death of Commodore Barry, Father of the American Navy; under the auspices of the Knights of Columbus; delivered at the Grand Opera House Broad and Montgomery Avenue on Sunday September 13, 1903. (Philadelphia): (n.d.). Pp 24. 8vo, printed wraps. A rousing piece of Irish-American oratory, taking as it fit and worthy object County Wexford native John Barry. Barry lived in Philadelphia from age 15, and it was therewhile employed as a merchant captain that he took command of the Black Pri ...
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Administration of the Navy Department in World War II

By: FURER, Julius Augustus, Rear Admiral EDISON, Charles, foreword. ELDER, Ernest McNeill, Rear Admiral, intro.

Price: $110.00

Publisher: Department of the Navy, 1959,

Seller ID: 38326

FURER, Julius Augustus, Rear Admiral. Administration of the Navy Department in World War II. With a Foreword by The Honorable Charles Edison; and an Introduction by Rear Admiral Ernest McNeill Elder. Washington: (Department of the Navy), 1959. Pp 1042. 8vo, blue cloth. Contents include: "The Naval Establishment- An Overall Survey"; "Secretary of the Navy"; "Chief of Naval Operations - Commander-in-Chief, U.S. Fleet"; "Fleet Organization"; "The Bureau System"; "Bureau of Ships"; "Bureau of Naval Personnel"; "Bureau of Ordnance"; "Bureau of Aeronautics"; "Bureau of Yards ...
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Admiral Ernest J. King and the Strategy for Victory in the Pacific. An article in Naval War College Review, Winter 1976

By: KING, Ernest J.) REYNOLDS, Clark G. PRESTON, Richard A. Naval War College Review, Winter 1976)

Price: $10.00

Publisher: Naval War College, Newport, RI, 1976,

Seller ID: 66759

(KING, Ernest J.) REYNOLDS, Clark G., Professor. "Admiral Ernest J. King and the Strategy for Victory in the Pacific" . An article in Naval War College Review, Winter 1976, pp. 57-64. Newport, RI: Naval War College, 1976. Pp.(2),1-106. Illustrated. Double column. 8vo, illustrated white card covers. Also of nautical interest: Harlan K. Ullman's "The Cuban Missile Crisis an d Soviet Naval Development: Myths and Realities", and Admiral Ernest J. King's "Set and Drift". And: Carl J. Midgail's "A Perspective of the Military and the Media", Dale R. Herspring's "Th...
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Admiral George Dewey : A Sketch of the Man

By: BARRETT, John DEWEY, George, Admiral)

Price: $50.00

Publisher: Harper, 1899,

Seller ID: 32657

BARRETT, John. Admiral George Dewey : A Sketch of the Man. NY: Harper and Brothers, 1899. Pp 279. 23 leaves of plates. Small 8vo, blue cloth, gilt anddec. to front, gilt to spine. Something of an instant book whose publicati on was occasioned by the ongoing war with Spain; nevertheless, the author has the proper credentials as former United States Minister to Siam and Special Correspondent with Dewey at Manila. While the focus is on the Admiral'srecent feats, there is also considerable analysis of his early history and character. Vg. A remarkably clean copy. 50.00
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Admiral Joseph Mason Reeves, USN.

By: REEVES, Joseph Mason, Admiral). HAYES, John D. Naval War College Review, Volume XXIII, Number 3 November 1970 ROBINSON, William H. BEX, John E.

Price: $9.00

Publisher: Naval War College, Newport, RI, 1970,

Seller ID: 67609

(REEVES, Joseph Mason, Admiral). HAYES, John D. "Admiral Joseph Mason Reeves, USN". An article in Naval War College Review, Volume XXIII, Number 3 November 1970, pp. 48-57. Newport, RI: Naval War College, 1970. Pp. 99. Illustrated. Double column. 8vo, illustrated card covers. Also: "An Element of International Affairs - The Military Mind" by Commander William H. Robinson, Jr., U.S. Navy; "Quantitative Information for Strategic Decisions" by MajorStuart J. Yuill, U.S. Army; "Navy and Polity: A 1973 Baseline" by Professo r John M. Roberts and Lieutenant Commander ...
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Admiral Number One : Some Incidents in the Life of Esek Hopkins, 1718-1802,First Admiral of the Continental Navy. ex-lib.

By: MILLER, Charles H HOPKINS, Esek.

Price: $60.00

Publisher: William-Frederick Press, 1962,

Seller ID: 40928

MILLER, Charles H. Admiral Number One : Some Incidents in the Life of Esek Hopkins, 1718-1802, First Admiral of the Continental Navy. NY: William-Frederick Press, 1962. Pp 74, [8] pp plates. 8vo, blue cloth. A popular, revisionist biography of Rhode Island-born first commander of the Continental Navy, examining the events leading to his dismissal and disgrace. Ex-library (pouch, spine label, inkstamps), rubbed, else vg. Uncommon. 60.00
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Admiral of the Fleet, Sir Provo W. P. Wallis ; A Memoir. First Edition.

By: BRIGHTON, J.G.

Price: $450.00

Publisher: Hutchinson & Co,, London, 1892,

Seller ID: 110936

BRIGHTON, J.G., m.d. Admiral of the Fleet, Sir Provo W. P. Wallis ; A Memoir. With Numerous Illustrations, Charts, &c. London : Hutchinson & Co., 1892. First Edition. Pp (6),[vii]-xiv,(2),[3]-299,(3) + portrait frontispiece. The 13 plates (two of which are charts) are included in the pagination. 8vo, blue cloth, gilt device to front board, gilt lettering to spine, t.e.g. Catalogue of the Library of the National Maritime Museum, Vol 2. Biography 1412; Perrin, Admiralty Library : Subject Catalogue of Printed Books : Part I : Historical Section, p.57; Myron Smith, The American Navy, 1789-1860 : A...
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Admiral Raymond A. Spruance and the Naval War College. Part I & II: in 2 volume set

By: BUELL, Thomas, Lieutenant Commander Naval War College Review XXIII, No. 7, March 1971. Naval War College Review XXIII, No. 8, April 1971. SPRUANCE, Raymond A., Admiral) .

Price: $20.00

Publisher: Naval War College Review, 1971,

Seller ID: 66769

(SPRUANCE, Raymond A., Admiral). BUELL, Thomas, Lieutenant Commander. "Admiral Raymond A. Spruance and the Naval War College: Part I - Preparing for World War II." An article in Naval War College Review, XXIII, No. 7, March 1971, pp. 30-51. Newport, R.I.: Naval War College Review, 1971. Pp. 110. Illustrated; double column. 8vo, illustrated card covers. Also: "Political Beliefs and Public Opinion" by Dr. Lloyd A. Free; "The Philosophy of the Counterculture" by Ensign William F. Averyt; "The Military Planning Process: Human Imperfections in its Applications" by Li...
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Admiral Sims and the Modern American Navy. First Edition

By: MORISON, Elting E. SIMS, William Sowden, Admiral)

Price: $30.00

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin, Boston, 1942, : 1942

Seller ID: 77563

MORISON, Elting E. Admiral Sims and the Modern American Navy. With illustrations. Boston : Houghton Mifflin, 1942. First American Printing. "The Riverside Press". Pp [i]-xiv,(2),[1]-547,(1), + 24 pages of b&w plates. Illustrated. 8vo (156 x 234 mm), blue cloth with darker blue lettering to front & spine. Admiral William Sowden Sims (b. October 15, 1858, Port Hope, Ontario – d. September 28, 1936, Boston) Elting Elmore Morison (b. December 14, 1909, Milwaukee, Wisconsin – d. April 20, 1995, Peterborough, New Hampshire) Preface, written in Peterborough, New Hampshire. . Part One ...
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Admiral William Shepherd Benson : First Chief of Naval Operations. in dj.

By: BENSON, William Shepherd, Admiral). KLACKO, Mary. TRASK, David F. BURKE, Arleigh A.

Price: $30.00

Publisher: Naval Institute, 1987, ISBN:0870210351

Seller ID: 35446

(BENSON, William Shepherd, Admiral). KLACKO, Mary. Admiral William ShepherdBenson : First Chief of Naval Operations. With David F. Trask; foreword by Arleigh A. Burke. Annapolis, Md.: Naval Institute Press, (1987). Pp xviii, 268. 8vo, brown cloth. A well researched biography of the United States' Great War chief of naval operations, which seeks to place his achievements inthe context of an emerging American nationalism. "This biography of Admira l William Shepherd Benson - the result of more than fifteen years of extensive research-makes a significant contribution to the annals of U.S. Nav...
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Admiral's House and its Occupants

By: U.S. Navy)

Price: $12.00

Publisher: Naval History Division, Navy Department, 1963,

Seller ID: 19667

(U.S. Navy). Admiral's House and its Occupants. (Washington, D.C.) : Naval History Division, Navy Department, 1963. Pp 32. Illustrated. Lg 8vo, card covers.

Very good. 12.00
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Aegis : Guided Missile Cruiser. card covers

By: BAILEY, Dennis M.

Price: $12.00

Publisher: Motorbooks International, 1991,

Seller ID: 19753

BAILEY, Dennis M. Aegis : Guided Missile Cruiser. Photography by Arnold Meisner. (Osceola, WI) : Motorbooks International, (1991). Pp 96. Illustrated.8vo, card covers. Vg. 12.00
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