1904. LOT OF BOOKS Total of six hardcovers with jackets. In Irons: Britain’s Naval Supremacy and the American Revolutionary Economy,
by Richard Buel Jr. 397 pages. Utmost Gallantry: The U.S. and Royal Navies at Sea in the War of 1812
, by Kevin D. McCranie; c. 2011
Kevin D. McCranie. 365 pages. Sailor: A Pictorial History, by Alan McGowan
; c. 1977 Roxby Press Productions Limited. 175 pages.
Illustration oriented offering covering the 125 years prior to publishing. The Marlinspike Sailor,
by Hervey Garrett Smith; c. 1971 Hervey
Garrett Smith. 131 pages reissue of a book first published in 1956 providing lessons on operating small boats. Small Arms of the Sea
Services: A history of the firearms and edged weapons of the U.S. Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard from the Revolution to the pre-
sent, by Colonel Robert H. Rankin, USMC; c. 1972 N. Flayderman and Co. 227 pages. Armada: A celebration of the four hundredth
anniversary of the defeat of the Spanish Armada 1588-1988, by Peter Padfield. c. 1988 Peter Padfield. 208 pages with illustrated fron-
tispiece. The first two books in this lot rate excellent and are virtually blemish free and the balance rate very good to excellent with light
fading, foxing and wear. (76417-7N)
1905. LOT OF BOOKS Total of six. The British Battle-Fleet: Its Inception and Growth throughout the Centuries
, by Fred T. Jane; first pub-
lished 1912 S. W. Partridge & Co. Ltd., this edition c. Conway Maritime Press. 406 pages hardcover with jacket. Seapower and Naval
Warfare: 1650-1830, Richard Harding; c. 1999 Richard Harding. 356 pages hardcover. Nelson and the Nile: The Naval War against
Bonaparte 1798, by Brian Lavery; c. 1998 Brian Lavery. 318 pages hardcover with jacket and illustrated frontispiece. The History of the
British Navy, by Michael Lewis; first published 1957 Penguin Books, this edition 1959 Essential Books. 259 pages hardcover with jacket.
Battleship Bismarck: A Survivor’s Story
, by Baron Burkard Von Mullenheim-Rechberg; c. 1980 U.S. Naval Institute. 290 pages hardcover
with jacket and illustrated frontispiece. The Life of Captain James Cook
, by J.C. Beaglehole; c. 1974 Timothy Beaglehole. 760 pages paper-
back with illustrated frontispiece and a personal note written in pencil on the front end paper. The books in this lot rate excellent with
most having a price written in pencil on back end paper. (76417-7P)
1906. LOT OF BOOKS Total of six. The Battlefield Dead: “The Restless Souls of Gettysburg
”, by Elizabeth Matusiak; c. 2000 State of the
Art, LTD. 144 pages paperback discussing ghostly encounters. All for the Union: A history of the 2nd Rhode Island Volunteer Infantry in
the War of the Great Rebellion, as told by the diary and letters of Elisha Hunt Rhodes, edited by Robert Hunt Rhodes. Gettysburg: A
Testing of Courage, by Noah Andre Trudeau; c. 2002 Noah Andre Trudeau. 694 pages hardcover with jacket and appearing unused and
blemish free. The Politically Incorrect Guide to the Civil War
, by H.W. Crocker III; c. 2008 H. W. Crocker III. 370 pages paperback. The
Complete Civil War: The Definitive Fact File of the Campaigns, Weapons, Tactics, Armies and Key Figures, by Philip Katcher; c. 1992 Philip
Katcher. 318 pages paperback with illustrated frontispiece. The Civil War
, by Robert Paul Jordan; c. 1969 National Geographic Society.
215 pages heavily illustrated hardcover with jacket and enclosed folding map. Overall the lot rates excellent with maybe an isolated crease
or smudge. (76417-7Q)
1907. LOT OF BOOKS Total of five hardcovers with jackets. Admirals of American Empire: The Combined Story of George Dewey, Alfred
Thayer Mahan, Winfield Scott Schley and William Thomas Sampson, by Richard S. West, Jr. c. 1948 Bobbs-Merrill Co. 354 pages. A Ship
to Remember: The Maine and the Spanish-American War, by Michael Blow; c. 1992 Michael Blow. 496 pages. U.S. Warships Since 1945,
by Paul H. Silverstone; c. 1987 Paul Silverstone. 240 pages. Small Arms of the Sea Services: A history of the firearms and edged weapons
of the U.S. Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard from the Revolution to the present, by Colonel Robert H. Rankin, USMC. c. 1972 N.
Flayderman & Co. 227 pages. The U.S. Navy: An Illustrated History
, by Nathan Miller; c. 1977 U.S. Naval Institute. 416 thoroughly illus-
trated pages including index. The lot rates very good to excellent overall with some showing light foxing, fading and/or dirt. (76417-7R)
1908. LOT OF BOOKS Total of six. Chaining the Hudson: The Fight for the River in the American Revolution, by Lincoln Diamant; c. 1989, 1994
Lincoln Diamant. 233 pages paperback with a black ink mark along bottom edge near spine. Battlegrounds of Freedom: A Historical Guide
to the Battlefields of the War of American Independence, by Norman Desmarais; c. 2005 by Norman Desmarais. 241 pages paperback
signed by the author. The Politically Incorrect Guide to American History
, by Thomas E. Woods, Jr., Ph.D.; c. 2004 Thomas E. Woods Jr. 269
pages hardcover with jacket. The Revolutionary War
, by Bart Mcdowell; c. 1967 National Geographic Society. 199 pages hardcover with
jacket. Freedom: A History of US
, by Joy Hakim; c. 2003 Joy Hakim. 406 pages hardcover with jacket. George Washington: A Biography in
His Own Words, Vol. 1 of The Founding Fathers Series, edited by Ralph K. Andrist. 208 pages hardcover with jacket. (76417-7S)
1909. LOT OF BOOKS Total of five. Soldier’s Heart: Being the Story of the Enlistment and Due Service of the Boy Charley Goddard in the
First Minnesota Volunteers, by Gary Paulsen; c. 1998 Gary Paulsen. 106 pages hardcover with jacket. The Papers of George Washington,
W. W. Abbot, Editor, The Journal of the Proceedings of the President, 1793-1797, Dorothy Twohig, Editor; c. 1981 Rector and visitors of the
University of Virginia. 393 pages hardcover with jacket. George Washington: Anguish and Farewell (1793-1799), by James Thomas
Flexner; c. 1969, 1972 James Thomas Flexner. 554 pages hardcover with jacket and a black ink mark along bottom edge. Trafalgar:
Countdown to Battle 1803-1805, by Alan Schom; c. 1990 Alan Schom. 421 pages hardcover with jacket. The Presidents: Their Lives,
Families and Great Decisions as Told by The Saturday Evening Post, c. 1989 The Curtis Publishing Company. The books in this lot are in
excellent overall condition. (76417-7T)
1910. LOT OF BOOKS Total of five hardcovers with jackets. The First World War: A Complete History
, by Martin Gilbert; c. 1994 Martin
Gilbert. 615 pages. War Stories II: Heroism in the Pacific
, by Oliver North with Joe Musser; c. 2004 Oliver L. North and Fox News Network,
LLC. 471 pages and included is a DVD also with this title. Black Sheep: The Life of Pappy Boyington
, by John F. Wukovits. c. 2011 John
F. Wukovits. 249 pages. How the Battleship Maine Was Destroyed
, by H. G. Rickover; c. 1976 H. G. Rickover. 178 pages. The Marine
Book: A Portrait of America’s Military Elite, by Chuck Lawliss; c. 1988 Chuck Lawliss. 189 pages. The overall condition of the lot is excel-
lent including the first three showing virtually no wear. (76417-7U)
1911. LOT OF BOOKS Total of seven. We Thought We Were Going Home
, as told by Rhode Island WWII Battle of the Bulge Veterans, com-
piled & written by Thomas B. Pirnie; c. 2000 Thomas B. Pirnie. Approximately 70 page paperback with personal note written in ink on
inside front cover. Bannerman Castle
, by Thom Johnson and Barbara H. Gottlock; c. 2006 Thom Johnson and Barbara H. Gottlock. 127
pages paperback from the Images of America Series. Regimental Book Rhode Island Regiment for 1781 &c
., by Bruce C. MacGunnigle;
c. 2011 Rhode Island Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. 156 pages hardcover dedicated by the author. Years of Infamy:
The Untold Story of America’s Concentration Camps, by Michi Weglyn; c. 1976 Michi Nishiura Weglyn. 351 pages hardcover with jacket.
Uncommon Valor: Decorations, badges and service medals of the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps,
c. 1980 David L. Riley. 88 pages hard-
cover with gilted lettering and Navy seal. The Book of Navy Songs
, collected and edited by the Trident Society of the U.S. Naval Academy.
c. 1926, 1937 Doubleday, Doran & Co., 1948 U.S. Naval Institute, 1955 Joseph W. Crosley and U.S. Naval Institute
. 159 pages hardcov-
er with scattered light staining to the blue fabric cover graced with gilted lettering and logos and an ink ID note on the front end paper.
The Navy, edited by Rear Admiral W. J. Holland Jr., USN; c. 2000 Naval Historical Foundation. 352 page table style padded white hard-
cover with raised and embossed U.S. Navy Seal forming an impressive focal point. This is a prominently illustrated tribute to the past and
present associated with the U.S. Navy. The conditions of the books in this lot range from very good to excellent. (76417-7V)
1912. LOT OF BOOKS Total of five hardcovers with jackets. The Gun and Its Development
, by W.W. Greener. Ninth edition published by
Bonanza books. 804 pages. Pageant of the Gun: A Treasury of Stories of Firearms: their romance and lore, development and use through
ten centuries, by Harold L. Peterson; c. 1966, 1967 Maco Publishing. 352 pages. The Story of the Gun: From Matchlock to M16, by Ian V.
Hogg. c. 1996 Ian Hogg. 192 pages. From Flintlock to M1
, by Joseph W. Shields, Jr.; c. 1954 Joseph W. Shields Jr. 220 pages. The
Collecting of Guns, edited by James E. Serven; c. 1964 The Stackpole Co. 272 pages including one designated for the owner’s name, which
was applied in its appropriate location and in addition the inside front end paper exhibits a note proclaiming that the book was gifted in
1973. The overall condition is very good to excellent with only isolated small jacket tears, handling marks, foxing, dirt or fading. (76417-7W)
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