BITS AND PIECES OF AMERICAN HISTORY ~ As Told By a Collection of American Naval and Other Historical Prints and Paintings, Including Portraits of American Naval Commanders and Some Early Views of New York

Irving S. [Sands] Olds

Published by Irving S. Olds, New York, 1951

About this Item

8 1/4" x 11 1/4", grey heather cloth with blind-stamped gilt and rules to front board and spine, tipped-in color plate of ship to front board, limited, 463 pp., no dj issued. Signed Limited Edition, this No. 45 of 500, signed by author Irving S. Olds on limitation page, with his business card laid in. An excellent copy, about Near Fine, with only light age-toning to cloth, mild age-toning/foxing to text block edges, and the tiniest bit of bumping to the spine heel; otherwise Fine. Internally Fine. SEE PHOTO ENLARGED. Approximately 500 items of early American naval history, all expertly photographed and described. An elegant, well-made (and heavy) volume. Ships in a box with padding.

Seller Inventory # 04555

Bibliographic Details

• Title: BITS AND PIECES OF AMERICAN HISTORY ~ As Told By a Collection of American Naval and Other Historical Prints and Paintings, Including Portraits of American Naval Commanders and Some Early Views of New York
• Publisher: Irving S. Olds, New York
• Publication Date: 1951
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Near Fine