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Elements of Military Sketching and Map Reading
Published by D. Van Nostrand Company Inc., New York, 1917
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Not Published with Dust Jacket. Third Edition. A readable study of military sketching and map creation for officers and military artists, with countless diagrams, illustrations, drawings, tables, etc.; also contains several actual separate endpaper military sketches, and a very interesting advertisement section for other military books of the time. Hardcover, 100pp., boards show wear but book is in surprisingly good shape for its advanced age, very firm and with very little actual age showing to pagination. A very unusual and extremely rare militaria collectible. Size: 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Book.
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Sea Power and Its Meaning
Published by Franklin Watts, Inc, New York, 1966
Seller: The First Edition Rare Books, LLC, Cincinnati, OH, U.S.A.
Association Member: ABAA ILAB IOBA MWABA
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
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Hardcover. Condition: Near fine. Dust Jacket Condition: very good. Inscribed to Admiral John S. McCain, Jr., first edition of Sea Power and Its Meaning by Admiral J.J. Clark and Captain Dwight H. Barnes. (illustrator). First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 138pp. Blue cloth, title in black on spine. Stated "First Printing" on copyright page. Light wear to corners and spine. In the publisher's dust jacket, $5.95 retail price on front flap, short closed tears to rear panel, small stains to bottom of front panel, a touch of wear to corners. Tape repairs to verso. Signed on the title page "To Admiral John S. McCain, Jr. 'Mr. Seapower' who personally inspired this effort and to whom I dedicate this work. With best wishes - Dwight H. Barnes." Admiral John S. McCain, Jr. (1911-1981) served in the United States Navy for 45 years. He was the son of Admiral John S. McCain, Sr., a four-star admiral who commanded South Pacific aircraft operations in World War II, and the father of Senator John McCain. During the Vietnam War, Admiral McCain was Commander-in-Chief of all U.S. forces in the Vietnam theater and an ardent supporter of the Vietnamization policy of President Nixon. McCain retired in 1972 and died of a heart attack in 1981. He is buried in Arlington National Cemetery. Signed.
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HARDCOVER. Condition: Used; Very Good. Used; Very Good. 55-E-23 Fish Hoek Publishing 1817 (reprint, ca. 2007) Hardcover. Text is clean and unmarked. No dust jacket. Covers have light wear. Book Condition; Very Good . 1817. HARDCOVER.
