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Language: English
Published by Naval Institute Press 2000
Series: Bluejacket Books, Book 39 of 51. Book 39 of 51 - Bluejacket Books
- Softcover
- First Edition
Seller: Friends Of Bridgeport Public Library, Bridgeport, CT, U.S.A.Friends Of Bridgeport Public Library
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Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First edition in excellent used condition. The Friends of the Bridgeport Public Library use these funds to promote literacy in the community and in the Bridgeport Public Schools.

Language: English
Published by Naval Institute Press 2000
Series: Bluejacket Books, Book 39 of 51. Book 39 of 51 - Bluejacket Books
- Softcover
Seller: ThriftBooks-Dallas, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.ThriftBooks-Dallas
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Language: English
Published by Naval Institute Press 2000
Series: Bluejacket Books, Book 39 of 51. Book 39 of 51 - Bluejacket Books
- Softcover
Seller: ThriftBooks-Dallas, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.ThriftBooks-Dallas
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Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Language: English
Published by Naval Institute Press 2000
Series: Bluejacket Books, Book 39 of 51. Book 39 of 51 - Bluejacket Books
- Softcover
Seller: Paisleyhaze Books, New Hartford, CT, U.S.A.Paisleyhaze Books
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Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Naval Institute Press / Bluejacket trade paperback, 2000-1st printing, clean/tight, name on front endpaper else unmarked, minimal wear; (VG+). We will bubble wrap the book and ship it in a New BOX- Not a plastic bag like the zombie sellers.

Language: English
Published by Naval Institute Press 2000
Series: Bluejacket Books, Book 39 of 51. Book 39 of 51 - Bluejacket Books
- Softcover
Seller: Gold Country Books, Sacramento, CA, U.S.A.Gold Country Books
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Original price: US$ 16.70; 20% offCurrent price: US$ 13.36
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Soft cover. Condition: New. Brand new. Shrink-wrapped. // Shipped carefully packed in a sturdy box.
Published by Rinehart
- Hardcover
Seller: ThriftBooks-Dallas, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.ThriftBooks-Dallas
Contact seller5-star sellerHardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.
Published by Rinehart
- Hardcover
Seller: ThriftBooks-Atlanta, AUSTELL, GA, U.S.A.ThriftBooks-Atlanta
Contact seller5-star sellerHardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.
Published by Rinehart
- Hardcover
Seller: ThriftBooks-Atlanta, AUSTELL, GA, U.S.A.ThriftBooks-Atlanta
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.
Published by Robert B. Luce 1972
- Hardcover
Seller: Atlantic Books, Mars Hill, NC, U.S.A.Atlantic Books
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Ex-Library copy with small label on Jacket. A Few interior Library stamps.
Published by Naval Institute Press 2000
- Softcover
Seller: Antheil Booksellers, No. Bellmore, NY, U.S.A.Antheil Booksellers
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Soft cover. Condition: Poor. No Jacket. 255pp. Ill.
Published by Robert B. Luce 1972
- Hardcover
Seller: Burke's Book Store, Memphis, TN, U.S.A.Burke's Book Store
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Ex-Library. Stamps to edges and a couple pages, library pocket in rear, minor edgewear, else tight and clean. DJ shows minor rubbing. Flaps NOT glued down.
Published by Robert B. Luce, Inc., Washington, DC 1972
- Hardcover
Seller: Du Bois Book Center, Englewood, NJ, U.S.A.Du Bois Book Center
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Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Illistrated with photographs. Appendix: The Crew of PC 1264. 255pp. Blue linen boards with bright silver title on spine. Pictorial Dust Jacket. "On April 25, 1944, the United States Navy launched a social experiment--PC 1264. On board were sixty-three men--fifty-eight enl…isted men, fifty of whom were Negro, and five white officers." This is the story of Subchaser PC 1264 told by the commander of PC 1264, Captain Eric Purdon. Ex library with usual markings. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover.
Published by R. B. Luce, Washington 1972
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Victoria Bookshop, BERE ALSTON, DEVON, United KingdomVictoria Bookshop
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US$ 9.87
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. First Edition. Ex plymouth naval Library. D/W bound in. Book.
Published by FoG 1941
- Hardcover
Seller: antikvariat sacher, Malmö, SKÅNE, Swedenantikvariat sacher
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US$ 7.67
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inb. Condition: Fine.

Language: English
Published by Rinehart And Company, USA 1947
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Carmarthenshire Rare Books, Carmarthen, United KingdomCarmarthenshire Rare Books
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US$ 16.58
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. original cloth backed boards hardcover, illustrated, 434 pages, small tear without loss to top of spine, pages tanned otherwise very good. We are a real bookshop with real books situated in and shipping from the United Kingdom. Shelf B295.
Published by Robert B. Luce, Washington 1972
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Alexander Books (ABAC/ILAB), Ancaster, ON, CanadaAlexander Books (ABAC/ILAB)
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US$ 20.00
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 255 Pages Illus., Dust Jacket Edge Chipped O/W Sound. Inscribed by Author(s). Book.
Published by First edition, published by Robert B. Luce, Inc., Washington, D.C., 1972. 1972
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Jerry Merkel, XENIA, OH, U.S.A.Jerry Merkel
Contact seller5-star sellerVery good with very good dust jacket. Minor binding slant. Bottom edge of front cover is rubbed. Tiny spot on page fore edge. Dust jacket is lightly rubbed at spine tips and corners. 255 pages with seven illustrations.

Language: English
Published by Naval Institute Press 2000
Series: Bluejacket Books, Book 39 of 51. Book 39 of 51 - Bluejacket Books
- Softcover
Seller: Hay-on-Wye Booksellers, Hay-on-Wye, HEREF, United KingdomHay-on-Wye Booksellers
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US$ 11.63
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Condition: Very Good. Some outer edges have minor scuffs. Cover has light scratches. Reading content is in like new condition. Despatched within 24 hours.
Published by Robert B. Luce, Washington 1972
- Hardcover
Seller: Hoffman Books, ABAA, IOBA, Columbus, OH, U.S.A.Hoffman Books, ABAA, IOBA
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US$ 24.50
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Washington and New York: Robert B. Luce, Inc., (1972). A Near Fine copy. DJ is Very Good, though starting to seperate at crease between rear cover and rear flap.

Language: Akan
Published by Naval Institute Press, Annapolis, Maryland 2000
Series: Bluejacket Books, Book 39 of 51. Book 39 of 51 - Bluejacket Books
- Softcover
- First Edition
Seller: Fred M. Wacholz, Elkhart, IN, U.S.A.Fred M. Wacholz
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Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Book is a near fine Naval Institute Press bluejacket books story of subchaser 1264 and its African American crew and five white officers. This book appears to have been read only once if at all, no loose pages. No underlining, with some B+W photos throughout the text. Thi…s social experiment proved a group of African American's could operate at sea under wartime conditions. Eleanor Roosevelt had an outstanding idea and persuaded her husband to integrate the American armed forces.

Published by Washington: R. B. Luce 1972
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: MW Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.MW Books
Contact seller5-star sellerFirst Edition. Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dw, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 255 pages; Description: 255 p. illus. 23 cm. Subjects: United States. Navy --African American troops. PC… 1264 (Ship) World War, 1939-1945 --Participation, African American. World War, 1939-1945 --Naval operations, American. 3 Kg.
Published by Naval Institute Press Annapolis 2000 2000
- Softcover
- First Edition
Seller: Andrew Barnes Books / Military Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, AustraliaAndrew Barnes Books / Military Melbourne
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1st ed. thus stiff wrappers As New octavo 255pp., b/w plates, appendix, The remarkable World War II story of PC 1264's crew of fifty African-American enlisted men as recounted by the ship's captain.

Published by Washington: R. B. Luce 1972
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: MW Books Ltd., Galway, , IrelandMW Books Ltd.
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First Edition. Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dw, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 255 pages; Description: 255 p. illus. 23 cm. Subjects: United States. Navy --African American troops. PC… 1264 (Ship) World War, 1939-1945 --Participation, African American. World War, 1939-1945 --Naval operations, American. 1 Kg.
Published by RINEHART, NEW YORK 1947
- Hardcover
Seller: Black Canyon Books, Olathe, CO, U.S.A.Black Canyon Books
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hardback. Condition: very good. 8vo, B&W Illustrations, Slight Soil And Wear To Covers, 434pp.
Published by Robert B. Luce, Inc, Washington, DC 1972
Seller: Ground Zero Books, Ltd., Silver Spring, MD, U.S.A.Ground Zero Books, Ltd.
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Condition: good. 255, illus., appendix, stain on lower inside corner from p. 254 to end, some wear to edges of boards and spine.

Language: English
Published by Naval Institute Press 2000
Series: Bluejacket Books, Book 39 of 51. Book 39 of 51 - Bluejacket Books
- Softcover
Seller: SHIMEDIA, Brooklyn, NY, U.S.A.SHIMEDIA
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Language: English
Published by Naval Institute Press 2000
Series: Bluejacket Books, Book 39 of 51. Book 39 of 51 - Bluejacket Books
- Softcover
Seller: BennettBooksLtd, Los Angeles, CA, U.S.A.BennettBooksLtd
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paperback. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.

Published by Robert B. Luce Inc., Washington, D.C. 1972
- Hardcover
Seller: CHARTWELL BOOKSELLERS, NEW YORK, NY, U.S.A.CHARTWELL BOOKSELLERS
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Hardcover in Dust Jacket. Condition: Very Good. "No. Atlantic: Mostly Black crew, by its CO.".
Seller: Librairie Laurencier, Bordeaux, AQUIT, FranceLibrairie Laurencier
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New York.1947.In-8 toilé avec chemis i.sous rhodoide.434 p.Photos.BE.Déchirures à la jaquette.
More imagesPublished by Robert B. Luce, New York 1972
- Hardcover
- First Edition
- Signed
Seller: Rare Book Cellar, Pomona, NY, U.S.A.Rare Book Cellar
Contact seller5-star sellerHardcover. First Edition; First Printing. Very Good+ in a Very Good+ dust jacket. ; Personalized by author on FEP. ; Signed by Author. Signed.