Mitchell Katz Herbert Lee Edwin (3 results)

Hardcover. Condition: USED_GOOD. No Jacket. Binding is somewhat loose. Minimal shelfwear. Please note the image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: USED_FAIR. No Jacket. A Fair copy of a "New and Enlarged Edition" of a title which contains ".12 pages of new text matter summariz[ing] the latest available information on naval developments, launchings and war loses." Extensive wear to volume. Slight curl to volume. Staining to navy blue front boards. Scratching to rear boards. Chipping to base of spine. Wear and creasing to top of spine. Yellow lettering still crisp on front boards. Map illustration of both oceans on front end papers has a three inch piece torn out which goes to the binding webbing. From Verso:"This book is complete and unabridged in contents, and is manufactured in strict conformity with Government regulations for saving paper."Wear to pages with creasing and spotting. Table of Contents:"Foreword -- New Naval Developments And Launchings; United States Naval War Losses; The Battleship; The Aircraft Carrier; The Cruiser; The Destroyer; The Submarine; Minecraft; Patrol and District Craft; Auxiliary Vessels; Unclassified Vessels; Converted Yachts; Ships Authorized And Building; The United States Coast Guard; Ironclad Vs. Battleship; Uniform Insignia; Flags Of The U.S. Navy; Text Of The New Naval Policy; Ship Nomenclature; Code Of Builders; Glossary; Abbreviations; Bibliography; Index Of Ships""Description: xvi, [2], 102 pages : illustrations ; 17 x 26 cm.".

Hardcover. Condition: USED_VERYGOOD. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair +. Blue cloth map endpapers depicting naval locations worldwide. Oblong format. New and Enlarged Edition--recent developments, launchings, war losses included in 12 pages of text and new Foreword inserted at front of text from previous edition. Illustrated with black-and-white photographs and drawings. Light-to-moderate rubbing to cover extremities, with most wear to lower front cover corner. Clean and tight in a moderately-to-heavily edgeworn and very lightly soiled dust jacket. Irregular 2" closed tear accompanied by creasing and smaller tears at lower front panel of jacket. Upper edge of front jacket panel creased and with a 1" closed tear. Small chip and 1" closed tear at upper rear panel.