Old Naval Days; Sketches From The Life Of Rear Admiral William Radford, U.S.N.
Published by Henry Holt and Company, New York, 1920
- First Edition
- Hardcover
- Used
Seller: The First Edition Rare Books, LLC, Cincinnati, OH, U.S.A.The First Edition Rare Books, LLC
AbeBooks seller since August 29, 2017
Condition: Used - Near fine
US$ 475.00
Quantity: 1 available
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Small octavo, x, 389pp. Blue cloth, border stamped in blind on front cover, title in gilt on front cover and spine. No additional printings listed on copyright page. Solid text block, faint toning to endpapers, light rubbing to corners and spine, a near fine example. Complete with 19 full-page plates, including frontispiece. In publisher's dust jacket, faint soiling to front and rear panels, slight chipping to corners and spine, toning to spine, one short closed tear to rear panel, a very good example. This biography, written by the subject's daughter, Sophie Radford De Meissner, outlines the naval achievements of Rear Admiral William Radford (1809-1890). Radford served during the Mexican-American War and fought for the Union in the Civil War despite being born in Virginia.
Seller Inventory # 12466
Bibliographic details
- Title
- Old Naval Days; Sketches From The Life Of Rear Admiral William Radford, U.S.N.
- Author
- De Meissner, Sophie Radford [Radford, Rear Admiral William]
- Publisher
- Henry Holt and Company, New York
- Publication year
- 1920
- Condition
- Near fine
- Dust jacket
- very good
- Binding
- Cloth
- Illustrator
- First edition of Old Naval Days by Sophie Radford De Meissner, in the scarce original dust jacket.
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing.
- Seller catalogs
- Naval History Modern Fiction Aviation
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Located in Cincinnati, Ohio, and Indianapolis, Indiana, The First Edition Rare Books, LLC offers a wide variety of rare and collectible books from around the world. Our primary collection is built around U.S. political history, Western Military History, European Political History, and signed books from influential world figures.
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