Composition for Naval Officers
by Stevens, William Oliver and Carroll Storrs Alden
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fair/No jacket
- Seller
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Meadows of Dan, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
Annapolis, Maryland: The United States Naval Institute, 1921. Third edition. Hardcover. Fair/No jacket. 235 pages plus index. Instruction in composition designed to meet the needs of the naval officer. Black cloth binding with gilt titles on spine. Heavy spotting and scrubbing of cover, some edge wear, corners and spine ends bumped and frayed, gilt faded, owner's name "A. F. Blasian" stamped on front cover, signature on front free end paper, interior pages tanned, upper leading corner missing from most pages, binding tight.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Scraps of American History (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 01649
- Title
- Composition for Naval Officers
- Author
- Stevens, William Oliver and Carroll Storrs Alden
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Jacket Condition
- No jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Third edition
- Publisher
- The United States Naval Institute
- Place of Publication
- Annapolis, Maryland
- Date Published
- 1921
- Keywords
- grammar, language, English, writing, military,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature;
Terms of Sale
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Scraps of American History
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Meadows of Dan, Virginia
About Scraps of American History
Unique bookstore in the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains. We specialize in vintage and antiquarian volumes with an emphasis on history, but carry books on many subjects. Currently we are building a catalogue from a large collection. We have been members of Biblio.com since around 2001 under the name Greenberry House. Our descriptions are detailed and careful and we try to note every flaw. ALL of our books are photographed and show you the exact item you will receive. We ship within one business day of receipt of orders and generally do not add shipping charges to the amount on your original invoice.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.