Extracts Relating to the Origin of the American Navy
by Waite, Henry E., comp
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- Bound in quarter morocco over marbled boards, gilt lettering on front cover reading "Origan [sic] of the American Navy". A bit s
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About This Item
Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1890. 1 vols. 4to. Bound in quarter morocco over marbled boards, gilt lettering on front cover reading "Origan [sic] of the American Navy". A bit scuffed, but a sturdy copy with Henry Cabot Lodge's bookplate. 1 vols. 4to. Henry Cabot Lodge's Copy.
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- Title
- Extracts Relating to the Origin of the American Navy
- Author
- Waite, Henry E., comp
- Format/Binding
- 1 vols. 4to
- Book Condition
- Used - Bound in quarter morocco over marbled boards, gilt lettering on front cover reading "Origan [sic] of the American Navy". A bit s
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- New England Historic Genealogical Society
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1890
- Keywords
- Travel & Exploration
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