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![Text Box: Songs of the United States Military Academy, West Point, NY; Second Edition by Egner, Lieutenant Philip; Mayer, Frederick C. 1925 West Point, NY Egner & Mayer. 87 pp. 19 x 27 cm. Book of Songs for Cadets at West Point, includes "Alma Mater", "The Corps", Petition", "Army Blue", "Benny Havens, Oh!", "Hoo-rah for the Army Team", "On, Brave old Army Team", "Artillery Song", "Good-Night, Navy!", "Good-bye, Dear Old Kaydet Gray", "Down in Maryland", more. Grey cloth on board, very good. No dj. (3146) $26.00. Music
Western Musician, The; Dixon, Illinois, April, 1901 Bigelow, E.B., Editor 1901 Dixon, IL: The Western Musician. The Soloist's Conquest by Harry L. Newton, Chicago; Songs that Stand the Test: Coon up a Tree; Don't You Want a Little Doggie? You Told Me I Need Never Work No More; The Fatal Rose of Red; I Wish I Was in Dixie Land Tonight. Fred A. Truman is now acting as mayor of Dixon and manager of the Opera House. Lyon and Healy Band and Orchestra Music adv. Frank Holton Second Hand band and orchestra instruments. adv. 8 pp. 24 x 31 cm. Paper periodical, Small closed tear in edge of top of cover wrap. Includes subscription blank form. Good. (6370) $15.00. Music/Advertising
NAVY, NAUTICAL AND MARINE MATERIALS
All Hands: Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin, September 1944 Washington, DC: Bureau of Naval Personnel. World War II issue of Navy magazine: Navy Nerve Center, shows growth of Main Navy during War. Principal officers and Bureau chiefs of Navy Department. Guam: Americans return to Lost Pacific Island Outpost to re-conquer first U.S. territory taken by Japanese. War record of the SBD. The Month's News. 72 pp. 19 x 26 cm. Paper periodical, very good. (5550) $19.00. World War II /Navy
American Brig Commerce: Journal Comprising An Account of the Loss of the Brig Commerce, of Hartford, (Con.) James Riley, Master, Upon the Coast of Africa, August 28th, 1815; Seventh Edition by Archibald Robbins, 1818. Hartford, CT: Silas Andrus. Very popular account of author's ordeal as slave of Wandering Arabs of the Sahara; . Includes many Arabic words and meanings. Catching and eating locusts. . 275 pp. 11 x 17 cm. Calf on board, very scuffed and worn, text block detached; Only part of map of author's travels, showing western Africa, remains. Poor condition. (4820) $60.00 Nautical/Travel/History
America's Cup Races, The by Stone, Herbert L. and Taylor, William H.1958 Princeton, NJ: D. Van Nostrand Company, Inc History of the America's cup competition, from 1851, when American clipper ships were the queens of the world's ocean commerce, to 1958 when racing resumed after a 20-year hiatus. 253 pp. 15.5 x 23 cm. Cloth on board, some stains on cover and in endpapers, else very good. (2237) $15.00. Nautical
American Nautical Almanac For the Year 1931, The 1929. Washington, DC: United States Government Printing Office. Ephemeris for the Meridian of Greenwich; Azimuth of Polaris, Reduction of Sidereal to Mean Solar Time, Sunrise and Sunset, Moonrise and Moonset. 171 pp. 15 x 24 cm. Paper booklet, front cover partly torn at front hinge; owner name on cover, good. (5475) $15.00. Nautical
American Odd-Fellow, A Weekly Journal, Devoted to Odd Fellowship, and Matters of General Interest, Wednesday, May 25, 1853, Vol. XVII No. 1 Boston, MA: John B. Hall. Long sea story shows the value of Odd Fellowship; Dr. Dodd, a story of the snare of popularity; The strange people of Santipore, near Calcutta; Loss of the ship William and Mary, and how the captain saved his skin. Washington becomes a new state in the Union. 8 pp. 34 x 50 cm. Newspaper, unopened, good. (4930) $15.00. Nautical/History
America's War for Humanity: Pictorial History of the World War for Liberty, with Gen. John J. Pershing, William Duneath Eaton and Hon. James Martin Miller by Russell, Thomas H. ©1919 L.H. Walter. Includes Pres. Wilson's War Message, many good photos, Gen. Pershing's own story. This was one of those mass-produced, rushed-to-print books on WWI. 576 pp. 16 x 21 cm. Red cloth on board, very good. (2237) $18.00. History/WWI/Nautical.
Aviation, the Oldest American Aeronautical Magazine, February 1, 1926, Vol. XX No. 5 LePage, W. Laurence, editor. Highland, NY: Gardner Publishing Co. Cover photo shows naval formation in flight. The Spain-Argentina Flight. Aerial Battleships--French are experimenting with four-engine airplanes. Wright Apache Shipboard Fighter. Huff Daland Activities. Modern Hangars. New policy for command of Aircraft Carriers in U.S. Navy. 36 pp. 22 x 31 cm. Periodical, cover lightly soiled, spine torn bottom 8 cm. Good. (5594) $15.00. History/Aviation/Navy
Aviation, the Oldest American Aeronautical Magazine, February 8, 1926, Vol. XX No. 6 LePage, W. Laurence, editor. Highland, NY: Gardner Publishing Co. Cover photo shows aerial view of Brooks Field, San Antonio, TX. Colonel William (Billy) Mitchell Resigns from the Army. Full statement of Pres. Coolidge's Ruling in the case. Mitchell was convicted by Court Martial of derogatory remarks about the War and Navy Departments. Mitchell will receive $297.66 per month, or half pay, as an army officer with 28 years' service. List of Victors over enemy aircraft during the War (WWI)--top name is Edward Rickenbacker, who shot down 21 airplanes. 32 pp. 22 x 31 cm. Periodical, cover lightly soiled, good. (5595) $17.00. History/Aviation/Navy
Aviation, the Oldest American Aeronautical Magazine, March 1, 1926, Vol. XX No. 9 LePage, W. Laurence, editor. Highland, NY: Gardner Publishing Co. Cover photo shows Spanish Seaplane, Ne Plus Ultra, crossing the South Atlantic Ocean. Ford Contract Air Mail Opens, puts Detroit within 8 hours of New York. N.Y. University Wind Tunnel. Photo shows young woman holding a Meteormotor engine. Cy Caldwell writes about New York--New Yorkers resemble two kinds of fish-- the shark and the sucker. Notes that in Washington pilots are not popular, cites "chap named Bill." (Billy Mitchell.). 36 pp. 22 x 31 cm. Periodical, cover lightly soiled, good. (5598) $15.00. History/Aviation/Navy
Aviation, the Oldest American Aeronautical Magazine, March 8, 1926, Vol. XX No. 10 LePage, W. Laurence, editor. Highland, NY: Gardner Publishing Co. Cover photo shows British Aircraft Carrier HMS Furious. Foolhardy stunt, flying under Eiffel Tower, ends in failure. Experiments with an airplane arrester. New Alexander Eaglerock OX5. The Aero Club of Pittsburgh, Robert M. Marlier, President. Flying in Winter by Walter Brennan. The Air Service Radio Beacon. 32 pp. 22 x 31 cm. Periodical, cover lightly soiled, good. (5599) $15.00. History/Aviation/Navy
Between Wind and Water by Gerald Warner Brace, with illustrations by the Author, First Edition, with clippings about author and book review inserted. 1966 New York, NY: W.W. Norton & Co., Inc. Gerald Brace draws upon more than 50 summers of islanding, sailing and fog to write this book about the Maine coastal waters. He quotes Sarah Orne Jewett, a Maine writer, to introduce his chapters on the Maine Coast Accent and "Summer Folk". He quotes Captain John Smith to write about "Boats". Included in the pages are a 1966 review of this book from the Christian Science Monitor, by Philip Booth, and a 1968 Boston Herald Traveler review by Wilma Ebbitt of another of Brace's books. 220 pp. 14.7 x 21.7 cm. Blue-green cloth on board, slight wear, very good. Inside book are two folded newspaper clippings. (1859) $15.00. Nautical/Travel
Bluejacket's Manual, United States Navy, 1940, Tenth Edition 1940 Annapolis, MD: United States Naval Institute. 791 pp. 13 x 19 cm. When sailors joined the U.S. Navy in 1940, this is the book they studied, The kept it close to their heart in boot camp, and it went in their seabag when they went aboard ship. Dark blue cloth on flexible board, light to moderate wear to cover. Very good. (3439) $25.00. Nautical/Educational/Reference
British Warships; The Royal Navy, Completely Illustrated and Described, Published by the Illustrated London News ca. 1940 London, England: Illustrated London News, 32-34 St. Bride St., EC4. Magnificent collection of drawings and photographs of Royal Navy warships as of middle of 1940, updated from Brassey's Naval Annual, 1940 with losses off Narvik, Dunkirk, Flanders, in the Mediterranean and Atlantic. Drawings and data for HMS King George V, new 35,000 ton battleships; new "Lion" class of 40,000 ton ships; "Nelson" class including HMS Rodney. Caption for HMS Nelson notes that she ran over a magnetic mine, but survived it. Includes cutaway drawings of battleships, and other ships. Photo of HMS Warspite, flagship at Narvik. Battle cruiser HMS Hood, 42,100 tons. "...if it had been the Admiral Graf Spee's fortune to have been caught by the "Hood"..what short shrift she would have received." [Graf Spee fought with HMS Exeter, Achilles and Ajax in action in December 1939 off the River Plate in Argentina, and subsequently was scuttled by her captain.] HMS Repulse and Carriers HMS Ark Royal and Illustrious, Victorious, Formidable, Furious, Eagle, Glorious. Photo of HMS Exeter notes her gallant action against Graf Spee, she returned to Plymouth in Feb. 1940. Also "County" class cruisers. "Dido" Class, to be completed in 1941. Many more photos and drawings of destroyers and submarines, other warships, and ships of HM Australian Navy, HM Canadian Navy, HM Indian Navy. 42 pp. 47 x 32 cm. Paper booklet, large format, textured blue paper cover with cloth tape binding, gold printing. There is a five cm closed tear on cover, front and back, several pages loose, good. (7660) $66.00. Naval/Maritime/World War II
British World War I Naval Poster: How War Savings Certificates Grow in Value ca. 1918 London, England National War Savings Committee. Poster provides table of value for War Savings Certificates over five years. 48 x 38 cm. White poster with black and red printing, edges chipped, wrinkled, poor. (5234) $15.00. History/Ephemera/WWI
British World War I Naval Poster: The Best Investment in the world 5 ¼% compound interest free of income tax Savings Certificates. ca. 1919 London, England: National War Savings Committee (Naval Section). Invest 15/6 or the equivalent today and it will grow into 1£ sterling in five years. Your money is absolutely safe and you can get it back, with accrued interest, at any time, either at home or abroad. 61 x 102 cm. Blue poster with white border, white and orange printing, edges chipped, pinholes in folds, fair. (5231) $15.00. History/Ephemera/WWI
Bureau of Naval Personnel Training Bulletin, 15 June 1945; Issue No. NavPers 14931 Washington, DC: Bureau of Naval Personnel. Lead story: "Expert Lookout" new distinguishing mark for outstanding topside personnel. Behind today's Lookout training. Receiving Station Training for Transient Personnel. Minecraft Training Center at Little Creek, VA--prepares the men and ships that prepare the way for invasion. Precommissioning School (for Minecraft Training Center). Little Red Schoolhouse--Navy Style. Special program for non-readers is largest attempt at mass education in elementary skills. How to use training aids: a check list for instructors. Instructions for adjusting Kapok life jacket. Defense against chemical warfare. 40 pp. 20 x 27 cm. Paper periodical, lightly soiled, good. (6593) $16.00. Navy/World War II
Cugle's Practical Navigation, New Corrected Edition by Cugle, Charles H. 1942 New York, NY: E.P. Dutton & Co., Inc. Cugle prepared a text for explaining navigation for the ordinary man, since 1924. Rules of the Road; Arithmetic of navigation; Day's work or ship's position by Dead Reckoning; Mercator Chart; Middle latitude sailing; Great Circle sailing; Longitude by sun; by planet; by moon; Marcq St. Hilaire Method; more. 565 pp. 15 x 23 cm. Dark blue cloth on board, good. Owner name, "Sgt. William Gray" written on front pastedown. Two pages of notes inserted, one written on USO stationery, during World War II. (3364) $15.00. Nautical
Educational Focus, The, Winter 1941 Published by the Bausch & Lomb Optical Company 1941 Rochester, NY: Bausch & Lomb Company. "Wars are won by machines" by I.L. Nixon; "Your Eyes and How they Function" by Lawrence Sterling; Quote from Time Magazine, Nov. 10, 1941 by Admiral Blandy: "Consider that a single fire-control unit may weigh up to a ton, and that tolerances in that unit will scale down to .0005 of an inch, about half the thickness of a cigaret paper, and you'll see why we'd like a few more Bausch & Lombs." 24 pp. 15 x 23 cm. Paper periodical, good. (6831) $15.00. Navy/Scientific
Fighting Fleets, The: Five Months of Active Service With The American Destroyers and Their Allies in the War Zone by Paine, Ralph D. ©1918 Boston, MA Houghton Mifflin Co. 393 pp. 15 x 21 cm. Account of actions of U.S. Navy and allies at sea in World War I. Includes photographs and facsimile of telegram. Cloth on board, cover shows slight rubbing and fraying. Very good. (1660) $22.00. History/Nautical/Naval.
Hang On to Your Line; Bureau of Ships Technical Publication No. 5 1944 Washington, DC: Navy Department, Bureau of Ships Cartoon-style illustrations tell story about fibers using in Navy cordage, and need to conserve. Manila, Mixed sisal, composite, blended sisal hemp, jute; table of strengths. 14 pp. 20 x 26 cm. Paper booklet, lightly soiled, very good. (3899) $12.00. Nautical/Educational
Harbor News, The, Dutch Harbor, Alaska, Friday, 26 Nov. 1943.. 1943 Dutch Harbor, Alaska: Twenty-first U.S. Naval Construction Battalion. 4 pp. 20 x 33 cm. Seabee (Construction Battalion) unit stationed in Dutch Harbor, Alaska in World War II published mimeographed base newspaper. News from Berlin, bombing by RAF. Unalaskan Diary 60 years ago (1877). Mimeographed newspaper. Good. $15.00 (6119) Navy/World War II
Hudson-Fulton Celebration, Official Program, September 25 to October 9, 1909 New York, NY: Hudson-Fulton Celebration Commission. Celebration commemorates Discovery of Hudson River by Henry Hudson, 1609 and Inauguration of Steam Navigation by Robert Fulton, 1807. List of officers and Chairmen of Committees. Events included naval parades, musical festivals, military parade, children's festivals, illuminations, lectures, carnivals, historical parades and religious observances. Pictures of floats in historical pageant. United States ships at event included USS Idaho, USS Mississippi, USS Minnesota, USS Georgia, USS Wisconsin, USS Ohio, USS Rhode Island, USS Connecticut, all part of Great White Fleet; USNLS Utrecht of Netherlands; FNS Justice of France; HMS Duke of Edinburgh and HMS Drake, UK; Viktoria Luise of Germany. Also flying machines by Wright and Curtiss took part. 32 pp. 23 x 31 cm. Paper publication, front and back covers loose, poor. (7379) $33.00. Nautical
Jane's Fighting Ships, 1942 [Issued June 1943] Founded in 1897 by Fred T. Jane, 46th Year of Issue 1943McMurtrie, Francis E., A.I.N.A., Editor. New York, NY: The MacMillan Co. Forward to this book notes the tremendous difficulty of preparing this edition, with secrecy on part of combatants and neutrals, efforts to obscure or propagandize, and ships being sunk daily. Frontispiece photo of HMS Exeter, Royal Navy cruiser that bore the brunt of action with the German "pocket battleship" Admiral Graf Spee at the Battle of the Plate on December 13, 1939. Text notes that, while the Graf Spee was scuttled, Exeter was completely refitted and returned to combat. She was sunk by Japanese air attack at the Battle of the Java Sea in 1942. This fascinating real-timre record of naval action in World War II shows the ships that survived the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor (Dec. 7th, 1941), even noting changes to them as result of repairs after the attack. Also with 62 pages of advertising for everything you need to outfit a warship. 582 pp. + 62 pp. adv. 31 x 20 cm. Light blue cloth on board with gilt lettering. Edges worn, tiny white paint spots on cover, good. (6985) $140.00. Naval/World War II
Nautical Pursuits and National Progress, reprinted from The Social Economist, September 1891 by Bates, Capt. William W. ca. 1891 New York, NY: Institute of Social Economics. Bates, who was United States Commissioner of Navigation, makes the case for a strong merchant marine, with good, well-built American ships. The ocean ship is the arm of empire, an object of life and beauty. Nations that take and keep the sea develop military, as well as civil, prowess. Author gets quite emotional about "what a selfish, short-sighted, disparaging ridiculous suggestion.. To quit building ships ourselves, and buy from Great Britain!" 12 pp. 15 x 23 cm. Paper booklet, cover spine partly torn, edge frayed, cover soiled, hole punched through corner of booklet, poor. (4494) $15.00. Nautical/History
Naval Administration, Volume I, 1943 edition, compiled by the officers of the Department of Seamanship and Navigation, United States Naval Academy 1943 Annapolis, MD: United States Naval Institute. How the Navy Department is organized; shore establishment; shipboard organization; Disciplinary system. 221 pp. 15.5 x 23.4 cm. Flexible cloth book, dark blue, cover printing faded, some pencil underlining in Disciplinary section of book, good. (2806) $11.00. Navy/Nautical
Naval Digest 1921 containing digests of selected decisions of the Secretary of the Navy and opinions of the Judge Advocate General of the Navy 1923. Washington, DC: Government Printing Office Rulings about sailors who misbehaved; responsibility of commanding officers; legal decisions; dismissal; Joint Resolution of March 3, 1921. 164 pp. 12 x 18 cm. Cloth on board, very good. (3216) $19.00. Reference](image602.gif)