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US Naval Institute Press, 1987. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

US Naval Institute Press, 1987. Hardcover. Good. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Naval Inst Pr. Used - Good. Good condition. Very Good dust jacket. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.

Naval Inst Pr. Used - Very Good. Very Good condition. Good dust jacket. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner’s name, short gifter’s inscription or light stamp. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included.

Annapolis: U. S. Naval Institute, 1988. Second Impression. Hardcover. In exceptionally good condition. Octavo, [25cm/10inches], full gilt-embossed shallows green cloth w/ mylar-protected dust jacket, pp. x, 412. indexed. Illustrated with b-w halftones. Please feel free to inquire as to particulars and/or additional photographs. ... Robert Erwin Johnson was a University of Alabama professor of history and considered "one of the finest scholars of the nineteenth century U.S. Navy and U.S. Coast Guard". Johnson was born in Marshfield, Oregon and enlisted in the U.S. Coast Guard in 1941 and served until 1946 on the Haida (WPG-45).After his wartime service at sea as a quartermaster, he attended the Oregon State Agricultural College from 1946 to 1948, then transferred to the University of Oregon, where he earned his Bachelor of Arts degree and was elected Phi Beta Kappa in 1951. From 1951–52, he served again on active duty in the U.S. Naval Reserve, rising to Petty Officer First… Read More

Naval Institute Press. hardcover. Good. 7x1x10. Some wear, but still a good reading copy. A portion of your purchase of this book will be donated to non-profit organizations.Over 1,000,000 satisfied customers since 1997! Choose expedited shipping (if available) for much faster delivery. Delivery confirmation on all US orders.

Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press, 1988. (1988), 412pp, illus., maps, light shelfwear to cover, some soiling to pg edges, gift note to title page, slight rubbing & edgewear to dj, sticker remains to dj, contents clean.. Cloth. Very Good -/Very Good -.

Naval Inst Pr. First Edition. Hardcover. Like New/Like New. First Edition, 6th Printing. Published by Naval Institute Press, 1987. Quarto. Green cloth boards stamped in gold. Book is like new. Sharp corners and spine straight. Binding tight and pages crisp. Small bit of sharpie marks on flyleaf. Dust jacket is like new with light shelf wear. 412 pages. ISBN: 0870217208. 100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions or if you would like a photo. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Southampton, New York. We Buy Books! Individual titles, libraries, collections. Message us if you have books to sell!

Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press, (1987). First Edition. Royal octavo, green cloth (hardcover), illustrations, x, 412 pp. Fine (As New) in a Near-Fine dust jacket with slightly sunned spine. From jacket: Based on years of extensive research, this comprehensive history of the U. S. Coast Guard -- the first to be written -- benefits both from the author’s firsthand knowledge of the service and from his training as a historian...In this book Professor Johnson has taken a dual approach to his subject. He offers an operational history that describes the Coast Guard’s active participation in two world wars and other military engagements and its equally important, constantly expanding peacetime duties. he also provides an organizational history that focuses on the service’s eolution from its formal creation in 1915 right up to the present. Yet, despite his thorough documentation of facts and figures, Johnson is so lucid a writer and the Coast Gaurd’s story so filled with fascinating… Read More

New, unread, minor shelf wear to DJ back (from stock of closed bookstore); Orders received by noon Eastern Time shipped same day

Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press, 1988. Second printing . Hardcover. One of the nation's armed forces, the Coast Guard has never come under the jurisdiction of the Department of Defense, and most of its ships and aircraft remain unarmed. This comprehensive history also includes sensational tales of search-and-rescue missions plus technical explanations of cutter designs. 412 pages with photographs and several maps. Fine in near fine, bright dust jacket with two tiny closed tears and mild rubbing.

Annapolis: Naval Inst Press. Limited ed. . Hardcover. Good+. Ex Library in a good blue cloth slip case. This edition especially prepared and updated to commemorate the United States Coast Guard Bicentennial in 1989-1990, is limited to 1,000 copies sig

Naval Institute Press, 1988. 412pp, index, illus, ship photos, 260x185mm. Spine of jacket is a little sunned otherwise book and jacket are as new. . Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good.

Naval Institute Press. Limited edition stated and signed by the author on the title page. Very good in a very good matching slipcase but has a few circular blind stamps on the front papers and the previous owners name on the half-title - all else ia about fine with no other markings. . Very Good Plus. Hardcover. Limited Edition. 1989.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

Naval Inst Pr. hardcover. New. 7x1x10.

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Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press, 1989. Bicentennial edition (limited to 1,000 copies signed by the author). Hardcover book bound in the publisher's original full cloth housed within its original clothbound slipcase. 26 cm. 412 pages. Contains black-and-white illustrations throughout. This copy has been signed by the author directly on the title page. The book is in near fine condition. Previous owner's name written on the half title page. Hinges tight, interior pages bright. Light edge wear/bumping, soiling, scuffing to the slipcase.

Annapolis, Maryland, U.S.A.: Naval Inst Press, 1988. 412 pages/illus/maps. A Comprehensive history of the United States Coast Guard from 1915 to 1987. Illustrated with photographs, maps, and an extensive notes and bibliography section. Text clean.. 1st Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Naval Institute Press, 1989. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 7x2x11. Publisher's blue hardback in better than very good condition: firm and square, no scuffs, no cracks. Complete with original slipcase, just lightly rubbed. Contents tight and clean; no pen-marks, save authorial signature(s) at the title-page. Not from a library so no such stamps or labels. Thus a tidy book in very presentable condition.