Willis Abbot 1st Ed 1886 Blue Jackets Of '61 Navy History War Of Secession HC

Description: Hardcover. 4to. Dodd, Mead, and Company, New York. 1886. viii, 318 pgs. Illustrated with Black and White Plates. First Edition/First Printing. Bound in decorated naval themed cloth with gilt titles present to the spine. Boards have wear present to the extremities of the boards (boards are rubbed and worn). Previous owner's name present to the front pastedown. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. Willis John Abbot (March 16, 1863 – May 19, 1934) was an American journalist, and a prolific author of war, army, navy, marine corps and merchant marine books. Willis Abbot 1st Ed 1886 Blue Jackets Of '61 Navy History War Of Secession HC Click images to enlarge Description Up For Sale Today is Blue Jackets of '61 A History of the Navy in the War of Secession by Willis J. Abbot Hardcover. 4to. Dodd, Mead, and Company, New York. 1886. viii, 318 pgs. Illustrated with Black and White Plates. First Edition/First Printing. Bound in decorated naval themed cloth with gilt titles present to the spine. Boards have wear present to the extremities of the boards (boards are rubbed and worn). Previous owner's name present to the front pastedown. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. FROM WIKIPEDIA: Willis John Abbot (March 16, 1863 – May 19, 1934) was an American journalist, and a prolific author of war, army, navy, marine corps and merchant marine books. Born in New Haven, Connecticut to Waldo Abbot and Julia Holmes, he was a graduate of the University of Michigan in 1884. He was married to Marie A. Mack in 1887 and became managing editor of the Chicago Times during 1892–93. In 1896–8 he waseditor for the New York Journal. In 1905 he joined the New York American. Abbot wrote for the Hearst's New York Journal in 1921. Later, he was named the editor of Christian Science Monitor, a position which he held from 1922 to 1927. He had a brief career in politics leading the movement for Ethics Enforcement with Herbert Bayard Swope working on the constitution of the ANSE. All these actions taken towards ethics amelioration was seen negatively by president Hopwood. Throughout this ethics debate. W. J. Abbot was on the board of directors of ANSE. OUR MISSION STATEMENT: Our goal is to provide the best books for the lowest prices. We understand that you have more choices than ever to buy books, so we strive to provide the best service, accurate descriptions, the cheapest shipping and the best customer service in the realm of bookselling. Thank you for visiting this listing and we hope to see you again soon! Book formats and corresponding sizes Name Abbreviations Leaves Pages Approximate cover size (width × height) inches cm folio 2º or fo 2 4 12 × 19 30.5 × 48 quarto 4º or 4to 4 8 9½ × 12 24 × 30.5 octavo 8º or 8vo 8 16 6 × 9 15 × 23 duodecimo or twelvemo 12º or 12mo 12 24 5 × 7⅜ 12.5 × 19 sextodecimo or sixteenmo 16º or 16mo 16 32 4 × 6¾ 10 × 17 octodecimo or eighteenmo 18º or 18mo 18 36 4 × 6½ 10 × 16.5 trigesimo-secundo or thirty-twomo 32º or 32mo 32 64 3½ × 5½ 9 × 14 quadragesimo-octavo or forty-eightmo 48º or 48mo 48 96 2½ × 4 6.5 × 10 sexagesimo-quarto or sixty-fourmo 64º or 64mo 64 128 2 × 3 5 × 7.5 ALL ITEMS ARE DESCRIBED TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY! PLEASE CHECK ALL THE PHOTOS BEFORE BIDDING! ALL ITEMS ARE WRAPPED IN 2 LAYERS OF BUBBLE WRAP AND THEN PLACED INTO A CUSTOM FITTED CARDBOARD MAILER. IF YOU WIN A LARGE NUMBER OF BOOKS OR A SET THE ITEMS WILL BE SHIPPED IN A STURDY BOX. IF YOU DO WIN MULTIPLE ITEMS PLEASE DO NOT PAY FOR THEM INDIVIDUALLY! PAYMENT IS DUE WITHIN SEVEN (7) DAYS OF THE INVOICE! Import duties, taxes and charges are not included in the item price. These charges are the buyer's responsibility. Please check with your country's customs office to determine what these additional costs will be prior to bidding/buying. These charges are typically collected by the delivering freight (shipping) company or when you pick the item up. We do not mark merchandise values below value or mark items as "gifts" as US and International government regulations prohibit such behavior. (This is a felony in the United States) FREE DOMESTIC (MEDIA MAIL) FREIGHT ON ALL ITEMS! Pictures sell! Auctiva offers Free Image Hosting and Editing.300+ Listing Templates! Auctiva gets you noticed! The complete eBay Selling Solution. Track Page Views WithAuctiva's FREE Counter

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