A GUNNER ABOARD THE YANKEE 1898 DIARY OF #5 AFTER PORT GUN SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR

Description: A GUNNER ABOARD THE "YANKEE" FROM THE DIARY OF NO. 5 ON THE AFTER PORT GUN EDITED by H. H. LEWIS LATE U.S.N. WITH INTRODUCTION by W. T. SAMPSON REAR ADMIRAL U.S.N. PUBLISHED by DOUBLEDAY & McCLURE CO. 1898 FIRST EDITION FIRST PRINT WITH DATE ON TITLE PAGE THE DARK-BLUE-GRAY COLORED CLOTH COVER WITH CRISP GOLD LETTERING ON SPINE AND WHITE AND GRAY AND TOUCH OF GREEN LETTERING AND ARTWORK ON FRONT IS SQUARE WITH LIGHTLY RUBBED AND BUMPED CORNERS, SPINE HAS LIGHT RUBBING AT TIPS WITH A FEW SHORT FRAYS, FRONT COVER SHOWS SOME LIGHT SPOTTING/MOTTLING AND SOME SCUFFING/WEAR TO WHITE LETTERING THE INSIDE OFF-WHITE BOARDS AND END PAGES ARE FAIRLY TIGHT AND FAIRLY CLEAN WITH 2 NAMES IN FRONT AND A FEW MINOR FOXING SPOTS, THERE IS A 1/4" CRACK AT BOTTOM OF INSIDE FRONT HINGE THE 312 PAGES ARE TIGHT AND MOSTLY CLEAN (A FEW SCATTERED EDGE SOILS) WITH NUMEROUS GLOSSY ILLUSTRATIONS AND PHOTOGRAPHS INCLUDING FRONTISPIECE WITH TISSUE PAPER (WHICH HAS A SMALL FOLD/CREASE AT BOTTOM INSIDE CORNER) AND 4 COLOR PLATES INCLUDING THE TITLE PAGE ** THIS BOOK IS THE YARN OF THE CRUISE AND FIGHTS OF THE NAVAL RESERVES IN THE SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR. IT IS RESPECTFULLY DEDICATED BY RUSSELL DOUBLEDAY. NUMBER FIVE'S (RUSSELL DOUBLEDAY) DIARY WAS WRITTEN SIMPLY FOR HIS FAMILY, BUT THE FAME GAINED BY THE USS YANKEE CRUISER LEADS LEAD THE PUBLISHERS TO BELIEVE THAT IT WILL PROVE INTERESTING TO AMERICANS. . . - NAVAL BLOCKADE SANTIAGO, CUBAN COAST ** M7C29B13AB5 I USUALLY SHIP WITHIN 24 HOURS AFTER PAYMENT HAS BEEN RECEIVED * PAYMENTS MANAGED BY EBAY * SHIPPING IS MEDIA MAIL, SECURELY PACKAGED * SHIPPING DISCOUNTS ON COMBINED ORDERS * PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME WITH ANY QUESTIONS * THANK YOU

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