The History of the Navy of the United States of America. In two volumes
$200 · Offered by Lorne Bair Rare Books
Paris: A. and W. Galignani & Co., 1839. Two octavo volumes 22cm . Early gilt-decorated calf over moiré-patterned boards; 258+349pp; half-titles present; lithographed frontispiece to each volume. A straight, sound set with stamps of a now-defunct church library to title pages and endpapers; evidence of old label removal at base of spines; mild foxing within; Good or better. Despite the flaws, a not-unattractive copy in
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