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Louisiana State Univ Pr. Fair. 1996. Paperback. 0807120863 . Fully readable, back pages water damaged .

Brand: Louisiana State Univ Pr, 0000-00-00. Louisiana paperback ed. paperback. Used: Good.

The Blue & Grey Press, (1987). Octavo, gray leatherette & boards (hardcover), gilt letters, 833 pp. Near Fine in a Near Fine dust jacket. From dust jacket: The Civil War marks the development of modern naval warfare. Ironclad ships, steam power, maneuverable gunnery, together helped make battles at sea more deadly and more decisive. Raphael Semmes was one of the pioneers. A distinguished naval officer in the United States Navy prior to the War Between the states, as a Southerner, he stood firm with the South. First as Commander of the Sumter, the first Confederate ship of war, then as Captain of the CSS Alabama -- that most notorious and successful of Southern warships -- Semmes could well be considered the father of the Confederate Navy. Memoirs of Service Afloat is not only the story of Admiral Semmes adventures, cruises and battles, it is the history of the development of the Confederate navy. Written very much from the point-of-view of a Southern officer and gentleman, Memoirs of Service… Leer más

Blue & Grey Press, 1987-01-01. Hardcover. Used: Good.

Eastern Digital Resources, 1995. Eastern Digital Resources, 1995 THE disruption of the American Union by the war of 1861 was not an unforeseen event. Patrick Henry, and other patriots who struggled against the adoption of the Federal Constitution by the Southern States, foretold it in burning words of prophecy. Henry said, ""The voice of tradition, I trust, will inform posterity of our struggles for freedom. If our descendants be worthy of the name of Americans, they will preserve, and hand down to the latest posterity, the transactions of the present times; and though I confess my explanations are not worth the hearing, they will see I have done my utmost to preserve their liberty."". CD-ROM. 833 Pages.

The Blue & Grey Press, 1987. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Thick Large Octavo. Facsimile edition. A large, heavy book which will require extra shipping charges - cannot ship outside U.S.A..

Tight, clean, unmarked copy with only minor wear to the surface, edges and corners.

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2012-05-13. Paperback. Used: Good.

The Blue & Grey Press. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1987. Reprint. 155211771 . Paper covered boards with bumped spine ends. Corners sharp. No edgewear. DJ has mild edgewear only. Binding sound, text clean. Some notes to rear pastedown. No previous owner names, stickers or stamps. Pages lightly age toned. Illustrated with reproduced engravings. ; Large 8vo, hardcover, 833 pages. .

Baton Rouge, LA: LSU Press, 1996. 894 pages. Lower right of front cover, cluster of pages turned up inadvertently.. Facsimile Reprint/Louisiana PB Ed.. Soft Cover. Very Good. Confederate Navy.

Solid square spine, no writing or marks, no folded page corners. Dust jacket has no rips or creases. Not a remainder.

Secaucus, New Jersey: The Blue & Grey Press, 1987. Reissue. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 9x6x2. 1987 reissue of 1869 original. Edges and jacket reverse foxed, otherwise a nice copy. xvi, 833 pp. Original red cloth, gilt titles. An important Confederate biography, with black-and-white illustrations depicting important naval scenes of the American Civil War, including blockade running by the Sumter and several battles involving the Alabama. Also illustrated with engraved portraits. "Published in 1869, Raphael Semmes's Memoirs of Service Afloat was the first major southern memoir issued after the Civil War, written by the most important Confederate naval figure to emerge from the conflict. It appears here in its first indexed and professionally edited version, with an introduction and notes by Semmes's biographer John M. Taylor. According to Taylor, Semmes's impressive military performance would not be rivaled by any sea raider until the advent of the submarine. Commanding two… Leer más

Arkose Press, 2015-10-03. Hardcover. Very Good. Contents are tight and clean; some wrinkled pages

Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1996. Paperback. Very good. Paperback. 861pp+ index. Very good in publisher's wraps. Ink gift inscription on title page, else internally fine.

Blue & Grey Press, 1987-01-01. no additional printings listed . Hardcover. near fine /near fine. NOT an ex library book. 833 pages. Dust jacket has no chips or tears.

Baltimore: Kelly, Piet & Co, 1869. Hardcover. Poor. Hardcover. 9 1/4" X 6 1/4". xvi, 828pp. Heavy wear to cloth over boards with rubbing, toning, soiling, and bumps to covers, corners, and edges. Hinges are cracked with rear hinge crudely repaired with clear tape. Toning and dust-spotting to edges of text block. Soiling to endpapers and foxing to pages throughout. Previous owner's name in pencil to front endpaper. Pages are free of marks and notation. Last ten pages are missing. Includes 6 full page plates. Binding is tender but remains intact. ABOUT THIS BOOK: Memoirs Of Service Afloat: During The War Between The States is a first-hand account of the naval actions during the American Civil War by Raphael Semmes, a Confederate naval officer. The book chronicles Semmes' experiences as captain of the CSS Alabama, a Confederate commerce raider that wreaked havoc on Union shipping in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. Semmes also provides insight into the political and military strategies of the… Leer más

Forgotten Books, 2018-08-24. Paperback. Used: Good.

Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 1948. First Edition. Octavo. Gray cloth boards, lettered in maroon on spine; 218pp. Tight, VG+ to Near FIne unmarked copy, lacking the dustjacket. Small bookseller's ticket of Collector's Old Book Shop, Richmond inside front cover.

UsedVeryGood. Minor shelf wear

UsedVeryGood. signs of little wear on the cover.