Naval Shiphandling de Crenshaw, Cdr R.S - 1955

Annapolis: United States Naval Institute, 1955. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. 395pp, blue pebbled cloth cover with gilt lettering on front and spine. Foxing on edges of endpages. Cover is straight and clean, text and text block clean and unmarked. Prev owners signature on upper right of ffep "Herman Sverre Siqueland, Lieutenant junior grade United States Navy."

Previous owner of book was in the navy in the mid '50s. A fine copy of the first edition of this repeatedly-revised textbook. Learn how to properly anchor an aircraft carrier, destroyers, cruisers, battleships, submarines, amphibious and service ships, landing ships, it's all in here. Fascinating inside look at large scale naval maneuvering...The foxing and previous owner's signature are all that prevent a rating of "fine."