YARNS OF A KENTUCKY ADMIRAL by Hugh Rodman - 1929

The Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1928 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. A nice copy for its age with only light normal use wear..

Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill, 1928. First printing. Hardcover. Good. First edition, (1928) 8vo blue cloth, good copy with light discoloration from water to spine, 319 pp, rear hinge slightly cracked.

The Bobbs-Merrill company. Collectible - Acceptable. First edition copy. Collectible - Acceptable. Book Good. No dust jacket. Owner's name on front endpage. (WWI, world war 1, navy, warships, memoir)

London: Martin Hopkinson,, 1929. First Edition. . Hardcover. Good. ex-library inscription on title

Martin Hopkinson,, 1929. Hardcover. Good. 1929. 320 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth. Inscription to front pastedown. Pages are lightly tanned and thumbed at the edges, with light foxing. Binding has remained firm. Corners are creased in places. Boards are a little rub worn with slight shelf wear to corners, spine and edges. Corners are a little bumped and spine ends are a mildly crushed. Book has a forward lean. Boards are bowed. Tanning to spine and edges.

Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1928. Hardcover. Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill, (1928). 8vo. 320pp, Index. Blue cloth, very good condition, slight wear, spine lettering dulled, owner's name, no dj. Frontispiece and 26 illustrations on coated stock. This collection of yarns, notes, etc., was not originally written for publication. It is based on this admiral's experiences during 50 years in the Navy, most of it spent at sea cruising around the world.; Illustrated; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 320 pages .

Indianapolis, IN: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1928 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. Large Octavo. Large 8vo. 320 pp, illus. First Edition, 1928. Inked name on ffep. Lightly frayed top and bottom spine with slight wear to the fore-edge corner tips, age-darkened spine, and age-toned text block edges. Clean, tight and strong binding with no other underlining, highlighting or marginalia. Dark blue cloth with gilt lettering to front board and spine. "Admiral Hugh Rodman (1859-1940) was an officer in the United States Navy who served during the Spanish-American War and World War I, later serving as the Commander-in-Chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet from 1919 to 1921. During the Spanish-American War, he served in Raleigh and was commended for his outstanding conduct in the Battle of Manila Bay. In 1899, he participated in scientific explorations in the Pacific under the direction of Alexander Agassiz. Promoted to the rank of Rear Admiral in 1917, Rodman served as Commander, Battleship Division 9,… Read More

London: Martin Hopkinson. Original blue cloth. Some spots on back cover, else Very Good. No Dust Jacket. . Very Good. Hardcover. First British Edition. 1929.

Other: Other. Very Good. Hardcover. Indianapolis (1928) . 320 pages, clothbound, no jacket, very good condition. .

Martin Hopkinson,, London, 1929. 1929. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 1st edition, hardback, 8vo, 320pp, illustrated, flyleaf pasted to front endpaper, rear inner hinge strained, edges bvrowning, text otherwise clean and sound, blue cloth, gilt titles, rubbed, corners bumped and frayedf, Good condition / no dustwrapper .