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[NAVAL]. WELLES, Gideon (1802–1878, his copy).

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Niven, Gideon Welles Lincolns Secretary of Navy, 1stEd. 1973 illustrated: "Gideon Welles: Lincoln's Secretary of the Navy" by John Niven, published by Oxford University Press, New York, 1973. First Edition with '1973' on the bottom of the title page and copyright 1973 by th

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Ramusio Atlas 1606, The Macclesfield Copy: RAMUSIO, Giovanni Battista (1485-1557). Delle navigationi et Viaggi. Venice: Giunti, 1606. 3 volumes, folio (12 1/4" x 8 1/2"), ff. [4], 34, 394; 6, 9-18, [10], 256, 90; [6], 36, 430. Woodcut device o

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Mother Teresa Signed Copy of "Loving Jesus", Fantastic Signature: Mother Teresa Signed Copy of "Loving Jesus", Fantastic Signature A signed copy of "Loving Jesus" by Mother Teresa. Ann Arbor: Servant Publications, 1991. Sixteenmo, ix, 165pp. Signed and inscribed on

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Gill, Victoria Illustrated, Rare Colored Copy: GILL, Samuel Thomas (1818-1880) - Nicholas CHEVALIER (1828-1902), and Others. Victoria Illustrated. Second Series, with Descriptive Letterpress. Melbourne: Sands, Kenny & Co., 1862. Comparable: Austra

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S. PROUT's own copy unrecorded de luxe issue 1844: Offered for sale by Adam Langlands of 'Shadowrock Rare Books' - for more information please contact him via email at adamlanglands@gmail.com Samuel PROUT (1783-1852, artist).

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Isidora Duncan My Life 1927 Presentation Copy 1/650: Duncan, Isidora, My Life, number 567 of 650 copies of the Presentation Edition, 1927, Boni and Liveright, hardcover, original black cloth with leather title label, 359 pp., black and white photos.

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1885 Theodore Roosevelt Works Winning of West Naval War: 1885 Theodore Roosevelt Works Winning of West Naval War 1812 Hunting Trips 7v “Knowing what's right doesn't mean much unless you do what's right.” ― Theodore Roosevelt Mostly known for his P

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Bookplates of Rockwell Kent, Signed Printer's Copy: The Bookplates and Marks of Rockwell Kent, made by Pynson Printers for Random House, NY 1929. Signed by the artist and unnumberedâ€”marked as printer's copyâ€”in an edition of 1250 numbe

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[NAVAL]. WELLES, Gideon (1802–1878, his copy).

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[NAVAL]. WELLES, Gideon (1802–1878, his copy). Report of the Secretary of the Navy in Relation to Armored Vessels. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1864. 8vo. Numerous maps and plans (several folding). Half contemporary black morocco over marbled boards, raised bands, gilt lettering in upper compartment, all edges marbled. Provenance: Gideon Welles (1802–1878), United States Secretary of the Navy from 1861 to 1869 (bookplate); Charles S. Schwartz (bookplate). FIRST EDITION of this first–hand account of naval engagements of ironclads. GIDEON WELLES OWN COPY. Welles was appointed the position of Secretary of the Navy by Abraham Lincoln after supporting the president–elect in the 1860 election. Welles has been viewed as being one of the major influences of the Union victory in the Civil War by sealing off the Confederate coastline and preventing the exchange of cotton for war supplies. –– [TOGETHER WITH:] ZABRISKIE, George A. Ships’ Figureheads in and about New York. Florida, 1946. 8vo. Illustrated from photographs. Half contemporary blue levant gilt over marbled boards, top edge gilt, gilt dentelles, gilt–stamp signed by GAZ, original cloth bound in (spine sunned). SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR.