first edition
1987 · n.p. [Annapolis]
by Gilkerson, William
n.p. [Annapolis]: United States Naval Academy Museum, The Beverly R. Robinson Collection and The Naval Institute Press, 1987. First Edition. First Printing Fine in illustrated, white cloth covered boards with gray text on the spine and an illustration of sailing ship on the front board. An oblong octavo of 8 7/8 by 11 3/8 inches. In a very good+ unclipped (no price) dust jacket with a 2" closed tear to the lower edge of the front panel which has been repaired on the verso side with archival tape. 83 pages including acknowledgements, bibliography, list of plates and text. Illustrated with line drawings within the text and 13 plates, 11 of which are in color. A clean, tight and handsome copy with no prior ownership markings of any kind. (Inventory #: TB30154)