1934 Naval Customs Traditions Usage Leland Lovette US Navy 2nd Printing DJ
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An extensively illustrated early reference on United States Navy history, ceremony, etiquette, traditions, terminology, and shipboard customs.
Naval Customs, Traditions and Usage by Lieutenant Commander Leland P. Lovette, U.S. Navy. Published in 1934 by the United States Naval Institute in Annapolis, Maryland. The copyright page identifies this copy as the second printing, issued in November 1934, only three months after the first printing of August 1934.
The book explores the origins and meanings of naval practices ranging from the age of sail through the early twentieth-century fleet. Subjects include naval flags and pennants, salutes, ceremonies, uniforms, shipboard discipline, courts-martial, command customs, dining etiquette, the captain’s gig, bells, watches, John Paul Jones, Matthew C. Perry, the USS Constitution, the USS Hartford, and the traditions surrounding famous expressions such as “Don’t Give Up the Ship” and “I Have Not Yet Begun to Fight.”
Numerous historical photographs, drawings, diagrams, reproductions, and musical examples appear throughout the book. Illustrated subjects include the USS Hartford’s spar deck, naval flag display, early American and British naval scenes, the German submarine U-79, Farragut at Mobile Bay, and Perry’s Battle Flag.
Title: Naval Customs, Traditions and Usage
Author: Lieutenant Commander Leland P. Lovette, U.S. Navy
Publisher: United States Naval Institute
Publication Year: 1934
Printing: Second Printing, November 1934
Format: Hardcover with original illustrated dust jacket
Pages: 371 numbered pages
Language: English
Subject: U.S. Navy history, naval customs, maritime traditions and military etiquette
Condition: Acceptable vintage condition. The original illustrated dust jacket is present but heavily worn and fragile, with substantial age toning, soiling, rubbing, chips, tears, creasing, paper loss, and numerous old tape repairs. Portions of the jacket are separated or weakened along the folds and edges. The blue cloth hardcover has rubbing, edge and corner wear, spine-end wear, and areas of discoloration, while the gilt-and-blue pictorial front design remains attractive. Page edges are heavily toned and soiled. The interior has general age toning with occasional spotting, stains, and handling wear. Binding shows age and use but remains together, and the text and illustrations remain readable. No writing or highlighting was noted. Please examine all photographs carefully for the exact condition.
A desirable early Naval Institute publication retaining its difficult-to-find pictorial dust jacket. Well suited to collectors of U.S. Navy history, maritime traditions, military ceremony, historic warships, and pre–World War II naval reference books. The exact copy shown is the copy you will receive.
SKU D-4
1934 Naval Customs Traditions Usage Leland Lovette US Navy 2nd Printing DJ
$125.00
Naval Customs, Traditions and Usage by Lieutenant Commander Leland P. Lovette, U.S. Navy. Published in 1934 by the United States Naval Institute in Annapolis, Maryland. The copyright page identifies this copy as the second printing, issued in November 1934, only three months after the first printing of August 1934.
The book explores the origins and meanings of naval practices ranging from the age of sail through the early twentieth-century fleet. Subjects include naval flags and pennants, salutes, ceremonies, uniforms, shipboard discipline, courts-martial, command customs, dining etiquette, the captain’s gig, bells, watches, John Paul Jones, Matthew C. Perry, the USS Constitution, the USS Hartford, and the traditions surrounding famous expressions such as “Don’t Give Up the Ship” and “I Have Not Yet Begun to Fight.”
Numerous historical photographs, drawings, diagrams, reproductions, and musical examples appear throughout the book. Illustrated subjects include the USS Hartford’s spar deck, naval flag display, early American and British naval scenes, the German submarine U-79, Farragut at Mobile Bay, and Perry’s Battle Flag.
Title: Naval Customs, Traditions and Usage
Author: Lieutenant Commander Leland P. Lovette, U.S. Navy
Publisher: United States Naval Institute
Publication Year: 1934
Printing: Second Printing, November 1934
Format: Hardcover with original illustrated dust jacket
Pages: 371 numbered pages
Language: English
Subject: U.S. Navy history, naval customs, maritime traditions and military etiquette
Condition: Acceptable vintage condition. The original illustrated dust jacket is present but heavily worn and fragile, with substantial age toning, soiling, rubbing, chips, tears, creasing, paper loss, and numerous old tape repairs. Portions of the jacket are separated or weakened along the folds and edges. The blue cloth hardcover has rubbing, edge and corner wear, spine-end wear, and areas of discoloration, while the gilt-and-blue pictorial front design remains attractive. Page edges are heavily toned and soiled. The interior has general age toning with occasional spotting, stains, and handling wear. Binding shows age and use but remains together, and the text and illustrations remain readable. No writing or highlighting was noted. Please examine all photographs carefully for the exact condition.
A desirable early Naval Institute publication retaining its difficult-to-find pictorial dust jacket. Well suited to collectors of U.S. Navy history, maritime traditions, military ceremony, historic warships, and pre–World War II naval reference books. The exact copy shown is the copy you will receive.
SKU D-4