SIGNED History American Naval Dry Docks Hepburn US Navy Shipyard Maritime HC
$110.00
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An extensively illustrated history of American naval dry docks and their essential role in the development, repair, and expansion of the United States Navy. Richard D. Hepburn traces the subject from the world’s earliest dry docks through American shipyards, the Civil War, both World Wars, the Panama Canal, and the growth of modern naval facilities.
Hepburn was a retired U.S. Navy captain, naval engineer, former NAVSEA director, and nationally recognized authority on dry-docking operations. His work later helped inspire a History Channel documentary. The author’s professional biography confirms his extensive Navy and engineering credentials.
This 2003 hardcover is signed and dated by Richard “Rick” Hepburn on the front free endpaper. His Hepburn and Sons LLC business card is affixed directly beneath the signature, providing an excellent association with the author.
Hardcover with original dust jacket. The book is clean and firmly bound with clean page edges and only light signs of handling. The dust jacket shows mild shelf wear. Please review all photographs for the exact condition and appearance of the copy offered.
First edition published by Noesis, Inc.
170 pages.
ISBN: 9780974209104.
SKU D-2
SIGNED History American Naval Dry Docks Hepburn US Navy Shipyard Maritime HC
$110.00
Hepburn was a retired U.S. Navy captain, naval engineer, former NAVSEA director, and nationally recognized authority on dry-docking operations. His work later helped inspire a History Channel documentary. The author’s professional biography confirms his extensive Navy and engineering credentials.
This 2003 hardcover is signed and dated by Richard “Rick” Hepburn on the front free endpaper. His Hepburn and Sons LLC business card is affixed directly beneath the signature, providing an excellent association with the author.
Hardcover with original dust jacket. The book is clean and firmly bound with clean page edges and only light signs of handling. The dust jacket shows mild shelf wear. Please review all photographs for the exact condition and appearance of the copy offered.
First edition published by Noesis, Inc.
170 pages.
ISBN: 9780974209104.
SKU D-2