1st Edition, 1899, Life and Heroic Deeds of Admiral Dewey Including Battles in the Philippines

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Life and Heroic Deeds of Admiral Dewey Including Battles in the Philippines … together with thrilling accounts of our great victories in the Philippines, the climate, products and rich resources of these … islands, together with the manners and customs of the people, their cities, towns, natural scenery, etc., by Louis Stanley Young … in collaboration with Henry Davenport Northrop.

Charles Foster Publishing Co., Philadelphia, 1899. Original Decorative Boards. Book Condition: fair. No Jacket. First Edition. 507 pages.  Original light blue cloth stamped decoratively in dark blue and gilt, wear to center of front cover. Marbled, patterned end papers. Illustrated, including a full color chromolithograph  as the frontispiece facing the title page and many photos and phototype engravings. Text is bright and free of foxing. There is writing, as shown, on the cover page. Book has a mildew smell.  Buyer pays for mailing.