Edgar Maclay, A History of the United States Navy, 2 Vols.

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A History of the United States Navy by Edgar Maclay is the most significant history of the Navy published in the 19th Century.

The scarce revision of the 1893 original has a fine chapter on the Civil War as well as an account of the sinking of the battleship Maine and updates up to the beginning of the Spanish-American War. The publishers also boast improved coverage of anti-slave trade patrols and the Japanese attack on the frigate Wyoming from the 1st edition.

Beautifully bound in 3/4 leather with marbled boards. Lightly sunned & stained spines; light shelf wear; otherwise in excellent condition. Very good-plus!

Maclay, Edgar S. A HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES NAVY FROM 1775 TO 1898. New York: 1898. 2nd edition, revised (best edition), 2 volumes, 3/4 leather, illustrations, portraits, maps, top edge gilt.