Meyers, William H., 1815- [artist]; Knox, Dudley Wright, 1877-1960 [text]; Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945 [introduction]. NAVAL SKETCHES OF THE WAR IN CALIFORNIA : REPRODUCING TWENTY-EIGHT DRAWINGS MADE IN 1846-47. Random House, New York, 1939.

Price: US$67.50 + shipping

Description: Quarto, 39 pages + 28 leaves of plates. In Good condition with a Poor dust jacket. Book spine is cream with gold print on brown banner, raised bands. Dust jacket in plain grey paper without print, front and rear are separated, paper is brittle, chipping toned with large portion of spine torn away. Boards quarter bound with cream leather to spine and marbled cloth to boards. Wear to spine caps and corners, blemishes to leather, slight warping. Text block has light spotting to edges and endpapers. Illustrated with 28 color plates. "One thousand copies printed at the Grabhorn Press, San Francisco, 1939"- copyright page. [Oversized book(s). Additional postage necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy International shipping unavailable due to size/weight restrictions. For international/expedited customers, please inquire for rates]. 1371745. FP New Rockville Stock.

Seller: Second Story Books, ABAA, Rockville, MD, U.S.A.

Knox, Capt. Dudley W. Descriptive Text By. Naval Sketches of the War in California. Random House, New York, 1939.

Price: US$135.00 + shipping

Description: reproductions of drawings made in 1846 - 47 by William H. Meyers, Gunner on the US Sloop-of-war Dale. Descriptive text by Capt. Dudley W. Knox. Introduction by Franklin D. Roosevelt. limited to 1000 copies printed at the Grabhorn Press San Francisco. Vellum spine rubbed at top and bottom, old tape markings on first and last page. shipping will be extra for this large book, please inquire. ; 10 7/8 x 16 "

Seller: Chequamegon Books, Washburn, WI, U.S.A.

Knox, Dudley W. (illustrations by William H. Meyers). Naval Sketches of the War in California. Limited edition of 1000 copies printed at The Grabhorn Press, San Francisco, 1939. Published by Random House, New York., 1939.

Price: US$200.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: Very good condition. Spine surface, spine tips, and spine edges are rubbed. Top cover corners are bumped and worn. Small stain on front fly leaf and on reverse of frontispiece. 44 pages of text plus 28 full page color plates. Folio size.

Seller: Jerry Merkel, XENIA, OH, U.S.A.

Meyers, William H.. NAVAL SKETCHES OF THE WAR IN CALIFORNIA. REPRODUCING TWENTY-EIGHT DRAWINGS MADE IN 1846-7. Random House, New York, 1939.

Price: US$200.00 + shipping

Description: Not paginated. Marble boards. Spine rubbed, frayed. Internally clean, bright. Very good. Twenty-eight color plates of naval scenes of the War of California. With an introduction by Franklin D. Roosevelt and an essay on the historical background. Printed at the Grabhorn Press. GRABHORN BIBLIOGRAPHY 317.

Seller: William Reese Company - Americana, New Haven, CT, U.S.A.