Benjamin, Park - The United States Naval Academy. Being the Yarn of the American Midshipman (Etc. )

New York, G.P. Putnam's Sons/ The Hispanic Society of America, 1900. Cloth. Rebound in red library buckram. 486 pages including index. With illustrations throughout, including three fold outs. A history of the establishment and evolution of the United States Naval Academy, including its earliest forms, the War of 1812 and its influence on establishing a formal Naval school, as well as a look at the education of midshipmen and the then current state of the Academy. EX-LIBRARY in FAIR condition. In red library buckram. Pockets, pastedowns and interior markings present. Library label in blind at the foot of the spine. Light fading, scuffing and soiling to the covers. New endpapers present. Text block solid, with minor scattered soiling. Some chipping to the title page along the fore edge, with a tape repair at the top. All three fold out illustrations with EXTENSIVE wear, having been backed with paper/cloth tape, as well as bearing moderate to extensive repairs. The first plate (frontis) is almost completely torn in two along one fold, with many other chips and tears present to the fold-outs. Best considered a reading/reference copy. Fair/No Jacket.

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