harold langley (26 Ergebnisse)

Paperback. Zustand: As New. No Jacket. Pages are clean and are not marred by notes or folds of any kind. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Zustand: Good. 1st. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Zustand: Good. 1st. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Zustand: New. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476. . 2015. paperback. Not a first edition copy. . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

hardcover. Zustand: Good. Cover/edges have light wear. Pages are clean/intact.

Zustand: Good. 1st. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Zustand: Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Paperback. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine. First Edition. Urbana Chicago London: University of Illinois Press, 1967. First Edition. Large 8vo. xii,309pp, Index, Bibliography. Cloth. Fine condition in fine dj. An account of the transformation of the U.S. Navy from a monarchical, authoritarian institution to one more humanitarian in spirit and action. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 309 pages.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fair. Dust jacket in acceptable condition. Minor shelf and handling wear, overall a clean solid copy with minimal signs of use. Secure packaging for safe delivery.

Zustand: Good. 1967. No Edition Stated. 309 pages. Blue dust jacket with white lettering over grey cloth. Clean pages with firm binding. Page 163 creased down middle. Mild wear to spine, board edges and corners, with sunning to spine and board edges. Unclipped dust jacket in protective plastic cover. Mild wear to edges and corners, with light sunning to spine.

Zustand: fair to good, ex-lib. First U.S. Edition. First Printing. 805, illus., maps, ftnotes, chronology, bibliography, index, usual library markings, small stains & some soiling to fore-edge. Some scuffing and fading to boards.

Wraps. Zustand: Good. 105-122 p. Footnotes. Sticker residue on front cover. This was reprinted from the Fiftieth Volume of the Records of the Columbia Historical Society of Washington, D.C. The Historical Society of Washington, D.C. (named The Columbia Historical Society until 1988) is an educational foundation and museum dedicated to preserving and displaying the history of Washington, D.C. The society provides lectures, exhibits, classes, community events, and other educational programs as part of its mission. In addition, the society's Kiplinger Research Library houses a collection of books, maps, photographs, and other materials relevant to the history of the city. Located in the center of Mount Vernon Square in Washington, the society occupies a Beaux-Arts building funded by Andrew Carnegie in 1902 (one of his many Carnegie libraries), originally used as the District of Columbia Public Library. The former library building is open to the public from Monday through Sunday 10am to 5pm. Visitors are welcome to tour current exhibits and use the society's library. The Columbia Historical Society, as it was called until 1988, was founded in 1894 by a group of 36 men and women, with the following mission: "Its objects shall be the collection, preservation, and diffusion of knowledge respecting the history and topography of the District of Columbia and national history and biography." The organization had as its goal "collecting the scattered and rapidly disappearing records of events and individuals prominent in the history of the city and District." The main role of the early Society was to serve as a forum for members to present historical research, which was then published in the Records of the Columbia Historical Society. It was also a collecting organization, amassing library and manuscript collections. By 1899 the new organization had 108 members, all but 13 of whom were men, and all but seven of whom were residents of Northwest Washington. Although African Americans constituted one-third of the then-racially segregated city's population, the membership of the Columbia Historical Society was all white. Membership dues went largely to support the publication of the Records. These hard-bound volumes appeared every year until 1922, and thereafter every two or three years. The growing collections began to present difficulties almost immediately. For more than 50 years, the Society used rented and donated rooms to house its offices and library. Volunteers served as librarians and curators. In the late 1940s, a bill to finance reassembly of Francis Scott Key's home and give it to the Society passed Congress, but President Harry Truman vetoed it for budgetary reasons. A professional appointed in 1947 promulgated a collecting policy and created the first catalog. Reprint. Presumed first edition/first printing thus.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 1st Edition. x, 309pp. DJ protected by removable clear plastic cover. Owners name to free endpaper. Booksellers label to DJ fly.

Zustand: good. First U.S. Edition. First Printing. 805, illus., maps, footnotes, chronology, bibliography, index, some soiling to fore-edge, some wear to board corners. Boards slightly scuffed.

1st edition. Near fine cloth copy in a very good if slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; 309 pp.: illustrations ; 24 cm. Contents; pt. I. The Navy and the Nation -- The Formative Years, 1798-1815 -- The Years of Decline and Reform, 1815-62 -- pt. II. Religion and the Reformers -- Uplifting the Sailor -- pt. III. The Manpower Problem -- Abuses in Enlistment and Discharges -- Toward a Career Enlisted Service -- pt. IV. The Quest for Humane Discipline -- The Use and Abuse of Corporal Punishment -- The End of Flogging -- pt. V. The Alcohol Problem -- The Temperance Crusade in the Navy -- The End of Grog. Subjects; United States. Navy. History. 3 Kg.

Zustand: very good, fair to good. First U.S. Edition. First Printing. 805, illus., maps, footnotes, chronology, bibliography, index, small stains & some soiling to fore-edge. Some wear to DJ edges, small tear at DJ spine.

Hardback. Zustand: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in a near fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dw, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and sharp-cornered. ; 309 pages; A comprehensive study. Description: x, 309 p. 24 cm. Subjects: United States Navy. 3 Kg.

Zustand: Good. Item in good condition. Textbooks may not include supplemental items i.e. CDs, access codes etc.

Zustand: Good. First edition copy. . Acceptable dust jacket. (US history, US navy, military history).

Zustand: New. In.

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 468 pages. 8.75x6.00x1.25 inches. In Stock.

Zustand: good, fair to good. First U.K. Edition. 805, illus., maps, ftnotes, chronology, bibliography, index, slight soiling to fore-edge, DJ taped ins bds, DJ scuffed & creased.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fair. Fabian Bachrach (Author photograph) (illustrator). Presumed First Edition, First printing. x, [4], 309, [1] pages. Footnotes. Illustrations. Bibliography. Index. DJ is worn, torn, soiled, chipped, and price clipped. Minor cover wear. Slight page staining at the back. Harold David Langley (15 February 1925 - 29 July 2020) was an American diplomatic and naval historian who served as associate curator of naval history at the Smithsonian Institution from 1969 to 1996. As a naval historian, he was a pioneer in exploring American naval social and medical history. Harold Langley joined the U.S. Army and served from 1943 to 1946, receiving with his unit the Army Meritorious Service Medal and the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal. Following his military service, he attended the University of Pennsylvania, where he earned his Ph.D. in 1960 with a dissertation on "The Humanitarians and the United States Navy, 1798-1862." Langley began his professional career at the Library of Congress, Manuscripts Division, in Washington, where he served in 1951-52. Moving to the University of Pennsylvania Libraries in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, he served as a manuscripts specialist, rare book collection, 1952-54. Returning to the Library of Congress in Washington, he was a manuscripts specialist, there in 1954-55. In 1957, he became a diplomatic historian in the U.S. Department of State. In 1964, Catholic University of America appointed him associate professor, and in 1968 promoted him to full professor in 1968. In 1969, the Smithsonian Institution appointed him associate curator of naval history. He was also an adjunct professor of American history at the Catholic University of America from 1971 to 2001. In the decades before the American Civil War various political, social, and religious groups agitated for reforms in American society that would be in keeping with its professed democratic and national principles. One such organization was the American Seaman's Friend Society, which lobbied for improvements in the enlistment, discipline, and treatment of sailors in the Merchant Marine and the Navy. Their causes were embraced by some naval officers, members of Congress, and a few Secretaries of the Navy. This history explores the circumstances and people in and out of the Navy who eventually convinced Congress to enact reforms to improve the conditions of service of naval enlisted men and to lay the foundation for a career enlisted force. The interests of most naval historians and of American historians who focus on war and diplomacy are on such topics as strategy, leadership, naval ships and battles. In contrast, this book explores the effort to change the rules, regulations and actions of officers which affected the lives, morale and the retention rates of enlisted men in an effort to build and hold a better quality of native born Americans and the strength and effectiveness of the U.S. Navy.

Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. 1st. A beautiful copy of the 1995 1st edition. Fine in a bright, Fine dustjacket. Octavo, 435 pgs.