[Rarebooks] FS: NAVY REGISTERS: 1842-1856

[Kaaterskill Books]

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United States Navy. [FIFTEEN CONSECUTIVE YEARS OF THE] REGISTER OF 
THE  COMMISSIONED AND WARRANT OFFICERS OF THE NAVY OF THE UNITED 
STATES,  INCLUDING OFFICERS OF THE MARINE CORPS, FOR THE YEAR 1842, 
[WITH] 1843...  [UNTIL] 1856 [FIFTEEN VOLUMES BOUND IN THREE]. 
Washington [D.C.]: Alexander and  Barnard / C. Alexander / J. & G.S. 
Gideon / Robert Armstrong / A.O.P. Nicholson, Printers, 1842  -1856. 
(1) iv,68; v,72; v,74; v,72; xi,[1],124; 167 pp. (2) 173; 144; 136; 
136, 140, 140 pp. 131; (3)  135; 136 pp. 8vo. Three quarter calf over 
marbled boards (hardback).  First editions. Printed by order of the 
Secretary of the Navy, in compliance with a resolution of  the Senate 
of the United States, of December 13, 1815. Fifteen complete years of 
the register,  some with annotations. 1842 annotated in pencil with a 
list of new assistant surgeons on the rear blank. Five later ones are 
signed and annotated by W. S. W. (William Samuel Waithman) 
Ruschenberger (1807-1895) who joined the Navy's Medical Corps as 
Surgeon's Mate in 1826.  From 1836 to 1839, he was Fleet Surgeon in 
the East Indies and China, in charge of the Naval  Hospital in 
Brooklyn (1843-1847), and later served in many other positions 
including at  Philadelphia, as well as writing a number of books on 
his travels.  Contains extensive service  information on officers: 
place of birth, residence, dates of entry, commission, years at sea, 
shore  duty, how long unemployed, when last at sea, present 
assignment, deaths, resignations,  dismissals, plus general service 
information including pay grades, Department organization,  vessels, 
squadrons, stations, Naval Yards, and more. Backstrips lacking, 
boards detached (rear  board lacking on second volume) with some old 
repairs to calf, occasional annotations, some  browning to edges on a 
few years, one leaf opened roughly, third volume lacking pp.97-8 of 
last  year, last dozen leaves loose, otherwise quite clean and solid; 
good copies. $600.00

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