[Rarebooks] fs: Battleship USS Colorado (BB-45), uncommon

[Back Creek Books]

Greetings Booklovers,

We are pleased to offer:
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(No. 6408 )  Barker, Chris A. TEAKWOOD DECKS (SIGNED).
[Independence, MO]: [Susquehanna Publishers], [1985]. First printing, 
Hardcover, Octavo, a-dd, 1-728 pages, black & white photographs, illus.. 
Very Good in a Near Fine Dust Jacket, Jacket in Mylar protector.
      History of the battleship USS Colorado (BB-45) in World War II. Barker 
was a marine who served aboard the Colorado in the Pacific, and presents a 
wealth of colorful memories and anecdotes collected from surviving 
shipmates. He corresponded with over 300 former crew members whose service 
ranged from 1923 to 1960. Also includes brief histories of the other two 
U.S. ships which bore the name Colorado: the frigate (1856-1885) and the 
armored cruiser (1905-1916). The book was limited to an edition of 1,000 
copies, of which this is #601, INSCRIBED and SIGNED by Barker on front free 
endpaper. A promotional flyer and a typescript note explaining publishing 
delay are laid in. Bound in sky-blue paper over boards with spine titled in 
gilt. Minor rubs at spine extremities. Jacket has a few slight extremity 
rubs....... $200.00
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