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1917-1919 - A photographic record J. P. Morgan's yacht, which was leased by the Navy during World War One to serve as the USS <i>Corsair</i>, an escort and patrol ship

1917-1919 - A photographic record J. P. Morgan's yacht, which was leased by the Navy during World War One to serve as the USS Corsair, an escort and patrol ship by Compiled by Quartermaster 3rd Class Charles Chambron

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Seller: Kurt A. Sanftleben
Title
1917-1919 - A photographic record J. P. Morgan's yacht, which was leased by the Navy during World War One to serve as the USS Corsair, an escort and patrol ship
Author
Compiled by Quartermaster 3rd Class Charles Chambron
Seller
Kurt A. Sanftleben (United States)
Condition
Very good
Description
"Taking survivors aboard. . .." This large album measures 12" x 9.5" and contains well over 250 glued-in photographs, most measuring about 4" x 2.5". The photographs are captioned in white ink on 46 of the album's 48 pages. Ten additional photographs are laid-in including a 10" x 8" official group photograph of the crew (with a two-inch closed tear) and two smaller portrait photos of Chambron in uniform (one is full length). Everything is in nice shape. The well-composed photos picture all members of the ship (quarterdeck, bow, guns, lifeboats, etc.), the ship's crew (many identified), dirigibles, other U.S. Navy vessels, dirigibles, airplanes, depth charges, prisoners, torpedoed and burning ships, rescue operations with survivors including mascots, and much more. The Corsair III, a luxury yacht, was built by T. S. Marvel Shipbuilding for J. P. Morgan and launched in December 1898. After Morgan died, it was inherited by his son, J. P. Morgan Jr. With the outbreak of World War One, the yacht was leased by the United States Navy, rechristened as the U.S.S. Corsair, and assigned to the Atlantic Fleet. The ship sailed from New York in June of 1917 as an escort for the first contingent of the American Expeditionary Force to depart for France. Her war record was exceptional. After arriving in Saint-Nazaire, the Corsair joined the U.S. Patrol Squadrons, hunting German submarines, escorting vessels, and patrolling the coast of France. She escorted a number of convoys and rescued survivors from several torpedoed or mined vessels including the USS Finland, the USAT Antilles, and the USS California. The Corsair also rescued survivors from a French ship and towed a disabled Norwegian steamer into a French port. Following the Armistice, the Corsair served for a time as the Flagship for the Commander of U.S. Naval Forces in European waters and transported the Secretary of the Navy from Plymouth, England to Brest, France, after which she returned to New York via the Azores and Bermuda. Upon her arrival, the ship, once more, became the private yacht, Corsair III. In 1930, J P Morgan, Jr., donated the ship to the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey for use in oceanographic survey work, and at that time, the ship was renamed the USC&GS Oceanographer. During World War Two, the Oceanographer supported the U. S. advance across the Pacific and created 15 charts that were crucial to establishing the logistics base at New Caledonia and instrumental in the success of amphibious landings at New Georgia and the Solomon Islands. The ship returned to Pearl Harbor in June of 1944 for desperately needed repairs, however, the work required was so extensive that she was decommissioned and scrapped instead. (For more information about the Corsair/Oceanographer, see the Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.) An exceptionally detailed and scarce first-person visual record of life aboard one of the most renowned patrol/escort ships of World War One. At the time of listing, there is nothing similar for sale in the trade nor held by institutions per OCLC. Neither have there been any auctions of a similar photograph album recorded by the Rare Book Hub.
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Poesia Pentagrammata by CANGIULLO, Francesco

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Seller: Ursus Books
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Poesia Pentagrammata
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CANGIULLO, Francesco
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Ursus Books (United States)
Description
1923. CANGIULLO, Francesco. Poesia Pentagrammata. 45pp. 8vo., publisher's wrappers. Napoli, Gaspare Casella,1923. A fine example of one of the three classic futurist books by Cangiullo with their imaginative typographic layouts.
[Handkerchief] Egypt. Souvenir The Triple Entente

[Handkerchief] Egypt. Souvenir The Triple Entente

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Seller: White Fox Rare Books and Antiques
Title
[Handkerchief] Egypt. Souvenir The Triple Entente
Seller
White Fox Rare Books and Antiques (United States)
Condition
Very Good
Description
London: B. Feldman & Co, 1915. NA. Very Good. N.d., circa 1915. A 48 cm square, made with a sheer silk, with lettering and flags in the centerpiece (as opposed to the border) embroidered in, while illustrations along border are not so -- simply color silk thread was used for these. With a distinctive map of the Middle East -- Ottoman territory -- as a centerpiece. The border is decorated with the flags of the Entente members, which included Japan and other lesser players in the Great War -- and pyramid vignettes enliven the corners. The hankie deserves to be framed and hung on a wall for display. The silk hankie is presumed a scarce survivor. With some light soiling, but overall, very attractive. We presume that the soiling will come out with a sensitive cleaning, but we haven't tested this.
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BRICKWORK IN ITALY by American Face Brick Assoc.

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Seller: J.B. Muns, Fine Arts Books
Title
BRICKWORK IN ITALY
Author
American Face Brick Assoc.
Seller
J.B. Muns, Fine Arts Books (United States)
Condition
Very Good
Description
Chicago, 1925. Hardcover. Very Good. 320 illus., 21 collotypes & a colored map.
Selma&#39;s Famous Russian Toilet Preparations

Selma's Famous Russian Toilet Preparations by Sotherlund, Selma (of Russia)

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Seller: ZH BOOKS
Title
Selma's Famous Russian Toilet Preparations
Author
Sotherlund, Selma (of Russia)
Seller
ZH BOOKS (United States)
Description
New York, NY: By the author, 1915. Softcover. First edition, n. d. (ca 1915); 6 1/2 x 5 1/2; single sheet folded, pp. [4]; glossy cream stock, illustrated with a portrait frontis and a vignette of the Two-headed Eagle Imperial Russian Seal; horizontal crease line; a small nick to edge of crease; very good condition.A beautiful advertising pamphlet for beauty products, developed by a Russian immigrant businesswoman in New York in the early 20th century. According to Selma herself, during a visit to her native Russia in 1900, she has obtained the secret formulae for these highest quality preparations, which are all natural and have no harmful ingredients in them, and has brought them back to the US, manufacturing the products and selling them to "many thousands of highly satisfied patrons." Claiming to take 10 to 20 years off their age, each of them is described in detail and include, Selma's Russian Scalp Tonic, Selma Julieana Face Rouge, Selma's Russian Skin Beautifier, and more.

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