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Military Guides -
Bluejackets' Manual &
Coast Guardsman's Manual

[7490] Van Der Veer, Norman R.. The Bluejacket's Manual United States Navy. 1917 Fifth Edition. Annapolis MD: United States Naval Institute, 1917. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good / No Jacket - As Issued. Light edge wear to cover, front fly page missing, no names or markings, 821pp, illus., fold out diagrams. Fifth edition variation with 1918 printed on cover and 1917 on title page. Copy from a large collection of BJM's. Photographs on request. [BJM, 1917, USNI Pub] $75.00

[7491] Van Der Veer, Norman R.. The Bluejacket's Manual United States Navy. 1917 Fifth Edition. Annapolis MD: United States Naval Institute, 1917. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good / No Jacket - As Issued. Light edge wear to cover, no names or markings, 821pp, illus., fold out diagrams. Fifth edition with 1917 printed on cover and 1917 on title page. Copy from a large collection of BJM's. Photographs on request. [BJM, 1917, USNI Pub] $70.00

[7489] Van Der Veer, Norman R.. The Bluejacket's Manual United States Navy. 1917 Fifth Edition. New York NY: Military Publishing Company, 1917. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good / No Jacket - As Issued. Light edge wear to cover, small water stain back cover, page ends darkened, Navy recruit's name and address on title page, no other markings, 821pp, illus., fold out diagrams. Copy from a large collection of BJM's. Photographs on request. [BJM, 1917, Military Pub] $60.00

[7493] Van Der Veer, Norman R.. The Bluejacket's Manual United States Navy. 1918 Sixth Edition. New York NY: Edwin M. Appleton, 1918. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good / No Jacket - As Issued. Light edge wear to cover, recruit's name and address inside front cover, no other markings, 821pp, illus., fold out diagrams. Sixth edition 1918 printed on cover. Copy from a large collection of BJM's. Photographs on request. [BJM, 1918, EM Appleton Pub] $65.00

[7494] Van Der Veer, Norman R.. The Bluejacket's Manual United States Navy. 1918 Sixth Edition. New York NY: Military Publishing Company, 1918. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good / No Jacket - As Issued. Light edge wear to cover, rear hinge weak but fully intact, Navy recruit's name on front end paper, no other markings, 821pp, + index, illus., fold out diagrams. Cover marked "1918 with Index." Copy from a large collection of BJM's. Photographs on request. [BJM, 1918, Military Pub] $65.00

[7495] Van Der Veer, Norman R.. The Bluejacket's Manual United States Navy. 1927 Seventh Edition . Washington, DC: Government Printing Office, 1928. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Soft Cover. Very Good / No Jacket - As Issued. Bright cover, solid binding, name inside front cover and on top page edges, number stenciled on bottom page edges, 958pp., illus. Cover marked 1927 with title page marked 1928 and single large anchor. Rare edition from a large collection of BJM's. Photographs on request. [BJM, 1927, GPO] $90.00

[7496] Van Der Veer, Norman R.. The Bluejacket's Manual United States Navy. 1927 Seventh Edition . Washington, DC: Government Printing Office, 1928. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" Tall. Soft Cover. Very Good / No Jacket - As Issued. Solid binding, name stenciled inside front and rear cover, pape ends are darkened, 958pp., illus. Cover marked 1927 with title page marked with three anchors. Rare edition from a large collection of BJM's. Photographs on request. [BJM, 1927, GPO] $90.00

[7513] Cutler, Thomas J.. The Bluejacket's Manual, 22nd Edition. Annapolis MD: United States Naval Institute, 1998. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Soft Cover. New ISBN: 1557500649. Uncirculated copy from a collector's estate,, 643pp. illus. 2nd printing 1999. $24.00

[7514] Cutler, Thomas J.. The Bluejacket's Manual. Centennial Edition. Annapolis MD: United States Naval Institute, 2002. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Soft Cover. New ISBN: 1557502080. New uncirculated book, 648pp., illus. 23rd edition of the standard handbook issued to all Navy enlisted and considered the basic bible for Navy personnel. Copy is the 14th printing of 2008. From the estate of a BJM collector. $20.00

[7497] Naval Institute Press. The Bluejackets' Manual 1938. Annapolis MD: Naval Institute Press, 1938. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good / No Jacket - As Issued. Solid binding, no names or marks, 836pp., illus. Cover marked 1938, title page marked Eighth Edition Revised December 1937. This is a "round corner" cover edition. Hard to find edition from a large collection of BJM's. Photographs on request. [BJM, 1938, USNI] $60.00

[7498] Naval Institute Press. The Bluejackets' Manual 1939. Annapolis MD: Naval Institute Press, 1939. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good / No Jacket - As Issued. Solid binding, clean, name on front end paper, would be a fine copy except bug holes on rear end paper, 834pp., illus. Cover marked 1939, title page marked 1939, Ninth Edition Revised March 1939. This is a "round corner" cover edition. Extremely rare year from a large collection of BJM's. Photographs on request. [BJM, 1939, USNI] $90.00

[7499] Naval Institute Press. The Bluejackets' Manual 1940, . Annapolis MD: Naval Institute Press, 1940. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good / No Jacket - As Issued. Seaman's name and address inside front cover, extremely clean, , 784pp., illus. Late printing of June 1943, a "round corners" edition. Correspondence with Draft Board and Navy induction papers inlaid. From a large collector's estate. $30.00

[7500] Naval Institute Press. The Bluejackets' Manual 1943. Annapolis MD: Naval Institute Press, 1943. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Fine / No Jacket - As Issued. Pristine copy, clean and white pages throughout, no names, 1145pp. + index, illus. From the a large collection of BJM's . "Round corner" edition of October 1943 print run. Quality collectable edition of the largest ever BJM. $45.00

[7501] Naval Institute Press. The Bluejackets' Manual 1944 . Annapolis MD: Naval Institute Press, 1944. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Fine / No Jacket - As Issued. Clean, no text marking or names, 585pp., illus. Twelfth Edition with print date of January 1945. Square corner edition from a large collection of BJM's. $25.00

[7503] Naval Institute Press. The Bluejackets' Manual, 14th Edition. Annapolis MD: Naval Institute Press, 1950. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good / Very Good. Clean, no names or text marking, 828pp., illus. Extremely rare edition with a dust jacket that was printed for distribution with a Navy correspondence course. Of several thousand BJM's observed this is the only one found with the buff colored dust jacket. The Fourteenth Edition was published from 1950 through 1957. This item is 1952 printing from a large collection. $50.00

[7504] Noel, John V. Jr. The Bluejackets' Manual, 15th Edition. Annapolis MD: United States Naval Institute, 1957. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good / No Jacket - As Issued. "Property of US Navy" stamped on page edges, otherwise clean, cover bright, 648pp., illus. Printing of 1959. From the estate of a BJM collector. $25.00

[7505] Noel, John V. Jr. The Bluejackets' Manual, 16th Edition. Annapolis MD: United States Naval Institute, 1960. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good / No Jacket Issued. Very clean, no names or writing, 641pp., illus. The American bluejacket's bible of basic required subjects. Hard to find sixteenth edition, second printing of 1961. From the estate of a BJM collector. $26.00

[7506] Noel, John V. Jr. The Bluejackets' Manual, 17th Edition. Annapolis MD: United States Naval Institute, 1963. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Soft Cover. Very Good Recruits penciled note on front end paper, no other marking noted, few dog eared pages, 684pp., illus, sixth printing of 1967. From the estate of a BJM collector. $24.00

[7507] Walsh, Kenneth G.; Gaskill, Don . The Bluejackets' Manual, 18th Edition. Annapolis MD: United States Naval Institute, 1968. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Soft Cover. Very Good / No Jacket - As Issued. Clean, no names or marking, mild corner curl, second printing April 1969, 756pp., illus. BJM edition for most of Vietnam era. From a BJM collector's estate. $22.00

[7508] Walsh, Kenneth G. ; Gaskill, Don. The Bluejackets' Manual, 18th Edition. Annapolis MD: United States Naval Institute, 1968. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good / No Jacket - As Issued. Clean, no names or marks, page edges slightly darkened, 756pp., illus., first printing of Nov 1968, Edition in use for the majority of the Vietnam era. From the estate of a BJM collector. $30.00

[7509] Lott, Arnold S.. The Bluejackets' Manual, 19th Edition. Annapolis MD: Naval Institute Press, 1973. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good / No Jacket - As Issued. ISBN: 0870211099. Name inside cover, no other marking observed, minor stains on cover, 664pp., illus. Appears to be a first printing of 1973. From the estate of a BJM collector. $20.00

[7510] Bearden, Bill and Wedertz, Bill. The Bluejackets' Manual, 20th Edition. Annapolis, MD, U.S.A.: United States Naval Institute, 1978. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. As New / No Jacket - As Issued. ISBN: 0870211129. Appears unread, 639pp., illus. 4th printing with corrections through December 1986. From the estate of a BJM collector $30.00

[7511] Bearden, Bill and Wedertz, Bill. The Bluejackets' Manual, 20th Edition. Annapolis, MD, U.S.A.: United States Naval Institute, 1978. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Soft Cover. As New ISBN: 0-87021-111-0. Appears unread,, 639pp., illus. 19th printing of Sep 1988. From the estate of a BJM collector.. $25.00

[7512] Bearden, Bill. The Bluejackets' Manual, 21st Edition. Annapolis MD: United States Naval Institute, 1990. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. New ISBN: 0870212591. Uncirculated copy from a collector's estate,, 773pp, illus., diagrams. Seventh printing with corrections through Aug 1996. $27.00

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Revised: May 14, 2012