The Book of Nature - Owned by Barbary War Surgeon Lewis Heermann

John Mason Good

Verlag: J. & J. Harper, New York, 1828

Beschreibung

The Book of Nature. By John Mason Good and printed in New York City by J. & J. Harper. 1828, 530 pp, 9 x 5.75 , 8vo, hardcover full leather. In good condition, with some rubbing and wear to boards and spine. Some chipping to title label on spine. Some cracking to front hinge while text block remains bound well. Light markings and marginalia. Signed by Heermann on top of title page. Occasional staining throughout. General age-related toning to pages, along with periodic foxing and wear. Please see photographs and ask any questions prior to purchasing. A scarce scientific work by the late English medical and religious writer John Mason Good (1764-1827). Lewis Hermann (1779-1833) was a German-born American Surgeon s Mate who served during the Barbary Wars under Stephen Decatur, including a brief command of the bomb ketch Intrepid while Decatur and others stormed the captured frigate Philadelphia. Heermann advocated for an increase in military hospitals, which led to a congressional bill authorizing their construction over the following years. The WWII Fletcher-class destroyer USS Heermann would be named after him, which was in service from 1942 to 1957. COLN1828HMNB-0224-aj1042. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers COLN1828HMNB-0224-aj1042

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Titel: The Book of Nature - Owned by Barbary War ...

Verlag: J. & J. Harper, New York

Erscheinungsdatum: 1828

Einband: Hardcover

Zustand: Good

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