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Hardcover in non price-clipped dust-jacket. 536 pages. Bibliographic References, Bibliography, Index. Illustrated with 8 pages of photographs on coated stock. First edition, first printing. No previous ownership marks. The political, economic and finally, military arguments for the development of a blue water fleet during the nascent years of the American Republic. A clean, square, unmarked copy. Very good in a very good dust-jacket.