Sailors in the Holy Land: The 1848 American Expedition to the Dead Sea and the Search for Sodom and Gomorrah by Jampoler, Andrew C. a - 2005

Naval Institute Press, 2005. Hardcover. Very Good. Disclaimer:Missing dust jacket; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Naval Institute Press, 2005-05-15. Hardcover. Very Good. Signed. Hardcover with dj, PERSONALIZED INSCRIPTION BY AUTHOR on title page, no other marks noted in text,AND AS ALWAYS SHIPPED IN 24 HOURS; and emailed to you a USPS tracking number on all orders; all books are sanitized and cleaned for your protection before mailing

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press, 2005. SIGNED by the AUTHOR directly on the title page (his signature only, NOT personalized to anyone). Laid-in this copy are the author's business card, and a full color illustrated brochure from the U.S. Navy Museum's exhibit "Navigating the Dead Sea" -- on the same subject as the book. Very Good condition in a bright and shiny Very Good+ dust jacket. NO chips. NO tears. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT a remainder. Pages are clean and unmarked. 2005. "First printing" is so stated on the copyright page. Bound in the original tan boards, with a brown cloth spine stamped in shiny gold. From the dust jacket: "Andrew Jampoler turns here to an… exciting Navy adventure set in the desert of Ottoman Syria more than one hundred fifty years ago. Ordered to fix the exact elevation of the Dead Sea and to collect scientific specimens, the expedition was the Navy's first and last to the storied salt lake of the… Read More

Hardback. New. The Lynch Expedition was the first and last US Navy expedition into the storied waters of the Dead Sea.

Naval Inst Pr, 2005. Hardcover. New. 312 pages. 9.50x6.50x1.00 inches.

Annapolis, MD, U.S.A.: Naval Institute Press, 2005. 312pp/illus/maps. Inscribed by author to an Admiral on ffep and autographed by author on title page. The Lynch Expedition was the first and last U.S. Navy expedition into the storied waters of the Dead Sea. The explorers were all volunteers who had taken an oath of abstinence from alcohol and they traveled in boats made of copper and zinc to make them durable enough for the rapids of the Jordan River and be able to withstand the corrosive effects of the Dead Sea. This is an account with interesting aspects involving science vs. religion, the turmoil in revolutionary Europe, the transition from sail to steam, the legends and truths about Sodom and Gomorrah, and a cholera epidemic. Clean. Inscribed by the Author. 1st Printing. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Naval Institute Press, 2005-05-15. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!