History of the United States Marine Corps

Henry L. Shepard, 1875. First Edition. Hardcover. Acceptable. Signed. First Edition. Green cloth boards with gilt emblem on the front board. Spine ends are rubbed and there is a closed tear to the spine cloth about one inch down from the spine crown. Both hinges are started with the rear hinge close to cracking, text block is holding well. Signed on the front blank page by eventual Brigadier General William B. Mckean, at this time he writes his rank as a 2nd Lt. No other marks or notations. 257 pages.