A beautiful book on the rise and fall of Naval warfare and maritime history, an early printing of the Mahan classic, in very nice shape with some light bumping/fraying to the top edge of the spine. Pages inside look bright and near fine, minimal wear to the binding. Bookplate and name of former owner neatly written inside (not sure the history of the previous owner but there may be more to the provenance). Light rubbing to the back. See pictures for a closer look!