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14th Edition  1950 

Author(s):  none listed
Cover:  THE BLUEJACKETS' MANUAL - in gold on dark blue
Copyright Date:  1938, 1939, 1940, 1943, 1944, 1946, 1950 by United States Naval Institute  3rd photo
Printing Date:  see printing code, lower right 3rd photo  (this is 16th printing, 1952)
 know printings for this edition:
 these 3 have the title page and preceding picture on stand rag paper
 B-7-50-51 (7th, 1951), B-11-50-52 (11th, 1952), B-12-50-52 (12th, 1952)
 these 4 have the title page and preceding picture on gloss paper
 B-15-50-52 (15th, 1952), B-16-50-52 (16th, 1952), B-19-50-54 (19th, 1954), B-20-50-54 (20th, 1954)
Title Page:  THE BLUEJACKETS' MANUAL FOURTEENTH EDITION w/USNI Logo and no date  2nd photo
Number of Pages:  828 pages including index with an additional table of contents
Number of Chapters:  43 chapters in 7 parts & a 6 section appendix
Preface/Forward:  forward by HON. Francis P. Matthews  (SECNAY)  -  4th photo
 preface by VADM J. W. Roper  (Chief of Naval Personnel)  -  5th photo
Introduction:  none
Construction:  thin, fabric covered, hard cover, standard book form
Text on Spine:  THE BLUEJACKETS' MANUAL  FOURTEENTH EDITION  U. S. NAVAL INSTITUTE
Size:  7¾" x 5" x 1¼"
Remarks:  This edition was also used as the "text book" for Navy Training Course NAVPERS 91205-C.  -  6th photo
 This training course was 10¼" x 8" in size consisting of 4) 16 page booklets stapled together
 This training course consisted of 12 assignments of 59 to 83 multi choice questions each.
 The end of the course booklet had 12 tear off answer sheets for submitting the answers.
 A score of 3.2 was required to pass the course.

 
This edition was sometimes provided a dust jacket, when the BJM was used as a text book?  -  7th photo
Price:  none listed tag on inside front cover for $1.60?
Publisher:  United States Naval Institute, Annapolis, MD.
Printer:  none listed

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