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20th Edition  1978

Author(s):  revised by Bill Bearden and Bill Wedertz
Cover:  The Bluejackets' Manual TWENTIETH EDITION - in blue, white & black lettering on a white & black sea scene
 hard cover in 1st photo, soft cover in 2ne photo - basically the same
Copyright Date:  1978 by United States Naval Institute 4th photo
 1973, 1968, 1965, 1963, 1961, 1958, 1951, 1944, 1943, 1938 by United States Naval Institute
 also on this page is the Library of Congress number and the printing edition, the only item to change for each printing
Printing Date:  this book is eighth printing w/corrections 1982 - see last line 3rd photo
 printing differences, this line, number of pages, and changes to the Forward and Acknowledgments pages
 printing & differences for this editions I have/been informed about (both soft and hard cover):
 2nd - no date given, 8th - Sep82, 15th - Jul86
Title Page:  TWENTIETH EDITION The Bluejackets' Manual revised by Bill Bearden and Bill Wedertz  3rd photo
Number of Pages:   611 pages including index and an additional table of contents - 1st to 3rd editions
  639 pages including index and an additional table of contents - 4th to 21st editions
Number of Chapters:  24 chapters in 5 sections & 11 appendixes all printings
Preface/Forward:  preface  -  6th photo
 forward by Robert J. Walker  (Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy)  2nd printing  -  7th photo
 forward by Thomas S. Crow  (Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy)  8th printing  -  8th photo
 forward by W. H. Plackett  (Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy)  15th printing-  9th photo
Acknowledgments:  acknowledgments  2nd printing  -  10th & 11th photos
 
acknowledgments  8th printing  -  12th & 13th photos
 
acknowledgments  15th printing  -  14th & 15th photos
Construction:  thick paper, soft cover, standard book form
 fabric covered cardboard, hard cover, standard book form
Text on Spine:  The Bluejackets' Manual  TWENTIETH EDITION  United States Naval Institute
Size:  8½" x 5½" x 1¼"  hard cover
 8⅛" x 5½" x 1¼" 
soft cover
Remarks:  
Price:  none listed
Publisher:  United States Naval Institute, Annapolis, MD.
Printer:  none listed

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