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21st Edition  1990  hard & soft covers

Author(s):  revised by Bill Bearden
Cover:  The Bluejackets' Manual TWENTY-FIRST EDITION - in blue-green, on a white & black sea scene
 hard cover in 1st photo, soft cover in 2ne photo - basically the same
Copyright Date:  1990 by United States Naval Institute 4th photo
 1978, 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 (HC) is seventh printing w/corrections August, 1996 - see last line 4th photo
 this book (SC) is third printing w/corrections September, 1991 - see last line 5th 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 hard cover:
 7th - Aug96
 printing & differences for this editions I have/been informed about soft cover:
 3rd - Sep91, 9th - Aug96
Title Page:  TWENTY-FIRST EDITION The Bluejackets' Manual revised by Bill Bearden  3rd photo
 title page opposite photo ship firing a missile
- hardcover/7th edition  - 
6th photo
 title page opposite photo sub sail - softcover/3rd edition  -  6th photo
Number of Pages:   773 pages including index and an additional table of contents - hardcover/7th edition
  771 pages including index and an additional table of contents - softcover/3rd edition
Number of Chapters:  24 chapters in 5 sections & 11 appendixes all printings
Preface/Forward:  preface  -  8th photo
 forward by Duane R. Bushey  (Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy)  3rd printing SC  -  10th photo
 forward by John Hagan  (Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy, ret.)  7th printing HC  -  9th photo
Acknowledgments:  acknowledgments  3rd printing SC  -  13th & 14th photos
 
acknowledgments  7th printing HC  -  11th & 12th photos
Construction:  thick paper, soft cover, standard book form
 fabric covered cardboard, hard cover, standard book form
Text on Spine:  The Bluejackets' Manual  TWENTY-FIRST EDITION  United States Naval Institute
Size:  8½" x 5½" x 1¾"  hard cover
 8⅛" x 5½" x 1½" 
soft cover
Remarks:  
Price:  none listed
Publisher:  United States Naval Institute, Annapolis, MD.
Printer:  none listed

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