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"John Roach Maritime Entrepreneur." by Leonard Swann VINTAGE 1966 Hardcover Biography Of Noted American Naval Engineer & Builder 1st Edition 1st Printing In DJ

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"John Roach Maritime Entrepreneur." by Leonard Swann VINTAGE 1966 Hardcover Biography Of Noted American Naval Engineer & Builder 1st Edition 1st Printing In DJ

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by The Book Barn
August 13, 2026 5:00 PM EDT
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VINTAGE 1966 Hardcover Biography Of Noted American Naval Engineer & Builder 1st Edition 1st Printing In Dust Jacket. "John Roach Maritime Entrepreneur: The Years As Naval Contractor, 1862-1886." by Leonard Swann. Hardcover 1965 Naval Institute Press 1st Edition 1st Printing with "Copyright 1965" & no additional printings on copyright page. Exactly as shown in the listing scan(s). Nice Collectible 1st edition, 1st printing hardcover copy in Dust Jacket.

"Thesis the first intensive biography of John Roach when he rose from an obscure iron founder in New York to the foremost marine engine manufacturer and shipbuilder in the United States. Though the book is subtitled "The years as naval contractor, 1862-1866" it does in fact cover the whole life of John Roach, from his birth to a struggling Irish working class family, his migration to the US at the age of sixteen and his years as an employee of James P. Allaire, his later career as proprietor of the Etna Irons Works and Morgan Iron Works before he even owned his shipyard, and then through his years of shipbuilding until his death in 1878. An index & bibliography makes further research easier."

Illustrated with photos. Previous owner's name/adress/date on half title page & a few lines underlined on pages 216 & 224 without obscuring any text, o/w internally tight & unmarked. Binding Exterior; all lettering/decoration bright. Light edge wear to SELDOM PRESENT $7.50 unclipped DJ. NO REMAINDER MARK; NOT X-LIBRARY. ALL ITEMS ARE GUARANTEED TO BE ACCURATELY DESCRIBED, NOT DEFECTIVE, & GENUINE.



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