The Bluejacket's Manual
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1940 10 th Edition

Cover:
Dark Blue Cloth, Gold lettering, Spine Gold lettering
Cover text:
Navy seal, THE BLUEJACKET’S MANUAL, 1940
Spine Text:
THE BLUEJACKET’S MANUAL, 1940, UNITED STATES NAVALL INSTUTITE ANNAPOLIS MD
Author:
none listed
Copyright Date:
1938 1939, 1940 by U.S. Naval Institute Annapolis, Maryland
Printing Date:
this group of 5 printings, all in 1940 assumed to be the original printer with 4 re-orders
1st-May, 1940; 2nd-July, 1940; 3rd-August, 1940; 4th-October, 1940; 5th-December, 1940
this group of 5 printings, assumed to be an added printer with with some minor changes
1st-June, 1940 {section order; forwards, contents, flag prints, National Anthem, text}
2nd-December, 1942; 3rd-February, 1943; 4th-June, 1943; 5th-June, 1943
{section order; forwards, National Anthem, flag prints, text}
Printing Date Codes:
{date codes provided by mine and other collectors manuals, listed reverse side of title page}
5-42-1-50=May, 1942; 8-42-1-75=August, 1942; 9-42-1-50=September, 1942; 9-42-3-OPCO 50=September, 1942;
11-3-42-50=November, 1942; 11-4-42-50=November, 1942; 12-1-42-50 OPC=December, 1942;
12-2-42-50 OPC=December, 1942; 12-3-42-50=December, 1942; 8-43-1-50=August, 1943; 1-2-43-50=January, 1943
{assumptions on reading the date codes}
June, 1940 = no code, just month and year
12-4-42-50 OPC = December 1942, starting day-4th, 50,000 copies, OPC is the printer
8-43-1-50 = August 1943, 50,000 copies, 1 is the printer
Publisher:
U.S. Naval Institute
Printer:
U.S. Naval Institute
Size:
7½” x 5¼” x 1½”
Price:
$.90 postpaid
Number of Pages:
784 pages {includes table of contents and 7 page color plate appendix}
Number of Chapters:
59 chapters in 7 parts
remarks:
note the printing dates, due to WWII this manual is very common