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

Main Pages

Table of Contents