Uniforms of the US Navy 1883, 1886

Heading: (United States Navy)
Author:
Title: Regulations Governing the Uniform of Officers of the United States Navy [with] Regulations Governing the Uniform of Commissioned Officers, Warrant Officers, and Enlisted Men of the Navy of the United States
Place Published: Washington
Publisher:Government Printing Office
Date Published: 1883; 1886
Description:

2 volumes together. Comprising:

Regulations Governing the Uniform of Officers of the United States Navy, 1883. Stiff wrappers lettered in gilt, stitched.

Regulations Governing the Uniform of Commissioned Officers..., 1886. Blue cloth bordered in blind, lettered in gilt.

Details of naval uniforms of the U.S. Navy in the Gilded Age, with shoulder straps of various officers and departments, sleeve stripes and ornaments, epaulets, buttons, belts, etc.
Condition Report: Both volumes show moderate wear, sunning, rubbing, chips; 1883 volume seems to have been re-glued leaving plates difficult to separate at head of gutter; 1886 volume with a cracked front hinge; very good overall.