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NEW BOOK: THE SPECIALLY MERITORIOUS MEDALNick McDowell of Foxfall Medals submitted this announcement of a new monograph on the U.S. Navy's Specially Meritorious Medal. Thanks! -Editor 
The Specially Meritorious Medal – United States Navy, by John E. Strandberg and Allen R. Menke is a 55-page monograph that provides details on the production history of this rare medal and gives details on its die varieties. A comprehensive section of exhibits includes extracts of original documents and a detailed list of each authorized recipient. The 8.5x11 format allows for multiple color photos of original medals showing details of the various original varieties and official engraving styles. Also shown are examples of spurious engravings as well as the specially prepared medal to Paymaster William Gault for actions supporting Admiral in Dewey in the Philippines. Spiral bound with a clear front cover and black vinyl rear cover. Available from the Foxfall Press for $23.60, which includes shipping to addresses (in the United States) and PayPal fees. Send PayPal payment to foxfall.medals@gmail.com or by check to Foxfall Medals at Post Office Box 710, Madison, VA 227278. THE BOOK BAZARREWayne Homren, Editor The Numismatic Bibliomania Society is a non-profit organization promoting numismatic literature. See our web site at coinbooks.org. To submit items for publication in The E-Sylum, write to the Editor at this address: whomren@gmail.com To subscribe go to: https://my.binhost.com/lists/listinfo/esylum All Rights Reserved. NBS Home Page Contact the NBS webmaster 
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