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Ships of the Past, 1929 First Edition by Davis, Charles G. Sailing ships and sloops with images
by Davis, Charles G
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good+/Fair
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Swampscott, Massachusetts, United States
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About This Item
1929. DAVIS, Charles G. SHIPS OF THE PAST. Salem: Marine Research Society, 1929. 4to. Cloth. Dust Jacket Present. Frontispiece, xi, 170, (1) pages, 12 double-page drawings, 31 plates. First edition. Richly illustrated study of ship design in America. Chapters include: Block Island boats and Pinkys; The Fishing Schooner; The Baltimore Clipper; The Pac Ship "Isaac Webb"; The Frigate "Raleigh"; The Frigate "Congress"; and Masts a Spars of United States Naval Vessels. Dust Jacket is usually not present. Jacket has loss of paper, front and back (see photos) otherwise, toned and some spine sunning. Now preserved. A rare edition. OCLC shows 129 libraries having copies.
Title: Ships of the past, Author(s): Davis, Charles G. 1870-1959. (Charles Gerard), Publication: Salem, Mass., Marine Research Society, Year: 1929
Description: xi, 170 p. illus. 30 cm. Language: English Series: Marine Research Society, Salem, Mass. Publication,; no. 19; Standard No: LCCN: 29-24758 SUBJECT(S) Descriptor: Ships. Shipbuilding -- United States -- History. Class Descriptors: LC: VM23; Q387.2/D; Dewey: 387.2 Responsibility: by Charles G. Davis; with an introduction by Irving R. Wiles. Document Type: Book Entry: 19730412 Update: 20100813 Accession No: OCLC: 602848 Database: WorldCat. A rare naval sailing item from Salem,
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- Calix Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- biblio31
- Title
- Ships of the Past, 1929 First Edition by Davis, Charles G. Sailing ships and sloops with images
- Author
- Davis, Charles G
- Illustrator
- Gerard, Charles
- Format/Binding
- 8vo dust jacket present, torn with loss
- Book Condition
- Used - Good+
- Jacket Condition
- Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Sailing ships and sloops of New England
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Marine Research Society
- Date Published
- 1929
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Sailing, Sloops, schooners of New England
- Bookseller catalogs
- Travel & Exploration;
- Size
- 8vo
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