The Best of Sail
by Lubbock, Basil; paintings by J. Spurling; intro by Alan Villiers
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good+ w owner name on endpapers, some stains to lwr edge of first few pages; in VeryGood unclipped jacket w light edgewear
- Seller
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Nevada City, California, United States
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About This Item
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1977. Reissue, later printing.. Oversize Hardcover in navy pebbled boards w gilt titling & decoration; in white jacket w color inset.. Good+ w owner name on endpapers, some stains to lwr edge of first few pages; in VeryGood unclipped jacket w light edgewear. Condensed version of earlier 3-vol book. Includes 36 stunning color plates of sailing ships with detailed descriptions. A gorgeous book, acceptable copy w a few edge-stained early page but all plates perfect
10-1/4 x 12-1/4. 179 pp, indexes, color plates.
10-1/4 x 12-1/4. 179 pp, indexes, color plates.
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- Bookseller
- edburynbooks (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 28197
- Title
- The Best of Sail
- Author
- Lubbock, Basil; paintings by J. Spurling; intro by Alan Villiers
- Format/Binding
- Oversize Hardcover in navy pebbled boards w gilt titling & decoration; in white jacket w color inset.
- Book Condition
- Used - Good+ w owner name on endpapers, some stains to lwr edge of first few pages; in VeryGood unclipped jacket w light edgewear
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Reissue, later printing.
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Grosset & Dunlap
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1977
- Keywords
- History, Politics, War, Biography
Terms of Sale
edburynbooks
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About the Seller
edburynbooks
Biblio member since 2007
Nevada City, California
About edburynbooks
I sell from my home, where I have about 25,000 books shelved or stored. I am also an author, poet, photographer, taroist, publisher, collector. Selling books online for almost 15 years, including my own titles and rare books from my collection.
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