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Britain's Maritime History

Britain's Maritime History

Britain's Maritime History
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Britain's Maritime History: An Illustrated Chronicle

by Bell, D. C

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  • Hardcover
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About This Item

Hull (UK), privately published by Hull Maritime Museum, not dated (1985 on spine).

Limited edition 57/300 copies signed by the artist. Illustratedwith 12 watercolor plates, each hand-colored, signed, and labeled by the artist. The plates measure 8" by 11" and are protected with tissue guards. Additionally illustrated with 23 uncolored drawings (12 full page & 11 in text).

Oblong 4to. Unpaginated. Bound in wine-red half crushed morocco over red cloth boards with raised bands and gilt lettering. Red paper over boards slipcase with "Queen Elizabeth 2" stamped in gilt on the front. Leather slightly dulled in places, hence near fine in like slipcase, with some slight rubbing.

David Bell paints many subjects, including railways, architecture and aviation but he is primarily known as a marine artist, most notably for the Sir Walter Raleigh painting for (the then) H.R.H. Charles, Prince of Wales and Humber Heritage, later in the collection of H.M. The Queen. He manages to combine great technical skill with imagination and vision to produce paintings of lasting value. His style is evocative and atmospheric, of both past and present scenes. His work has been exhibited throughout Britain and is in collections all over the world.

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Bookseller
The Accidental Bookseller, IOBA, FABA US (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #
1362
Title
Britain's Maritime History
Author
Bell, D. C
Book Condition
Used - Near Fine
Quantity Available
1
Edition
First Edition
Binding
Hardcover
Publisher
Privately Printed
Place of Publication
Hull (UK)
Date Published
1985
Weight
0.00 lbs

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Rubbing
Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
Morocco
Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
Cloth
"Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
Raised Band(s)
Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
Fine
A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
Gilt
The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...

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