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A History of Marine Navigation
by May, W. E., and Holder, Leonard
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good+
- Seller
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Madison, Indiana, United States
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About This Item
New York: W. W. Norton & Company, Inc., 1973. First Edition, First Impression (stated). Hardcover. Near Fine / Very Good+. Small quarto. 9-1/2 x 6-1/2 inches. Blue leatherette over board. Stamped metallic gold lettering to spine. xv, 280 pp. Illustrated with halftones, line drawings, and diagrams. Footnotes, bibliography, and index. Several small indentations to back board and text block edges lightly toned, else Fine. Dustjacket shows slight creasing along top edges of both faces and at head and foot of spine, as well as small closed tears and minor chips at tips. Now in removeable archival protective cover. Commander W. E. May was a leading authority on the history and use of the compass. He was a founder member of the Royal Institute of Navigation and one of its first Fellows.
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- Bookseller
- Village Lights Bookstore, ABAA/ILAB
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0000116
- Title
- A History of Marine Navigation
- Author
- May, W. E., and Holder, Leonard
- Format/Binding
- Blue leatherette over board
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton & Company, Inc.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1973
- Pages
- 280
- Size
- 4to
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Maritime
- Bookseller catalogs
- World History; Maritime;
Terms of Sale
Village Lights Bookstore, ABAA/ILAB
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About the Seller
Village Lights Bookstore, ABAA/ILAB
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Madison, Indiana
About Village Lights Bookstore, ABAA/ILAB
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