The Last of the Windjammers (Volume 1)
by LUBBOCK, BASIL
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Brown, Son & Ferguson 1927. FIRST EDITION, THIS VOLUME ONLY, LACKS D/W, imperial octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, gilt nautical illus to front board, illus eps, frontispiece, xiv + 518pp, illus/plates- not counted presumed all present, folding diagrams, VG- (moderate scuffing & chafing to spine & boards, heavy chipping to top spine extrem, light tanning & foxing to page edges, light foxing to pgs throughout, moderate creasing to edges of folding diagrams)
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- Title
- The Last of the Windjammers (Volume 1)
- Author
- LUBBOCK, BASIL
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Brown, Son & Ferguson 1927
- Keywords
- nautical maritime ships boats illustrated diagrams clippers history sailing first edition
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- First Edition
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- Spine
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- Edges
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- 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...
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
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