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LLOYD'S REGISTER OF YACHTS. Containing Particulars of Yachts and Motor Boats; an Alphabetical List of Owners with their Addresses; Distinguishing Flags of Yachts; also the Flags of the Principal Yacht and Sailing Clubs, with the Names of the Officers, &c., for the Year 1931
by [Lloyd's Register of Shipping]
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Durham, North Carolina, United States
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About This Item
London: [Lloyd's Register of Shipping], 1931. 849 pages, including 38 full-page color plates of flags, plus [2], 18 pages of ads for nautical equipment and services. 20-page "Supplement to the 1931 Edition" laid-in. Original green cloth stamped in gold with pictorial emblem on front cover; all edges gilt. Oblong: 19 x 24 cm. This is copy no. 367, issued to M. Atkinson Adam, Esq., with the number and his name so stamped in gilt on the front cover. A little staining to the lower quarter of the spine. Half-title and margins of last few text leaves foxed, faint marginal toning throughout. Still, a sound, about very good copy. The supplement is foxed. FIRST EDITION.
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- Bookseller
- Eilenberger Rare Books, LLC
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0000890
- Title
- LLOYD'S REGISTER OF YACHTS. Containing Particulars of Yachts and Motor Boats; an Alphabetical List of Owners with their Addresses; Distinguishing Flags of Yachts; also the Flags of the Principal Yacht and Sailing Clubs, with the Names of the Officers, &c., for the Year 1931
- Author
- [Lloyd's Register of Shipping]
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- [Lloyd's Register of Shipping]
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1931
- Keywords
- nautical
Terms of Sale
Eilenberger Rare Books, LLC
We offer a full refund, including the purchase price and the original shipping cost, in the event an item is not as described in the listing, provided that we receive the returned item within 30 days after delivery. We will refund the purchase price, but not the shipping, for any other reason, within ten (10) days of delivery, provided we are given prior notification of the return (please email or phone) and all items are returned in the condition in which they were received.
About the Seller
Eilenberger Rare Books, LLC
Biblio member since 2008
Durham, North Carolina
About Eilenberger Rare Books, LLC
An online shop focusing on Americana, particularly books pertaining to the South, and offering rare, scholarly, and antique books on a variety of other subjects. Proprietor David J. Eilenberger worked for over five years at respected firms in the A.B.A.A. before establishing the company in 2010. In addition to books, we are interested in acquiring broadsides, ephemera, 19th-century photographs, and manuscripts. Member Independent Online Booksellers Association since 2017.
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