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National Maritime Museum, Catalogue of the Library, Volume Five, Naval History Part One: The Middle Ages to 1815
by National Maritime Museum; Michael Sanderson (foreword by)
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine condition/Very Good dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0118807609
- ISBN 13
- 9780118807609
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About This Item
London: Her Majesty's Stationary Office, 1976. NOT a library discard. Fine condition in a Very Good price-clipped dust jacket. The background color of the jacket's spine is uniformly sunned but all lettering is still clear and distinct. Protected by a removable Gaylord clear-plastic sleeve. NO chips. NO tears. Sharp corners. NO owner's name or bookplate. Pages are crisp, clean and unmarked. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. This the first volume only (of 2) of the catalogue of Naval History books in the Library of the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich, London (i.e. Volume Five, Part One). It describe the Library's Naval History books from The Middle Ages to 1815. Illustrated with 12 tipped-in plates. Index. Bound in the original blue cloth, stamped in bright gold with a flying fish on the front board. Complete with dust jacket.. First Edition. Oversize Hardcover. Fine condition/Very Good dust jacket. (xii), 209pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.
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- Title
- National Maritime Museum, Catalogue of the Library, Volume Five, Naval History Part One: The Middle Ages to 1815
- Author
- National Maritime Museum; Michael Sanderson (foreword by)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine condition
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0118807609
- ISBN 13
- 9780118807609
- Publisher
- Her Majesty's Stationary Office
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1976
- Size
- (xii), 209pp
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