Our Iron-Clad Ships: their qualities, performances, and cost. With chapters on turret ships, iron-clad ramps &c. With illustrations.
by E. J. Reed
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States
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About This Item
Brown cloth boards with author's pictorial monogram in gilt to front cover. Gilt particulars to spine. Wear to head and tail of spine. Loss to spine covering near front hinge, which is beginning near head. Foldout plate depicting "Our iron-clad ships" to front of book. Foxing to first and last pages. Otherwise, a clean copy without previous owners' names or other markings. 8" - 9" tall; xxxii, 332, 32 pages; All shipments through USPS insured Priority Mail.
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- Bookseller
- William Chrisant & Sons' Florida Book Shop, ABAA, ILAB, FABA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 3216
- Title
- Our Iron-Clad Ships: their qualities, performances, and cost. With chapters on turret ships, iron-clad ramps &c. With illustrations.
- Author
- E. J. Reed
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- John Murray
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1869
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Maritime history, Shipbuilding, 19th century
- Bookseller catalogs
- Naval & Maritime History;
- Size
- 8vo
Terms of Sale
William Chrisant & Sons' Florida Book Shop, ABAA, ILAB, FABA
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 10 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed.
About the Seller
William Chrisant & Sons' Florida Book Shop, ABAA, ILAB, FABA
Biblio member since 2008
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
About William Chrisant & Sons' Florida Book Shop, ABAA, ILAB, FABA
We are a brick & mortar store located between I95 and the Florida Turnpike. We focus on the visual aspects of books and the book as artifact. We have large Art and Graphic Art sections including haute couture magazines but also carry Architecture, Ancient & Classical History, Performing Arts and Books on Books & Antiques. We have a large selection of Antiquarian Books, Antique maps & Antique prints. Hours by chance or appointment.
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- Cloth
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- Gilt
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- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.