Sailing Barges. [Second Edition]. SIGNED PRESENTATION COPY
by CARR Frank G. G
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- Hardcover
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About This Item
Peter Davies,, [1951]. 8vo., Second Edition, with coloured frontispiece, numerous photographs, illustrations and plans in the text, fore-edge lightly spotted; terracotta cloth, gilt back, a very good, bright, crisp copy in unclipped, lightly age-soiled dustwrapper, the latter chipped with minor loss at edges. A PRESENTATION COPY FROM THE AUTHOR WITH HIS SIGNED HOLOGRAPH INSCRIPTION ON FRONT FREE ENDPAPER. Revised and expanded version of this standard reference first published in 1931.
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- Bookseller
- Island Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 34095
- Title
- Sailing Barges. [Second Edition]. SIGNED PRESENTATION COPY
- Author
- CARR Frank G. G
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Peter Davies,
- Date Published
- [1951]
- Keywords
- naval, maritime, sailing, barges, sailing barges, frank carr,
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