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SHIPS OF THE LIBERA LINE. Foreword by Frank O. Braynard.
by Goldberg, Mark H
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
Cadyville, New York, United States
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About This Item
A.J. Hilgersom - Navigare, [1987]., [1987].. Very good. ONE OF A VERY FEW HARDCOVER COPIES INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR TO HIS FATHER - Octavo, 9 inches high by 6-1/8 inches wide. Dark blue cloth titled in gilt on the front cover and the spine. The edges of the covers are slightly soiled. 92 pages, illustrated with a frontispiece and several pages of photographic illustrations. Near fine.
One of a very few [9?] cloth bound copies, so identified by the author in ink at the bottom of the front endpaper: "This is one of 9 [?] hard bound copies".
The book is inscribed in ink by the author to his father at the top of the front endpaper: "Dad - Even when you doubted that it would ever be, you never let me know - but I knew because I had my own doubts, too! Love, Mark".
An account of the Italian shipping line Navigazione Libera Triestina. This hard cover copy is lacking the addenda which was issued in some of the soft cover copies.
RARE in cloth.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 96415
- Title
- SHIPS OF THE LIBERA LINE. Foreword by Frank O. Braynard.
- Author
- Goldberg, Mark H
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- A.J. Hilgersom - Navigare, [1987].
- Date Published
- [1987].
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- NAVAL; MARITIME; SHIPS; ITALIAN SHIPPING LINE; MARK H. GOLDBERS; SHIPS OF THE LIBERIA LINE; TWENTIETH CENTURY; 20TH CENTURY; LIMITED EDITION; HARD COVER; NAVIGAZIONE LIBERA TRIESTINA; A.J. HILGERSOM; NAVIGARE; INSCRIBED; SIGNED; AUTHOR'S FATHER; AUTOG
- Bookseller catalogs
- Naval & Maritime;
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About the Seller
Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
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Cadyville, New York
About Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd. (incorporated 1989) is a general antiquarian book store which buys and sells collections and individual items of significance. Booksellers Ric Zank and Daniel Meunier each bring to the business over 18 years of experience in seeking out and offering for sale unusual, uncommon and rare books, autographs, and ephemera in all fields. Our office is open 7 days a week from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and frequently later. An answering machine will take your message after hours and when we are out of the office.
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