The Ships and Sailors of Old Salem: The Record of a Brilliant Era of American Achievement
by Paine, Ralph D
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fair/No
- Seller
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East Granby, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
New York: The Outing Publishing Company, 1909. First edition, 1909. True historical stories of ships, sailors and shipbuilding in America from colonial times to the mid nineteenth century, illustrated with black and white plates. Brown cloth with gilt lettering, uncut edges, 693 pages. Covers edgeworn and spotted with minor splitting to the rear spine edge, small closed tear to base of spine, good hinges, sound text block, age-toned but clean pages with some foxing to the plates and adjacent leaves, no names or other markings. A sound copy, externally fair, internally good.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fair/No. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Synopsis
First pub. as a serial in Outing Jan. 1908-Apr. 1909, under title Old Salem ships and sailors. Original published: The ships and sailors of old Salem, 1912.
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- Bookseller
- Resource Books, LLC
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 015268
- Title
- The Ships and Sailors of Old Salem: The Record of a Brilliant Era of American Achievement
- Author
- Paine, Ralph D
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Jacket Condition
- No
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- The Outing Publishing Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1909
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- AMERICAN MARITIME HISTORY SHIPBUILDING NAUTICAL SAILING SAILORS MASSACHUSETTS MARINE
- Bookseller catalogs
- American History and Biography;
Terms of Sale
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Resource Books, LLC
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East Granby, Connecticut
About Resource Books, LLC
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