Ships and Ways and Other Days.
by E. Keble Chatterton
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Oregon City, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Philadelphia, PA J.B. Lippincott , 1924. Hardcover First Edition (1913); Second Printing (1924). Very Good: shows moderate wear to extremities; mild rubbing to the panels; the slightest spine lean; faint foxing to the outside edges; former owner's gift inscription at the front pastedown endpaper; the endpapers show some tanning. The binding is secure; the text is clean. A handsome, moderately used copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing several minor flaws. Despite these flaws, remains clean, sturdy, and quite presentable. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (8.5 x 6.5 x 1.75 inches). xii, 308 pages. Color Frontispiece and 130 black & white illustrations. Fold-out ship plans. Blue cloth over boards with white titles and designs at the front panel and backstrip and a pastedown illustration at the front panel. Language: English. Weight: 1 pound, 14.5 ounces. First Edition (1913); Second Printing (1924). Hardback: Pastedown Illustration at the front panel.
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Details
- Seller
- Black Cat Hill Books (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 49470
- Title
- Ships and Ways and Other Days.
- Author
- E. Keble Chatterton
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition (1913); Second Printing (1924).
- Publisher
- J.B. Lippincott ,
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia, PA
- Date Published
- 1924.
- Bookseller catalogs
- Sailing; Maritime; Sailing and Nautical; Nautical;
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