TAKE CARE OF THE SHIP Embracing Speed and Consumption, Stability and Trim, Tactical Diameter and Collision with practical Rules and Examples and 30 Diagrams. For Use in the Royal and Merchant Navies
by Ruthven, J. F
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/No Dust Jacket
- Seller
-
Launceston, Cornwall, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: J. D. Potter, 1924. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Third Edition. Small 4to (16 x 24cm). 125 pages, b/w diagrams, folding chart on linen to rear pocket. Original blue cloth binding with gilt lettering, a little general wear and rubbing, cloth somewhat mottled. Contents clean and tight, bookplate of the Seafarer's Education Service to the front paste-down and a few very small stamps of the same, but appears unread. A very good copy. Scarce.
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- Bookseller
- Loe Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 016787
- Title
- TAKE CARE OF THE SHIP Embracing Speed and Consumption, Stability and Trim, Tactical Diameter and Collision with practical Rules and Examples and 30 Diagrams. For Use in the Royal and Merchant Navies
- Author
- Ruthven, J. F
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Edition
- Third Edition
- Publisher
- J. D. Potter
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1924
- Size
- Small 4to (16 x 24cm)
- Bookseller catalogs
- Nautical;
Terms of Sale
Loe Books
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About the Seller
Loe Books
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Launceston, Cornwall
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Paste-down
- The paste-down is the portion of the endpaper that is glued to the inner boards of a hardback book. The paste-down forms an...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...