Glasgow: Brown, Son & Ferguson. Very Good+. 1936. First Edition. Hardcover. First edition. 1936. Book has small stain on upper right hand corner of the covers. Did not touch pages or text. Very good plus condition overall. 251 pages. Red cloth binding with gold gilt lettering on spine. One of many nautical books on older sailing ships we recently acquired from a personal library. Most are in fine, like new condition in beautiful dust jackets from early to mid 1900's. ; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall .

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Bookseller: Book Gallery // Mike Riley (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 101152
Title: Under Sail in the Last of the Clipper Ships
Author: Wallace, Frederick William
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good+
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: Brown, Son & Ferguson
Place of Publication: Glasgow
Date Published: 1936
Keywords: Nautical, Sailing, Ships, Maritime
Bookseller catalogs: Nautical; Transportation; *Book Gallery Catalog*;

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