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THE WAR-SHIPS AND NAVIES OF THE WORLD.
by King, J.W
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/No jacket
- Seller
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Yarmouthport, Massachusetts, United States
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About This Item
A complete and concise description of the construction and modern warships of all the navies of the world; naval artillery, marine engines, boilers, torpedoes, and torpedo-boats. Boston:A. Williams and Company. 1880. 623pp. Illustrated. hardcover. Binding cocked. Worn at edges and rubbed down the spine, which shows some sunning (gilt remains bright). Spine edges show some fraying and chipping. Small tear at the top of the spine, at the hinge. Otherwise in good condition. Interior is clean and free of stray markings, save for a small bookplate on the inside-front board, and previous owner's signature on the first free end-paper verso, and some penciled notations to the second free end-paper. The 1st free end-page has a small chip (and tear) to the top edge and a short closed tear to the bottom edge. There is also an old damp stain to the bottom edge, visible for the first 250 pages but fading at the end. The binding is tight with front hinge cracked and rear still intact. Overall, a good solid copy.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Parnassus Book Service
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 21898
- Title
- THE WAR-SHIPS AND NAVIES OF THE WORLD.
- Author
- King, J.W
- Format/Binding
- Hard cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Boston:A. Williams and Company
- Date Published
- 1880
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- WARSHIPS, CONSTRUCTION, HISTORY, MARITIME, NAVAL
Terms of Sale
Parnassus Book Service
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About the Seller
Parnassus Book Service
Biblio member since 2016
Yarmouthport, Massachusetts
About Parnassus Book Service
Ben Muse began selling books from the former Knowles General Store in 1959. Now in our third generation, we are a famiy-run, general book store selling new and old (often rare) books as well as issuing specialty catalogs on a variety of subjects: Americana, Latin America, Maritime, Art, the Orient and a variety of other subjects. If you can't find what you are looking for here on the web, please contact us directly at our Yarmouthport shop -- or better yet stop by to browse and talk. We look forward to seeing you.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Cocked
- Refers to a state where the spine of a book is lightly "twisted" in such a way that the front and rear boards of a book do not...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
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