The Western Ocean Packets
by Lubbock, Basil
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good with no dust jacket
- Seller
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Franklin, Maine, United States
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About This Item
Boston: Charles E. Lauriat Company. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1925. Hardcover. Back cover water (? ) stained - but does not affect the integrity of the book. ; Bright, clean front board with ruled border, and bright gilt lettering on spine. Tight binding and clean, unmarked text. Top edge gilt. "The famous Amerian packet ships . . . Played a very big part in the making of a nation." This is a history of their contribution. The 22 plates are very clear. ; B&W Illustrations; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 155 pages .
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- The Book Shelf (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1877
- Title
- The Western Ocean Packets
- Author
- Lubbock, Basil
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good with no dust jacket
- Publisher
- Charles E. Lauriat Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1925
- Keywords
- Nautical, United States History, Sailboats, Travel, Maritime
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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...
- 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....