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Wooden Boat and Ship Building, The Fundamental Principles and Practical Methods Described in Detail
by Van Gaasbeek, Richard M
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good Condition/No Dust Jacket
- Seller
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Yungaburra, Queensland, Australia
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About This Item
Chicago, Illinois : Frederick J Drake & Company, 1941. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Small Octavo. Binding is tight, cover and spine fully intact Text body is clean and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting Endpapers and one or two pages in the text have the faintest scattered foxing and a small ink stain on inside cover and front free endpaper Edges browned and a faint ink stain on side edge Boards have some edge wear, some rubbing and bumped corners and bumped at bottom and top of spine The title of the book continues "Especially Written for Carpenters and Other Woodworkers Who Desire to Engage in Boat or Ship Building and as a Text-book for Schools' B & W illustrations and B & W photos
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- Bookseller
- Spencer and Murphy Booksellers
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 54522
- Title
- Wooden Boat and Ship Building, The Fundamental Principles and Practical Methods Described in Detail
- Author
- Van Gaasbeek, Richard M
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover (Original Cloth)
- Book Condition
- Used - Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Frederick J Drake & Company
- Place of Publication
- Chicago, Illinois
- Date Published
- 1941
- Pages
- 238
- Weight
- 99.99 lbs
- Keywords
- Boat Building wooden boats, boat building, woodwork, ship building
- Size
- Small Octavo
Terms of Sale
Spencer and Murphy Booksellers
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About the Seller
Spencer and Murphy Booksellers
Biblio member since 2020
Yungaburra, Queensland
About Spencer and Murphy Booksellers
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