Trafalgar: The Nelson Touch
by Howarth, David
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Deep River, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
New York: Atheneum, 1969. First Edition. Fine with 1/4 navy blue cloth and paper covered boards with gilt text stamping on the spine. An octavo of 9 by 5 7/8 inches with illustrated end sheets. In a near fine, unclipped dust jacket. . This English author draws on a host of contemporary sources, paintings and sketches to provide a thorough account of the Battle of Trafalgar. 254 pages with illustrations from earlier works of art throughout.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Town's End Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- TB32158
- Title
- Trafalgar: The Nelson Touch
- Author
- Howarth, David
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Atheneum
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1969
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Town's End Books
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- Jacket
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- First Edition
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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....
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...