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Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1947-1995
by Gardiner, Robert [Editor]; Chumbley, Stephen [Editor]; Budzbon, Przemysaw [Editor];
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 1557501327
- ISBN 13
- 9781557501325
- Seller
-
Foster, Rhode Island, United States
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About This Item
Naval Inst Pr, 1996-03-01. Hardcover. Very Good. 12x8x1. Conway Maritime Press; London, 1995. Hardcover. Book is heavy and additional shipping cost may apply. A Very Good, dark grey cloth binding with gilt lettering on spine, binding sturdy and intact, some handling/rub marks to boards, bit of crimping to spine edges, small soiled spot bottom front joint, small smudge mark on fore-edge, some rubbing to board and spine edges, trace sunning to text block edges, in a Very Good, some handling/rub marks to panels, bit of edge/corner wear, small price sticker bottom front flap, soiled spot verso bottom spine, price sticker discoloration bottom rear panel, fading to turns, Dust wrapper. A nice, clean and unmarked copy. 4to[quarto or approx. 11.5 x 13.5 inches], 675pp., indexed, b&w illustrations. We pack securely and ship daily with delivery confirmation on every book. The picture on the listing page is of the actual book for sale. Additional Scan(s) are available for any item, please inquire.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Lavendier Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- SKU1032815
- Title
- Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1947-1995
- Author
- Gardiner, Robert [Editor]; Chumbley, Stephen [Editor]; Budzbon, Przemysaw [Editor];
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 1557501327
- ISBN 13
- 9781557501325
- Publisher
- Naval Inst Pr
- Place of Publication
- Annapolis, Md
- Date Published
- 1996-03-01
- Size
- 12x8x1
- X weight
- 102 oz
Terms of Sale
Lavendier Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Lavendier Books
Biblio member since 2008
Foster, Rhode Island
About Lavendier Books
Selling quailty books for over 20 years.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- 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...
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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....
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
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