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The Presidential Yacht Potomac
by Jaffee, Walter W
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 1889901067
- ISBN 13
- 9781889901060
- Seller
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Menifee, California, United States
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About This Item
Glencannon Pr, 1998-04-30. hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 9x0x11. 1998 Glencannon Press (Palo Alto, California), 8 3/4 x 11 3/8 inches tall white buckram cloth hardcover in publisher's unclipped dust jacket, gilt lettering to front cover and spine, facsimile autograph endpapers, copiously illustrated with black-and-white photographs and line drawings, xvii, index, 204 pp. Nicely inscribed and signed by the author on the blank front free-endpaper. Otherwise, a near fine copy - clean, bright and unmarked - in a like dust jacket which is nicely preserved and displayed in a clear archival Brodart sleeve. Note that this is a heavy and oversized book, so additional postage will be required for international or priority orders. ~ZZ~ [3.0P] She was built to chase rum-runners. But FDR liked her lines and the Potomac became the presidential yacht. Today, beautifully restored to her glorious era, she brings alive the historic Roosevelt years. This is her whole history. 200 photos of the ship, the interiors and the famous personages who came aboard enrich the story. Capt. Walter Jaffee is a graduate of the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy at Kings Point, New York. Author of eight maritime books, he was chief officer of the SS Jeremiah O'Brien on her epic return voyage to Normandy in 1994 for the 50th Anniversary of D-Day.
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- Bookseller
- Flamingo Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- ZZ-1132-14022
- Title
- The Presidential Yacht Potomac
- Author
- Jaffee, Walter W
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 1889901067
- ISBN 13
- 9781889901060
- Publisher
- Glencannon Pr
- Place of Publication
- Palo Alto, Ca
- Date Published
- 1998-04-30
- Size
- 9x0x11
- X weight
- 48 oz
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