The American Coast Pilot; Containing Directions for the Principal Harbors, Capes and Headlands of the Coasts of North and South America: Describing the Soundings, Bearings of the Lighthouses and Beacons from the Rocks, Shoals, Ledges &c (1850)
by Blunt, Edmund M
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good+/No Jacket - Issued
- Seller
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SPRINGFIELD, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
New York: Edmund & George Blunt, 1850. 648pp/engraved maps (most fold-out). Contemporary calf with a morocco spine label (taped on); some light wear and foxing, but better than usual. 17 plans and charts (all presnt) and many coastal views text illustrations. Handwritten owner name on ffep and light notes inside front and rear covers. Text clean. Maps undamaged.. 16th Ed. Leather. Very Good+/No Jacket - Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- DBookmahn's Used and Rare Military Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 012003
- Title
- The American Coast Pilot; Containing Directions for the Principal Harbors, Capes and Headlands of the Coasts of North and South America: Describing the Soundings, Bearings of the Lighthouses and Beacons from the Rocks, Shoals, Ledges &c (1850)
- Author
- Blunt, Edmund M
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket - Issued
- Edition
- 16th Ed
- Publisher
- Edmund & George Blunt
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1850
- Keywords
- American Coastal Maps
- Bookseller catalogs
- Americana; Maps;
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- Spine Label
- The paper or leather descriptive tag attached to the spine of the book, most commonly providing the title and author of the...
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...