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On Blue-Water. Some Narratives of Sport and Adventure in The Modern Merchant Service.
by KEANE, J.F.:
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Dorchester, Dorset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London, Tinsley Brothers, 1883 1st. Hardback, 9 x 6 inches. Light blue cloth with decorative black panelled boards with gilt pictorial design to front, and gilt lettering and decoration to spine. Pale yelow endpapers. In very good condition. Some minor fading to cloth, some darkening to spine, some rubbing to corners. Bookplate to front endpaper “Hudson Latham Lutwyche.” Embossed stamp to corner of endpaper “W.H. Smith & Son.” Some tanning to pages, some minor light foxing spots to halfitle and prelims. A couple of occasional handling marks and minor spots to inside pages. Else a very good clean and tight copy. 288pp + 2pp cat. With decorative letter, head and tailpieces.
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Details
- Bookseller
- The Antique Map & Bookshop
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 86550
- Title
- On Blue-Water. Some Narratives of Sport and Adventure in The Modern Merchant Service.
- Author
- KEANE, J.F.:
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London, Tinsley Brothers, 1883 1st
- Keywords
- Sports & Pastimes On Blue-Water, Some Narratives of Sport and Adventure in The Modern Merchant Service, Tinsley Brothers, 1883, 1st, KEANE, J.F., navy, sailors, sharks, fishing, roaring forties,
Terms of Sale
The Antique Map & Bookshop
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
The Antique Map & Bookshop
Biblio member since 2016
Dorchester, Dorset
About The Antique Map & Bookshop
The Antique Map & Bookshop was established in 1976 and has been in Puddletown since 1978. PUDDLETOWN is situated just outside DORCHESTER in the county of DORSET, on the A35 to BOURNEMOUTH. The village has a by-pass now which means there is easy access to the village and ample space for parking. Our shop is directly on the main road through the village.
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- Cloth
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- Gilt
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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....
- Bookplate
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