Celebration of Sail
by Roy Cross
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Very Good+
- ISBN 10
- 1861267150
- ISBN 13
- 9781861267153
- Seller
-
Budleigh Salterton, Devon, United Kingdom
Item Price
A$57.70A$51.93
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About This Item
.Fine Book and Very Good+ wrapper.
large format hardback [29x31cm]. 128 pages. very good condition in the dust-jacket. with a wealth of colour plates depicting men-of-war, merchant sail, clippers, racing yachts, etc.
Fine Book and Very Good+ wrapper - slight rubbing to wrapper edges only.
First edition, pp 128, b&w and colour illustrations throughout. This beautiful book features paintings by one of the foremost marine painters working today. Over more than thirty years Roy Cross has created a volume of work celebrating the peak of the development of the naval and merchant sailing vessel, for the late eighteenth to the late nineteenth centuries. This book is the first review of Roy's marine paintings to be published. Dozens of his best paintings are showcased in full colour and accompanied by detailed captions giving historical information on each of the vessels featured. T
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large format hardback [29x31cm]. 128 pages. very good condition in the dust-jacket. with a wealth of colour plates depicting men-of-war, merchant sail, clippers, racing yachts, etc.
Fine Book and Very Good+ wrapper - slight rubbing to wrapper edges only.
First edition, pp 128, b&w and colour illustrations throughout. This beautiful book features paintings by one of the foremost marine painters working today. Over more than thirty years Roy Cross has created a volume of work celebrating the peak of the development of the naval and merchant sailing vessel, for the late eighteenth to the late nineteenth centuries. This book is the first review of Roy's marine paintings to be published. Dozens of his best paintings are showcased in full colour and accompanied by detailed captions giving historical information on each of the vessels featured. T
Please See Photos for ConditionB6
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Details
- Bookseller
- greaves-leaves (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 993
- Title
- Celebration of Sail
- Author
- Roy Cross
- Format/Binding
- Fine Book and Very Good+ wrapper
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 1861267150
- ISBN 13
- 9781861267153
- Publisher
- Crowood Press, Limited, The
- Place of Publication
- Marlborough
- Date Published
- March 1, 2005
- Keywords
- Art, History, Sailing,Ships, Roy Cross, Paintings.
- Bookseller catalogs
- History; Boats; Sailing; Maritime;
Terms of Sale
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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
greaves-leaves
Biblio member since 2014
Budleigh Salterton, Devon
About greaves-leaves
I am an independent retired individual who has specific interests in History, particularly local History and relevant scarce books. Many of the books for sale are from the collection I have built over the years. I do not operate as a business and spend a few hours a week on my hobby. However being retired I am usually available to service orders promptly and personally.
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- Edges
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