The China Clippers (SCARCE HARDBACK 1922 FIFTH EDITION)
by Lubbock, Basil
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Margate, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Glasgow: James Brown & Son, 1922. VG. 1922 fifth edition. No d/w. Blue cloth lettered white on spine and front cover. Profusely illustrated with illustrations and plans, all present as called for. On the basis of log books and information supplied by sailors, owners, designers and ship builders, the author has written a history of the China Clipper ship and describes and illustrates the structure of many of the ships and the competition for trade. With Appendices. With dusting and spotting to edges; some occasional spotting throughout; some minor rubbing to head and tail of spine; previous owner inscription to front endpaper, and book plate to verso of front cover; else a very good copy of a SCARCE 1922 fifth edition.. 1922 Fifth Edition . Hardback. Very Good.
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- Bookseller
- Greystone Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 17427
- Title
- The China Clippers (SCARCE HARDBACK 1922 FIFTH EDITION)
- Author
- Lubbock, Basil
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- 1922 Fifth Edition
- Publisher
- James Brown & Son
- Place of Publication
- Glasgow
- Date Published
- 1922
- Keywords
- Transport. Transport History. History. Ships And Shipping. China Clippers. China Trade.
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About the Seller
Greystone Books
Biblio member since 2005
Margate
About Greystone Books
Greystone Books is situated in Kent, England. We have been selling on the internet since 1999. We sell collectable books and try to stock obscure and scare non-fiction titles.
Glossary
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- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
- 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....
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.