CORNELL'S SEA PACKET 1942

Bookseller

Shoemaker Booksellers (US)

Bookseller's Inventory #

6355

Title

CORNELL'S SEA PACKET 1942

Author

Williamson, W. M. (Editor)/Grant, Gordon (Foreword)

Format/Binding

Hardcover

Book Condition

Used - Good+ to Very Good-

Jacket Condition

No Dust Jacket

Edition

First Edition

Publisher

Cornell Maritime Press

Place of Publication

New York

Keywords

NAUTICAL MARITIME TRANSPORTATION BOATS SAILING SHIPS MINIATURE SQUARE-RIGGED SHIPS RAFT-SHIPS WHALESHIPS CONRAD JOSEPH 1857 1924 MASTER MARINER SEA ANN MCKIM NAVIGATIONAL INSTRUMENTS ATLANTIC OCEAN NAVAL ART SCIENCE PERIODICALS VOYAGES TRAVELS REFERENCE G

Bookseller catalogs

Nautical; Transportation; Science; Art; Reference; Transportation - Boats;

Size

8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

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Edges

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First Edition

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Spine

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Leaves

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Fair

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Soiled

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Good+

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Cloth

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Jacket

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