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Enterprise: The Story of the Defense of The America's Cup in 1930
by Vanderbilt, Harold S
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Good Slipcase
- Seller
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East Granby, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
New York and London: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1931. First edition, 1931, number 228 of a total of 250 copies, signed by the author on the limitations page. Includes the hard to find original slipcase. Blue hardcover with darker blue cloth spine, top edge gilt, original cellophane dustjacket, blue slipcase with cover label also indicating copy no. 228. Includes folding plans, charts, plates from photographs, tipped on color frontis. The book is in about fine condition with good hinges, a firm binding, clean pages with no other names or markings. The cellophane cover is wavy from age and has some chips mainly to the spine, the slipcase has edgewear and surface splits to the top and bottom of the spine but is structurally sound.. First, Limited Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Good Slipcase. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Resource Books, LLC
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 039149
- Title
- Enterprise: The Story of the Defense of The America's Cup in 1930
- Author
- Vanderbilt, Harold S
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Good Slipcase
- Edition
- First, Limited Edition
- Publisher
- Charles Scribner's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York and London
- Date Published
- 1931
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾" - 12&
- Keywords
- AMERICAS CUP YACHT RACE INTERNATIONAL
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Resource Books, LLC
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About the Seller
Resource Books, LLC
Biblio member since 2004
East Granby, Connecticut
About Resource Books, LLC
Resource Books, LLC deals in antiquarian and out-of-print books in a wide variety of subject matter, mainly non-fiction.
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- Fine
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- Cloth
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- Spine
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- Top Edge Gilt
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- First Edition
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