New York, NY: Bonanza Books, 1982. 400 pp. Original black cloth covers w/ gilt title on blue cloth spine. Binding very bright and clean. Light soiling to foredge of text block. DJ lightly soiled. Price clipped. Illust. w/ more than 200 b/w photos and figures. Contents very nice.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by George C. Wales and Henry Rusk; Howard I. Chapelle. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

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Bookseller: Shoemaker Booksellers (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 307
Title: HISTORY OF AMERICAN SAILING SHIPS
Author: Chapelle, Howard I
Illustrator: George C. Wales and Henry Rusk; Howard I. Chapelle
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition: Very Good
ISBN 10: 0517023326
ISBN 13: 9780517023327
Publisher: Bonanza Books
Place of Publication: New York, NY
Date Published: 1982
Keywords: TRANSPORTATION BOATS SHIPS SAILING NAVY NAVAL HISTORY MARITIME NAUTICAL AMERICAN SAILING SHIPS SHIP-BUILDING NAVIGATION COLONIAL PERIOD NAVAL CRAFT PRIVATEERS SLAVERS REVENUE CUTTERS AMERICAN SCHOONER MERCHANT CRAFT SAILING YACHTS AMERICAN HISTORY UNITED
Bookseller catalogs: Nautical; Transportation; Transportation - Boats;
Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

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Text Block: Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
Gilt: The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
Price Clipped: When a book is described as price-clipped, it indicates that the portion of the dust jacket flap that has the publisher's...
Soiled: Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
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....
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...