Illustrated Marine Encyclopedia
by Capt H Paasch
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good /No Jacket
- Seller
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Ribble Valley, Lancashire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Belgium: Antwerp. This is a Good Copy of this Book in blue cloth boards with gilt title lettering to spine.There is some outer wear present to the boards with small mottled stain mark to the rear cover and with one or two scratch surface marks to the front cover.Fascinating work well illustrated with each plate have explantory notes to the page opposite.In depth guide to the parts of ships of all types.A vast source of information and probably the best of info of past ship types.Royal Octavo 1st Edn 8vo 8 308,28pp index with one previous name to the top edge of the title page.Comprehensive work and a heavy book so postage will be above default setting.First Edition Antwerp [1890] . Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 1st Printing. 1890.
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- Bookseller
- Richard Thornton Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 77171
- Title
- Illustrated Marine Encyclopedia
- Author
- Capt H Paasch
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Antwerp
- Place of Publication
- Belgium
- Date Published
- 1890
- Size
- 8vo.
- Keywords
- Maritime
- Bookseller catalogs
- MISCELLANEUS;
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About the Seller
Richard Thornton Books
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Ribble Valley, Lancashire
About Richard Thornton Books
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- Octavo
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- Plate
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- 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...
- 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
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