Illustrated Marine Encyclopedia
by PAASCH, Capt. H. & MacGREGOR, DAVID R. (Intro)
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
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- Seller
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DUNEDIN, Auckland, New Zealand
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About This Item
Argus Boos 1977. FACSIMILE EDITION WITH TIDY HOMEMADE DUST WRAPPER, super octavo, grey heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, 306pp + plates + unpaginated index to rear, VG (light bruising & tanning to base of spine & boards, moderate tanning to page edges & eps, prev. ownership ink stamp to ffep, moderate cracking to some gutters) in d/w- homemade, VG+ (light creasing to spine & edges)
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- Bookseller
- Hard To Find Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 306760
- Title
- Illustrated Marine Encyclopedia
- Author
- PAASCH, Capt. H. & MacGREGOR, DAVID R. (Intro)
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Argus Boos 1977
- Keywords
- maritime marine nautical history encyclopedia encyclopaedia terminology
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- 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....
- VG
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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...
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- Octavo
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- Facsimile
- An exact copy of an original work. In books, it refers to a copy or reproduction, as accurate as possible, of an original...
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- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
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