Illustrated Marine Encyclopedia by Paasch, Captain H - , 1890

Watford: Argus Books, 1977. Hardback in Dust Wrapper.. Very Good — in Good Dust Wrapper. Matt paper dust wrapper has minor edgewear and a touch faded with heavier tanning to the spine. Minor age-toning to the edges of the text block. The contents complete, clean and tight. . Hardback in dust wrapper (grey boards with gilt titling to the spine) Physically 9½” x 6½” (1.4 kg); 350pp; Preface by David R. MacGregor; Contains: Black & white plates (100); Tables; ISBN: 0-852-42539-2 || The book is on my shelves and will be carefully packed and posted from the pastoral paradise of Peasedown St. John, Bath, by a real bookseller in a real book shop - with my personal guarantee and my beady eye on the Consumer Contracts Regulations. REMEMBER! Buying my copy means the bookshop Jack Russells get their supper! My Book #195897|| Condition:

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)

Watford, Herts, England: Model and Allied Publications/ Argus Books Ltd., 1977. Facsimile Reprint . Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 306pp + 100 indexed plates, [28pp] Index. Grey cloth w crisp gold lettering on spine. No wear to covers or spine. Binding square and sound. Illustrated grey paper DJ is clean, showing small abrasion to top corners, mild sunning to spine. First published 1890, this is a facsimile reprint edition, 1977, with an Introduction by David R. MacGregor. A complete A-Z compendium of sail and early steam shipping, covering types, rigging, terms, construction, sails and equipment.

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.