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Lake Carriers: The Saga of the Great Lakes Fleet, North merica's Fresh Water Merchant Marine (FIRST EDITION, INSCRIBED)
by Jacques Lesstrang
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- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Hendersonville, North Carolina, United States
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About This Item
Seattle WA: A Salisbury Press Book, 1977. FIRST EDITION. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Photographs. Inscribed by Author. Blue textured hardcopy, gilt title on cover and spine. Illustrated, Index, 192 pp. Condition: Unmarked text, endpaper shading and rubbing. Photographs clear. Full refund if not satisfied.
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- Bookseller
- Shelley and Son Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 074419
- Title
- Lake Carriers: The Saga of the Great Lakes Fleet, North merica's Fresh Water Merchant Marine (FIRST EDITION, INSCRIBED)
- Author
- Jacques Lesstrang
- Illustrator
- Photographs
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- FIRST EDITION
- Publisher
- A Salisbury Press Book
- Place of Publication
- Seattle WA
- Date Published
- 1977
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Great Lakes Transportation; Fresh Water Carriers; Fresh Water Merchant Marine; Lake Superior; Commerce; Lake Steamer; Cargo
- Bookseller catalogs
- Transportation;
Terms of Sale
Shelley and Son Books
I offer a full refund if not satisfied as long as the book is returned in the same condition as sent.
About the Seller
Shelley and Son Books
Biblio member since 2005
Hendersonville, North Carolina
About Shelley and Son Books
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- Inscribed
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- Gilt
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- Jacket
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- First Edition
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- Spine
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