Land's End, Water's Edge Long Island Sound (Inscribed and Signed)
by Cooper, Joseph Howard
- Used
- Fine
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine
- Seller
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Annapolis, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
Brooklyn: Theo. Gaus, Ltd, 1977. First Edition. Full cloth. Octavo. xii, 315 pages. Fine. History and reminiscences of sailing, yacht clubs, and yacht racing around Long Island Sound. Anecdotes of the Larchmont, Port Washington, Knickerbocker, American, Riverside, and Seawanhaka Corinthian Yacht clubs. MORRIS & HOWLAND p. 33. INSCRIBED and SIGNED by Cooper on front free endpaper. Bound in dark blue cloth over boards with gilt-stamped spine and upper board titles. Tiny extremity rubs. . No dust jacket.
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- Bookseller
- Back Creek Books LLC, ABAA/ILAB
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 10799.190
- Title
- Land's End, Water's Edge Long Island Sound (Inscribed and Signed)
- Author
- Cooper, Joseph Howard
- Format/Binding
- Full cloth. Octavo. xii, 315 pages
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Theo. Gaus, Ltd
- Place of Publication
- Brooklyn
- Date Published
- 1977
- Keywords
- Yacht Racing, Yacht Clubs, New York, Long Island Harbor, Sailing, Port Washington, Signed By Author, Seawanhaka, Oyster Bay
- Bookseller catalogs
- Nautical & Maritime;
Terms of Sale
Back Creek Books LLC, ABAA/ILAB
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About the Seller
Back Creek Books LLC, ABAA/ILAB
Biblio member since 2006
Annapolis, Maryland
About Back Creek Books LLC, ABAA/ILAB
We buy and sell quality used and out-of-print books, with an emphasis on Americana, Military and Naval History, and Nautical material. But we have many good books in a variety of subjects. We are located in historic Annapolis, Maryland.
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