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Namesakes, 1956 - 1980: A quarter century photostory of Great Lakes ships and the sequel to Namesakes, 1930-1955
by Greenwood, John Orville
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine in Very Good- dust jacket
- Seller
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Traverse City, Michigan, United States
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About This Item
Cleveland: Freshwater Press. Near Fine in Very Good- dust jacket. 1981. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. "A quarter century photostory of Great Lakes ships and the sequal to Namesakes, 1930-1955." Includes the origin of each ship's name. One page per ship with a photo and full stats on the ships. This is a nice clean, tight and unmarked book with no interior or exterior markings. Original red cloth covers with silver spine lettering cover decoration of a freighter. The dust jacket has shelfwear rubbing and a chip at the top edge of the spine ; Namesakes Series Series; B&W Photographs; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 433 pages .
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- Bookseller
- Peninsula Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 21033
- Title
- Namesakes, 1956 - 1980: A quarter century photostory of Great Lakes ships and the sequel to Namesakes, 1930-1955
- Author
- Greenwood, John Orville
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine in Very Good- dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition; First Printing
- Publisher
- Freshwater Press
- Place of Publication
- Cleveland
- Date Published
- 1981
- Keywords
- Michigan, Ships, Shipping, Great Lakes, Freighters
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Peninsula Books
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Traverse City, Michigan
About Peninsula Books
Peninsula Books has been providing fine and rare books to collectors, institutions and the book trade since 1980. We have a select general stock of books and specialize in Americana in its many forms. We welcome your inquiries and are always happy to answer any questions about our books. Email is usually the quickest way to have your questions answered.
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- Shelfwear
- Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
- 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....
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
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