Brown, Son & Ferguson,. Reprint. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. xii, 159 pages. Gold lettering on the spine and embossed lettering on the front cover. Very minor wear to the edges and corners of the books. Foredge lightly soiled. Previous owner's name on the verso of the front free endpaper and an embossed name on the half title page. Dust jacket is protected in Brodart, is price clipped and shelf worn along the edges. A very good copy of this nautical study of Clippers illustrated with 81 b/w illustrations and 4 plans. Maps on the endpapers. This is a heavy book and may require additional shipping charges - at cost.

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Bookseller: Beacon Books (CA)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 009644
Title: The Nitrate Clippers
Author: Basil Lubbock
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition: Very Good
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: Reprint
ISBN 10: 0851741169
ISBN 13: 9780851741161
Publisher: Brown, Son & Ferguson,
Place of Publication: Glasgow
This edition first published: December 1987

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