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Old Ship Figure-Heads and Sterns : With Which Are Associated Galleries, Hancing-Pieces, Catheads and Divers Other Matters That Concern the "Grace and Countenance" of Old Sailing-Ships
by Laughton, L. G. Carr
- Used
- as new
- Paperback
- Condition
- As New
- Seller
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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
Ottawa, ON: Algrove Publishing, 2006. Book. As New. Soft cover. Later Printing. Later printing. Quarto, royal blue illustrated stiff wraps. 290 pp. including index. 55 plates of which 7 plus the frontispiece, are in full color. Completely reset from the original "bad" typography into a double column format which the publisher declares makes it much more accessible and easy to read. A standard reference for historians and model makers. A very crisp, square, sharp, tight, unmarked, unread and unblemished volume with a flat uncreased spine. AS NEW..
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- Bookseller
- Brillig Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 09913
- Title
- Old Ship Figure-Heads and Sterns : With Which Are Associated Galleries, Hancing-Pieces, Catheads and Divers Other Matters That Concern the "Grace and Countenance" of Old Sailing-Ships
- Author
- Laughton, L. G. Carr
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- New
- Edition
- Later Printing
- Publisher
- Algrove Publishing
- Place of Publication
- Ottawa, ON
- Date Published
- 2006
- Keywords
- LAUGHTON, ARCHITECTURE, MODEL, MODELS, BUILDING, SHIP, SHIPS, NAUTICAL, SAILING, SAIL, FIGURE-HEAD, STERN, GALLERY, HANCING-PIECE, CATHEAD, VINTAGE, HISTORY, HISTORICAL, HOBBY
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About the Seller
Brillig Books
Biblio member since 2006
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
About Brillig Books
An independent bookseller of uncommon, out-of-print, used and rare books since 1991.
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