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Our Flag on the Ocean: Being a Pictorial History of the American Navy; and the Lives and Brilliant Deeds of the Distinguished Commanders. Compiled from the Best Authorities by John Frost, LL.D.
by Frost, John (ed)
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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South Pasadena, California, United States
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About This Item
New York: World Publishing House, 1876 Hardcover in gilt-stamped decorated green cloth, 1st Edition, "Profusely Illustrated", no text markings, NOT ex-lib, rubbing & spotting to boards with fraying & chipping to ends & corners, book cocked, slight signature alignment issues, bookplate & small name plate to endpapers, else tight solid copy of this scarce maritime title; stout sm 8vo; 479pp illus. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good.
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- Bookseller
- Nighttown Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 29855
- Title
- Our Flag on the Ocean: Being a Pictorial History of the American Navy; and the Lives and Brilliant Deeds of the Distinguished Commanders. Compiled from the Best Authorities by John Frost, LL.D.
- Author
- Frost, John (ed)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- New York: World Publishing House
- Date Published
- 1876
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Frost, John (ed) Our Flag on the Ocean: Being a Pictorial History of the American Navy; and the Lives and Brilliant Deeds of the Distinguished Commanders. Compiled from the Best Authorities by John Frost, LL.D.
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About the Seller
Nighttown Books
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South Pasadena, California
About Nighttown Books
Nighttown Books specializes in academic and scholarly books in most subject areas but most particularly in literature and the arts and sciences.
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- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- Cocked
- Refers to a state where the spine of a book is lightly "twisted" in such a way that the front and rear boards of a book do not...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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