PORTS OF PISCATAQUA: Soundings in the Maritime History of the Portsmouth, N.H., Customs District From the Days of Queen Elizabeth and the Planting of Strawberry Banke to the Times of Abraham Lincoln and the Waning of the American Clipper
by Saltonstall, William G
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/Good+
- Seller
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Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1941. 244 pp. Original gray cloth covers w/ gilt title on brown cloth spine. Binding a bit soiled and rubbed. Bottom corners bumped. Neat inscription to previous owner on front blank endpaper. DJ has wear, several short tears, and chipping to edges. Illust. w/ b/w plates.. Second Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good+. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Shoemaker Booksellers (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 22819IND
- Title
- PORTS OF PISCATAQUA: Soundings in the Maritime History of the Portsmouth, N.H., Customs District From the Days of Queen Elizabeth and the Planting of Strawberry Banke to the Times of Abraham Lincoln and the Waning of the American Clipper
- Author
- Saltonstall, William G
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good+
- Edition
- Second Printing
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Place of Publication
- Cambridge, MA
- Date Published
- 1941
- Keywords
- INDUSTRY BUSINESS COMMERCE SHIPPING NAUTICAL HISTORY MARITIME CUSTOMS DISTRICT PISCATAQUA RIVER PISCATAQUA VALLEY PORTSMOUTH NEW HAMPSHIRE STATE HISTORY NH MAINE ME AMERICAN HISTORY UNITED STATES NONFICTION GENERAL
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- Nautical; Industry;
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Edges
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- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- 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...
- Cloth
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- 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....