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A Race for Real Sailors: The Bluenose and the International Fisherman's Cup, 1920-1938
by McLaren, Keith
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 1567923135
- ISBN 13
- 9781567923131
- Seller
-
Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada
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About This Item
Boston, MA, USA: David R. Godine, Publisher, 2006. First U.S. Edition . Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. 250pp. Illust w 51 contemporary photographs, 5 maps. Decorative endpapers. Cream boards w blindstamp emblem of sailing schooner to front cover, grey cloth quarterwrap spine w gold lettering. No edgewear but bottom edges are sunned (book was errantly shelved inverted in the DJ by previous owner). Illustrated DJ is clean and without wear, showing mild sunning to spine, however previous owner has neatly trimmed top and bottom edges w masking tape (3/8") to guard against edgewear and reinforced backside of the spine and fore edges the same (not visible). Small quarto: 263 x 230mm.
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- Bookseller
- Post Horizon Booksellers
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 045781
- Title
- A Race for Real Sailors: The Bluenose and the International Fisherman's Cup, 1920-1938
- Author
- McLaren, Keith
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First U.S. Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 1567923135
- ISBN 13
- 9781567923131
- Publisher
- David R. Godine, Publisher
- Place of Publication
- Boston, MA, USA
- Date Published
- 2006
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾ - 12"
- Keywords
- Bluenose (Schooner) International Fishermen's Race -- History. Sailboat racing -- History. Sailboat racing -- Nova Scotia -- History. NOISBN History
- Bookseller catalogs
- Railway / Marine / Transport and Transportation;
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About the Seller
Post Horizon Booksellers
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Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan
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- Edges
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- Cloth
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- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- 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....
- Blindstamp
- A blindstamp is a stamped impression, usually an image, logo, words, or design on the cover or spine of a book, without color or...
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