Sailing Ships of War 1800-1860. Including the Transition to Steam
by Moore, Alan
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Spine slightly sunned, else a nearly fine copy
- Seller
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Pittsford, New York, United States
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About This Item
London: Halton & Truscott Smith Ltd.. Spine slightly sunned, else a nearly fine copy. 1926. 1st. hardcover. 4to, 78 pp.+ plates, Bound in the original blue cloth with gilt lettering & decoration, Limited to 1500 copies, this being no. 6. With illustrations from engravings, drawings & paintings in the MacPherson Collectio including several tipped-in color plates .
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- Bookseller
- Abacus Bookshop (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- BOOKS018678I
- Title
- Sailing Ships of War 1800-1860. Including the Transition to Steam
- Author
- Moore, Alan
- Illustrator
- Well-illustrated
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Spine slightly sunned, else a nearly fine copy
- Edition
- 1st
- Publisher
- Halton & Truscott Smith Ltd.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1926
- Bookseller catalogs
- Sailing; Nautical & Maritime;
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