Shipwrecks of the Lakes (INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR)
by Bowen, Dana Thomas
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Fair
- Seller
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Middlebury, Vermont, United States
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About This Item
Daytona Beach, FL: Dana Thomas Bowen, 1952. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Fair. 368 pages. Hardcover. INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR. Cover boards bound in blue cloth, gilt title on spine and front cover board with decoration, very good. Decorated endpapers. Dust jacket unclipped, has some agewear (see image). Binding tight. Spine straight. Pages unmarked. Pages and edges have some light tanning from age. In very good condition. Here are the true tales of dozens of thrilling Great Lakes shipwrecks told in an interesting manner, with lots of photographs. Record # 32476
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- Bookseller
- Monroe Street Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 32476
- Title
- Shipwrecks of the Lakes (INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR)
- Author
- Bowen, Dana Thomas
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Fair
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Dana Thomas Bowen
- Place of Publication
- Daytona Beach, FL
- Date Published
- 1952
- Keywords
- History, Archaeology, 1st Edition, , .
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- Spine
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