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Tall Ships on the High Seas
by Beken, Kenneth John; Beken of Cowes; Foreword by HRH the Prince of Wales
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine condition./Fine dust jacket.
- ISBN 10
- 0525243941
- ISBN 13
- 9780525243946
- Seller
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Henderson, Nevada, United States
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About This Item
New York: E. P. Dutton, 1986. 9.5" wide by 12.5" Bright, shiny, clean, square, tight, and unmarked. Dust Jacket is not price clipped (35.00). No chips. No tears. No creases. No owner's name or bookplate. No remainder marks. Sharp corners. Beautifully illustrated in b/w and color. Illustrated endpapers. With 100 large, full-color photographs of magnificent Tall Ships (some photos are spread across two pages). First printing, with complete number row (10 987654321) on the copyright page. Portraits of modern sailing vessels such as big wind-jammers, cadet training ships, large luxurious cruise yachts, and seagoing replicas of historic square-rigged clippers and Cape Horners. Text covers the history of each ship, and gives key statistics such as its builder, owner, dimensions, tonnage, rig, beam, draught, sail area, etc.. Bound in the original gray boards, lettered in gold. . First American Edition. Oversize Hardcover. Fine condition./Fine dust jacket.. Illus. by Beken, Frank William; & Alfred Keith Beken, Kenneth John Beken (photographs). 224pp..
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 003724
- Title
- Tall Ships on the High Seas
- Author
- Beken, Kenneth John; Beken of Cowes; Foreword by HRH the Prince of Wales
- Illustrator
- Beken, Frank William; & Alfred Keith Beken, Kenneth John Beken (photographs)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine condition.
- Jacket Condition
- Fine dust jacket.
- Edition
- First American Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0525243941
- ISBN 13
- 9780525243946
- Publisher
- E. P. Dutton
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1986
- Bookseller catalogs
- Transportation / Railroads / Ships / Maritime;
- Size
- 224pp.
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About the Seller
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