WHALE SHIPS AND WHALING [SIGNED]
by Church, Albert Cook
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Rockville, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
New York: W.W. Norton and Co, 1938. First edition; limited signed edition. Hardcover. Limited Signed Edition, no. 66 of 112; signed by the author. Large octavo; VG Hardcover in slipcase; Bound in blue cloth with gilt titling and ornamentation to spine and front boards, protected in mylar; Housed in blue paper slip case with gilt and white ornamentation on front board; Slip case very lightly faded and rubbed; Mylar protector on book somewhat scratched and discolored; Boards very lightly marked; Text block lightly age-toned and text block edges slightly foxed; Sepia photograph of the Charles W. Morgan bound in, in plastic protector; heavily illustrated in black and white; 179 pages. NOTE: Shelved in Room G. 1350079. FP New Rockville Stock.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Second Story Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1350079
- Title
- WHALE SHIPS AND WHALING [SIGNED]
- Author
- Church, Albert Cook
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition; limited signed edition
- Publisher
- W.W. Norton and Co
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1938
Terms of Sale
Second Story Books, ABAA
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About the Seller
Second Story Books, ABAA
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Rockville, Maryland
About Second Story Books, ABAA
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Glossary
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- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Slip Case
- A protective sleeve, often made of decorative cardboard or leather which houses a book. It is open on one end, so as to allow...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
- 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...
- 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....
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...