New York, NY, USA: L. B. Fischer, 1945. First U.S. Edition . Cloth. Very Good/Fair. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 208pp. Prev owner bookplate to ffep. Blue cloth w ship figure to cover, large off-white lettering to spine. Light shelf wear, bumping to tail. Binding square and sound. DJ is soiled and worn with shallow loss to head and tail and corners, large chips and wear to top edges, preserved in mylar cover. Octavo.

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Bookseller: Post Horizon Booksellers (CA)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 048527
Title: All Brave Sailors: The Story of the SS Booker T. Washington
Author: Beecher, John
Format/Binding: Cloth
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition: Fair
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First U.S. Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: L. B. Fischer
Place of Publication: New York, NY, USA
Date Published: 1945
Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Keywords: Booker T. Washington (Steamship) NOISBN World War, 1939-1945 Personal narratives, American Beecher, John, 1904-1980. Naval, People of Color, Military
Bookseller catalogs: War and Military; Edgington Sea Collection;

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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...
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....
Shelf Wear: Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
Octavo: Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
Soiled: Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
FFEP: A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
Bookplate: Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
Tail: The heel of the spine.
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...