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Capstan Bars
by Bone, David W
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine DJ
- Seller
-
Pasadena, California, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Edinburgh: The Porpoise Press, 1931. First Edition 1st Printing. Blue Cloth. Fine/Fine DJ. Eight Woodcuts By Freda Bone. 160 Pp. Sea Chanteys. Extensive Glossary At End. Fine Book, No Wear Or Marks, Gilt Bright, In Fine, As New Dj, No Wear Or Fading At All, Small Areas Of Faint Blue Offsetting To Spine And Front Panel, Not Price-Clipped; Dj Was Preserved Separately From The Book. Exhibition Quality.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Arroyo Seco Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 030972
- Title
- Capstan Bars
- Author
- Bone, David W
- Illustrator
- Eight Woodcuts By Freda Bone
- Format/Binding
- Blue Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine DJ
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition 1st Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Porpoise Press
- Place of Publication
- Edinburgh
- Date Published
- 1931
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- General
- Bookseller catalogs
- Poetry; "Nautical Material;
Terms of Sale
Arroyo Seco Books
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About the Seller
Arroyo Seco Books
Biblio member since 2013
Pasadena, California
About Arroyo Seco Books
Arroyo Seco Books lists about 26,000 used books in all fields, including physics, art, philosophy, social science, literature, science fiction, etc. We also stock modern and antiquarian prints and other art. Most items are listed in 100 catalogs titled by subject matter, and available on this site. We purchase interesting private libraries. Member of IOBA. Contact: Stephen Clauser, 626-372-3863.
Glossary
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- 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....
- 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...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
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