New York: The Century Co.. Fine in Good+ dust jacket. (1929). First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Blue cloth cover with moire pattern, gilt lettering on spine and front, and impressed illustration of warship on front. Cover is clean, gilding is bright. There is very light rubbing at bottom edge of spine and a tiny bump along bottom edge of front cover. Binding sound. No ownership or other marks in book. DJ is clean and unclipped. There are a few short tears at edges and some loss at head and tail of spine. DJ is in mylar protective sleeve. A very nice copy. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 326 pages .

Reviews

(Log in or Create an Account first!)

Details

Bookseller: James F. Balsley, Bookseller (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 15943
Title: Commodore David Porter, 1780-1843
Author: Turnbull, Archibald Douglas
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Fine in Good+ dust jacket
Edition: First Edition; First Printing
Publisher: The Century Co.
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: (1929)
Bookseller catalogs: Biography; Ancient History; Military History;

Terms of Sale

James F. Balsley, Bookseller

All books are warranted to be as described and genuine (unless stated otherwise in the description). Payment by check, US postal money order or cashier's check in USD will be accepted and should be made out to James F. Balsley. Checks may be held until cleared by the bank unless you are known to me. Checks must be drawn on a US bank. Credit cards are accepted through Biblio.com. Books may be returned for any reason within 10 days of receipt for a full refund of the purchase price provided the book is returned in the same condition in which it was shipped. If the return is because the description is inaccurate or other error on my part, I will also refund the postage both ways.

About the Seller

James F. Balsley, Bookseller

This seller has earned a 5 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.

Biblio member since 2006

Williamsburg, Virginia

Ask Seller a Question

About James F. Balsley, Bookseller

My business is strictly on-line sales. I carry an inventory of about 2000 books. About half of these are modern fiction. Most of the rest are scholarly academic books concentrated in the areas of natural science, philosophy, history, and literature.

Glossary
Frequently asked questions

Glossary

Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:

Jacket: Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
Tail: The heel of the spine.
Good+: A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
Rubbing: Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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...
Fine: A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...