THE FLOATING LIGHT OF THE GOODWIN SANDS
by Ballantyne, R. M
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
-
Kennebunk, Maine, United States
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About This Item
Philadelphia, PA: Claxton, Remsen & Haffelfinger, 1871. Hardcover. Good. 403 pp; insightds into the condition, value and vicissitudes of the light-vessels, or floating lighthouses which guard the shores of the United Kingdom; with 5 fullpage illustrations; half-title page is mostly torn out, leaving small strip at gutter that is stuck to ffep due to moisture; moisture staining throughout; this is confined to margins but does slightly intrude on text block on numerous pages; binding tight, front hinge split; rear hinge intact; interior pages free of markes; boards noticeable scuffed and worn.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Maiden Voyage Booksellers (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 70736
- Title
- THE FLOATING LIGHT OF THE GOODWIN SANDS
- Author
- Ballantyne, R. M
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Claxton, Remsen & Haffelfinger
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia, PA
- Date Published
- 1871
- Keywords
- Lightships; Lighthouses
- Bookseller catalogs
- Lighthouses and Lightships;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Maiden Voyage Booksellers
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Kennebunk, Maine
About Maiden Voyage Booksellers
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- 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...
- 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....
- Gutter
- The inside margin of a book, connecting the pages to the joints near the binding.