FORTY FAMOUS SHIPS : THEIR BEGINNINGS, THEIR LIFE HISTORIES, THEIR ULTIMATE FATE ... [Signed]
by Culver, Henry B. (Henry Brundage), 1869- [author]; Grant, Gordon, 1875-1962 [illustrator]
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About This Item
Garden City: Doubleday, Doran & Company, 1936. First edition; Limited edition 210/501. Hardcover. Quarto, xiv, 320 pages. In Good condition with a Fair minus slipcase. Slipcase in blue paper, stains, edge wear, with tears to rear and top edges. Spine is cream with gold print on blue banner. Boards in cream cloth with gilt compass on blue banner. Light smudging/shelf wear. Text block has has gilt top edge, deckle edges. Tanning to endpapers. Illustrated: color frontispieces, b&w drawings and color plates. Signed in ink by the author on the limited edition page.
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NOTE: Shelved in Locked Annex Area, Quarto and Folio Case. 1379958. FP New Rockville Stock.
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NOTE: Shelved in Locked Annex Area, Quarto and Folio Case. 1379958. FP New Rockville Stock.
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- 1379958
- Title
- FORTY FAMOUS SHIPS : THEIR BEGINNINGS, THEIR LIFE HISTORIES, THEIR ULTIMATE FATE ... [Signed]
- Author
- Culver, Henry B. (Henry Brundage), 1869- [author]; Grant, Gordon, 1875-1962 [illustrator]
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition; Limited edition 210/501
- Publisher
- Doubleday, Doran & Company
- Place of Publication
- Garden City
- Date Published
- 1936
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