The Great Age of Sail (Fine Binding by Asprey)
by Bathe, B. W., et al, (Jobe, Joseph, editor)
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 1399996843
- ISBN 13
- 9781399996846
- Seller
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Boonsboro, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
Edita Lausanne , 1967-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good. [Fine Binding: in gorgeous, crushed, morocco] Bound by Asprey, signed in gold. Large quarto, bound in full red leather. Spine compartments gilt. Five raised bands. All edges gilt. Gilt image of a caravel on front cover. Gilt turn downs, with a nautical theme. Translation of Les grands voiliers du XVe au XXe siecle. Hardcover. Fine binding and cover. Clean, unmarked pages. 252; illustrations, maps, plans. <br> Paul Mellon (1907-1999) was an American philanthropist and breeder/owner of thoroughbred racehorses. His fortune derived from the Mellon Bank created by his grandfather Thomas Mellon, his father Andrew W. Mellon, and his uncle Richard Mellon. His father was the U.S. Secretary of the Treasury (1921-1932). Mellon's Rokeby Stables owned many successful racehorses, including Kentucky Derby Winner Sea Hero. He was a trustee of the National Museum of Racing Hall of Fame. He was created an Honorary Knight Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire and was awarded the National Medal of Arts and Humanities in 1997. <br> This is an oversized or heavy book, which requires additional postage for international delivery outside the US.
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- Bookseller
- SequiturBooks (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2012260004
- Title
- The Great Age of Sail (Fine Binding by Asprey)
- Author
- Bathe, B. W., et al, (Jobe, Joseph, editor)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 1399996843
- ISBN 13
- 9781399996846
- Publisher
- Edita Lausanne
- Place of Publication
- Lausanne, Switzerland
- Date Published
- 1967-01-01
- X weight
- 56 oz
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- 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....
- Fine Binding
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- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- Gilt
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- Quarto
- The term quarto is used to describe a page or book size. A printed sheet is made with four pages of text on each side, and the...