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HAIDA
by Lieut. Comdr. William Sclater
- Used
- Condition
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- Seller
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Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada
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About This Item
Amen House, Toronto: Oxford University Press, Geoffrey Cumberlege - Publisher to the University HMCS Haida is a Tribal-class destroyer that served in the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) from 1943 to 1963, participating in World War II and the Korean War. She was named for the Haida people. The only surviving Tribal-class destroyer out of 27 vessels constructed for the RCN, the Royal Navy, and the Royal Australian Navy between 1937 and 1945, Haida sank more enemy surface tonnage than any other Canadian warship and as such is commonly referred to as the "Fightingest Ship in the Royal Canadian Navy". Illus. by Lieut. Grant MacDonald - 24 colour drawings.
Book is not dated inside but Author's Note is dated October 1946. There is a signed dedication on the inside front cover: "Ted from Bill, May '48"....see picture in listing. I have obtained a photograph of a signature of William Sclater from another book and the writing is the same...also see picture.
Book in good clean condition, royal blue cloth boards with gold gilt lettering on front and spine. Dust jacket, which is not price clipped, also good clean condition. There are a few small minor tears around the edges. Jacket has been covering in clear brodart for protection.
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- Bookseller
- Well Read Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 005633
- Title
- HAIDA
- Author
- Lieut. Comdr. William Sclater
- Illustrator
- Lieut. Grant MacDonald - 24 colour drawings
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, Geoffrey Cumberlege - Publisher to the University
- Place of Publication
- Amen House, Toronto
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Canadian Literature; Military History; Canadiana; Signed First Editions; History;
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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Price Clipped
- When a book is described as price-clipped, it indicates that the portion of the dust jacket flap that has the publisher's...
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- Brodart
- Generally used to refer to a clear plastic cover that is sometimes added to the dustjacket or outside covering of a book. The...
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