Lakers : Ghost Ships of the Great Lakes
by Altobello, Peter David
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good in Good+ dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 1550450026
- ISBN 13
- 9781550450026
- Seller
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Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada
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About This Item
Montreal: Eden Press. Very Good in Good+ dust jacket. 1988. First Edition. Hardcover. 1550450026 . Dust jacket spine faded, some edge wear, tear base of spine, crease down front flap. Only light wear to book.; A tight solid book. DJ in protective Mylar sleeve, unclipped. ; 0.7 x 11.8 x 9 Inches; 128 pages; Artist, Altobello created this book to "record an historic era in shipbuilding; a time when fine craftmanship and aesthetic consideration of Great Lakes ships. ... With these 64 richly textured drawings, Altobello has managed to seize and record the essence of each of these Great Lakes freighters." The featured boats are the S.S. Elmglen built in 1909; the S.S. Outarde built in 1927 and the S.S. August Ziering built in 1917. .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Ainsworth Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 15346
- Title
- Lakers : Ghost Ships of the Great Lakes
- Author
- Altobello, Peter David
- Illustrator
- Sepia tone drawings
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good in Good+ dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 1550450026
- ISBN 13
- 9781550450026
- Publisher
- Eden Press
- Place of Publication
- Montreal
- Date Published
- 1988
- Keywords
- 1550450026, Steamships, Lakers
- Bookseller catalogs
- MARITIME;
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About the Seller
Ainsworth Books
Biblio member since 2003
Chilliwack, British Columbia
About Ainsworth Books
Ainsworth Books was for many years a bricks and mortar store in Vancouver, BC. When we acquired the store, we moved to a location in Delta. After three years we moved the stock home and started operation as an online, by appointment only operation. I have worked with books my whole adult life and enjoy giving recommendations.
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