New York and London: The Clarendon Press, 1925. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Ambros Dudley. 260pp. Blue cloth, gilt sailing ship on front cove, gilt lettering and decoration on spine. Spine sunned, corners lightly rubbed, endpapers lightly foxed and text mildly age-toned , slight offsetting to title page, binding is tight. The author, who was and officer in the Royal Navy has devoted this book to the description of innumerable sailing boats and ships of all sizes. Many illustrations throughout.

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Bookseller: Old Bookshelf (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 004598
Title: Last Days oof Mast & Sail; An Essay in Nautical Comparative Anatomy
Author: Moore, Alan
Illustrator: Ambros Dudley
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition: No Jacket
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: 1st Edition
Publisher: The Clarendon Press
Place of Publication: New York and London
Date Published: 1925
Pages: 260
Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
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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....
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
Tight: Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
Sunned: Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
Title Page: A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
Foxed: Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
Jacket: Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
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...