Maritime History: A Hand-List of the Maritime Books (1474-ca. 1860) in the John Carter Brown Library, with a Special Section on Sir Francis Drake.
by JOHN CARTER BROWN LIBRARY. Daniel Elliott, compiler
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Providence, Rhode Island, John Carter Brown Library, 1979.. FIRST EDITION. 2 volumes in 1. Folio (29.5 x 21 cm.), recent crimson half morocco over marbled boards, spine with raised bands in five compartments, gilt lettering in second and fourth compartments, gilt place and date at foot of spine, original illustrated wrappers bound in. In fine condition. x, 335 pp. *** FIRST EDITION. Lists over 1,200 items organized by topic, e.g., navigation, piracy, marine architecture and the law of the sea. Most of the titles were published before 1800. *** *** BOUND WITH: JOHN CARTER BROWN LIBRARY. Supplement to Maritime History. Providence, R.I.: John Carter Brown Library, 1985. Original printed wrappers bound in. (2 ll.), 34 pp. ISBN: none. FIRST and ONLY EDITION. Covers JCB acquisitions in this area from 1979 to 1984. Unlike the original maritime list, it includes some bibliographical citations.
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- Richard C. Ramer Old & Rare Books
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- Title
- Maritime History: A Hand-List of the Maritime Books (1474-ca. 1860) in the John Carter Brown Library, with a Special Section on Sir Francis Drake.
- Author
- JOHN CARTER BROWN LIBRARY. Daniel Elliott, compiler
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- FIRST EDITION
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Providence, Rhode Island, John Carter Brown Library, 1979.
- Keywords
- Bibliography, Maritime History, Americas, United States, Nautical sicence, Naval, Navigation, Science, History of science, Technology, Piracy, Marine architecture, Law of the sea, Maritime law, Legal, Sir Francis Drake
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- Wrappers
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- Gilt
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- Morocco
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