Pilots of the Bay and River Delaware and Lewes Lore
by Marvil, James E
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- VG-/ VG- (light toning to end pages from newspaper article, light shelfwear to boards, corners bumped. Pages are otherwise clean
- Seller
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Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
Laurel, DE: Sussex Press, 1965. Hardcover. VG-/ VG- (light toning to end pages from newspaper article, light shelfwear to boards, corners bumped. Pages are otherwise clean and clear. Dust jacket has overall shelf wear). Blue boards with gilt lettering on spine, white dust jacket with color illustration and black lettering, map illustrated end pages, 400 pages, illustrations, facsimiles, maps, portraits. "The first white man to sail into the Delaware Bay was Henry Hudson who anchored inside the Capes for a night in 1609. He did not explore the Bay most likely because he had no pilot. Since then pilots have been sought to conduct ships safely past treacherous shoals and shallows. Knowledge and experience are more necessary today than ever in delivering ships safely to their destinations up river. " dust jacket Includes bibliographical references (page 398).
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- Bookseller
- Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 178583
- Title
- Pilots of the Bay and River Delaware and Lewes Lore
- Author
- Marvil, James E
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- New
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Sussex Press
- Place of Publication
- Laurel, DE
- Date Published
- 1965
- Keywords
- Maryland/Delaware, Delaware River ; Delaware River ; ;
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- Gilt
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