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The Sailing Ships of New England 1607-1907
by Robinson, John, and George Francis Dow
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
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- Seller
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Deep River, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
Westminster, MD: J. William Eckenrode, 1922, 1953. Reprint of 1953. Very good+ in 1/4 ivory cloth and blue paper covered boards with gilt text on the spine. A small quarto measuring 10" by 7" with mild spotting to the spine and to the cloth portion of the binding. Without a dust jacket. 66 pages of text followed by 308 black and white photographic reproductions of sailing vessels from New England. The first volume in the series of publications by the Marine Research Society.
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- Bookseller
- Town's End Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- TB23688
- Title
- The Sailing Ships of New England 1607-1907
- Author
- Robinson, John, and George Francis Dow
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- Reprint of 1953
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- J. William Eckenrode
- Place of Publication
- Westminster, MD
- Date Published
- 1922, 1953
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Town's End Books
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Deep River, Connecticut
About Town's End Books
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Glossary
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- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- 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....
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Quarto
- The term quarto is used to describe a page or book size. A printed sheet is made with four pages of text on each side, and the...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
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