Salem, Massachusetts: The Essex Institute, 1924. Hardcover. vg. Quarto. Original half cloth over blue paper-covered boards with pictorial paste-down, gold lettering on spine. Deckled fore- and bottom page edges. Some pages unopened, as issued. Vol. I: vii,173pp. A History of the Pepper Trade with the Island of Sumatra (Reprinted from the Essex Institute Historical Collections Volumes LVII and LVIII). Vol. II: iv,168pp. A History of the "George," "Glide," "Taria Topan" and "St. Paul," in trade with Calcutta, East Coast of Africa, Madagascar, and the Philippine Islands. (Reprinted from the Essex Institute Historical Collections Volumes LIX and LX). Vol. III: iv,164pp. A History of the "Astrea," "Mindoro," "Sooloo," "Panay," "Dragon," "Highlander," "Shirley," and "Formosa," with some account of their Masters, and other Reminiscences of Salem Shipmasters (Reprinted from the Essex Institute Historical Collections Volumes LX and LXI). Frontispiece in each volume. Illustrated with b/w photographic reproductions. Minor age wear, scuffing and staining on bindings. Tail of spines slightly bumped, minor bumping to top corners. Tight copies with bindings in good+, interior in very good to near fine condition.

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Bookseller: Eric Chaim Kline - Bookseller (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 27930
Title: Salem Vessels and Their Voyages (3 of 4 volumes)
Author: Putnam, George Granville
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - vg
Quantity Available: 1
Publisher: The Essex Institute
Place of Publication: Salem, Massachusetts
Date Published: 1924
Keywords: new england sea trade, new england merchants, south pacific islands, salem history, salem nautical history
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Tail: The heel of the spine.
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Unopened: A state in which all or some of the pages of a book have not been separated from the adjacent pages, caused by a traditional...
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Tight: Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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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...
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