SHIP MODELS: THEIR PURPOSE AND DEVELOPMENT FROM 1650 TO THE PRESENT
by Lavery, Brian & Stephens, Simon
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good +/VG+ in protective Mylar cover
- Seller
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Pointe Claire, Quebec, Canada
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About This Item
London: Zwemmer, 1995. Cloth. Very Good +/VG+ in protective Mylar cover. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Type: Book 256pp, catalouge, index. Orange cloth with gilt lettering spine., col. & b/w prints. 'A comprehensive discussion of ship models and their uses, techniques of construction, craftsmen who made them, history of their collection and display and conservation. Sheds fresh light on the role of ship models in maritime history and celebrates the ship model as a remarkable and hitherto undervalue form of applied and decorative art. Book concludes with the first comprehensive catalogue of ship models in the collection of the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich'. small 1/8 inch bump bottom front board, in a fresh mylar protected cover. Dj vg+ no tears. All else fine no marking or highlighting whatsoever.Photo scan available upon request. Books sold to the USA are shipped USPS out of Champlain NY.
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- Bookseller
- Odyssey Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1825H
- Title
- SHIP MODELS: THEIR PURPOSE AND DEVELOPMENT FROM 1650 TO THE PRESENT
- Author
- Lavery, Brian & Stephens, Simon
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good +
- Jacket Condition
- VG+ in protective Mylar cover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Zwemmer
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1995
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾ - 12
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Model Shipbiulding, Maritime History
- Bookseller catalogs
- HISTORY;
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Odyssey Books
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Pointe Claire, Quebec
About Odyssey Books
We have been an established bookstore since 1986 but are operating from home now as we have closed the store for retirement.
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