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At the Sign of the Flying Angel
by Gollock, G.A
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/Good
- Seller
-
Bath, Somerset, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London : Longmans, Green and Co., 1930. First Edition . Hardcover. Good/Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Hardcover in price-clipped dustjacket which is lightly soiled with sunning and light staining to spine, and tears and chips to edges. Blue cloth gilt. Blue boards clean and bright with rubbing to edges, and rippling to spine apparently caused by liquid spillage. Paper a little age-toned but contents clean and tight without bookplates, inscriptions, foxing or markings. xi, 244 pp. 16 b/w illustrations, 6 maps plus map endpapers. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. "This 'book of the sailor at the coast line' traces the changes which have come to pass in the seacraft of England and in ports at home and overseas. It treats of the men of the Mercantile Marine as they are today - worthy successors of the sea-dogs and merchant adventurers of the past. It demonstrates the debt of the Empire to those whose enterprise feeds the population and makes possible the exchanges of trade. It honours the sacrifice of thousands of peaceful seafarers, who during the Great War laid down their lives to protect our shores. It shows, moreover, some of what the Christian Church seeks to contribute to the welfare of the sailors. It is a book with a purpose, but it uses lively incident and good stories as means to attain its end." - Dustjacket blurb. All items are professionally packed, tracked and/or signed for, and insured.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bath and West Books (PBFA)
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 004540
- Title
- At the Sign of the Flying Angel
- Author
- Gollock, G.A
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Longmans, Green and Co.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1930
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾
- Keywords
- History; Military & Maritime; Transport; Seamanship; Steamships; Sailing; Biography; Mercantile Marine;
Terms of Sale
Bath and West Books (PBFA)
Book orders are professionally packed and shipped within 48 hours.
Returns accepted within 14 days of delivery but please contact us in first instance.
About the Seller
Bath and West Books (PBFA)
Biblio member since 2009
Bath, Somerset
About Bath and West Books (PBFA)
Bath and West Books is an online/mail order business owned by Jo West and based just outside the city of Bath. I have been dealing in antiquarian and secondhand books since 2003 and I buy and sell books on a wide variety of subjects with particular interests in Literature and Poetry, The Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, Modern Firsts, History, Politics, Children's and Illustrated Books, Travel, Art, Fine Bindings, Literary Sets, the Folio Society and anything unusual and interesting. Please visit www.BathandWestBooks.co.uk for further information. You can also follow us at Twitter.com/BathWestBooks.
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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....
- 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...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Blurb
- The blurb refers to the commentary that appears on the dust jacket flaps or the rear of the dustjacket. In the case of a...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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