The Sway of the Grand Saloon: A Social History of the North Atlantic
by Brinnin, John Malcolm
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
-
Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Delacorte Press, 1971 Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Large Thick Octavo. Large thick 8vo. xxii, 599 (3) pp, illus. First Edition, 1971. Price clipped. Owner's ex libris plate on front pastedown. Only the slightest external wear to dj and book, else, Pristine Interior. No markings, binding tight, clean, white and bright. 6.5" x 9.5". Brown cloth with black strip, gilt borders and lettering to front board and spine, and marble endpapers. Illustrated dj in acetate protector..
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- Bookseller
- West Side Book Shop, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 6733
- Title
- The Sway of the Grand Saloon: A Social History of the North Atlantic
- Author
- Brinnin, John Malcolm
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Delacorte Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1971
- Keywords
- HISTORY TRANSPORTATION PASSENGER SHIPS OCEAN LINERS SOCIAL HISTORY
- Bookseller catalogs
- HISTORY;
- Size
- Large Thick Octavo
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About the Seller
West Side Book Shop, ABAA
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Ann Arbor, Michigan
About West Side Book Shop, ABAA
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- Fine
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- 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
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- Price Clipped
- When a book is described as price-clipped, it indicates that the portion of the dust jacket flap that has the publisher's...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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