SWEPT CHANNELS : Being an Account of the Work of the Minesweepers in the Great War
by Taffrail ( Dorling, Captain Taprell )
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
-
Penzance, Cornwall, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1935. Well Illustrated with B &W Photos, Maps & Diagrams. Blue cloth cover with impressed White Title and Linear Border on front. Most of the white is missing from lettering on spine but the impression is very clear. Top page edges Blue. 388 Pages, 1.1 Kilos, 9 3/4" Tall. No inscriptions except penciled bookseller ref. Protected in removable clear plastic wrapper. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition.. Cloth. Near Very Good/No Jacket. Book.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Cornish Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 017587
- Title
- SWEPT CHANNELS : Being an Account of the Work of the Minesweepers in the Great War
- Author
- Taffrail ( Dorling, Captain Taprell )
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition.
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1935
- Keywords
- HISTORY/NAVAL/WORLD WAR I/MINESWEEPERS
- Bookseller catalogs
- Maritime; History;
Terms of Sale
Cornish Books
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About the Seller
Cornish Books
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Penzance, Cornwall
About Cornish Books
Online Bookseller since 2008, in Penzance, Cornwall.We are a small family business and offer a personal service.Always in stock is a good selection of Cornish Interest Books.
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