The Tea Clippers. An Account of the China Tea Trade and of Some of the British Sailing Ships Engaged in it from 1849 to 1869.
by MacGregor, David R
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine copy in edge worn dust jacket (in mylar).
- Seller
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Fair Oaks, California, United States
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About This Item
London.: Percival Marshall & Co., 1952.. First edition. . Gilt decorated hard cover. . Fine copy in edge worn dust jacket (in mylar).. Octavo. . Illustrated. Folding plates. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition.
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- Bookseller
- BookMine (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 220815
- Title
- The Tea Clippers. An Account of the China Tea Trade and of Some of the British Sailing Ships Engaged in it from 1849 to 1869.
- Author
- MacGregor, David R
- Format/Binding
- Gilt decorated hard cover.
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine copy in edge worn dust jacket (in mylar).
- Edition
- First edition.
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Percival Marshall & Co.
- Place of Publication
- London.
- Date Published
- 1952.
- Pages
- 272 pps.
- Size
- Octavo.
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About the Seller
BookMine
Biblio member since 2004
Fair Oaks, California
About BookMine
The BookMine has been selling quality out-of-print, rare and first edition books since 1984.
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- Jacket
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- 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...
- Fine
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- First Edition
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