New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1901. 272+pp. Original blue cloth covers w/ title in gilt. Top edge gilt. Binding moderately soiled and rubbed. Spine a bit sunned. Previous owner's name on front blank endpaper. Light foxing throughout. Illust. w/ 12 b/w plates. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

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Bookseller: Shoemaker Booksellers (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: M669CW
Title: UNDER TOPS'LS AND TENTS
Author: Brady, Cyrus Townsend
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: Charles Scribner's Sons
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1901
Keywords: MILITARY HISTORY CIVIL WAR 1861 1865 NAVY NAVAL HISTORY MARITIME ADMIRALS TRANSPORTATIONS SHIPS SHIP BOATS SUBS SUBMARINES ARMY LIFE NAVY LIFE WARFARE SLAVERY BLACK HISTORY AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY RACIAL HISTORY ETHNIC HISTORY AMERICANA UNITED STATES AME
Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall

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Top Edge Gilt: Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
Sunned: Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
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....
Soiled: Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
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...
Jacket: Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
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...
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...
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...