Of Yachts and Men; An account of many happy years of building, designing and living with small boats; with plans and illustrations of some of these boats, and the circumstances under which they were concieved
by Atkin, William
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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About This Item
Dobbs Ferry, NY: Sheridan House, 1976. Hardcover. pp. 320. 8vo. Gilt lettering to spine. Black and white illustrations. Light general shelfwear, minor spotting to top edge and rear pastedown; very good in good+ dustjacket showing short, closed tears along top edge and sunning to extremities. Drawings by C. G. Davis; designs and photographs by the author.
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- Bookseller
- BISON BOOKS - ABAC/ILAB (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 072346
- Title
- Of Yachts and Men; An account of many happy years of building, designing and living with small boats; with plans and illustrations of some of these boats, and the circumstances under which they were concieved
- Author
- Atkin, William
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Sheridan House
- Place of Publication
- Dobbs Ferry, NY
- Date Published
- 1976
- Keywords
- Boats; Building; Yachts; Plans
- Bookseller catalogs
- Nautical;
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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...
- 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....
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- Shelfwear
- Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...