Boston, MA: Little, Brown, 1979. Book. New. Quarter Cloth. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Boston, MA., Little Brown, 1979. Stated first edition. 8vo. Brown quarter cloth over tan boards with gilt lettering embossed on spine, decorated title page and chapter heads, 298 pp. Dust jacket has slight shelf-wear and rear panel and text block edge are slightly soiled, but this book has never been cracked open. New, protected in a mylar cover..

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Bookseller: Rose's Books, IOBA (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: EM-B1264-13
Title: Black Ships: Rumrunners of Prohibition
Author: Allen, Everett S
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: New New
Jacket Condition: New
Edition: First Edition
ISBN 10: 0316032581
ISBN 13: 9780316032582
Publisher: Little, Brown
Place of Publication: Boston, MA
Date Published: 1979
Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
Keywords: AMERICAN HISTORY SEAMANSHIP RUNNING ALCOHOL
Bookseller catalogs: United States History; Sailing and Maritime Affairs;

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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...
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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...