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The China Clippers
by Lubbock, Basil
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Glasgow: Brown, Son & Ferguson, Ltd., 1950. Lightly foxed end papers, front hinge tender, else textblock is clean and tight. All edges lightly character-spotted; Blue cloth binding with gently bumped and frayed spine tips; Binding protected by clear, five-mil mylar jacket; 295p., including index.. Reprint. Cloth. Very Good. Illus. by Illustrations and Plates. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Clausen Books, RMABA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- SB14254
- Title
- The China Clippers
- Author
- Lubbock, Basil
- Illustrator
- Illustrations and Plates
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- Reprint
- Publisher
- Brown, Son & Ferguson, Ltd.
- Place of Publication
- Glasgow
- Date Published
- 1950
- Keywords
- Ships history, Shipping History, Sailing History, China Clippers History, Sailors History
- Bookseller catalogs
- Naval/Nautical;
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Terms of Sale
Clausen Books, RMABA
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About the Seller
Clausen Books, RMABA
Biblio member since 2006
Colorado Springs, Colorado
About Clausen Books, RMABA
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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....
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
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