New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1936. Plans of ships, Technical details, Charts, Logs and other Features. With Thirty-seven Wood Engravings in Full Color. Over fifty pen-and-ink drawings and plans of ships. Appendices of technical details, elements of naval architecture and the art of shipbuilding, spar dimensions, abstract logs and other features. DJ is Fair-Good- with significant chipping and tears to edges and corners, creasing to edges and chipping with some missing areas, spine is faded, interior is discolored and dirty. 381 pages with index. Tan cloth covers with gilt compass on front cover, gilt and blue title box on spine. Cover corner are bumped and rubbed, cover edges are rubbed and are browning, minor dirt smudges, discoloration on spine, spine ends rubbed from shelf wear. Endpapers stained and browning. Interior pages are browning, text is clean and easily legible. Book in Good+ to VG- condition. . Second Impression. Cloth. Good+/Fair. Illus. by Jacques La Grange. Size: Approx. 7 1/2" x 10 1/2". Ships.

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Bookseller: Bee Creek Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 007490
Title: CLIPPER SHIPS OF AMERICA AND GREAT BRITAIN 1833-1869
Author: La Grange, Helen
Illustrator: Jacques La Grange
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Good+
Jacket Condition: Fair
Edition: Second Impression
Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1936
Keywords: Boats, Ships, America, Great Britain, Navy, Military
Bookseller catalogs: Ships/Boats; Military;
Size: Size: Approx. 7 1/2" x 10 1/2"

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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.
Chipping: A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
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...
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...
Shelf Wear: Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
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...
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...