Gloucester: Procter Brothers, 1882 Brown Cloth W/Gilt Lettering And Vessel. Some Rubbing To Edges, Spine Bumped. Chip Top Rear Board Top. Boards Are Tight. Fep Lacking. Table Of Contents, Advertisements (14) Preface Iv.Illustrated With Cuts. Lists Of Vessels. 274 Pgs. Advertisements (22) 2 In Color, (4) Rear Board Cracked, Holding Tignt. An Exceptional Copy Of Rare Fishing History.. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 1st Edition. Decorative Cloth. Very Good.

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Bookseller: Open Door Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 288234
Title: The Fishermen's Own Book, Comprising The List Of Men And Vessels Lost From The Port Of Gloucester, Mass., From 1874 To April, 1, 1882 And A Table Of Losses From 1880, Together With Valuable Statistics Of The Fisheries, .
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: 1st Edition
Publisher: Procter Brothers
Place of Publication: Gloucester
Date Published: 1882
Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
Keywords: FISHING GLOUCESTER FISHES FISHERIES MARINE ECONOMICS ATLANTIC STOCK SHIPWRECKS
Bookseller catalogs: Collectable; Engineering;

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