FOLKLORE AND THE SEA: The American Maritime Library Volume VI (6) (Six)
by Beck, Horace
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0819540625
- ISBN 13
- 9780819540621
- Seller
-
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Middletown, CT: Wesleyan University Press (1973) 466 pp. Original blue cloth covers w/ gilt title on spine. Binding very bright and clean. Spine ends a bit bumped. DJ lightly soiled w/ modest edge wear. Illust. w/ b/w photos. Contents very nice.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good+/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Shoemaker Booksellers (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 5160
- Title
- FOLKLORE AND THE SEA: The American Maritime Library Volume VI (6) (Six)
- Author
- Beck, Horace
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0819540625
- ISBN 13
- 9780819540621
- Publisher
- Wesleyan University Press
- Place of Publication
- Middletown, CT
- This edition first published
- 1973
- Keywords
- NAUTICAL HISTORY NAVIGATION NAVIGATING MARITIME TRANSPORTATION SHIPS SHIPWRECKS BOATS FOLK-LORE SEA MARINE HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION FOLKLORE SEAFARING LIFE MYTHS LEGENDS TALES GENERAL AMERICAN MARITIME LIBRARY SERIES
- Bookseller catalogs
- Nautical; Transportation; Transportation - Boats;
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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About the Seller
Shoemaker Booksellers
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Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
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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....
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- First Edition
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