Fore & aft craft and their story : an account of the fore & aft rig from the earliest times to the present day / by E. Keble Chatterton
by Chatterton, E. Keble (Edward Keble) (1878-1944)
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- Hardcover
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About This Item
London : Seeley, Service, 1927. new edition. Hardcover. Very good copy in the original title-blocked cloth with decorations. Boards dust-toned. Spine bands and panel edges slightly bumped and rubbed as with age. Internally, bright and clean. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Extensively illustrated throughout. Includes previous owner's signature. Physical description: 347 p., [50] leaves of plates : ill. (some col.), plans ; 25 cm. Subject: Sailing ships History. Genre: Illustrated
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- Bookseller
- MW Books Ltd. (IE)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 309322
- Title
- Fore & aft craft and their story : an account of the fore & aft rig from the earliest times to the present day / by E. Keble Chatterton
- Author
- Chatterton, E. Keble (Edward Keble) (1878-1944)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- new edition
- Publisher
- London : Seeley, Service
- Date Published
- 1927
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