Fore & Aft Craft and Their Story: An Account of the Fore & Aft Rig from the Earliest Times to the Present Day
by Chatterton, E. Keble
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/No Jacket
- Seller
-
Beloit, Wisconsin, United States
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About This Item
Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott, 1922. Later 'cheaper' edition of this classic history of this arrangement of sailing ships, first published without the 'Craft' in the title. Hardcover, full black cloth, pale blue titling. Shows some wear, insect nibbling to cover cloth, spine ends a bit frayed; bookplate inside front cover, bookseller's label ( Lauriat, Boston) on free endsheet. Text clean; 347 pages; index, glossary, illustrations, figures, b/w plates, color frontispiece.. Second Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 6" by 8¾".
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bookworks MWABA, IOBA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- n0807
- Title
- Fore & Aft Craft and Their Story: An Account of the Fore & Aft Rig from the Earliest Times to the Present Day
- Author
- Chatterton, E. Keble
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Publisher
- J. B. Lippincott
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1922
- Keywords
- Maritime History, Sailing, Ships, Boats
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About the Seller
Bookworks MWABA, IOBA
Biblio member since 2006
Beloit, Wisconsin
About Bookworks MWABA, IOBA
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