Glory of the Seas
by Mjelde, Michael Jay
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine with no dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0819540153
- ISBN 13
- 9780819540157
- Seller
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Traverse City, Michigan, United States
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About This Item
Middletown, CT: Wesleyan University Press. Near Fine with no dust jacket. 1970. First Edition. Hardcover. 0819540153 . The story of this, the last merchant clipper ship by famed desginer Donald McKay from its conception, to its launching in 1869 to its final burning on a beach in Seatlle in 1922. Fascinating and detailed with numbeour photos, plans and drawins. Contains Notes, Index, and Bibliography. A nice clean, tight and unmarked book with no interior or exterior markings; just a hint of wear to bottom corner tiips. ; The American Maritime Library, volume 1 Series; B&W Illustrations & Photographs; 8vo, 8"- 9" tall; 303 pages .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Peninsula Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 18853
- Title
- Glory of the Seas
- Author
- Mjelde, Michael Jay
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine with no dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0819540153
- ISBN 13
- 9780819540157
- Publisher
- Wesleyan University Press
- Place of Publication
- Middletown, CT
- Date Published
- 1970
- Keywords
- 0819540153, Ships, Sailing Ships, Clipper Ship
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About the Seller
Peninsula Books
Biblio member since 2023
Traverse City, Michigan
About Peninsula Books
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