The Great Age of Sail
by Jobe, Joseph (ed.)
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine in Very Good dust jacket
- Seller
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Palatine, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
Lausanne: Time Life Books. Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1967. First Edition. 1. Hard Cover. Publisher's full tan linen, black lettering on spine, black depiction of sailboat on lower front corner, tan endpapers, illustrated throughout with black and white and color drawings, paintings and diagrams, translated by Michael Kelly. . Volume is tight, square and clean. Unclipped dust jacket has very little shelf-wear, head and heel of spine and edges gently bumped, sturdy slip case has some tears to corners. . International Book Society Series. B&W & color illustrations. Folio 13" - 23" tall .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Round Table Books, LLC (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 19676
- Title
- The Great Age of Sail
- Author
- Jobe, Joseph (ed.)
- Illustrator
- Various
- Format/Binding
- Hard Cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine in Very Good dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition. 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Time Life Books
- Place of Publication
- Lausanne
- Date Published
- 1967
- Keywords
- sailboats, Art;, History
- Bookseller catalogs
- Travel & Adventure;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Round Table Books, LLC
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Palatine, Illinois
About Round Table Books, LLC
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- Slip Case
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- Jacket
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- Spine
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- Heel
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- First Edition
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- Folio
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- Tight
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- Edges
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- Fine
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