LE GROS VENTRE: FRENCH NAVAL GABARE 1766-1779
by Delacroix, Gerard
- New
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- New/new
- ISBN 10
- 0965720551
- ISBN 13
- 9780965720557
- Seller
-
Kennebunk, Maine, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Pier Books: Piermont, NY, 2003. First American edition. Hardcover. New/new. monograph giving comprehensive examination of the gabare; a transport vessel used by the French Navy to supply the dockyards, squadrons at sea and the colonies. Aptly named, LE GROS VENTRE (THE LARGE BELLY), she was abandoned after the Kerguelen expedition in 1772 and sailing alone under the command of M.de St. Allouam; she went on the discover the west coast of Australia in March of 1772.. Her drafts are preserved in Vincennes at the Service Historique de la Marine. An absolutely magnificent production package, which includes: a 132 pp paperback book profusely illustrated, including 29 captioned photos showing the model built by Vincent Davenas; plus 34 fold-out plates in the scale of 1/48; all of which are encased in a hardcover folder with dj. Package is in the original shrink wrap from the publisher and is pristine, completely untouched and never opened.
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- Maiden Voyage Booksellers (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 70235
- Title
- LE GROS VENTRE: FRENCH NAVAL GABARE 1766-1779
- Author
- Delacroix, Gerard
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- New New
- Jacket Condition
- new
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First American edition
- ISBN 10
- 0965720551
- ISBN 13
- 9780965720557
- Publisher
- Piermont, NY
- Place of Publication
- Pier Books
- Date Published
- 2003
- Keywords
- Shipbuilding; Ship Modeling, Warships; Wooden Ships; French Navy
- Bookseller catalogs
- Shipbuilding; Ship Modelling;
Terms of Sale
Maiden Voyage Booksellers
Payment with order. Books may be returned if not as described within 10 days of receipt. Please advise us of any problems before returning and books must be in the same condition as originally sent.
About the Seller
Maiden Voyage Booksellers
Biblio member since 2006
Kennebunk, Maine
About Maiden Voyage Booksellers
Maiden Voyage Booksellers specializes in new, used, rare and out-of-print books on ocean liners, merchant ships, tugboats, ship modeling, shipbuilding, sailing, yachting,world religion and New England.