At Home in Deep Waters: Gear and Handling of Small Cruisers
by Fraser, Bruce
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Condition/Good
- Seller
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melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Newnes, London, 1963. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/Good. Illustrator: Photographic & Illustrations. List of plates, introduction by author, glossary, appendices and index. Map illustrated end pages showing the nautical map for Yarmouth to St Peter Port as of June 9, 1962. The text is illustrated with black-and-white photography and illustrations. Navy blue coloured textured cloth covered boards with gilt coloured titles to the back strip. Photographic dustwrapper (wraparound) with yellow and white coloured titles to the front panel and back strip. Title says it all. Little bumping corners and softening of the back strip edges. Some sunning to the lower back strip edge. Light tanning and foxing of the text block edges and age toning of the pages. Faint foxing of the end pages along with some sunning with gift inscription to the verso of the free front end page. Chipping of the dustwrapper corners and back strip edges. Creasing of the edges with 1/4 inch tear to the top left hand corner of the back strip. Sunning of the back strip and there is a horizontal crease to the front edge of the front panel. Vertical creases to the front fold over panel along with foxing; with foxing and sunning present to both fold over panels. The dustwrapper is somewhat loose. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. [9], 10 - 328 pages,. Dust Jacket price-clipped. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Photographic & Illustrations. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Ships & the Sea; Sailing; 1960s; Sports & Pastimes. Inventory No: 0290845. .
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- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0290845
- Title
- At Home in Deep Waters: Gear and Handling of Small Cruisers
- Author
- Fraser, Bruce
- Illustrator
- Photographic & Illustrations
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover (Original Cloth)
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Newnes
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1963
- Keywords
- BZDB2 Small cruises, gear, handling, manual Ships & the Sea; Sailing; 1960s; Sports & Pastimes. Photographic & Illustrations Unbranded Fraser, Bruce At Home in Deep Waters: Gear and Handling of Small Cruisers
- Bookseller catalogs
- Sailing;
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Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
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melbourne, Victoria
About Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
General secondhand dealers, with 3 cats.We have two shops, 227 Glenferrie Rd Malvern 3144, Victoria 03 9530 2222 ( open 7 days Midday 'til 5.30 PM)And the other at 666 Glen Huntly Road Caulfield South 03 9523 666 open 11:00 am - 5.00 pm-ish the other 6 days. We seem to specialize in non mainstream stuff but read and stock Science-fiction, fantasy, detective fiction, history, biography and true crime, war, natural history. cooking, children's books and try to avoid current text books.We probably have the largest collection of Science Fiction, Penguins and general crime in Victoria in an open shop ( David has 8 bookcases 900mm x 2200mm of sf and f) ( Penny has 8 bookcases 1200mm x 2400 of sf and f )On shelf each shop has 30,000 plus books and we list over 30000 books online
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