The Navigation Of Small Yachts
by IRVING, JOHN
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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DUNEDIN, Auckland, New Zealand
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About This Item
edward arnold london 1934. first edition 296pp illus, (b/w maps, diagrams and drawings) VG (green cloth w. tables to eps, sl wear to extrems w. minor surface loss to foot of spine, sl soiling and sunning to spine and upper top edge of front board, spine sl cocked and cracked, sl pasteaction rear ep, lower edge of contents untrimmed) in G d/w (mod chipping to t.e. of covers and spine w. mod tear to front cover near upper edge of top hinge, lower half of spine missing, detached along hinges, remaining spine browned, some foxing and soiling to covers) a nice book in a rough dustwrapper
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- Bookseller
- Hard To Find Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 29800
- Title
- The Navigation Of Small Yachts
- Author
- IRVING, JOHN
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- edward arnold london 1934
- Keywords
- navigation yaching nautical sailing map and compass marine charts irving john
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