Sailing Trawlers
by Edgar J. March
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Percival Marshall and Company Limited, 1953 . First edition. Cloth. Very Good. 10" by 7.5". Edgar J. March. The first edition of this history of trawling and fishing with sketches by the author and photographs. First edition of Sailing Trawlers by Edgar J. March in the original publisher's cloth binding. This interesting book discusses the history of trawling including the gear and technology development and the disasters of war. Illustrated with fifty sketches by the author, eighteen plans including four folding plans and monochrome photographs throughout the text. Collated, complete. No dust wrapper present. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, smart. There is some light bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Internally, firmly bound. The pages are bright and clean. Very Good
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 840W58
- Title
- Sailing Trawlers
- Author
- Edgar J. March
- Illustrator
- Edgar J. March
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Percival Marshall and Company Limited
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1953
- Size
- 10" by 7.5"
- Keywords
- Trawling Fishing History Illustrated Fishing
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
Biblio member since 2007
BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
Glossary
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Publisher's cloth
- A hardcover book comprised of cloth over hard pasteboard boards. ...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.