Sailor in Steam
by Lindsay, J. Murray
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Condition/Good
- Seller
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melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Rigby, Adelaide, 1966. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Good. Illustrator: Photographic. 350 g; X, 150 pages, last three pages blank, eight pages of black-and-white photography, half a page of musical notation, Photographic illustrated dust jacket. Shows faint traces of foxing to the front edge of the text block, but is otherwise sound and clean. The dust jacket is foxed on the underside, has a 0.5 inch tear with creasing at the top right of the rear panel and is rubbed across both the top and bottom edges. . The author went to sea when the sailing ship's days were numbered. In fact he was only 19 when his last chip ran before the wind. This is his story, a life under steam. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Photographic. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Ships & the Sea; Maritime; Sailing; Inventory No: 0226490. .
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- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0226490
- Title
- Sailor in Steam
- Author
- Lindsay, J. Murray
- Illustrator
- Photographic
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Rigby
- Place of Publication
- Adelaide
- Date Published
- 1966
- Keywords
- BZDB2 Square-rigger, steamship, maritime, transportation, shipping, cargo, Australian Ships & the Sea; Maritime; Sailing; Photographic Unbranded Lindsay, J. Murray Sailor in Steam
- Bookseller catalogs
- Maritime; Sailing;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
Biblio member since 2005
melbourne, Victoria
About Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
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