The Ships and Sailors of Old Salem.
by Paine, Ralph D
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Bristol, Avon, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Heath Cranton , 1924. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Tales of the American square-rigged sailing ships of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, working out of Salem, Massachusetts. Clean, tight and sound copy. Publisher's dark red hardcover binding, gilt lettered. Slightly faded on spine, some small splash marks to boards. Xvii + 471 pages, plates, index. From the maritime library of the late Dr John Coates, former Chief Naval Architect at the Ministry of Defence and world authority on wooden ship construction - particularly the Greek trireme. With his ownership inscription to the front pastedown. Size: 8vo. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Maritime; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 0022789. .
Synopsis
First pub. as a serial in Outing Jan. 1908-Apr. 1909, under title Old Salem ships and sailors. Original published: The ships and sailors of old Salem, 1912.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Steve Liddle (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0022789
- Title
- The Ships and Sailors of Old Salem.
- Author
- Paine, Ralph D
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Heath Cranton
- Date Published
- 1924
- Keywords
- BZDB28 Maritime Naval Ship Ships Shipping Navy Sailor Sailors Sailing Seafarer Maritime; The Ships and Sailors of Old Salem Paine Ralph D
- Bookseller catalogs
- Maritime;
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About the Seller
Steve Liddle
Biblio member since 2009
Bristol, Avon
About Steve Liddle
Full time bookseller since 1982. Bookshops in Bristol and Bath ( as Patterson & Liddle )1982- 2006. Member ABA ILAB PBFA. Regular exhibitor at major UK bookfairs.
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