A Six-Hour Shift
by McFee, William
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
-
Bordentown, New Jersey, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Garden City: Doubleday, Page, 1920. Signed, Limited. Hardcover. One of 375 numbered copies SIGNED BY MCFEE ON THE LIMITATION PAGE. An episode of ship board life by one of the acknowledged masters of the genre. Vellum spine and tips, spine lettering gilt, over grey paper covered boards stamped in gilt. A tight copy, spine darkened and boards lightly and evenly soiled; gilt still bright.
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Details
- Bookseller
- The Old Book Shop of Bordentown (ABNJ) (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- E345B
- Title
- A Six-Hour Shift
- Author
- McFee, William
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Signed, Limited
- Publisher
- Doubleday, Page
- Place of Publication
- Garden City
- Date Published
- 1920
- Keywords
- Signed, Autograph, Ships, Sailing, Ocean, Voyaging, Travel
- Bookseller catalogs
- Travel;
Terms of Sale
The Old Book Shop of Bordentown (ABNJ)
TRACKING AND INSURANCE AT OPTION OF BUYER. ON UNINSURED ITEMS, OUR RESPONSIBILITY ENDS WITH PROOF OF SHIPPING---NO EXCEPTIONS! Books are returnable if misdescribed; we must be notified within 48 hours of receipt if making a return. We conform to accepted ABAA grading. "First edition" means "first printing" unless noted; if it doesn't say it has a jacket then it doesn't; faults such as ownership signatures, price clipping, etc. will be noted in the listing. Member ABAA, ILAB, ABNJ.
About the Seller
The Old Book Shop of Bordentown (ABNJ)
Biblio member since 2005
Bordentown, New Jersey
About The Old Book Shop of Bordentown (ABNJ)
The Old Book Shop of Bordentown is a general used/rare bookshop open to the public Tues.-Sunday 11AM to 5PM (8 PM on Fridays). 10,000 books on premises with another 25,000 in stock. Areas of speciality include baseball, New Jersey, American literature, mysteries. Member, ABAA, ILAB,Antiquarian Booksellers of New Jersey. Located in historic Bordentown City, New Jeresy (est. 1682).
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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....
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Vellum
- Vellum is a sheet of specialty prepared skin of lamb, calf, or goat kid used for binding a book or for printing and writing. ...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...