South Street: Maritime History of New York
by McKay, Richard C
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- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Very Good with no dust jacket; Boards foxed and worn, spine sunned, owner signature on half-title page.
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Selkirk, New York, United States
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About This Item
NY: G. P. Putnam's Sons. Very Good with no dust jacket; Boards foxed and worn, spine sunned, owner . signature on half-title page.. 1934. Limited Edition. Hardcover. One of 200 numbered signed copies (this is number 65). Front pastedown endpaper bears a color picture of The Glory of the Seas, a Yankee clipper built by Donald McKay in 1869 and with mounted piece of wood taken from her when she was scrapped. xxii, 460pp. Black and white photos and illustrations. Index. Halfbound navy cloth with off-white cloth sides. Top edges gilt. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .
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- Bookseller
- Old Saratoga Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 57273
- Title
- South Street: Maritime History of New York
- Author
- McKay, Richard C
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good with no dust jacket; Boards foxed and worn, spine sunned, owner signature on half-title page.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Limited Edition
- Publisher
- G. P. Putnam's Sons
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- 1934
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- New York City History
- Bookseller catalogs
- New York State; Nautical Books;
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