London: Marinart/Kogan Page, 1978. Hardcover. Very Good-/Good-. Guide to rapid and accurate identification of merchant ships. Blue cloth, gilt titling on spine, illustrated throughout with black and white drawings. 208 pages. Lower spine end is faded, light wear to lower edges, foxing spots on endpapers and text block edges. Dust jacket, which is not price-clipped, has a large crease on front, edge wear, and a one-inch open tear at top front edge, a closed one inch tear on back top edge, spine ends chipped. Book is basically clean, bright and tight. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall

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Bookseller: Black Sheep Books (CA)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 002568
Title: Talbot-Booth's Merchant Ships Volume 2
Author: Streater, R.A
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good-
Jacket Condition: Good-
Quantity Available: 1
ISBN 10: 0850381363
ISBN 13: 9780850381368
Publisher: Marinart/Kogan Page
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 1978
Keywords: SHIPPING, MARITIME, MARINE, U.K., IDENTIFICATION,
Bookseller catalogs: Maritime;

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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...
Edges: The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
Jacket: Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
Tight: Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
Text Block: Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
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....
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...