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A Treatise on Marine Architecture, Containing the Theory and Practice of Shipbuilding, with Rules for the Proportions of Masts, Rigging, Weight of Anchors
by Hedderwick Peter
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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CHESHUNT, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Edinburgh: Printed for the Author, 1830. Without the elephant portfolio of plates. Books measures 30.5x25.cm. Collation, viii, 401pp, 4pp index, 8 full page plates. Bound in period half calf, calf corners, marble boards, flat gilt bands, title lettering. At some time the original spine has been relaid. Calf rubbed, some minor abrasion wear. Binding in good clean firm condition. Internally, previous owners bookplate. Pages and plates in good clean condition. A nice clean copy. . First Edition. Half Calf. Very Good. Quarto.
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- Bookseller
- George Jeffery Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 013089
- Title
- A Treatise on Marine Architecture, Containing the Theory and Practice of Shipbuilding, with Rules for the Proportions of Masts, Rigging, Weight of Anchors
- Author
- Hedderwick Peter
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Printed for the Author
- Place of Publication
- Edinburgh
- Date Published
- 1830
- Size
- Quarto
- Keywords
- Shipbuiling
- Bookseller catalogs
- Antiquarian; Naval;
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George Jeffery Books
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About the Seller
George Jeffery Books
Biblio member since 2005
CHESHUNT, Hertfordshire
About George Jeffery Books
We are a long established company dealing in second-hand, out of print and antiquarian books on all subjects. We are based in Hertfordshire, just 2 miles north of Junction 25 of the M25. We are members of the PBFA and exhibit at a large number of their fairs across the UK. We also exhibit in London at least twice a month at the Russell and Royal National Hotels, and regularly exhibit at H&D fairs in the South East, we also organise a monthly Fair at the Royal National Hotel, this fair has exhibitors specialising in books, maps, prints and ephemera. Please contact us for any further details.
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- Calf
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- Gilt
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