London, England: Eyre & Spottiswoode (Publishers) Limited, 1944. First U.K. Edition . Cloth. Very Good/Fair. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 292pp w index. Seventeen indexed, unpaginated bw photo plates w captions. Age toning to extremities. Dark blue cloth w gold lettering on spine. Light shelf wear, bumping to head and tail. Binding is sound. Photo illustrated DJ is worn and shows soiling, shallow chipping to bottom edges and corners, missing 1.5cm tail and 2.5cm to head. DJ preserved in archival cover. Octavo

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Bookseller: Post Horizon Booksellers (CA)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 040942
Title: Wonders of Salvage
Author: Masters, David
Format/Binding: Cloth
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition: Fair
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First U.K. Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Eyre & Spottiswoode (Publishers) Limited
Place of Publication: London, England
Date Published: 1944
Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
Keywords: Salvage - oceanic. Salvage - ships. Shipwrecks. Deep diving. NOISBN History
Bookseller catalogs: Biography and Memoirs; Edgington Sea Collection; Exploration / Travel / Adventure;

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Established in 2008, Post Horizon Booksellers takes pride in our selection and the condition of our books We have over 23,000 titles to choose from (many more than listed online), all neatly categorized and most alphabetized by author. For local shopping, we are open for instore browsing. In accordance with current public health precautions against the spread of the C19 virus, masks are manditory and we are limited to five persons in the store at one time. We offer "shelf isolation" if you are at risk and would enjoy a solitary browse. Please phone (306 693 4243) to arrange a time, or for pickup or delivery options as available. You may also contact us through the store webpage posthorizonbooks.ca

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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....
Octavo: Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
Shelf Wear: Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
Chipping: A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
Tail: The heel of the spine.
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...
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...