The Clipper Ship Era. An epitome of famous American and British clipper ships, their owners, builders, commanders, and crews 1843-1869.
by Clark, Arthur H
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- Hardcover
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About This Item
Riverside, Conn: 7 C's Press Inc. No Date1970. Octavo Size [approx 15.5 x 22.8cm]. Very Good condition in Good Dustjacket - now protected in our purpose-made clear archival plastic sleeve. DJ is mildly age-toned with chipping to spine ends and corners. Illustrated with black and white plates and drawings. Colour frontispiece. 404 pages. Includes two chapters on Australian clipper ships and Australian voyages. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. . 2nd Edition Revised. Hardback.
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- Bookseller
- Adelaide Booksellers (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- BIB315525
- Title
- The Clipper Ship Era. An epitome of famous American and British clipper ships, their owners, builders, commanders, and crews 1843-1869.
- Author
- Clark, Arthur H
- Format/Binding
- Hardback
- Book Condition
- Used -
- Edition
- 2nd Edition Revised
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- 7 C's Press Inc
- Place of Publication
- Riverside, Conn
- Date Published
- No Date1970
- Bookseller catalogs
- Nautical;
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- 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...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- 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....