The British Sailor
por Garrett, Richard
- Usado
- Capa dura
- first
- Condição
- Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket
- Livreiro
-
Carmarthen, United Kingdom
Formas de pagamento
Sobre este item
London: Wayland Publishers. Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket. 1974. First Edition. Hardcover. Blue boards with bright gilt titling to the spine. In the original publisher's pictorial dustjacket. The dustjacket is price-clipped, has some creases to the top alongside the spine, and the base colour to the spine has faded to a pretty turquoise but all lettering is very clear and bright. The page edges are tanned and foxed along the top edge. The covers have a couple of tiny marks, old thin lines of sellotape glue only, (which may be able to be removed? ). Otherwise No Inscriptions or other Marks. 128pp. Illustrated in b/w and colour. Appendix; Time Chart; List of Reading; Acknowledgements; Index. Overall, apart from the foxing, etc, as detailed above, this is a Very Clean, Tight and Bright, Near 'VG' copy. " Richard Garrett traces the story of the amazing breed of man known as the sailor, from the sixteenth century to the present day." ; 4to 11" - 13" .
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Detalhes
- Livreiro
- Sue Lloyd-Davies Books
(GB)
- Nº do estoque do livreiro
- 110632
- Título
- The British Sailor
- Autor
- Garrett, Richard
- Formato/Encadernação
- Capa dura
- Estado do livro
- Usado - Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket
- Edição
- First Edition
- Editorial
- Wayland Publishers
- Local de publicação
- London
- Data de publicação
- 1974
- Palavras-chave
- Richard Garrett; The British Sailor;, Sailing; Naval History; Royal Navy; Scurvy; The Press Gang; Lord Nelson;, The Merchant Navy; Seamen;
- Catálogos de livreiros
- Naval/Maritime;
Termos da venda
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Sobre o Vendedor
Sue Lloyd-Davies Books
Membro de Biblio desde 2006
Carmarthen
Sobre Sue Lloyd-Davies Books
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