Ghost Ships Tapa dura - 1984

Fountain Press Limited. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1984. Hardcover. Hardback; corners of boards dented, edge of pages yellowed, otherwise good in creased and yellowed dustjacket. ; The story of the schooners Hamilton and Scourge which were sunk on the Great Lakes during the War of 1812. Includes underwater photographs of some of the relics. ; 152 pages .

Windsor: Fountain Press, 1984. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 0x0x0. Kristof, Emory. Jacket edges rubbed, 1 inch closed jacket tear and 1/2 inch closed jacket tear, sticker on front jacket flap. 1984 Hard Cover. 227 pp. Color and black-and-white photographs, illustrations, and maps throughout. "Cain presents eyewitness accounts of the naval campaigns in which Hamilton and Scourge were involved as well as a documented picture of their pre-war role on the lake as merchant schooners. In particular, Seaman Ned Myers recounts firsthand the sinking of Hamilton and Scourge as told to one-time shipmate James Fenimore Cooper.

Fountain Press Ltd. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1984. Hardcover. 0863430902 . Dust jacket wear; 152 pages .

Cain, E: 1983 UK, hardcover with dustjacket 152 pages, illustrated ISBN 0863430902. In good condition Hamilton and Scourge; Historical Treasures from the war of 1812.

Windsor, Berkshire [U.K.]:: Fountain Press Ltd., 1983. 8.25" wide by 10.75" tall. A square, tight copy. Sharp corners. The Dust Jacket is clean and bright, with just a touch of rubbing at the edges. Pages are fresh and crisp. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. This book gives the historical background and details the archaeological recovery of two American schooners sunk by a sudden squall on Lake Ontario during the War of 1812. In 1982 a photographic survey of both vessels confirmed their near-perfect preservation and the presence of a remarkable array of artifacts. The book is lavishly illustrated with underwater photographs, old maps and prints, paintings of officers and crew, etc. Endpapers feature line drawings of the two vessels. From the Dust Jacket: "Author Emily Cain presents eye-witness accounts of the naval campaigns in which Hamilton and Scourge were involved as well as a documented picture of their pre-war role on the lake as merchant schooners.… Leer más

(U. K.): Fountain Press. Very Good. (1984). Hardcover. 0863430902 . 152 pages, fully illustrated, 10 3/4" x 8 1/4", brown cloth covers with gilt printing to the spine. This is a clean, nice copy. Very Good in a nice dust jacket with a small chip to the top edge. .

Windsor, Berkshire, United Kingdom: Fountain Press, 1984. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Profusely illustrated with color photographs by Emory Kristof, engravings, portraits, documents, and drawings. Original brown cloth binding, with gilt titles. The dust jacket is slightly edgeworn; otherwise a very good copy.