British and American Clippers A Comparison of Their Design, Construction and Performance in the 1850s
de MacGregor, David R
- Usado
- Tapa dura
- Estado
- Near Fine in a Fine Dust Jacket
- Librería
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Annapolis, Maryland, United States
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Sobre este artículo
(annapolis): Naval Institute Press, 1993. First American Edition. Hardcover. Folio. 192 pages. Near Fine in a Fine Dust Jacket. Black and White Photographs, Scaled Drawings. Fascinating analytical study of the rivalry in fast shipping that sprang from the discovery of gold in California. MacGregor, a talented draftsman, uses his own drawings when possible to describe and compare these ships. Examines the work of the builders, the performance of the ships, their records passages, and the exploits of the captains. Bound in dark blue textured paper over boards with spine titled in gilt. Shallow bumps to spine ends. Clean and sound throughout. . Jacket in Mylar protector.
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- Librería
- Back Creek Books LLC, ABAA/ILAB
(US)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 7631
- Título
- British and American Clippers A Comparison of Their Design, Construction and Performance in the 1850s
- Autor
- MacGregor, David R
- Ilustrador
- Black and White Photographs, Scaled Drawings
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Hardcover. Folio. 192 pages
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Near Fine in a Fine Dust Jacket
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- First American Edition
- Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Editorial
- Naval Institute Press
- Lugar de publicación
- (annapolis)
- Fecha de publicación
- 1993
- Palabras clave
- Ships, California Architecture Ships Clipper Ships Naval Gold Rush Merchant, Marine Shipping Cape Horn China Trade
- Catálogos del vendedor
- Nautical & Maritime;
Términos de venta
Back Creek Books LLC, ABAA/ILAB
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Sobre el vendedor
Back Creek Books LLC, ABAA/ILAB
Miembro de Biblio desde 2006
Annapolis, Maryland
Sobre Back Creek Books LLC, ABAA/ILAB
We buy and sell quality used and out-of-print books, with an emphasis on Americana, Military and Naval History, and Nautical material. But we have many good books in a variety of subjects. We are located in historic Annapolis, Maryland.
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- Jacket
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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....
- Folio
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- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
