A Manual of Yacht and Boat Sailing. Ninth Edition (Volume I Only)
de Kemp, Dixon (1839-1899) , Revised and Partly Re-Written by B[Rooke]. Heckstall Smith
- Usado
- good
- Estado
- Good
- Librería
-
Annapolis, Maryland, United States
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Sobre este artículo
London: Horace Cox, The Field Office, 1900. Original cloth. Quarto. xii, 667 + ads pages. Good. Engraved Cuts. Kemp's classic work on selecting, inspecting, and building a yacht along with detailed instruction on seamanship and sailing in open yachts, steam yachts, ice boats, and much more. This edition was published in two volumes: the first being the main text volume illustrated with engravings and the second being a volume of 124 folding plates. The present book is the first volume only. See TOY #2152; MORRIS & HOWLAND p. 76. Bound in royal blue cloth over boards with black endpapers, spine titled in gilt. Rubs to edges of boards, fraying of .25" along head and heel of spine, some evidence of old dampstaining at top 1.5" of lower board. Hinges sound.
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- Back Creek Books LLC, ABAA/ILAB
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- Inventario del vendedor #
- 10799.438
- Título
- A Manual of Yacht and Boat Sailing. Ninth Edition (Volume I Only)
- Autor
- Kemp, Dixon (1839-1899) , Revised and Partly Re-Written by B[Rooke]. Heckstall Smith
- Ilustrador
- Engraved Cuts
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Original cloth. Quarto. xii, 667 + ads pages
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Good
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Editorial
- Horace Cox, The Field Office
- Lugar de publicación
- London
- Fecha de publicación
- 1900
- Palabras clave
- Yachts And Yachting, Yachts Yachting Sailing Seamanship Yacht Racing Yawls Steam Yachts Mersey, River Canoeing Center Board
- Catálogos del vendedor
- Nautical & Maritime;
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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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