Whaling Masters Voyages
- Usado
- very good
- Tapa dura
- First
- Estado
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Librería
-
south dartmouth, Massachusetts, United States
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Sobre este artículo
New Bedford, MA: Old Dartmouth Historical Society, 1938. Ex-Library. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition.. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Part of the American Guide Series, true first edition. Compiled and written by the Federal Writers' Project of the WPA of Massachusetts. The most complete directory of Whaling Captains, their Ships and Voyages, ever published. Includes a brief sketch of the Whaling industry, the records of every Whaling Port in the US. Those who number among their ancesters Masters of Whaling can find an accurate record of the vessels and voyages, as it contains a list of more than 10,000 voyages over a period from 1731 to 1925. Bright green endpapers, gilt lettering on the front cover and spine. Reynolds Printing, New Bedford. Bookplate from The Milton Academy on the front pastedown. It appears this was part of the academy's library part of The Stuart Miller Crocker Collection, bright green endpapers, tight and clean, very scarce. An introduction is written by Harry Hopkins, the WPA adminisrator. Small remainder of a stamp on the spine. Some erosion to the spine ends, still very collectible. This is NOT a facsimile reprint or print on demand. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Detalles
- Librería
- Wayward Books
(US)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 030017
- Título
- Whaling Masters Voyages
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Very Good
- Estado de la sobrecubierta
- No Jacket
- Edición
- First Edition.
- Editorial
- Old Dartmouth Historical Society
- Lugar de publicación
- New Bedford, MA
- Fecha de publicación
- 1938
- Tamaño
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Palabras clave
- Whaling/New B edford/Cape Cod and the Islands
- Catálogos del vendedor
- Cape Cod and the Islands; Whaling; American Guide Series;
- Product_type
- Ex-Library
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Sobre el vendedor
Wayward Books
Miembro de Biblio desde 2006
south dartmouth, Massachusetts
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Rare and Out of Print Books
Specialities are: Steinbeck, Vietnam War Literature, Cape Cod and the Islands, Melville, Thomas Merton, Signed First Editions.
Specialities are: Steinbeck, Vietnam War Literature, Cape Cod and the Islands, Melville, Thomas Merton, Signed First Editions.
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- Facsimile
- An exact copy of an original work. In books, it refers to a copy or reproduction, as accurate as possible, of an original...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- 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....
- Remainder
- Book(s) which are sold at a very deep discount to alleviate publisher overstock. Often, though not always, they have a remainder...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- 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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
