Ben Lexcen; The Man, The Keel and the Cup
by Stannard, Bruce
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Condition/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0571133967
- ISBN 13
- 9780571133963
- Seller
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melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Faber & Faber, London, 1984. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. Acknowledgements, foreword by Ben Lex and, preface by author and index. The text is illustrated with black-and-white photography and line illustrations. Black-and-white photographic frontispiece of Ben Lex and. Blue coloured boards with silver coloured titles to the back strip. Photographic dustwrapper (wraparound) with black coloured titles to the front panel and back strip. 30 years after the date of the greatest sporting achievement in Australia's history this is Ben Lexcen's story. A self-made genius of boat design. Rubbing of the back strip edges and bumping of the lower book corners. Light tanning and foxing of the text block edges and some foxing of the end pages. Page 149 has a 2.5'' tear to the top edge. Rubbing of the dustwrapper edges and panels. A few marks and rubs can also be seen. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Biography & Autobiography; Australia; Ships & the Sea. ISBN: 0571133967. ISBN/EAN: 9780571133963. Inventory No: 0247050. . 9780571133963
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- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787 (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0247050
- Title
- Ben Lexcen; The Man, The Keel and the Cup
- Author
- Stannard, Bruce
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0571133967
- ISBN 13
- 9780571133963
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1984
- Keywords
- BZDB2 Australia II America's Cup Western Australia Biography & Autobiography; Australia; Ships & the Sea. Unbranded ISBN: 0571133967 EAN: 9780571133963 Stannard, Bruce Ben Lexcen; The Man, The Keel and the Cup
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About the Seller
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
Biblio member since 2005
melbourne, Victoria
About Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
General secondhand dealers, with 3 cats.We have two shops, 227 Glenferrie Rd Malvern 3144, Victoria 03 9530 2222 ( open 7 days Midday 'til 5.30 PM)And the other at 666 Glen Huntly Road Caulfield South 03 9523 666 open 11:00 am - 5.00 pm-ish the other 6 days. We seem to specialize in non mainstream stuff but read and stock Science-fiction, fantasy, detective fiction, history, biography and true crime, war, natural history. cooking, children's books and try to avoid current text books.We probably have the largest collection of Science Fiction, Penguins and general crime in Victoria in an open shop ( David has 8 bookcases 900mm x 2200mm of sf and f) ( Penny has 8 bookcases 1200mm x 2400 of sf and f )On shelf each shop has 30,000 plus books and we list over 30000 books online
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