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FALMOUTH FOR ORDERS the Story of the Last Clipper Ship Race Around Cape Horn
by Villiers, Alan J
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- VG+/VG+
- Seller
-
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1972. First edition of the U.S. reprint. 232 pages in very good condition; edges yellowed. Profusely illustrated with photographs. Mapped endpapers. Blue hardcovers with gilt titles and illustration. Very light wear on corners and edges. Blue, illustrated DJ with blue titles. Very light wear on corners. VG+/VG+. Hardcover. VG+/VG+.
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Details
- Bookseller
- J. Wyatt Books
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 217088
- Title
- FALMOUTH FOR ORDERS the Story of the Last Clipper Ship Race Around Cape Horn
- Author
- Villiers, Alan J
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - VG+
- Jacket Condition
- VG+
- Publisher
- Charles Scribner's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1972
- Keywords
- Sailing Ships, Sea Race, Clipper Ships
- Bookseller catalogs
- Nautical;
Terms of Sale
J. Wyatt Books
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About the Seller
J. Wyatt Books
Biblio member since 2005
Ottawa, Ontario
About J. Wyatt Books
J.Wyatt Books ( formerly Book Bazaar ) established in 1974. This family-owned small business is located in Ottawa, the National Capital of Canada. We have a very large eclectic mix of books. Please contact us at jwyattbooks.ottawa@gmail.com with any questions or concerns. Member of Ottawa Antiquarian Booksellers Association. Online since 1998 and have over 55,000 books listed online with a large selection of books being added everyday. Please send us your inquiries and we will be happy to help you.
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- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- 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...
- VG+/VG+
- A book in slightly better than Very Good Condition with a dust jacket that is in slightly better than Very Good Condition. Very...
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- 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...