GREYHOUNDS OF THE SEA : THE STORY OF THE AMERICAN CLIPPER SHIP
by Cutler, Carl C. [author]; Adams, Charles Francis [foreword]
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Rockville, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1930. First edition. Hardcover. Quarto; 1st edition; G-; Hardcover; Spine, green with gold print; Boards in green cloth, light wear to spine caps and corners, else clean and strong; Text block has slight spotting to endpapers, cracked front hinge, slight occasional foxing, else clean and tight; xxvii, 592 pages, frontispiece, "118 illustrations- original photogravures, color plates, half tones, and reproductions of pen and ink drawings."
[Oversized book(s). Additional postage necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy International shipping unavailable due to size/weight restrictions. For international/expedited customers, please inquire for rates]. 1363776. FP New Rockville Stock.
[Oversized book(s). Additional postage necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy International shipping unavailable due to size/weight restrictions. For international/expedited customers, please inquire for rates]. 1363776. FP New Rockville Stock.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Second Story Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1363776
- Title
- GREYHOUNDS OF THE SEA : THE STORY OF THE AMERICAN CLIPPER SHIP
- Author
- Cutler, Carl C. [author]; Adams, Charles Francis [foreword]
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- G.P. Putnam's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1930
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About the Seller
Second Story Books, ABAA
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Rockville, Maryland
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- 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....
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...