Philadelphia and Toronto : The John C. Winston Company, 1947. First editon, 1947. Suitable for older children and adults. Nineteen chapters include the histories of sailing, steamships and battleships; undersea ships; famous shipwrecks; floating lighthouses, harbors and harbor men, language of the sea, among other subjects. Sea green cloth with blindstamp decoration, heavy silver gilt lettering, illustrated endpaper, illustrated title and contents pages, 313 pages with extensive index, illustrated dustjacket. The book is in very good condition with rubbed corners and lightly frayed spine ends, small dampstains at either end of the spine, pencil-eraser sized bleached spot at mid-rear cover, additional light overall surface rubbing. The mylar protected dustjacket is priceclipped and is in fair condition with heavy wear, a large spine chip with the title missing, other chips and tears, about five percent paper loss overall.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Fair. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

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Bookseller: Resource Books, LLC (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 016006
Title: The Modern Wonder Book of Ships
Author: Carlisle, Norman and Eugene Nelson
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition: Fair
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: The John C. Winston Company
Place of Publication: Philadelphia and Toronto
Date Published: 1947
Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
Keywords: STORY OF SAILING, STEAM- AND BATTLE SHIPS FLOATING LIGHTHOUSES SEA TREASURE HARBORS AND HARBOR MEN HOW SHIPS NAVIGATE LANGUAGE OF THE SEA MARINE NAVIGATION INDEX

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