Sailing Ships and Barges of the Western Mediterranean and Adriatic Seas
by WINDELER (Bernard)
- Used
- first
- Condition
- Very Good +
- Seller
-
Paris, France
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About This Item
London: Frederick Etchells & Hugh Macdonald, 1926. First edition. Very Good +. WADSWORTH (Edward). Sm. folio, original white buckram spine, orange cloth boards, slipcase with lettering piece. A beautiful production printed at the Curwen Press, with seventeen copperplate engravings of ships and barges, all but one hand-coloured by the author, an engraved title page and a few hand-coloured engraved vignttes in the text. One of 450 numbered copies, this being no. 120. Slipcase a little worn at extremities, slight glue staining to edge of upper board
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- Bookseller
- Abbey Bookshop
(FR)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 182
- Title
- Sailing Ships and Barges of the Western Mediterranean and Adriatic Seas
- Author
- WINDELER (Bernard)
- Illustrator
- WADSWORTH (Edward)
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good +
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Frederick Etchells & Hugh Macdonald
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1926
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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....
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
- Folio
- A folio usually indicates a large book size of 15" in height or larger when used in the context of a book description. Further,...
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