Sailing Ships of The London River
by Bowen, Frank C
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/Fair
- Seller
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Sidmouth, Devon, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Sampson, Low, Marston & Co, 1950 Copy in black cloth on boards in unclipped D/J. Jacket lightly chipped around edges with two sticky tape repairs to inside jacket cover. Occasional light foxing to folio edges. Slight offsetting to front and rear end papers. Previous owners inscription on half title page. Clean text with b/w illustrations.
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- Bookseller
- Balfour Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 026427
- Title
- Sailing Ships of The London River
- Author
- Bowen, Frank C
- Illustrator
- Jones, Pelham
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Sampson, Low, Marston & Co
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1950
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- Sailing Ships of The London River Frank C Bowen 1950 Sampson Low, Marston & Co
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