New York: G. P. Putnam's, 1928.. 8vo. 395 pp. Very Good+. Hard Cover. Black cloth covered boards with gilt lettering. Deckled pages. Well worn to spine. 70 unnumbered leaves of plates: illustrations (some color), facsimile, plans, portraits. Original owner’s name signed on front end paper, and dated 1930.Heavy volume, additional shipping fee may apply.

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Bookseller: Alan Wofsy Fine Arts (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 18-7862
Title: Some Famous Sailing Ships and Their Builder. A Study of the American Sailing Packet and Clipper Eras, with Biographical sketches of American's foremost Designer and Master Builder of Ships, and a Comprehensive History of his Many Famous Ships.
Author: Richard C McKay
Book Condition: Used
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: New York: G. P. Putnam's, 1928.
Bookseller catalogs: Maritime;

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Facsimile: An exact copy of an original work. In books, it refers to a copy or reproduction, as accurate as possible, of an original...
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...
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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...
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...