THE SWAY OF THE GRAND SALOON a social history of the North Atlantic
by John Malcolm Brinnin:
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- Hardcover
- first
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theberton suffolk, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Delacorte Press New York 1971 Vg (no dj, coarse brown cloth with ruled gilt borders and gilt facsimile signature on front board, lightly faded dark blue backstrip with gilt titles, brown marbled endpapers,blue tops to pages, no inscriptions, front hinge weak but paper not broken, no inscriptions, pages very clean, a very good bright copy) substantial octavo 599pp. First edition. Comprehensive history of Trans-Atlantic passenger ships covering the period 1818 - 1968. 55 b/w illustrations
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- lobstabooks
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- Title
- THE SWAY OF THE GRAND SALOON a social history of the North Atlantic
- Author
- John Malcolm Brinnin:
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Delacorte Press New York 1971
- Bookseller catalogs
- Maritime;
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