Talbot-Booth's Merchant Ships Volume 2
by Streater, R.A
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good-/Good-
- ISBN 10
- 0850381363
- ISBN 13
- 9780850381368
- Seller
-
Salt Spring Island, British Columbia, Canada
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Marinart/Kogan Page, 1978. Hardcover. Very Good-/Good-. Guide to rapid and accurate identification of merchant ships. Blue cloth, gilt titling on spine, illustrated throughout with black and white drawings. 208 pages. Lower spine end is faded, light wear to lower edges, foxing spots on endpapers and text block edges. Dust jacket, which is not price-clipped, has a large crease on front, edge wear, and a one-inch open tear at top front edge, a closed one inch tear on back top edge, spine ends chipped. Book is basically clean, bright and tight. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall
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Details
- Bookseller
- Black Sheep Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002568
- Title
- Talbot-Booth's Merchant Ships Volume 2
- Author
- Streater, R.A
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good-
- Jacket Condition
- Good-
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0850381363
- ISBN 13
- 9780850381368
- Publisher
- Marinart/Kogan Page
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1978
- Keywords
- SHIPPING, MARITIME, MARINE, U.K., IDENTIFICATION,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Maritime;
Terms of Sale
Black Sheep Books
Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have.
About the Seller
Black Sheep Books
Biblio member since 2004
Salt Spring Island, British Columbia
About Black Sheep Books
We are an independent, locally-owned shop dedicated to books and the people who love them. Here you will find two floors packed with volumes of enduring value, including familiar favourites, contemporary fiction, guides, books of local interest, and non-fiction titles covering everything from outer space to inner peace. We also have marine charts, art cards, unique prints, hand-crafted bags, and many other intriguing items. Located at Grace Point Square in the Village of Ganges, close to marinas and Salt Spring\'s renowned Saturday Market, we are open every day except Christmas and New Year\'s. If you want to pick-up a book you saw online, please call or e-mail ahead as many of our listings are kept in a separate storage facility.
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- Gilt
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- Cloth
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- Spine
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.