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The Great American Yacht Designers (Signed First Edition)
by Robinson, Bill
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0394427211
- ISBN 13
- 9780394427218
- Seller
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Hendersonville, North Carolina, United States
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About This Item
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1974. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 11x8x1. Illustrated. Signed by the author. Robinson was the Editor of Yachting magazine and the foremost writer on the subject in his day. The book traces the development of modern yacht design through the lives and achievements of the eight greatest American yacht designers of the past 100 years. Cream cloth with gold lettering and design on spine and front board. Inscribed by the author on half title page. Also includes a publisher's business card with handwritten note. Dust jacket is not price clipped. 195pp., with a 12-page index. Solid copy. Mylar cover. Full refund if not satisfied. Rare signed copy.
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- Bookseller
- Shelley and Son Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 030984
- Title
- The Great American Yacht Designers (Signed First Edition)
- Author
- Robinson, Bill
- Illustrator
- Illustrated
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0394427211
- ISBN 13
- 9780394427218
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1974
- Size
- 11x8x1
- X weight
- 43 oz
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Shelley and Son Books
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Hendersonville, North Carolina
About Shelley and Son Books
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- Spine
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- Half Title
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- Cloth
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