Pictorial History of American Ships--on the High Seas & Inland Waters
by Durant, John And Alice
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Concord, California, United States
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About This Item
A.S. Barnes & Company, 1953. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Quarto, hardcover, near fine in green cloth boards with gilt design and grey cloth at spine. This lavishly illustrated history of American ships covers the entire history of American ships from from the canoe to the aircraft carrier, sea serpents to the Pearl Harbor disaster, filled with amusing anecdotes--an informal account in text and pictures of maritime America, covering all kinds of vessels, canoes, Viking longboats, sailing ships, early steamers up to 1953.
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- Bookseller
- bookwitch (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 30758a
- Title
- Pictorial History of American Ships--on the High Seas & Inland Waters
- Author
- Durant, John And Alice
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- A.S. Barnes & Company, 1953
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