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Sailing Ship Models: A Selection from European and American Collections
by R. Morton Nance
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fine
- Seller
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Bordentown, New Jersey, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Halton and Truscott Smith, Ltd, 1924. Limited ed. Hardcover. Fine. Small folio. One of 1750 numbered copies of whcih thism is No. 1340. Navy blue cloth lettered and decorated in gilt. Top edge gilt. viii+ 80 pp. illustated with line drawings plus 173 numbered plates printed verso only and one additional gravure plate. 61 page introductory essay by Nance, followed by a section of descriptions of the ships represented in the plates. A clean, fine copy. (NOTE WELL: DUE TO SIZE AND WEIGHT SIGNIFICANT ADDITIONAL POSTAGE WILL BE REQUIRED FOR INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING. PLEASE INQUIRE PRIOR TO PLACING ORDER.).
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- Bookseller
- The Old Book Shop of Bordentown (ABNJ)
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- E29875
- Title
- Sailing Ship Models: A Selection from European and American Collections
- Author
- R. Morton Nance
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Limited ed
- Publisher
- Halton and Truscott Smith, Ltd
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1924
- Keywords
- ships, ship models, antiques, crafts, hobbies
Terms of Sale
The Old Book Shop of Bordentown (ABNJ)
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About the Seller
The Old Book Shop of Bordentown (ABNJ)
Biblio member since 2005
Bordentown, New Jersey
About The Old Book Shop of Bordentown (ABNJ)
The Old Book Shop of Bordentown is a general used/rare bookshop open to the public Tues.-Sunday 11AM to 5PM (8 PM on Fridays). 10,000 books on premises with another 25,000 in stock. Areas of speciality include baseball, New Jersey, American literature, mysteries. Member, ABAA, ILAB,Antiquarian Booksellers of New Jersey. Located in historic Bordentown City, New Jeresy (est. 1682).
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- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- Gravure
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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...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
- Folio
- A folio usually indicates a large book size of 15" in height or larger when used in the context of a book description. Further,...
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