Some American Contributions to the Art of Navigation, 1519-1802
by Wroth, Lawrence C
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- Paperback
- Condition
- Used - Good
- Seller
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Chicago, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
Associates of the John Carter Brown Library. Used - Good. 1947. Paperback. Quarto. 41 pp. Noticeable shelf wear, scuffing, and chipping to wraps. Bookplate to rear of front wrap. Previous owner's inscription to ffep. Some margin notes in pen to text. Sound working copy. Good. (Subject: History of Science).
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- Bookseller
- Powell's Bookstores Chicago (US)
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- C45355
- Title
- Some American Contributions to the Art of Navigation, 1519-1802
- Author
- Wroth, Lawrence C
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Associates of the John Carter Brown Library
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- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- Quarto
- The term quarto is used to describe a page or book size. A printed sheet is made with four pages of text on each side, and the...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...