American ships - Hardcover
This book about the evolution of watercraft on the American continents begins with elusive evidence of Eskimo whaling nearly four thousand years ago and concludes with Antarctic whaling of the 1960s. The stress is on the period from 1492 to 1928, with chief emphasis upon the transition from sail to steam in the middle of the nineteenth century.
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- PublisherAmerican Heritage Press
- Publication date1971
- ISBN 10 007035846X
- ISBN 13 9780070358461
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages536
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Contents Include: Shaping A Ship; Whaling Craft; Screw Propulsion-American Forerunners; Whalers To The World; Some Distinctive American Sailing Vessels; Development of the Whaleship; the Origins of the Clippers, etc. Good to good+ tight condition with chipped and curling (top edge) of dust jacket. Language: eng Language: eng 0.0. Seller Inventory # 05109
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. First Edition. Very Good condition with Good dust jacket. 1/2 inch chip out of lower rear edge of dust jacket. 4to, Blue and Tan cloth, Gilt title on spine with color illustrated Dj. This book about the evolution of watercraft on the American continents begins with elusive evidence of Eskimo whaling 4,000 years ago and concludes with Antartic whaling of the 1960's. The stress is on the period from 1492 to 1928, with emphasis on the transition from sail to steam in the middle of the 19th century. Many illustrations. Index of vessels. Index of persons. Picture credits. 533 pgs. Seller Inventory # 1325
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Good. Torn/worn dj. Good hardcover with some shelfwear; may have previous owner's name inside. Standard-sized. Seller Inventory # mon0000026429
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Book Description 536pp. 8vo Profusely illustrated in black & white & in color. Beige cloth & blue cloth back. Fine/no dj. 07-035846-x. Seller Inventory # 4097121099
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Very Good + in Very Good + DJ. 1. Light soil spot at page edges. Wrapper shows touch of wear including some short closed tears. Nice copy. Seller Inventory # 1773
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: NF. Dust Jacket Condition: VG. Not ex-lib. Hardcover with grey cloth over boards and gilt trimmed navy quarter binding, in white jacket with period maritme artwork spanning spine and front, small 4to. xxi + 533pp. Indices, reading lists, plates. Illustrated ad sheet for Alex Packham artwork laid-in. NF/VG. Book has mildly softened upper spine end; lightly toed-in corners; binding strong and square but favoring several places within. Cloth clean and sharp with bright titles; pages and plates clean and unmarked. Jacket has moderate abrasion with shallow creases and short nicks along upper edges; stronger with 1/4" long x 1/4" deep triangular chip upper spine end. Occasional mild rubbing to overall clean and very bright central panels. Jacket in Brodart. Seller Inventory # 029173
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Book Description The evolution of American watercraft from 4000 yr old Eskimo whaling to Antarctic whaling in the 1960s, with empasis on the period from 1492 to 1928. Great book, excellent HB copy. 7-1/2 x 10-1/4, 536 pp, index, appendixes, b/w & color illus, red endpapers. Fine unmarked; in Near Fine unclipped jacket. Hardcover in black/beige boards; in color-illus jacket. No edition stated, assumed 1st printing. Seller Inventory # 30440
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Pp.: xxi + 533. Gilt titles: sp. Frontis. Illust. w/ b/w and sepia tint photos, engravings, plans, paintings and prints. Grey cloth bds w/ blue sp. Dj chipped w/ clear laminate peeling. Interior leaves are crisp, clean and tight. Includes appendices, list of readings, indices, and picture credits. A history of American sailing ships: whalers, men of war, merchantmen, clipper ships, metal hulled craft, steam propelled craft and the shipping industry they supported. Seller Inventory # 003809
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