Offshore A Complete Introduction to Ocean Racing and Cruising, Modern Yacht Handling and Equipment
Published by Charles Scribner's Sons,, New York:, 1949
- First Edition
- Hardcover
- Used
Seller: Town's End Books, ABAA, Deep River, CT, U.S.A.Town's End Books, ABAA
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First printing Very good- in royal blue cloth covered boards with gilt text on the spine and a bright gilt decoration on the front board and with illustrated end sheets. The cloth at the head of the spine has a 1/2" closed tear and the cloth at the heel of the spine is rubbed and there is minor foxing to the fore edge of the text block. Without its issued dust jacket. A quarto measuring 11" tall by 8 1/2" deep containing 261 pages including an index, appendices and text. Illustrated throughout with line drawings one white photographs throughout.color plate (frontispiece) and 21 black and white plates.
Seller Inventory # TB22508
Bibliographic details
- Title
- Offshore A Complete Introduction to Ocean Racing and Cruising, Modern Yacht Handling and Equipment
- Author
- Captain E. J. H. Illingworth
- Publisher
- Charles Scribner's Sons,, New York:
- Publication year
- 1949
- Dust jacket
- Dust Jacket Included
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Edition
- First Edition, First printing.
Town's End Books, ABAA
Deep River, CT, U.S.A.
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We are a professional mail-order book dealer (and open by appointment) specializing in collectible, hard to find books by 20th century authors in the areas of Historical Fiction, Nature, Natural History, Americana and Americana Series titles to include The Rivers of America, the WPA's American Guide Series and the Lakeside Classics and many others. We also carry many volumes of American Literature and leather bound books by the Easton Press and Franklin Library. Come visit us at our web site at www.TownsEndBooks.com.…
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Town's End Books, ABAA
CT, U.S.A.
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