THE LAST OF THE WINDJAMMERS. Volumes I and II
by Lubbock, Basil
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good +/Very Good
- Seller
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Creston, British Columbia, Canada
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About This Item
Brown, Son & Ferguson, Ltd., 1975. Reprint. Hardcover. Very Good +/Very Good. 2 Volumes. xiv, 518 and xv, 448 pages. Volume II dated 1970. Gold lettering on the spines. Blind embossed lettering on the front covers. Very minor wear to the edges and corners of the books. Volume II has a crease on the front cover. Dust jackets are protected with Brodart and are lightly shelf worn with a couple of closed tears; Volume II is price clipped. Both volumes have the owner's name blind embossed on the half title page, Volume I has an inscription on the half title page. A very good copy of this 2 volume set illustrated with 126 b/w photographs and 17 plans in volume I and 174 photographs and 17 plans in volume II. Maps on the endpapers. This is a very heavy set and will require additional shipping charges - at cost.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Beacon Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 009647
- Title
- THE LAST OF THE WINDJAMMERS. Volumes I and II
- Author
- Lubbock, Basil
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good +
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Reprint
- Publisher
- Brown, Son & Ferguson, Ltd.
- Date Published
- 1975
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Beacon Books
Full refund up to 14 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Beacon Books
Biblio member since 2009
Creston, British Columbia
About Beacon Books
The storefront offers secondhand books of all kinds with ample sections of literature, art, history, mystery, popular fiction, science fiction and children's books. The online store features first and signed editions, rare and antiquarian books, academic titles and a large collection of nautical and military history.
Glossary
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- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Brodart
- Generally used to refer to a clear plastic cover that is sometimes added to the dustjacket or outside covering of a book. The...
- Half Title
- The blank front page which appears just prior to the title page, and typically contains only the title of the book, although, at...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Price Clipped
- When a book is described as price-clipped, it indicates that the portion of the dust jacket flap that has the publisher's...
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.