[Rarebooks] FS: 2 Nautical, Review/Association Copies

[Gerard Gormley]

ABSTRACTS


Ramsay, Raymond H~.  NO LONGER ON THE MAP: Discovering Places That
Never Were~.  NY, NY USA: Viking Press, 1972.  Review Copy,
Association Copy.  First Printing.

Story, Dana A. (photographs by John M. Clayton)~.  THE BUILDING OF
A WOODEN SHIP: "Sawn Frames and Trunnel Fastened"~.  Barre MA, USA:
Barre Publishers, 1971.  By no means plentiful on Internet --
Review Copy, Association Copy.  First Printing.



DETAILS


Ramsay, Raymond H~.  NO LONGER ON THE MAP: Discovering Places That
Never Were~.  NY, NY USA: Viking Press, 1972.  Keywords: History --
Illustrated (72 in all) -- Marine-Maritime-Nautical -- Travel-
Description-Exploration -- places that never existed that once
appeared on maps -- Review Copy, lost publisher slip replaced with
reviewer-affidavit -- Association Copy from the library of the late
Herbert A. Kenny (1913-2002), celebrated reviewer, author, & co-
founder of the National Book Critics Circle -- English language.
First Printing ("First Published in 1972 by Viking Press").
Hardcover.  Dust jacket present, price intact.  Xii, 276 pages:
Appendixes (7), Notes, Index, black/white photographs, maps (40) &
illustrations throughout.  Binding height: 9-1/2".  Full cloth,
title etc. gold-stamped, top leaf-edges tinted, end paper maps.
Book Near Fine: light bumping to fore-corners & spine-top/bottom.
Binding strong & tight, insides Fine.  Dust jacket Very Good: light
wrinkle & rubbing to fore-corners, light wrinkle to top front edge
& spine-top/bottom, small (1/4") stain to spine near bottom,
lightest soiling to front, lightest scoring to back.  Dust jacket
pluses: absolutely no rubbing or scratching to front, spine or
back.  [Shipping weight: 2.5 lb.].  [Digital JPEG image available].
HK697~.  US$79.95


Story, Dana A. (photographs by John M. Clayton)~.  THE BUILDING OF
A WOODEN SHIP: "Sawn Frames and Trunnel Fastened"~.  Barre MA, USA:
Barre Publishers, 1971.  Keywords: by no means plentiful on
Internet -- a unique photographic record of an era when Story's
family built wooden boats in Essex, Mass., where most of the great
fishing schooners of Kipling's CAPTAINS COURAGEOUS fame were built
-- 85 black & white photos of wooden ships under construction --
History -- Illustrated (photos) -- Boat Building -- Wooden boats --
Marine-Maritime-Nautical -- Review Copy, publisher slip laid in --
Association Copy from the library of the late Herbert A. Kenny
(1913-2002), celebrated reviewer, author, & co-founder of the
National Book Critics Circle -- English language.  First Printing
(No Additional Printings indicated) + (Same Date on title-page &
copyright-page).  Hardcover.  Dust jacket present, price intact.
Pages not numbered (about 100): 85 black/white photographs.
Binding size (oblong): 8-3/8"H x 8-3/4"W.  Quarter-cloth over plain
colored boards, title etc.  red-stamped.  Book Near Fine: lightest
bumping to bottom fore-corners & spine-top/bottom.  Binding strong
& tight, insides Fine.  Dust jacket Very Good to Near Fine: light
wrinkle to bottom fore-corners, moderate rubbing to spine-top, 5/8"
closed tear & associated creasing to bottom back edge.  Dust jacket
pluses: absolutely no rubbing, scratching or scoring to front,
spine or back.  [Shipping weight: 2.25 lb.].  [Digital JPEG image
available].  HK698~.  US$89.95


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