[Rarebooks] fs: Moran. Tugboat Story, DJ.

[Back Creek Books]

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We are pleased to offer:
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(No. 8691 )  Moran, Eugene F. and Louis Reid. TUGBOAT: THE MORAN STORY.
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, (1956). Hardcover, Octavo, [vi], 367 
pages, Black & White photographs. Near fine in a very good dust jacket, 
Jacket in Mylar protector.
      The son of the company's founder recalls the evolution of the Moran 
fleet from its early days of tugging high masted clipper ships to modern 
work with giant transoceanic liners. Lots of colorful stories here. Bound in 
black cloth over boards with red textured paper sides, white spine titles. 
Some scattered light foxing to pastedowns and jacket. Jacket also has a few 
minor edge rubs. Handwritten receipt for this book from Scribner Book Store 
in New York is laid in.    $100.00
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