[Rarebooks] fs: March, E. J. Spritsail Barges of Thames and Medway

[Back Creek Books]

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We are pleased to offer:
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(No. 11338 )  March, Edgar J[ames]. SPRITSAIL BARGES OF THAMES AND MEDWAY.
Camden: International Marine Publishing Company, (1970). New Edition, Full 
cloth, Quarto, xiv, 234 pages, black and white photographs, drawings. Very 
good in a good dust jacket, Jacket in Mylar protector.
      A picturesque survey of the grace, beauty, usefulness, and history of 
river coasting, stumpie, mulie, and ketch barges along with details of their 
construction. Includes many historic photographs. Appendices on barge and 
sailing races from 1869 to 1938, 1950 to 1963, barge building yards, etc. 
This copy belonged to naval architect and ship historian Thomas C. Gillmer, 
with his bookplate on front pastedown and his ownership inscription on front 
free endpapers. Bound in rust colored cloth over boards with spine titled in 
gilt. Some minor wear. Gillmer cut a "window" into the jacket at lower 
spine, barely slicing underlying cloth as well. Jacket spine is also mildly 
browned and there are a couple of closed tears to rear panel....... $75.00
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