Ships have played an important role in the history of many nations, from the ancient until the modern world. This book discribes in detail almost all kinds and types of historic ships from the Vikings until the battleships of the 19th century. The wonderful illustrations of Manning Lee, member of the Naval Academy at Annapolis, complete the picture.
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Ships have played an important role in the history of many nations, from the ancient until the modern world. This book discribes in detail almost all kinds and types of historic ships from the Vikings until the battleships of the 19th century. The wonderful illustrations of Manning Lee, member of the Naval Academy at Annapolis, complete the picture.
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Good. 1927. Third Edition. Hardcover. Clothbound hardback, in good condition. Boards slightly loose. With gilt decorated covers. Lacking dustjacket......We ship daily from our Bookshop.
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Very Good. No Jacket. Size: 8vo-over 7¾-9¾Tall; Type: Book If you love the history of ships, then this book is a must. There is some spotting on the first few pages before the Preface and on pages 388-390. There is a hint of wear on the corners. The last owners name is written on the first front end page. There is no writing or underlining in the book.
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Illus Manning de V. Lee. G ex-library. Viking voyages to America, Barbary pirates, Portuguese explorers, Spanish Armada. Color frontis of "The Constitution" Sturdy library binding, library markings, beginning pages damp stain along edges.
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Manning DeV. Lee. Very Good+ in Fair jacket. Book Oversized. Pictorial blue cloth. Dust jacket w/ wear, back flap gone. "Thrushwood Edition." Markered-out name FEP, clean text. Highly illustrated. For children, but would be much appreciated by adults. 12, 000 shelf.
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Manning deV Lee. Very Good. No Jacket. 4 vo. blue pictorial c w/orange titles; moderate wear at extremities and sunning of spine; colored frontis; lite toning of end papers; 390 clean, unmarked pages.
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Very Good + in very good + jacket. Topics include Viking ships, Portuguese explorers, Christopher Columbus, the Spanish Armada, The Mayflower, Dutch ships, English adventurers, ships of the American colonies, Old Ironsides and more. Tight binding. Full colour frontis. Pictorial endpapers. Green cloth-covered boards with gilt embossed lettering. Many illustrations. Light edgewear to boards. Two pages have a small shadow where a small piece of newspaper was placed to serve as a marker. Size: Sm 4to (9" to 11"). 390 pp.
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Illustrated by Manning de V. Lee. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. B000VVWXLM. Color frontispiece. A reprint edition. Brief gift inscription (from 1943) on front free endpaper, else very good in a very good (moderate edge wear) dust jacket.
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Lee, Manning DeV. Fair. No dust jacket. Front board weaken, strengthened with glue. Ink price on fep. sticker inside front cover. COver has some wear and soiling. COrners bumped and rubbed. 390 p., [9] leaves of plates: ill. (some col. ); 25 cm. Fromn an on-line posting: "Manning de Villeneuve Lee (1894-1980) was an artist and illustrator born in Summerville, South Carolina. Lee studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Philadelphia. His paintings can be found in many private and public collections in the United States and abroad. Lee's work often appeared in magazines, and he illustrated more than two hundred books. He specialized in historical subjects and books for young people, including Robert Louis Stevenson's Kidnapped, Rupert S. Holland's Historic Ships, and Andrew Lang's Blue Fairy Book."