Wroth, Lawrence C. The way of a ship: An essay on the literature of navigation science. Southworth-Anthoensen Press, 1937.

Price: US$45.00 + shipping

Condition: Good

Description: Signed. First Edition. First edition, lacking dust jacket, inscribed "Best Wishes from Lawrence C. Wroth. 15 January, 1938" Green Apple Books and Music, Publisher Weekly's Bookstore of the Year 2014, has been San Francisco's favorite independent bookseller since 1967! Shipping costs on oversize / international orders will reflect actual shipping charges and may be more than quoted by ABE. We will need to contact you with true shipping costs and ask for authorization before adjusting cost.

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Wroth, Lawrence C.. The Way of a Ship: An Essay on the Literature of Navigation Science. The Southworth-Anthoensen Press, Portland, ME, 1937.

Price: US$75.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: Small 4to. [i-vii] viii-xii, 92 pp. Blue cloth with gilt titling and decoration to spine, in plain blue paper dust jacket with black titling. DJ faintly yellowed from sunning at spine and creases, very lightly chipped at corners. Spine cloth gently rubbed at ends. Front endpapers offset with tape residue from apparent inlaid item, no longer present. Flyleaf inscribed in black ink "For Billy Buffum with the author's thanks and compliments. 25 January 1938." Text block very lightly toned but clean and sound. Some soiling and small (appx. 1/2 inch) split to rear hinge. Deckled fore edge. Illustrated throughout with facsimile plates and diagrams, from an exhibition of books on navigation science arranged by Wroth at the John Carter Brown Library during his time at Brown University.

Seller: Small Volume Books, Providence, RI, U.S.A.