5 3/8" x 8 1/2", 222 pp., light green cloth with gilt titling to spine and illustrated map endpapers (first map of Casco Bay by Captain Southack in 1718), in illustrated dustjacket. Reprint of the 1929 classic (though this is a superior edition really: the 1929 has issues with binding strength). This copy in Near Fine or better condition: pristine except for a few faint signs of age-toning; otherwise perfect. Jacket is about Very Good (see photo enlarged) with an overall good appearance but with some wear, chipping and tearing along the top and bottom edges; one 1" closed and repaired tear at the bottom of the rear panel. The fascinating story of how Maine came to be known as the Mother of the Wooden Ship, from the earliest days when the Royal Navy used Maine Pine to supply masts for its warships, through the heyday of majestic 3- and 4-masted schooners being launched from the shores of Casco Bay. With 16 b&w plates of ships and shipyards, as well as a frontis depicting the launching of the bark "White Sea" in 1854.

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T�tulo: Shipbuilding Days in Casco Bay 1727-1890: Being Footnotes to the Maritime History of Maine [portland/freeport/bath/yarmouth/ship building/on]
Editor: The Bond Wheelwright Co., Freeport, Maine
Fecha de publicaci�n: 1966
Encuadernaci�n: Cloth Hardcover
Estado: Near Fine +