julius wolff contributing editor thomas (2 resultados)

Cloth. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Good. This is a nonfiction Lake Superior history book about shipwrecks called Lake Superior Shipwrecks, copyright 1990, hard cover, dust jacket, written by Julius F. Wolff Jr, with the contributing editor Thomas R Holden. The books dust jacket has price sticker mark on front cover and one small tear, otherwise in good plus condition in a new archival mylar wrap. The book itself has minor wear and in very good condition with tight binding, some nice black and white photographs, clean and 282 pages. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

large blue & gilt lettered cloth hardbound folio ~ 2º. very large ("coffee table" size book), international or priority shipping will cost extra. dustwrapper in protective plastic book jacket cover. fine cond. binding square & tight. covers clean. edges clean. contents free of all markings. dustwrapper in near fine cond. 1cm tear at top, not price clipped (no price listed). nice clean copy. looks new. like new. no library markings, store stamps, stickers, bookplates, no names, inking , underlining, remainder markings etc ~ first printing ( # 1 in # line) of the "Second Expanded Edition". postcard from publisher laid in. ~ Please Note: book is larger than scanner so the photos are a bit cropped. endpaper maps. chart of lake superior. xvii+282p. b&w photos & illustrations. chapter notes throughout. glossary. index of vessels. bibliography. about the author & contributing author. american history. canadian history. maritime history. great lakes history. nautical history. ~ For many years Dr. Julius F. Wolff Jr. has been the acknowledged dean of Lake Superior shipwreck historians. His reputation is well deserved. Lake Superior Shipwrecks is clearly the definitive work on the subject. No other published material approaches it in its comprehension and insight. It is not only a thoroughly researched and documented history of the maritime disasters of the big lake, it is also in many ways an adventure story. In incident after incident, Wolff carefully reconstructs the human element of a shipwreck; the fear of the sailors aboard the dying vessels and heroism of the Life~Saving Service crews, bravely battling the fury of the lake to make a rescue against impossible odds. From the mishaps of the earliest traders to the tragedy of the Edmund Fitzgerald, Wolff details the accidents of more than 1,000 vessels. It is a treasure trove of Great Lakes history. Lake Superior Shipwrecks will be prized by marine historians as well as by anyone who has ever experienced the overwhelming romance of old Gitchi Gumee. This superb volume belongs in everyone's Great Lakes library. Heavily illustrated with rare photographs, the book is scrupulously documented. It is a detailed, scholarly and masterly work.