Dad Gifts Ship Model Building Gene Johnson 1943 First edition Vintage hardcover + 2 fold-out plans
$34.00
This is a “very good” vintage cloth-wrapped hardcover published in 1943 by the Cornell Maritime Press, 242 pages including index; profusely illustrated with diagrams and illustrations.
First edition.
No loose or torn pages; one lower corner is folded over, no writing. Binding and hinges are intact, not split, text block closes tightly. Board corners are mildly bumped, a little wear on cloth at tips. Text block edges are lightly tanned, most so along top edge. Two fold-out multi-panel ship plans are laid in the back, each copyrighted 1961.
Matching vintage dust wrapper is price clipped inside front flap, otherwise intact. Has a fair amount of edge wear all around with losses at the flap corners and spine edges. Spine is tanned. Now protected in a removable archival sleeve.
See accompanying images for full condition details.
Will ship promptly, carefully packaged.
1 in stock
Additional information
| Weight | 32 oz |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | 11 × 8 × 2 in |
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