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Tugboats of New York: An Illustrated History
by George Matteson
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fine/fine
- ISBN 10
- 0814757081
- ISBN 13
- 9780814757086
- Seller
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Bordentown, New Jersey, United States
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About This Item
New York: New York University Press, 2005. Second printing. Hardcover. Fine/fine. Fine in fine dust jacket. Oblong oversized volume in black cloth with spine letttered in silver. 270 pp. with index, bibliography. (NOTE: DUE TO SIZE AND WEIGHT INTERNATIONAL ORDERS WILL REQUIRE SIGNIFICANT ADDITIONAL POSTAGE COST) Lavish, first of its kind history of the tugboat in New York Harbor over a 200-year period. Rich with first-person anecdotes of life on New York's waterways, with over 100 illustrations including photographs from the likes of Berenice Abbott, Gordon Parks, and Todd Webb.
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- Bookseller
- The Old Book Shop of Bordentown (ABNJ)
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- E26846B
- Title
- Tugboats of New York: An Illustrated History
- Author
- George Matteson
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Second printing
- ISBN 10
- 0814757081
- ISBN 13
- 9780814757086
- Publisher
- New York University Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2005
- Keywords
- new york, boats, ships, tugboats, transportation, shipping, nautical
Terms of Sale
The Old Book Shop of Bordentown (ABNJ)
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About the Seller
The Old Book Shop of Bordentown (ABNJ)
Biblio member since 2005
Bordentown, New Jersey
About The Old Book Shop of Bordentown (ABNJ)
The Old Book Shop of Bordentown is a general used/rare bookshop open to the public Tues.-Sunday 11AM to 5PM (8 PM on Fridays). 10,000 books on premises with another 25,000 in stock. Areas of speciality include baseball, New Jersey, American literature, mysteries. Member, ABAA, ILAB,Antiquarian Booksellers of New Jersey. Located in historic Bordentown City, New Jeresy (est. 1682).
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