Note that this is the edition that is part of a larger print run and does not include the piece of wood from the hull or the tipped in photograph of USS Constitution. It is not a numbered edition.
The book appears to include all of the same pages as the limited edition book. See that listing for more photos. Note that some of the pages in this volume are loose, as shown in the photographs on this page.
Full title: The Frigate Constitution And Other Historic Ships By F. Alexander Magoun. Published in Salem, Massachusetts by the Marine Research Society in 1928. First edition.
Present are epenciled ownership and bookseller annotations to the upper margin, including the name “Mr. James J. Rogers” dated September 11, 1957, along with the notation “Apparently complete but loose.”
Examines some of the most famous ships in maritime history, including:
- USS Constitution
- Mayflower
- Santa Maria
- Viking ships
- the clipper, Flying Cloud
- the schooner Bluenose
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