Description: Old Marblehead Sea Captains and the Ships in Which They Sailed, Compiled and Published for the Benefit of the Marblehead Historical Society by Benjamin J. Lindsey, Marblehead, 1915, 137pp, cloth, 7 x 10", 8vo Fair condition. Wear and scuffing to boards. Tips are bumped. Bumping to headcap and tail. Title in white ink on front board. Illustrated plate pasted to front board. Front hinge is cracked. Provenance on flyleaf. No known marginalia. Toning and minor instances of age-staining throughout textblock. Binding is loose and cracked. Illustrated. Includes tipped in two page article. Please see photos. Marblehead is a coastal New England town in Essex County, Massachusetts, along the North Shore. The town lies on a small peninsula that extends into the northern part of Massachusetts Bay. A town with roots in commercial fishing and yachting, Marblehead was a major shipyard and is often referred to as the birthplace of the American Navy, a title sometimes disputed with nearby Beverly. Marblehead was once the fishing capital of Massachusetts. It is also the origin of Marine Corps Aviation. FORN-TUB-0056-BB-2408-JC1204
Price: 75 USD
Location: Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
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All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
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Binding: Cloth
Language: English
Special Attributes: Illustrated
Publisher: Benjamin J. Lindsey
Topic: American (US)
Subject: History
Original/Facsimile: Original
