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Photographs and text capture the history, lore, allure, construction, and significance of numerous famous ancient and modern lighthouses along the North American Atlantic coast
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The lighthouse
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition; First Printing. Some coverwear with several small tears at bottom ; 12.0 X 9.0 X 1.0 inches; 255 pages. Seller Inventory # 440888
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Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Seller Inventory # G0771090307I5N01
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THE LIGHTHOUSE; Forward By Thomas H. Raddall
Published by
McClelland and Stewart, Toronto, 1975
ISBN 10: 0771090307
ISBN 13: 9780771090301
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Seller: Harry E Bagley Books, Fredericton, NB, Canada
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. blue cloth, silver spine letters, 255 pages, illustrated, pictorial endpapers, index, ex private library with bookplate inside front cover, a clean, bright copy, d.j is NOT price-clipped, Size: Foilio, Book. Seller Inventory # 1123756
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The Lighthouse
Published by
McClelland and Stewart, 1975
ISBN 10: 0771090307
ISBN 13: 9780771090301
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First Edition
Seller: Raven & Gryphon Fine Books, Hackett's Cove, NS, Canada
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Dudley Witney; The Lighthouse; Foreword by Thomas H. Raddall; McClelland & Stewart, Toronto, 1975. Photographs by the author. From the blurb "Although the lighthouse of old is gradually fading in the face of recent technology, the visual splendour of traditional and modern structures in all their varied texture and design can still be seen on North America's headlands, harbours, beaches, and crags. It is these buildings and the and the ocean aura of romance surrounding them that The Lighthouse captures in almost three hundred photographs, more than a third of them in colour. Here are the outstanding lighthouses of the Atlantic coast, including the Cape Race lighthouse in Newfoundland, the light of Father Point, Quebec, the tower at Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, and the iron structure at Fowey Rocks, Florida. This large format book, 256 pages measuring 304mm X 230mm, is in fine condition condition in a near-fine dust jacket that is now encased in a protective mylar wrap. Previous owner's neat signature and date of first free endpaper. This large and heavy volume will require additional postage. Seller Inventory # 2035a
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The Lighthouse
Published by
McClelland and Stewart, Canada, 1975
ISBN 10: 0771090307
ISBN 13: 9780771090301
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First Edition
Seller: RareNonFiction, IOBA, Ladysmith, BC, Canada
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Witney, Dudley (Photographer) (illustrator). First Edition. 256 pages. Index. Bibliography. Profusely illustrated with colour photography. ".Displays the distinctive beauties of ancient and modern lighthouses. Harbour lights, beacons, massive boxes. there's an infinite variety of materials and designs, a striking integration of structure and landscape. Here are the outstanding lighthouses of the Atlantic coast, including the Cape Race lighthouse in Newfoundland, the light af Fother Point, Quebec, the tower at Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, and the iron structure at Fowey Rocks, Florida. Informative and enjoyable text compliments the illustrations, outling the history and architectural significance of the lighthouses. Early architectural plans, old photographs, and drawings add to the book's beauty and fascination." - from dust jacket. Price-clipped dust jacket shows excessive wear but is now preserved in archival-grade Brodart. Seller Inventory # 855a4490