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The Book of the Sea by Spectorsky, A. C. (Editor) - 1954

by Spectorsky, A. C. (Editor)

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The Book of the Sea by Spectorsky, A. C. (Editor) - 1954

The Book of the Sea

by Spectorsky, A. C. (Editor)

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New York: Appleton-Century-Crofts, Inc., 1954. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. Clean beautifully illustrated cloth cover with no bumping or wear. Binding is tight and square, hinges are sound. Pages and edges are clean with clean sea-green endpapers - no names, writing or marks. A collection of writings about the Sea in all its aspects, with 64 pages of magnificent illustrations in halftone and gravure, and many line drawings. All pages and edges are clean. Preface by the Editor. 488 pages. In a clear removable mylar cover..
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  • Format/Binding Hardcover
  • Book Condition Used - Very Good+
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Publisher Appleton-Century-Crofts, Inc.
  • Place of Publication New York
  • Date Published 1954
  • Keywords OCEAN, SEA, MARITIME HISTORY, NATURAL A. C. SPECTORSKY, NAUTICAL

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The book of the sea: being a collection of writings about the sea in all its aspects

by Spectorsky, A. C. (editor)

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Grosset & Dunlap, 1954. Hardcover. Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine may show signs of wear. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions. The dust jacket is missing. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.
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The Book of the Sea

by Spectorsky, A. C

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Appleton-Century-Crofts. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1953. Hardcover. Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 488 pages .
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The Book of the Sea: Being a Collection of Writings About the Sea in All Its Aspects

by Spectorsky, A. C. (Auguste C. )

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Grosset & Dunlap, New York, 1954.. Very Good/No Jacket. Small quarto, hardcover, near fine in green boards with black design and lettering. No dj. 488 pp. Stunning b & w photo endpapers giving a real feel for the sea, for its power and majesty. 64 pages of illustrations in halftone and gravure, and many line drawings. Authors include Steinbeck, Forester, Conrad, Couzzens, Rachel Carson, T.S. Eliot, Bullen, McFee, many others about voyage and discovery, sea creatures, shipwrecks, sailor life, sea battles.
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The Book of the Sea

by SPECTORSKY, A.C., ed

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9781199324153 / 1199324159
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Appleton-Century-Crofts, 1954. Hardcover. Good. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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The Book of the Sea.

by Spectorsky, A. C. (editor)

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NY, Appleton-Century-Crofts, 1954, first edition, first printing, dust jacket. Hardcover.. Includes John Steinbeck's Life in the Great Tide Pool, pages 450-451, text from Cannery Row, not recorded by Goldstone & Payne, Morrow 345, also includes Joseph Conrad, Philip Wylie, Charles Darwin, Rachel Carson, Jack London, and many others, with 32 pages of half-tones and 32 pages of photographs in gravure, plus maps and line drawings throughout the text, with a prospectus for the book laid in loosely. Fine.
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THE BOOK OF THE SEA

THE BOOK OF THE SEA

by A. C. Spectorsky

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New York: Grosset & Dunlap. 1954. 1st Thus; First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good in a Very Good dust jacket. Dust jacket front flap clipped on both corners. Some minor toning to pages. .
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