The Captain's Wife: The South American Journals Of Maria Graham 1821-23 (A FINE COPY OF A SCARCE BOOK)
by Mavor, Elizabeth (Compiler And Editor)
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0297812963
- ISBN 13
- 9780297812968
- Seller
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Margate, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Weidenfield and Nicholson, 1993. Fine/Fine. First edition in d/w not price clipped. In 1821 HMS Doris left Falmouth for Brazil, in command was Captain Graham accompanied by his wife Maria. From the outset she kept a journal. Storms, earthquakes, horseback journeys, illness, revolution and death were to feature, alongside her vivid and careful record of what was a critical period for Brazil and Chile. A fine copy, in a fine d/w, of a SCARCE book. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine.
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- Bookseller
- Greystone Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 06341
- Title
- The Captain's Wife: The South American Journals Of Maria Graham 1821-23 (A FINE COPY OF A SCARCE BOOK)
- Author
- Mavor, Elizabeth (Compiler And Editor)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0297812963
- ISBN 13
- 9780297812968
- Publisher
- Weidenfield and Nicholson
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1993
- Keywords
- Maria Graham. Diaries. Diarists. Journals. Travel. Travellers. South America. Social History. History. Nineteenth Century History. Gender. Gender Studies. Women. Womens Studies. Female Studies. Womens Issues. Women In Society. Women In History. Sociology.
- Bookseller catalogs
- Travel; Sociology;
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About the Seller
Greystone Books
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Margate
About Greystone Books
Greystone Books is situated in Kent, England. We have been selling on the internet since 1999. We sell collectable books and try to stock obscure and scare non-fiction titles.
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