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The Fellowship of the Craft: Conrad on Ships and Seamen and the Sea (Literary Criticism Series)
by C. F. Burgess
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- first
- Condition
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- ISBN 10
- 0804691169
- ISBN 13
- 9780804691161
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About This Item
Kennikat Press, 1976. First Edition. hardcover. Burgess, C. F. : The Fellowship of the Craft: Conrad on Ships and Seamen and the Sea (Literary Criticism Series). Port Washington (NY) : Kennikat Press, 1976. First edition/First impression. Size is octavo (8vo), 8.75"/22cm h. Bound in publisher's light brown cloth boards, dark brown lettering to spine. Glossy brown and white pictorial dj. Plain white endpapers. Xii pp prelim material, 160 numbered pp, plus four blank. Author's preface, six chaps, index. Condition notes: moderate wear and rubbing to dj, several small chips and tears. Spine slightly cocked, spine ends rolled. Noticeable foxing to all three edges. Interior clean and bright.
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- Bookseller
- Furrowed Brow Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 230601005
- Title
- The Fellowship of the Craft: Conrad on Ships and Seamen and the Sea (Literary Criticism Series)
- Author
- C. F. Burgess
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Unknown
- ISBN 10
- 0804691169
- ISBN 13
- 9780804691161
- Publisher
- Kennikat Press
- Place of Publication
- Port Washington
- Date Published
- 1976
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We're happy to discuss making an offer on a collection in one of our specialty areas.
Dealer discount of 20%; we simply ask that you reciprocate with a discount of 20%.
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- Rolled
- rolled spine or spine rolled. Damage to a book created by pressure to the spine making it fold or crease in the cover. Damage...
- Octavo
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- Cocked
- Refers to a state where the spine of a book is lightly "twisted" in such a way that the front and rear boards of a book do not...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- First Edition
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- Edges
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- Cloth
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- Spine
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