New York: Dodd Mead and Company, 1972. Book. Illus. by Charles Attebery;. Very Good. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. 8vo. (xii) 263 pp. Personalized inscription by Edward Rowe Snow on the front free endpaper. Blue cloth lettered in silver on the spine. Light chipping on the corners of the dustjacket with a few nicks around the edges; price intact; aside from the author's inscription, no interior markings. Dj art by Charles Attebery. The Chapters are: PART ONE: GHOSTS: New Haven's Ship in the Sky; The Phantom Fiddle; A Brother's Warning; Ghosts of Annapolis; Burr's House of Misfortune; Ghosts at Minot's Light; Hawkington's Ghost; The Children's Ghosts; A Ghost's Search; The Miracle of Le Bourdais. PART TWO: GALES: The Enigma Capsizes; The Life-Saving Service; Cape Cod Wrecks; A Horrible Ending; The Name of Nye; The Crime of Ansell Nickerson; The Wadena Disaster; Wrecks Around Portland Maine; The Hurricane of 1972. PART THREE: GOLD: Le Chameau; Sable Island; The Gold Hoax; Oak Island; Searching for Gold; Gold in the Sea; Kidd Buried Treasure Here; and Cocos Island; followed by an index..

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Bookseller: W. Fraser Sandercombe (CA)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 225339
Title: GHOSTS, GALES, AND GOLD
Author: Snow, Edward Rowe
Illustrator: Charles Attebery;
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition: Very Good-
Edition: First Edition
ISBN 10: 0396066585
ISBN 13: 9780396066583
Publisher: Dodd Mead and Company
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1972
Size: 8vo
Keywords: treasure hunting; hunt; exploration; ship wreck; gold; pirate; armchair geographer; geography;
Bookseller catalogs: Treasure Hunting;

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We are primarily an Internet-only bookstore, selling on-line for over twenty-three years; our shop can, however, be visited by appointment through an e-mail. We specialize in First Editions and collectible books (and usually have around 500 signed editions in stock at any given moment) ranging through most of the genres: Fantasy; Horror; Science Fiction; Mysteries; and a good selection of Literature; Historical Adventure; History; Outdoors; True Crime; and Assorted Non-fiction. We stock roughly 9000 books and add to our catalogues regularly.

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