Graveyard of the Atlantic: Shipwrecks of the North Carolina Coast
by Stick, David
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- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Very Good in Good+ dust jacket
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About This Item
Chapel Hill: The University Of North Carolina Press. Very Good in Good+ dust jacket. 1952. Hardcover. Previous owner name and date backside ffep. DJ, minor wear upper front corner, heavy wear with creasing head of spine and upper left front cover, small chip missing foot of spine with lesser creasing, two small chips missing rear panel near head of spine. Overall, a tight solid copy protected in mylar. ; 8vo, gray cloth, purple lettering with purple dec illus map with diagram eps, DJ, 276pp. , list of Vessels Totally Lost on the North Carolina Coast, references, index. Illustrated by Frank Stick. This copy is SIGNED by AUTHOR half title page. ; Signed by Author .
Synopsis
This is a factual account of hundreds of dramatic losses, heroic rescues, and violent adventures at the stormy meeting place of northern and southern winds and water - the Graveyard of the Atlantic off the Outer Banks of North Carolina.
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- Bookseller
- Old Editions Inc.
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2057
- Title
- Graveyard of the Atlantic: Shipwrecks of the North Carolina Coast
- Author
- Stick, David
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good in Good+ dust jacket
- Publisher
- The University Of North Carolina Press
- Place of Publication
- Chapel Hill
- Date Published
- 1952
- Keywords
- SHIPWRECKS, NORTH, CAROLINA, COAST, SIGNED, DAVID, STICK
- Bookseller catalogs
- Nautical;
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