Heroes from Hakluyt
by Charles J. Finger
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Novato, California, United States
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About This Item
Henry Holt, 1928. Hardcover. Very Good. in x in x in. First Printing. Paper label missing from spine. No DJ. Inked name on inside front cover. Front hinge lightly cracked. Very light soiling to back cover. Binding tight, text clean. Originally published in Elizabethan times, and dedicated to Sir Francis Walsingham. The Age of Sail and the Age of the Buccaneer from the English world. Inspired by the works of Richard Hakluyt, the noted English geographer and historian (who died in 1616). John Hawkins. Francis Drake. The Cabots. Oversized, this work of popular lore and adventure is illustrated with striking color woodcuts and imaginative line drawings by Paul Honore. Many of these persons were his contemporaries which makes this an important and useful book for those studying maritime and navigational history.
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- Bookseller
- Orca Knowledge Systems Inc. (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0014625
- Title
- Heroes from Hakluyt
- Author
- Charles J. Finger
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Henry Holt
- Date Published
- 1928
- Weight
- 2.90 lbs
- Size
- in x in x in
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Orca Knowledge Systems Inc.
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...