The Log of the Snark
by Charmian Kittredge London
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Charlottesville, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
E-056: The Macmillian Company. Very Good. 1916. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Hardcover. 8vo. The Macmillan Company. 1915. 487 pgs. Illustrated with 20 Black and White Plates. First Edition/First Printing. Bound in light blue cloth decorated and lettered in gilt. Boards have shelf-wear present to the extremities. Previous owner's bookplate present to the reverse of the front board. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. Bound in light blue cloth decorated and lettered in gilt. Boards have shelf-wear present to the extremities. Previous owner's bookplate present to the reverse of the front board. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. Upon reading Joshua Slocum's Sailing Alone Around the World, they decided to repeat the journey. The trip on the Snark, designed by Jack, went only to Australia, yet provided the material for books by both writers. Charmian published articles for Mid-Pacific Magazine, along with The Log of the Snark (1915) , and Our Hawaii (1917). The Log was well received by reviewers, who described the book as "clever, lucid, conversational, emotionally revealing, and humorous." E-056; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 487 pages .
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- Bookseller
- Last Exit Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 64816
- Title
- The Log of the Snark
- Author
- Charmian Kittredge London
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition; First Printing
- Publisher
- The Macmillian Company
- Place of Publication
- E-056
- Date Published
- 1916
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- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.