The Logbook of the Captain's Clerk: Adventures in the China Seas
by Sewall, John S
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Used; Very Good
- Seller
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Haines City, Florida, United States
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About This Item
Chicago: Lakeside Press, 1993. First Thus. Hard Cover. Used; Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Number 93 in the series of Lakeside Classics, published each year at Christmas. Brown cloth cover with gilt titles and logo on front and spine; gilt top page edges. 291 pp., with illustrations and maps in color and b/w. This series, traditionally covering slices of Americana, branches out to include Americans at sea.
Synopsis
A memoir by John Sewall, the captain's clerk aboard the *U.S.S. Saratoga*, on Commodore Perry's expedition to Japan.
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- Bookseller
- Books Music Videos 4 U (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- HBBK00587
- Title
- The Logbook of the Captain's Clerk: Adventures in the China Seas
- Author
- Sewall, John S
- Format/Binding
- Hard Cover
- Book Condition
- Used; Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Thus
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Lakeside Press
- Place of Publication
- Chicago
- Date Published
- 1993
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾&quo
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- LAKESIDE CLASSICS CHRISTMAS HISTORY ARCTIC ADVENTURE
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- 12mo
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- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Cloth
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