The Logbook of the Captain's Clerk
by John S. Sewall
- Used
- Acceptable
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Acceptable
- Seller
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Chas H Glass & Co, 1905. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1905. No Edition Stated. 278 pages. No dust jacket. This is an ex-Library book. Pink cloth. Book has been rebound by library, with expected inserts, stamps and inscriptions. With photographic frontispiece. Pages have slight foxing, tanning and minor thumbing. Many dog-eared corners. Faint creases to some pages. Reinforced hinges. Slight stains and marks. Text block edges intensely tanned. Boards have some edge wear, with slight bumping and fraying to corners, while spine ends are moderately crushed and rubbed. Slightly scratched, rubbed and marked overall. Spine is slightly sunned. Book has a moderate forward lean.
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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- Seller
- World of Rare Books (GB)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 1662632680BAB
- Title
- The Logbook of the Captain's Clerk
- Author
- John S. Sewall
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Acceptable
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Chas H Glass & Co
- Date Published
- 1905
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- Acceptable
- A non-traditional book condition description that generally refers to a book in readable condition, although no standard exists...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Rebound
- A book in which the pages have been bound into a covering replacing the original covering issued by the publisher.
- 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....
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...