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Nantucket Odyssey, A Journey into the History of Nantucket, Second edition, revised and enlarged
by Guba, Emil Frederick
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Foster, Rhode Island, United States
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About This Item
privately printed. Very Good. Privately Published (manufactured by the Lexington Press, Inc.; Lexington); Waltham, 1965. Hardcover. Signed by author directly on title page. Very Good, blue binding with silver lettering on front board and spine, binding solid and sturdy, interior and extremities tidy, some fading along bottom board/spine edges, illustrated pastedowns/endpapers, some sunning to pages, some shelf wear/rub marks to spine edges, spine lean, some scattered foxing to text block edges, dog eared pages 255-260, in a Very Good, moderate handling/rub marks to panels and spine, some edge/corner wear with few small tears, small chip top spine edge, small tear and chip to mid spine 1 inch tear top front panel edge, sunned spine, some scattered foxing panels and verso panels and flaps, rub marks to spine, Dust wrapper. A nice, clean and unmarked copy. 8vo[octavo or approx. 6 x 9 inches], 438pp., b&w illustrations. We pack securely and ship daily with delivery confirmation on every book. The picture on the listing page is of the actual book for sale. Additional Scan(s) are available for any item, please inquire.
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- Bookseller
- Lavendier Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- SKU1024337
- Title
- Nantucket Odyssey, A Journey into the History of Nantucket, Second edition, revised and enlarged
- Author
- Guba, Emil Frederick
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- privately printed
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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Lavendier Books
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Foster, Rhode Island
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