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Nat Harkins: Privateersman
by Lane, Frederick A
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very good in very good dust jacket. Near fine. Light top page block soiling. Jacket has short top spine chip and other light edg
- Seller
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Newport, New Hampshire, United States
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About This Item
Henry Holt & Company., 1956. First edition. Stated 1st Edition.. Hard cover. Very good in very good dust jacket. Near fine. Light top page block soiling. Jacket has short top spine chip and other light edge wear.. Schule, Clifford H (Jacket Design and Illustrations).. 1 218 p. Gray cloth over boards. Maroon titles. Pen&Ink artwork. Historical fiction for youth, ages 11 and up, set during the American Revolution, at sea on various private vessels, authorized by the Massachusetts General Court in 1775 to attack British shipping. Youths Nat Harkins and Israel Boone escape the Redcoats in Boston, and join the crew on the schooner "Lee". A series of battles results in capture and imprisonment in England. Nat and others escape and join John Paul Jones's ship "Bon Homme Richard", headed for battle.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Hedgehog's Whimsey Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- Alibris.Y0890008115
- Title
- Nat Harkins: Privateersman
- Author
- Lane, Frederick A
- Illustrator
- Schule, Clifford H (Jacket Design and Illustrations).
- Format/Binding
- Hard cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good in very good dust jacket. Near fine. Light top page block soiling. Jacket has short top spine chip and other light edg
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition. Stated 1st Edition.
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Henry Holt & Company.
- Date Published
- 1956
- Keywords
- Schule, Clifford H, artist|Historical fiction for ages 11 and up, American Revolution|Sea battles|John Paul Jones's ship "Bon Homme Richard"
- Bookseller catalogs
- Youth Fiction;
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About the Seller
Hedgehog's Whimsey Books
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Newport, New Hampshire
About Hedgehog's Whimsey Books
Hedgehog's Whimsey Books was born in a random moment when I decided to become a used books seller. Beginning in 2001, I apprenticed myself with a longtime pro in the next town, hoping to learn her secrets. She encouraged my free help but was wary of sharing all those secrets. Nonetheless, she turned me loose when she felt I would not embarrass her; she was impressed, finding I actually knew something about books and authors and styles. I am still learning, and I am having a good time with the random avalanches of books to be recycled into good homes, one by one. Inventory has mounted: my mother downsized her 7,000-plus library, and we (my Geezer and I) went to library book sales, yard emporiums on weekends, estate dispersals, and added the books my kids left behind, wanting to stock their own shelves anew. Some folks simply tooled down our dirt road and left boxes on our porch. Myself? Well, I am also a photographer, journalist, curious stuff collector, avid reader, writer, editor, small-time publisher, and online pontificator. At Hedgehog Enterprises, I do "Words & Pictures by & for Folks with Prickly Backs, Soft Bellies, & Small Brains", established in 1991. Since I have the smallest brain (by unpopular vote), I am the Head Hedgehog. Do I specialize in particular genres? I thought I did, but my barn has lots of Geezer-built shelves, and we have many interests, so topics vary, as do book conditions and editions. I try to describe such, and sometimes have too much fun as I poke along. There is no charge for the therapy of browsing, folks, so find my sites and stay awhile. If a purchase results, know that the tax collector in Newport, New Hampshire, may get a pleasant surprise. Or, I may buy a few more apple cider donuts or sweet potatoes. No pressure. Hedgehogs do have yearnings. If you should visit by chance or by appointment, enjoy our old New Hampshire farmhouse location alongside the Sugar River and its companion recreation Rail Trail, nearby two historic railroad covered bridges just off Chandlers Mill Road. Feel welcome. -- Lucy G Wells, proprietor.
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