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SEA AND ISLANDS
by Innes, Hammond
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
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Burlington, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
London: Collins, 1967. Book. Illus. by Frank Francis;. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. 288 pp. Blue boards lettered in gilt on the spine; illustrated with black and white plates. Light wear at the corners of the dustjacket with a few nicks around the edges; price clipped; no interior markings. Dj by Frank Francis. Sailing with the great British novelist in his boat, the Mary Deare, not to be too confused with his novel, The Mary Deare, also known as The Wreck of the Mary Deare. The Isles of Greece... from Norway down to the Bay of Biscay, the Western Isles, the Indian Ocean, a treasure story in Nova Scotia - Oak Island - they are all here. The Contents are: Part One: The Sea: Introduction; Dismasted; Rock-Hopping in Scandanavia; Three Thousand Miles to Malta; The Aegean; Odysseus's Sea; To the Golden Horn. Part Two: The Islands: Introduction; Dalmatia; The Danish Islands; The Breton Coast; The Western Isles; Treasure in the Maritimes - Oak Island; and Addu Atoll..
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- Bookseller
- W. Fraser Sandercombe
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 227822
- Title
- SEA AND ISLANDS
- Author
- Innes, Hammond
- Illustrator
- Frank Francis;
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Collins
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1967
- Size
- 8vo
- Keywords
- seafaring; nautical; adventure; pirate gold; exploration; traveller; traveler; journey; armchair; geography; geographer;
- Bookseller catalogs
- Treasure Hunting; Travel and Adventure;
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About the Seller
W. Fraser Sandercombe
Biblio member since 2004
Burlington, Ontario
About W. Fraser Sandercombe
We are primarily an Internet-only bookstore, selling on-line for over twenty-three years; our shop can, however, be visited by appointment through an e-mail. We specialize in First Editions and collectible books (and usually have around 500 signed editions in stock at any given moment) ranging through most of the genres: Fantasy; Horror; Science Fiction; Mysteries; and a good selection of Literature; Historical Adventure; History; Outdoors; True Crime; and Assorted Non-fiction. We stock roughly 9000 books and add to our catalogues regularly.
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