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Two Years Before the Mast

Two Years Before the Mast

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Two Years Before the Mast

by DANA JR, Richard Henry

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Cleveland: The Fine Editions Press 1946. 8vo. 415 pp,. Bound in red half calf over red cloth boards with gilt decorated spine. Loss to the head and tail of the spine and some fading. 1946 edition of the 1840 novel, based on the authors experience of life aboard a merchant ship for two years. . Good. Half Calf. 1946.

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John Seelye is a graduate research professor of American literature at the University of Florida. He is the author of The True Adventures of Huckleberry Finn , Mark Twain at the Movies , Prophetic Waters: The River in Early American Literature , Beautiful Machine: Rivers and the Early Republic , Memory's Nation: The Place of Plymouth Rock , and War Games: Richard Harding Davis and the New Imperialism . He is also the consulting editor for Penguin Classics in American literature.

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Bookseller
Foster Books - Stephen Foster, ABA, ILAB, PBFA GB (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #
63921
Title
Two Years Before the Mast
Author
DANA JR, Richard Henry
Illustrator
Dobkin, Alexander
Format/Binding
Half Calf
Book Condition
Used - Good
Quantity Available
1
Publisher
The Fine Editions Press 1946
Place of Publication
Cleveland
Date Published
1946
Size
8vo.
Keywords
nineteenth century,naval,ships ,merchant sailor
Bookseller catalogs
Literature; Naval and Maritime;

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Cloth
"Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
Tail
The heel of the spine.
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....
Calf
Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
Fine
A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
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...

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