Two Years Before the Mast
by R.H. Dana
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Acceptable/Acceptable
- Seller
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Blackie & Son Ltd, 1111. Hardcover. Acceptable/Acceptable. No Edition Remarks. 221 pages. Illustrated dust jacket over blue cloth boards with lettering. Prize plate stuck to front pastedown. Colour illustrated frontispiece. Slight crinkling to paper at gutter. Clean pages with noticeable tanning and foxing throughout. Tightly bound with faint thumb marking throughout. Minor dog-eared corners. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Slight crushing to spine ends. Lettering is bright and clear. Visible wear marks to boards. Unclipped jacket. Panels and spine have light edgewear with tears and creases. Moderate tanning to interior flaps, panels and spine.
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Details
- Bookseller
- World of Rare Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1632911029EMB
- Title
- Two Years Before the Mast
- Author
- R.H. Dana
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Acceptable/Acceptable
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Blackie & Son Ltd
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex
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