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Wake of the Invercauld: Shipwrecked in the Sub-Antarctic A Great-Granddaughter's Pilgrimage
by Allen, Madelene Ferguson
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0773516883
- ISBN 13
- 9780773516885
- Seller
-
Lyndhurst, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
Montreal & Kingston: McGill Queen's University Press, 1997. First Edition . Blue Cloth. Near Fine/Fine. 10 1/2" X 7 3/4. The story of the three survivors of a crew of nineteen who were shipwrecked among the Auckland Islands south of New Zealand in 1864. 250 pp. plus: Bibliography, Index. Book has gilt text on spine. Book extremities are showing some white, and front panel is lightly soiled. Book is tight and square and OW as new. Unclipped, unpriced DJ showing small scuff at top front corner and slight shelf wear. Book weighs over 2 lb. and may require extra shipping. Bookseller's Inventory # 140383.
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- Bookseller
- Lower Beverley Better Books
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000383
- Title
- Wake of the Invercauld: Shipwrecked in the Sub-Antarctic A Great-Granddaughter's Pilgrimage
- Author
- Allen, Madelene Ferguson
- Format/Binding
- Blue Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0773516883
- ISBN 13
- 9780773516885
- Publisher
- McGill Queen's University Press
- Place of Publication
- Montreal & Kingston
- Date Published
- 1997
- Size
- 10 1/2" X 7 3/4
- Keywords
- INVERCAULD (SAILING SHIP). HOLDING, ROBERT 1841- ALLEN, MADELEINE 1942 - SHIPWRECKS-NEW ZEALAND- AUCKLAND ISLANDS
Terms of Sale
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30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Lower Beverley Better Books
Biblio member since 2014
Lyndhurst, Ontario
About Lower Beverley Better Books
An online bookstore that just grew from a combination of a love of books, a desire to save them from landfill and an inability to bypass yard sales. A considerable percentage of my inventory is signed editions. I also take pride in my Canadiana catalogue.
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- New
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- Spine
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- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
- 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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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