[Advance Issue] Peter Freuchen's Book of the Seven Seas
by Freuchen, Peter; with David Loth
- Used
- Paperback
- Condition
- Very Good in Good dust jacket
- Seller
-
BERKELEY, California, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Julian Messner, Inc.. Very Good in Good dust jacket. (1957). Softcover. Advance issue, in the form of unbound unstitched folded and gathered sheets. Collected into loose boards with dust jacket. ; 6-1/2" x 9-1/2"; 512 pp; "Here is the sea as only Freuchen can write about it . . . a wonderful book filled with story, lore and legend . . . with history and fact . . . with myths and strange tales . . . with magnificent illustrations" (rear jacket panel). ; Toning to outer page at each end (the back of what would become the fixed endpapers if bound), minor wear along edges, unmarked. Jacket is price clipped, rubbed and with closed tears, in clear protective cover. .
Details
- Bookseller
- Andrew Langer, Bookseller
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 6202
- Title
- [Advance Issue] Peter Freuchen's Book of the Seven Seas
- Author
- Freuchen, Peter; with David Loth
- Format/Binding
- Softcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good in Good dust jacket
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Julian Messner, Inc.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- (1957)
- Bookseller catalogs
- Maritime and Naval;
Terms of Sale
Andrew Langer, Bookseller
Telephone 510-684-4146. Photos available upon request, happy to answer questions.
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About the Seller
Andrew Langer, Bookseller
Biblio member since 2005
BERKELEY, California
About Andrew Langer, Bookseller
Member ABAA, Member IOBA
Glossary
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- Price Clipped
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- Unbound
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- Edges
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