Boston / New York.: Houghton Mifflin / Riverside Press., 1899. "Thirtieth Thousand", copyright page.. Hard cover. Very good. No dust jacket. Ex-library. Discard "Johnson's Circulating Library, Amesbury, Mass. No. 6610". Random small soil patches within text. Minor separation starting after last text page. Slight spine tilt. Attractive cover.. Fraser, Malcolm (Illustrations by), and Keller, Arthur I (Illustrations by).. 1 378 p. Light brown cloth over boards; gold titles, front, spine. Illustrated in title box w/ brick red buoy, golden sky, lighthouse; 19 cm. Stitched binding. Grayscale illustrated plates (10). Engineering / construction / romance literary tale. A Cape Ann sloop is arriving in the seaside port, long-awaited and needed to complete the lighthouse approved in Washington and engineered by Henry Sanford. Huge blocks needed to form its base, and this sloop's design would get the job done. Early chapters focus on Sanford and project notes. The project would end in tragedy and resolution. Caleb West would be there with his diving skills and fortitude in those seaside locations north of Boston.

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Seller: Hedgehog's Whimsey Books (US)
Seller's Inventory #: Alibris.F6860011392
Title: Caleb West; Master Diver
Author: Smith, F Hopkinson
Illustrator: Fraser, Malcolm (Illustrations by), and Keller, Arthur I (Illustrations by).
Format/Binding: Hard cover
Book Condition: Used - Very good. No dust jacket. Ex-library. Discard "Johnson's Circulating Library, Amesbury, Mass. No. 6610". Random s
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: "Thirtieth Thousand", copyright page.
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin / Riverside Press.
Place of Publication: Boston / New York.
Date Published: 1899
Keywords: Fraser, Malcolm, artist|Keller, Arthur I, artist|seaside locations north of Boston|Engineering, construction, romance literary tale
Bookseller catalogs: Fiction;

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Hedgehog's Whimsey Books was born in a random moment when I decided to become a used books seller. Beginning in 2001, I apprenticed myself with a longtime pro in the next town, hoping to learn her secrets. She encouraged my free help but was wary of sharing all those secrets. Nonetheless, she turned me loose when she felt I would not embarrass her; she was impressed, finding I actually knew something about books and authors and styles. I am still learning, and I am having a good time with the random avalanches of books to be recycled into good homes, one by one. Inventory has mounted: my mother downsized her 7,000-plus library, and we (my Geezer and I) went to library book sales, yard emporiums on weekends, estate dispersals, and added the books my kids left behind, wanting to stock their own shelves anew. Some folks simply tooled down our dirt road and left boxes on our porch. Myself? Well, I am also a photographer, journalist, curious stuff collector, avid reader, writer, editor, small-time publisher, and online pontificator. At Hedgehog Enterprises, I do "Words & Pictures by & for Folks with Prickly Backs, Soft Bellies, & Small Brains", established in 1991. Since I have the smallest brain (by unpopular vote), I am the Head Hedgehog. Do I specialize in particular genres? I thought I did, but my barn has lots of Geezer-built shelves, and we have many interests, so topics vary, as do book conditions and editions. I try to describe such, and sometimes have too much fun as I poke along. There is no charge for the therapy of browsing, folks, so find my sites and stay awhile. If a purchase results, know that the tax collector in Newport, New Hampshire, may get a pleasant surprise. Or, I may buy a few more apple cider donuts or sweet potatoes. No pressure. Hedgehogs do have yearnings. If you should visit by chance or by appointment, enjoy our old New Hampshire farmhouse location alongside the Sugar River and its companion recreation Rail Trail, nearby two historic railroad covered bridges just off Chandlers Mill Road. Feel welcome. -- Lucy G Wells, proprietor.

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