CALM AT SUNSET CALM AT DAWN. A Novel
by WATKINS, Paul;
- Used
- Condition
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- Seller
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BUDERIM, Queensland, Australia
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About This Item
Boston: Published by Houghton Mifflin Company, 1989. First Edition.8vo.pp.vi + 275. Original quarter cloth hardcover in pictorial dust wrapper. Near fine copy. "Defying the wishes of his family, James Pfeiffer-twenty years old and newly expelled from college,heeds the call of the open waters off the Rhode Island coast. Joining the crew of a broken-down scallop trawler, James seeks to learn the ways of fishermen like his father. Through endless days of exhausting labor in the company of dangerous men, James learns shockingly brutal and unexpectedly sobering lessons. But as James discovers the secrets of his motley crew members, he realizes that every fisherman has his own reasons to love the sea, in all its promise and treachery.
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- Bookseller
- A & F MCILREAVY BUDERIM RARE BOOKS (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 194079
- Title
- CALM AT SUNSET CALM AT DAWN. A Novel
- Author
- WATKINS, Paul;
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Published by Houghton Mifflin Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1989
- Keywords
- LITERATURE,
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A & F MCILREAVY BUDERIM RARE BOOKS
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BUDERIM, Queensland
About A & F MCILREAVY BUDERIM RARE BOOKS
Alan and Fiona McIlreavy been Antiquarian Booksellers for over 40 years, in St Andrews in Scotland and in Melbourne Australia. Buderim Rare Books was established in 2000 when we returned to Australia. Buderim is on Queensland's Sunshine Coast ten minutes from the Pacific Ocean. We have a shop and an online catalogue. Shop hours 9.15- 2.00 pm until further notice
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