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Cape Horn
by Felix Riesenberg
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/Fair
- Seller
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Ryde, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Readers Union Ltd., Robert Hale, 1950. Book Club Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Fair. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Tears and marks on jacket with a little paper loss at the top of the spine and on the top corners.
Synopsis
The story of the Cape Horn region, including the Straits of Magellan, from the days of the first discoveries, through the glorious age of sail, to the present time, recounting the exploits of Magellan, Drake, Schouten, Fitzroy, Darwin, Melville and many others, including the author's own experiences.
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Details
- Seller
- Ryde Bookshop Limited
(GB)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 086171
- Title
- Cape Horn
- Author
- Felix Riesenberg
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Book Club Edition
- Publisher
- Readers Union Ltd., Robert Hale
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1950
- Pages
- 240
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾
- Keywords
- exploration, voyages, maritime, history
Terms of Sale
Ryde Bookshop Limited
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
Ryde Bookshop Limited
Biblio member since 2021
Ryde, Isle of Wight
About Ryde Bookshop Limited
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- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Book Club Edition
- A generic term denoting a book which was produced or distributed by one of any number of book club organizations. Usually the...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....