The Cruise of the Amaryllis
by Muhlhauser, G H P
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Kirkwall, Orkney, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Rupert Hart-Davis, 1951. No dustwrapper, spine and top inch or so of blue boards are faded, a previous owner's name on f/ep, otherwise a good clean tight copy of this hard-cover book, being number 10 in the publisher's ''Mariners Library'' series. Originally published in 1924 and first published in this series in 1950, this is the reprint from 1951. Deals with the author's round-the World voyage in 1920-23 in the 62 foot yawl-rigged yacht ''Amaryllis''. 317pp, 5 b&w illustrations, 6 maps.. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- JimsOldBooks (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 006371
- Title
- The Cruise of the Amaryllis
- Author
- Muhlhauser, G H P
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Publisher
- Rupert Hart-Davis
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1951
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7&
- Keywords
- Mariners-Library, Nautical
- Bookseller catalogs
- Maritime;
Terms of Sale
JimsOldBooks
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About the Seller
JimsOldBooks
Biblio member since 2004
Kirkwall, Orkney
About JimsOldBooks
Based in Kirkwall, Orkney off the north coast of Scotland. No shop, internet sales only..
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- Reprint
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- Dustwrapper
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