The Cruise of the Kawa: Wanderings in the South Seas
by Traprock, Walter E. ; [Chappell, George Shepard]
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good with no dust jacket; Boards worn, owner name on half-title, front flyleaf removed.
- Seller
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Selkirk, New York, United States
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About This Item
NY: G. P. Putnam's Sons. Good with no dust jacket; Boards worn, owner name on half-title, front . flyleaf removed.. 1921. Hardcover. Gray cloth binding with gilt lettering on front boards and spine. Many photos. A parody of Pacific Island adventure and travel books. Map endpapers. Written by George Shepard Chappell under his Traprock pen name. [6]pp of publisher ads at rear. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 146 pages .
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- Bookseller
- Old Saratoga Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 55949
- Title
- The Cruise of the Kawa: Wanderings in the South Seas
- Author
- Traprock, Walter E. ; [Chappell, George Shepard]
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good with no dust jacket; Boards worn, owner name on half-title, front flyleaf removed.
- Publisher
- G. P. Putnam's Sons
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- 1921
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Vintage Humor
- Bookseller catalogs
- Humor;
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Old Saratoga Books
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About the Seller
Old Saratoga Books
Biblio member since 2005
Selkirk, New York
About Old Saratoga Books
Old Saratoga Books owners Dan and Rachel Jagareski have been selling books since 1996. After running an open shop for twenty years in the historic village of Schuylerville we now sell books online and at book fairs. We are members of the Independent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA). Our specialties include books about history, science, cooking, children's books, and the arts. Rachel is a graduate of the Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminar and has attended Rare Book School in Charlottesville, Virginia.
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- Spine
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- Gilt
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