DAYS OF ENDEAVOUR a first hand account of a voyage round the world in a sailing ship in the 'nineties
by Harris, Captain James W
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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chorleywood, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Heath Cranton, 1932. Book. Illus. by S.A.W. Gammell. Very Good. Cloth. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. pp 229, illustrated with pen and ink sketches by Gammell., folding map, blue cloth with gilt titles. Spine slightly sunned. FEP and REP foxed. Otherwise a very good condition edition with clean and tight pages..
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- Bookseller
- krokodile books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001584
- Title
- DAYS OF ENDEAVOUR a first hand account of a voyage round the world in a sailing ship in the 'nineties
- Author
- Harris, Captain James W
- Illustrator
- S.A.W. Gammell
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Heath Cranton
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1932
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
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About the Seller
krokodile books
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chorleywood, Hertfordshire
About krokodile books
Krokodile Books is a specialist bookseller
dealing in first editions of modern literature,
illustrated books and philosophy. Krokodile Rare
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secondhand books in the year 2000.
dealing in first editions of modern literature,
illustrated books and philosophy. Krokodile Rare
Books opened for business with rare and
secondhand books in the year 2000.
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- First Edition
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- Spine
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- Foxed
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- Gilt
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