Golden Light: The 1878 Diary of Captain Thomas Rose Lake
by Kirk, James B. II; Lake, Thomas Rose
- Used
- as new
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- As New/As New
- ISBN 10
- 0945582854
- ISBN 13
- 9780945582854
- Seller
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Staten Island, New York, United States
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About This Item
Harvey Cedars, New Jersey: Down The Shore Publishing, 2003. Book. As New. Hardcover. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Hardcover, brown boards in publisher's non price-clipped dust-jacket. 322 pages. Foreword by John T. Cunningham. Appendices, Selected Bibliography and Index. Illustrated with photographs, maps and engravings. First edition, stated first printing with full number line. The work-a-day diary of a young New Jersey sailing ship captain about his responsibilities, his days at sea and his sojourns between New York City and Virginia, with stopovers at Philadelphia and Atlantic City in the late nineteenth century. No previous ownership marks. A clean, fresh and unmarked copy, appears unread and like new. Dust-jacket protected by clear acetate covers. As new in an as new dust-jacket. .
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- Bookseller
- Great Expectations Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 021317
- Title
- Golden Light: The 1878 Diary of Captain Thomas Rose Lake
- Author
- Kirk, James B. II; Lake, Thomas Rose
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- New
- Jacket Condition
- As New
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0945582854
- ISBN 13
- 9780945582854
- Publisher
- Down The Shore Publishing
- Place of Publication
- Harvey Cedars, New Jersey
- Date Published
- 2003
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾
- Keywords
- Nautical Diary, Local History, Social History
- Bookseller catalogs
- Autobiography and Biography;
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About the Seller
Great Expectations Rare Books
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Staten Island, New York
About Great Expectations Rare Books
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- Number Line
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- New
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- First Edition
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- 12mo
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