Lives and Voyages of Drake, Cavendish, and Dampier; Including An Introductory View of the Earlier Discoveries in the South Sea, and the History of the Bucaniers: The Family Library No. 50
by [Harper's Family Library]
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- fair
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fair
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Stone Mountain, Georgia, United States
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About This Item
New York: Harper and Brothers, 1836. Harpers Stereotype Edition. Hardcover. Fair. 16mo. [2] pages 8-225, [1]. Dark brown cloth hardcover with gilt title on the spine. Illustrated with frontispiece engraving of Drake and portraits of Cavendish and Dampier in text. Portraits are foxed. Light to moderate toning, foxing, and damp staining to the text. Shelf and edge wear to the covers. Former institutional copy with a book label from "Athens (Georgia) Mechanics' Mutual Aid Association" on the front paste down.
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- Bookseller
- Americana Books ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 27521
- Title
- Lives and Voyages of Drake, Cavendish, and Dampier; Including An Introductory View of the Earlier Discoveries in the South Sea, and the History of the Bucaniers
- Author
- [Harper's Family Library]
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Harpers Stereotype Edition
- Publisher
- Harper and Brothers
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1836
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Stone Mountain, Georgia
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- Foxed
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- Cloth
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- Gilt
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- Spine
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- Fair
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