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Men's Lives: The Surfmen and Baymen of the South Fork (Signed Limited Edition)
by Matthiessen, Peter
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Like New
- ISBN 10
- 0937691003
- ISBN 13
- 9780937691007
- Seller
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Southampton, New York, United States
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About This Item
The Rock Foundation, 1986. Limited. Hardcover. Like New. Limited Edition. Published by The Rock Foundation, 1986. Folios in clamshell case. 2 Volumes with print. Dark green cloth boards stamped in silver with black endpapers. Volume I (text) is signed by Peter Matthiessen on title page (flat signed, not inscribed). Also has signed matted photo by Lynn Johnson in separate folding paper slipcase w/ protective paper. The image is of a beached whale. Books are like new; clean and crisp with no writing or names. Bindings tight and pages crisp. Sharp corners and spines straight. Clamshell case is like new with a few barely imperceptible light spots to the spine. An uncommonly fine copy of the scarce signed limited edition of Peter Matthiessen's masterpiece to the surfmen and baymen of the South Fork. Vol I (text): 229 pages plus maps/index in back. Vol II (photographs): 163 pages plus index. ISBN: 9780937691007. 100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions or if you would like a photo. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Southampton, New York. We Buy Books! Individual titles, libraries, collections. Message us if you have books to sell!
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- Bookseller
- Southampton Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 130072
- Title
- Men's Lives: The Surfmen and Baymen of the South Fork (Signed Limited Edition)
- Author
- Matthiessen, Peter
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- New Like New
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Limited
- ISBN 10
- 0937691003
- ISBN 13
- 9780937691007
- Publisher
- The Rock Foundation
- Place of Publication
- New York, N.y., Usa
- Date Published
- 1986
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- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Southampton Books
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Southampton, New York
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- Cloth
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