Nathaniel's Nutmeg or The True and Incredible Adventures of the Spice Trader Who Changed the Course of History
by Giles Milton
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0374219362
- ISBN 13
- 9780374219369
- Seller
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Pateley Bridge, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Item Price
A$29.00A$23.20
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About This Item
New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1999 Book. Very Good. Quarter Bound Cream Cloth. First US Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Gripping story of the battle for the tiny island of Run and its harvest of nutmeg. 388pp with index, illustrated with black and white maps and reproductions. Bound with a cream cloth spine over cream paper covered boards. Pink lettering to spine, dark maroon endpapers. Slight bumping to lower edge, fore-edges untrimmed and very slight marking to spine and edges, otherwise very good copy with no inscriptions. Unclipped DJ has minimal shelfwear, otherwise very good plus..
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Details
- Bookseller
- Washburn Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 015783
- Title
- Nathaniel's Nutmeg or The True and Incredible Adventures of the Spice Trader Who Changed the Course of History
- Author
- Giles Milton
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First US Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0374219362
- ISBN 13
- 9780374219369
- Publisher
- Farrar, Straus and Giroux
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1999
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
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About the Seller
Washburn Books
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Pateley Bridge, North Yorkshire
About Washburn Books
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