Nature notes for ocean voyagers,: Being personal observations upon life in "the vasty deep" and fishes, birds, and beasts seen from a ship's deck; ... on weather, waves, and legendary lore,
by Carpenter, Alfred
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Charles Griffen & Company, 1915. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 1915, 1st edition. 8vo, xvi + 181pp complete with fold out map, illustrated throughout with black and white photographs and drawings. Original embossed blue binding with gilt decoration of flying fish in good condition with some rubbing to all edges and spine with some fading to title. Inside a nice clean copy in very good condition.
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- Bookseller
- Nikki Green Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- BT-EJLE-V1V9
- Title
- Nature notes for ocean voyagers,: Being personal observations upon life in "the vasty deep" and fishes, birds, and beasts seen from a ship's deck; ... on weather, waves, and legendary lore,
- Author
- Carpenter, Alfred
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Charles Griffen & Company
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1915
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- natural history / maritime
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About the Seller
Nikki Green Books
Biblio member since 2021
Glasgow, Glasgow
About Nikki Green Books
Nikki Green Books is based in Glasgow. We are third generation bookdealers, beginning with Eve Lowell who started The Dartmoor Bookshop in Ashburton and Sue Lowell Natural History Books, our parent company, based in London. We specialise in natural history along with a wide range of subjects
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- Rubbing
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