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New York: Coward McCann, 1954. Hardcover. Very Good/Fair. Light wear, clean and unmarked. Jacket worn, shows edgewear, chipping. The story of the Australasian pearl trade. Illus with dozens of photos, drawings, mapped endpapers.
The Pearl Seekers by Bartlett, Norman - 1954
by Bartlett, Norman
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The Pearl Seekers
by Bartlett, Norman
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- Hardcover
London: Andrew Melrose Limited, 1954. Black cloth on boards with gilt titles. Faint dusting of a little smudges to top and bottom margins and head of spine. Edges: light foxing and faint touches of soiling; faded small name stamp to top-edge. Eps: small name stamp to top and bottom margins; map of Australia and the Pearl Waters. Frontis: b/w photo of Diver gathering pearls, Torres Strait. Clean contents. 56 b/w (more greenish sepia tinge) illustrations. Binding is VG albeit only very slightly cocked. 312p Dj: mild soiling, rubbings and scratches. Spine: head & foot with thin wear, small splits and chips; small section missing to head. Head & foot of flaps spines with small open wear, splits and chips. . Reprint. Hb. VG/VG.
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- Publisher Andrew Melrose Limited
- Place of Publication London
- Date Published 1954
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The Pearl Seekers
by Norman Bartlett
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Hudson, Maine, United States
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The Pearl Seekers
by Bartlett, Norman
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Binghamton, New York, United States
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New York: Coward-McCann, 1954. 1st American Edition . Hardcover. Very Good+/Very Good+. Gold-stamped black cloth, foxing on fore-edge & verso frontispiece. Map endpapers, b/w photos.. Handsome aged dust jacket w/ light edgewear. Solid. Printed in Great Britain. 13,000 PB shelf
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The Pearl Seekers
by Bartlett Norman
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- Hardcover
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South Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
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London: Andrew Melrose , 1954. Reprint . Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Very Good With Light Foxing To The Cloth , Hinges Cracked At The Ep's, Owners Inscription To The Fep Pp 312, Endpaper Maps, Frontis , Illustrations
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The Pearl Seekers
by Bartlett, Norman
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Dunedin, New Zealand, New Zealand
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London: Andrew Melrose. Fair in Fair dust jacket. 1954. Hardcover. 312 pages + frontis + plates + maps on endpapers. Black cloth covers with gilt lettering on spine. Owner's signature. Moderate browning to page edges. Cloth covers rubbed and dust stained. Heavy creasing and some tears and chips to dust wrapper. Dust wrapper in archival mylar cover. "[...] sets out the whole bloodstained drama of the Pearling trade. It is packed with action and incident, it is full of cut-throats, ne'er-do-wells, rogues and murderers. Through its pages storm and swagger black men, brown men, yellow men and white men pitting their cunning one against the other, pitting their strength against the sea and its perils. " - from blurb on dust wrapper.; 8vo .
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THE PEARL SEEKERS
by Bartlett, Norman
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Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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London: Andrew Melrose, 1954. 56 illustrations. 312 pp. Maps on the endpapers. Black cloth with gilt titles. Corners lightly bumped. Black DJ with green illustration. Small chips, wear along the edges. VG+/VG. First Edition.
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