Samuel Kelly An Eighteenth Century Seaman
by Crocbie Garstin
- Used
- very good
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
-
Gleneden Beach, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
New York: Fredrick A. Stokes, 1925. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. The true account of an Eighteenth Century seaman with his accounts of sailing from London, to ports along the American eastern coast to Florida, St. Domingo and Jamaica. 320 pages with 24 full page illustrations. Book: Very Good, green cloth with gilt titles on spine and front board, gilt top edge, a little fading on edges and a few darkened spots on front board. tight and square with previous owners name on first free page. Nice copy. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Pacific Coast Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000119
- Title
- Samuel Kelly An Eighteenth Century Seaman
- Author
- Crocbie Garstin
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Fredrick A. Stokes
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1925
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Pacific Coast Books
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Gleneden Beach, Oregon
About Pacific Coast Books
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- Cloth
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- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...