The Shepherd of the Ocean: an Account of Sir Walter Raleigh and His Times
by Adamson, J. H. and H. F. Folland
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
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Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
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About This Item
Boston: Gambit Inc., 1969 Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. Large 8vo. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 464 pp, list of b&w illustrations, List of Illustrations, Foreword, Acknowledgments, 1. The Land & the People; 2. Ralegh & the French Wars of Religion; 3. Interlude in England; 4. Ralegh in Ireland; 5. Utopia in the New World; 6. The Queen's Lover; 7. Ralegh & the English Navy; 8. The Land of the Virgin Queen; 9. Ralegh & the Armada; 10. Anerican & Irish Colonies; 11. The Lovers' Quarrel; 12. Disgrace & the Tower; 13. The Golden Empire; 14. The Fights at Cadiz & Fayal; 15. Ralegh as Parliamentarian; 16. The End of an Age; 17. The Justice of the Realm; 18. The King's Prisoner; 19. The Final Voyage; 20. The Death of Sir Walter Ralegh; Select Bibliography; Index. First Printing, 1969. Not Price Clipped. Minor edge wear to top and bottom edge spine dj, else, Pristine, no wear. Clean, tight and strong binding with no underlining, highlighting or marginalia. Black cloth with maroon cloth backstrip, and black title plate with gilt lettering to spine..
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- Bookseller
- West Side Book Shop, ABAA
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 003781
- Title
- The Shepherd of the Ocean: an Account of Sir Walter Raleigh and His Times
- Author
- Adamson, J. H. and H. F. Folland
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Gambit Inc.
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1969
- Keywords
- BRITISH HISTORY BIOGRAPHY RALEIGH SIR WALTER (1552-1618) LIFE AND TIMES
- Bookseller catalogs
- BRITISH HISTORY;
- Size
- Large 8vo
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- First Edition
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- Gilt
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- Marginalia
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- Tight
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- Jacket
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- Fine
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- Cloth
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- Plate
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