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Two Years Before the Mast. A Personal Narrative of Life at Sea.
by DANA, RICHARD HENRY, JR
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- ISBN 10
- 0783884532
- ISBN 13
- 9780783884530
- Seller
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Great Barrington, Massachusetts, United States
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About This Item
F . Hardcover. 12mo. Original black cloth, gold-stamped. Spine chipped at front hinge, missing a half-inch section. New York: Harper and Brothers 1840. First Edition. First State. BAL 4434. One of the first and freshest, because of its plain factual nature, of American accounts of the sea, the book has added importance because . . . Dana journeyed up into the California cattle country, of which he gives us our only trustworthy account before the 1849 gold rush. Grolier American 46. Some foxing, o/w a superior copy.
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- Bookseller
- George Robert Minkoff, Inc.
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000712
- Title
- Two Years Before the Mast. A Personal Narrative of Life at Sea.
- Author
- DANA, RICHARD HENRY, JR
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- F
- ISBN 10
- 0783884532
- ISBN 13
- 9780783884530
- Publisher
- G. K. Hall & Company
- This edition first published
- 1998-06
- Keywords
- DANA, RICHARD H. AMERICAN LITERATURE FIRST EDITION 19TH CENTURY LIT. SEA VOYAGES
- Bookseller catalogs
- Americana; Math & Science;
Terms of Sale
George Robert Minkoff, Inc.
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.Massachusetts residents must add 6.25 percent sales tax to remittances.
George Robert Minkoff, Inc.,
26 Rowe Rd., Great Barrington, MA 01230.
Tel: 413-528-4575.
E-mail: grm@minkoffbooks.com.
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George Robert Minkoff, Inc.,
26 Rowe Rd., Great Barrington, MA 01230.
Tel: 413-528-4575.
E-mail: grm@minkoffbooks.com.
Authorized representative: George Robert Minkoff.
About the Seller
George Robert Minkoff, Inc.
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Great Barrington, Massachusetts
About George Robert Minkoff, Inc.
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