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A Voyage in the 'Sunbeam' : Our Home on the Ocean for Eleven Months
by Brassey, Lady
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Perth, Western Australia, Australia
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About This Item
London: Longmans, Green and Co.. 1903. Octavo, original cloth boards with gilt lettering and decoration to spine, b&w illus, dec endpapers, pp 492. With 62 wood engravings by G. Parsons, chiefly after drawings by the Hon. A.Y. Bingham. Spine lightly sunned. Near-fine condition. Account of voyages around the world in a yacht from England to Japan and the Middle East, 1876-1877. Includes a summary of the entire voyage. The book became very popular and was translated into at least five languages. The frontispiece (with a tissue guard) of the book shows the 'Sunbeam' under sail. New Impression. Boards.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Muir Books
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 103348
- Title
- A Voyage in the 'Sunbeam' : Our Home on the Ocean for Eleven Months
- Author
- Brassey, Lady
- Illustrator
- A.Y. Bingham (Illus.)
- Format/Binding
- Boards
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- New Impression
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Longmans, Green and Co.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1903
- Keywords
- Argentina, Ceylon, China, England, Hawaii, Islands, Japan, madeira, Maritime, Middle East, Sail, Ships, Singapore, South Seas, Suez, Travels
Terms of Sale
Muir Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Muir Books
Biblio member since 2006
Perth, Western Australia
About Muir Books
MUIR BOOKS. Western Australia's largest and leading rare, secondhand, antiquarian and out of print bookshop, established in 1973 and managed by Rob & Janet Muir together with Tara Surry. We have over 50,000 books in stock. We are located in Perth (precinct of Northbridge), walking distance from the State Library, Art Gallery and Museum.
Glossary
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- 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...
- Cloth
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- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
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