The Wanderings of Edward Ely: A Mid-19th Century Seafarer's Diary
by Sirna, Anthony and Allison (edited by)
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/Fair (in mylar)
- Seller
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Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
NY: Hastings House Publishers, 1954. Age-toned end papers, else textblock is clean and tight. Orange cloth spine, bumped and light fraying to head and foot of spine, paper-covered boards; Unclipped dust jacket, sunned and shabby, with chipped corners, chipped spine extremities, sun-soiled spine and worn edges, and it has done an exemplary job in protecting the book; 217p.. Quarter Cloth. Very Good/Fair (in mylar). Illus. by Tom O'Sullivan Jacket Design. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Clausen Books, RMABA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- SB14086
- Title
- The Wanderings of Edward Ely: A Mid-19th Century Seafarer's Diary
- Author
- Sirna, Anthony and Allison (edited by)
- Illustrator
- Tom O'Sullivan Jacket Design
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Fair (in mylar)
- Publisher
- Hastings House Publishers
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- 1954
- Keywords
- Edward Ely Biography, Edward Ely Diary, Edward Ely Wanderings
- Bookseller catalogs
- Biography & Autobiography; Naval/Nautical;
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Terms of Sale
Clausen Books, RMABA
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About the Seller
Clausen Books, RMABA
Biblio member since 2006
Colorado Springs, Colorado
About Clausen Books, RMABA
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- Spine
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- Sunned
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- Edges
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- Cloth
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- Jacket
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.