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Journal of a Cruise (Classics of Naval Literature Series)
de Porter, David
- Usado
- Aceptable
- Tapa dura
- First
- Estado
- Aceptable
- ISBN 10
- 0870213318
- ISBN 13
- 9780870213311
- Librería
-
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
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Sobre este artículo
Annapolis, MD.: Naval Institute Press, 1986. Book. Fine. Cloth. First Edition. Thick octavo, blue cloth covered boards with royal blue title panel and gilt title, decoartion and border. Blue silk ribbon marker. 646 pp. plus a note on the editors. A faithful reproduction of the rare 1815 second edition of this important classic report of the voyage of Captain David Porter around the Cape of Good Hope to attack British shipping in the Pacific off of Chile. A source for Melville's novel Typee. Faithfully reproduced by the Naval Institute Press, including reproductions of the original drawings, illustrations, maps and charts. A very tight, very clean, crisp, unmarked, unblemished volume with bright, fresh pages and clean unblemished cloth and bright gilt titles. FINE. Without dust jacket as issued. A beautiful copy and quite uncommon..
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Detalles
- Librería
- Brillig Books
(US)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 08204
- Título
- Journal of a Cruise (Classics of Naval Literature Series)
- Autor
- Porter, David
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Aceptable
- Edición
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0870213318
- ISBN 13
- 9780870213311
- Editorial
- Naval Institute Press
- Lugar de publicación
- Annapolis, MD.
- Fecha de publicación
- 1986
- Palabras clave
- PORTER DAVID 1780 1843, NAVY, NAVAL, CRUISE, JOURNEY, SEA, OCEAN, PORTER, SAILING, SAIL, SHIP, GALAPAGOS, NATURAL, HISTORY, DISCOVERY, MARQUESAS, CHILE, WHALING, BRITISH, BRITAIN, ENGLISH, FLEET, WAR, MILITARY, 1812, CAPE HORN, PACIFIC, VOYAGE, VALPARAISO
- Catálogos del vendedor
- Maritime; Travel and Exploration;
Términos de venta
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Sobre el vendedor
Brillig Books
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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Sobre Brillig Books
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- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- 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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
