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Master of Desolation: The Reminiscences of Capt. Joseph J. Fuller (American Maritime Library ; Vol 9)
de Busch, Briton Cooper [Editor]
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- ISBN 10
- 0913372218
- ISBN 13
- 9780913372210
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Mystic Seaport Museum Inc, 1980. First Edition. hardcover. Busch, Briton Cooper [Editor] : Master of Desolation: The Reminiscences of Capt. Joseph J. Fuller (American Maritime Library, Vol 9). Mystic (CT) : Mystic Seaport Museum Inc, 1980. First edition/First impression. Size is octavo (8vo), 9.25"/23.3 cm h. Bound in publisher's dark blue cloth, gilt lettering/ornamentation to spine. Glossy color photographic dj. Plain white endpapers. Xxxii pp prelim material, 349 numbered pp, plus five blank; pagination irregular in that pp [1-2] not accounted for. Contents, list of illus, acknowl, editor's intro, Fuller's intro, Part I (Voyage of the Roswell King, 1873-1875); Part II (The Wreck of the Pilot's Bridge, 1880-1883); Appendices (Fuller's voyages, Whaleman's Shipping Paper/Schooner Pilot's Bride, "Kerguelen Island - Isle of Desolation" by Fuller, Stores used on Kerguelen). Notes, bibliography, index. Condition notes: moderate wear/rubbing to dj, several tiny closed tears to folds; a half inch closed slit to rear center, spine side. Binding square and tight, corners sharp, spine ends rolled. Heavy foxing to top- and fore-edges, light to tail. Warmly inscribed by author to former owner on half-title page, who is also warmly credited in acknowledgements; former owner was the late Robert D. ("Bud") Foulke - scholar of Joseph Conrad, and travel writer - from whose library this copy comes; Foulke's return address label is affixed to the head of ffep. We personally inspect every book we offer.
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- Título
- Master of Desolation: The Reminiscences of Capt. Joseph J. Fuller (American Maritime Library ; Vol 9)
- Autor
- Busch, Briton Cooper [Editor]
- Formato/Encuadernación
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- Estado del libro
- Usado
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- Edición
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0913372218
- ISBN 13
- 9780913372210
- Editorial
- Mystic Seaport Museum Inc
- Lugar de publicación
- Mystic, Ct
- Fecha de publicación
- 1980
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- 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...
- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- 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.
- Rolled
- rolled spine or spine rolled. Damage to a book created by pressure to the spine making it fold or crease in the cover. Damage...
- 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....
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
