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The Sea and Her Famous Sailors: A History of Maritime Adventure and Exploration from the Christian Era to the Present Time
de Frank B. Goodrich
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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London: James Hogg & Sons, c1862. Cloth. Very Good. 7" by 5". Not Stated. A scarce copy of this detailed maritime history with commentary on important sailing figures. Scarce work. Illustrated with a frontispiece, vignette title page, and seven plates. Collated complete. A detailed maritime history with commentary on the important sailing figures of the times, with chapters on navigation in the Roman Empire, the travels of Marco Polo, the application of the magnetic needle, the first voyage around the world, discoveries, Arctic exploration, and more. Written by Frank Boott Goodrich, a British writer. Dated from advertisements to the rear. In the original full cloth binding. Externally, smart with light rubbing to the extremities. Fading to the spine and board edges with the odd small mark to the boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with the odd spot. Light scattered spotting to the first and last few pages. Contemporary ink inscription to the front endpaper. Very Good
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- Rooke Books
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- Inventario del vendedor #
- 898T4
- Título
- The Sea and Her Famous Sailors: A History of Maritime Adventure and Exploration from the Christian Era to the Present Time
- Autor
- Frank B. Goodrich
- Ilustrador
- Not Stated
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Cloth
- Estado del libro
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- Cantidad disponible
- 1
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- Editorial
- James Hogg & Sons
- Lugar de publicación
- London
- Fecha de publicación
- c1862
- Tamaño
- 7" by 5"
- Palabras clave
- Sea Famous Sailors Goodrich Famous
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- Rubbing
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- A decorative design or illustration placed at the beginning or end of a ...
- Cloth
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- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
