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The Voyage of the Arrow: To the China Seas. Its Adventures and Perils, Including Its Capture by Sea Vultures from the Countess of Warwick, as set down by William Gore, Chief Mate
de HAINS, T. Jenkins
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- Estado
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Gloucester City, New Jersey, United States
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Sobre este artículo
Boston: L.C. Page & Company, 1906. Hardcover. Good. First edition. Illustrated green cloth stamped in color. Frontispiece loose and laid in, spine a bit cocked, edges modestly worn, about very good.Inscribed by the author in the year of publication on the front fly to an old "shipmate". Thornton Jenkins Hains, 1866-1953, was an American novelist who found popularity with his nautical tales. Hains is mostly remembered for his part in the "Regatta Murder", the killing of William Annis by Hains' brother, Peter C. Hains. Peter's wife was having an affair with Annis and it was Thornton that told his brother this information. This resulted in Peter murdering Annis at the Ladies' Regatta while his brother stood watch. Although, not convicted of any crime, the event soiled his reputation and he adopted the pen name Mayn Clew Garnett from then on. A scarce Signed copy of an interesting title.
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- Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABAA
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- Inventario del vendedor #
- 391890
- Título
- The Voyage of the Arrow: To the China Seas. Its Adventures and Perils, Including Its Capture by Sea Vultures from the Countess of Warwick, as set down by William Gore, Chief Mate
- Autor
- HAINS, T. Jenkins
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Bien
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Editorial
- L.C. Page & Company
- Lugar de publicación
- Boston
- Fecha de publicación
- 1906
- Palabras clave
- AmerLit20thCent, Nautical, DecorativeCloth
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- 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....
- First Edition
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- Cocked
- Refers to a state where the spine of a book is lightly "twisted" in such a way that the front and rear boards of a book do not...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Cloth
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- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
