The British Tar in Fact and Fiction. The Poetry, Pathos, and Humour of the Sailor's Life.
by Robinson
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Newburyport, Massachusetts, United States
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About This Item
New York and London: Harper and Brothers, 1909 Hardcover, 8vo, 520pp. In publisher's navy cloth binding with gold lettering. Condition: Very Good. Some bubbling to covers and a tiny tear at the top of the spine. ** A sweeping survey of the British sailor in literature, art and in songs. Chapters on: "Sea Language and the Poets", "Smollett and the Naval Novel", "Sea Poetry: Its Origin and Uses", and "The Sailor's Life and Loves". ** With 81 full-page plates of illustrations, titles including: "Sailors Carousing", "The Sailor's Farewell", and "The Pretty Waterwoman. Admiral Purblind Just Run Aground by Peggy Pullaway".. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good.
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- Bookseller
- Dark and Stormy Night Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 6799
- Title
- The British Tar in Fact and Fiction. The Poetry, Pathos, and Humour of the Sailor's Life.
- Author
- Robinson
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Harper and Brothers
- Place of Publication
- New York and London
- Date Published
- 1909
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