Brotherhood of the Sea: A History of the Sailors' Union of the Pacific 1885-1985
by Schwartz, Stephen; Dempster, Paul (forward); Henning, John F. (preface); Kortum, Karl (intro)
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- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Very Good/No Dust Jacket
- Seller
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Plainfield, Vermont, United States
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About This Item
New Brunswick, NJ: Sailors' Union of the Pacific, AFL-CIO, 1986. Signed on the title page, "with much affection con munito amore for Bianka Stephen S". May be extra postdue to size and weight. Binding is dark-blue cloth over board. Gilt title and emblem on front cover. Gilt text along spine. Very nice attractive copy.. Signed and Inscribed By Author. Cloth. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
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- Bookseller
- The Country Bookshop
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 16742
- Title
- Brotherhood of the Sea: A History of the Sailors' Union of the Pacific 1885-1985
- Author
- Schwartz, Stephen; Dempster, Paul (forward); Henning, John F. (preface); Kortum, Karl (intro)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Publisher
- Sailors' Union of the Pacific, AFL-CIO
- Place of Publication
- New Brunswick, NJ
- Date Published
- 1986
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾" - 12&
- Keywords
- NAVIGATION, HISTORY, TRANSPORTATION
- Bookseller catalogs
- Sea, Seaman's and Ship; Labor;
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The Country Bookshop
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Plainfield, Vermont
About The Country Bookshop
60,000 books, old postcards, and assorted paper ephemera in an old house located in the rural town of Plainfield, VT. We have been in business since 1974. We're open 7 days a week from 10 until 5.
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