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Captain James Cook
by Alan Villiers
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/See Description
- Seller
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Cazenovia, New York, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
1967 hardcover as pictured. A handsome book by the noted naval historian and writer, Alan Villiers, detailing the life and extraordinary voyages of James Cook. Binding is firm. Blue cloth boards with black and gold stamping are clean with minimal shelf wear. Pen inscription on half title page. Pictorial endpapers and text are otherwise clean and unmarked. Dust jacket faded over spine with slight edge wear. Your purchase helps support our small village library. s AR
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Details
- Bookseller
- Friends of the Cazenovia Public Library
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2939
- Title
- Captain James Cook
- Author
- Alan Villiers
- Format/Binding
- See Description
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- See Description
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Charles Scribner's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1967
- Pages
- 308
- Size
- 6x9
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- United Kingdom History, Sailing, Exploration, Colonialism
- Bookseller catalogs
- Sailing; United Kingdom History; Colonialism; Exploration;
Terms of Sale
Friends of the Cazenovia Public Library
Return guarantee with full refund, including shipping costs, for up to 14 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Friends of the Cazenovia Public Library
Biblio member since 2018
Cazenovia, New York
About Friends of the Cazenovia Public Library
We are a group of volunteers supporting our local library. All proceeds go to the library. We strive for excellent customer service. Please contact us with any questions. If you are in the area you may also visit our store, Carriage Barn Books, adjacent to the library at 100 Albany Street Cazenovia NY
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- Jacket
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- Shelf Wear
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- Title Page
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- Cloth
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- Half Title
- The blank front page which appears just prior to the title page, and typically contains only the title of the book, although, at...
- Spine
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