The Frantic Atlantic: An Intimate Guide to the Well-Known Deep
by Basil Woon
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1927. First edition. Cloth. Very Good. 7.5" by 5.5". None. A second printing of this very scarce work exploring life on transatlantic liners in the 1920s. First edition, second printing. Issued the same month and year as the first. Very scarce. An exploration of life on transatlantic liners in the 1920s, with descriptions of types of travellers and what they said or did on board. Includes chapters entitled: Who goes to Europe and why?, Here's how to choose your ship, This wet Atlantic, Why the sea is safe, and A sure remedy for seasickness. Written by Basil Dillon Woon, a British-born America playwright, author, and journalist noted for his wit. In the original green cloth binding. Externally, smart with minor rubbing and light bumping to the extremities. Light fading to the spine with the odd small mark to the boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean. Small tears to the rear endpapers with a contemporary ink inscription to the front endpaper. Very Good
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 901T19
- Title
- The Frantic Atlantic: An Intimate Guide to the Well-Known Deep
- Author
- Basil Woon
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1927
- Size
- 7.5" by 5.5"
- Keywords
- Frantic Atlantic Guide Deep Atlantic
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
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BATH, Somerset
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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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- Cloth
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- First Edition
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- Spine
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- Rubbing
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