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Looking for a Ship
by McPhee, John
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0921912099
- ISBN 13
- 9780921912095
- Seller
-
Salem, Oregon, United States
Item Price
€66.22€52.98
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About This Item
Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1990. First Edition, First Printing. Signed. Fine in a Fine dustjacket. Navy cloth with gilt lettering. Tight, square with sharp corners. The interior is clean and unmarked. Dustjacket is fine, unclipped, no chips or tears and with mylar protective cover. "This is the extraordinary tale of life aboard what may be one of the last American merchant ships." A classic sea story from Pulitzer Prize winner and national treasure John McPhee, previously published in the New Yorker. Signed by the author on the title page. Carefully packaged and shipped in a box.
Synopsis
This is an extraordinary tale of life on the high seas aboard one of the last American merchant ships, the S.S. Stella Lykes, on a forty-two-day journey from Charleston down the Pacific coast of South America. As the crew of the Stella Lykes makes their ocean voyage, they tell stories of other runs and other ships, tales of disaster, stupidity, greed, generosity, and courage. (Publisher Summary)
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Details
- Bookseller
- Linden Avenue Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 10209
- Title
- Looking for a Ship
- Author
- McPhee, John
- Illustrator
- Cynthia Krupat, jacket design
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0921912099
- ISBN 13
- 9780921912095
- Publisher
- Farrar, Straus Giroux
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1990
- Pages
- 242
- Keywords
- First edition, non-fiction
- Bookseller catalogs
- Autographs and signed books; Maritime; Non-fiction;
Terms of Sale
Linden Avenue Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Linden Avenue Books
Biblio member since 2023
Salem, Oregon
About Linden Avenue Books
Linden Avenue Books is independently owned and operated and located in Lincoln City, Oregon. We feature a wide range of fiction and non-fiction, including biography, history and modern first editions. All books are carefully packaged and shipped in a box. Additional photos for all books available on request: lindenavenuebooks@gmail.com
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- Cloth
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- Fine
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- First Edition
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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