Nathaniel's Nutmeg: Or, The True and Incredible Adventures of the Spice Trader Who Changed The Course Of History by Giles Milton - 1999-05-12

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Gordonsville, Virginia, U.S.A.: Farrar Straus & Giroux, 1999. D2 - Light shelfwear. Reading crease at spine. Book is cocked. Text is clean and bright. First American Edition, Fourth Printing. A magnificent piece of popular history.. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

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Farrar, Straus and Giroux, May 1999. Hardcover. Good/Good.

UsedVeryGood. The pages are sun faded and slightly yellowing. We flipped through this book and didn't notice any notes or underlines. Minor shelf wear. Very slight shelf wear to the dust jacket. This is a hardcover copy. Fast Shipping - Each order powers our free bookstore in Chicago and sending books to Africa!

Farrar, Straus & Giroux. first American printing,1999. Very Good/Very Good hard cover. 12mo,boards,388pp,drawings. edgewear,edgewrinkles,scratches,dust jacket. corners bumped,wiggle to spine,cover. clean,tight,text. food.

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New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1999. (1999), 388pp, illus., price-clipped dj, light edgewear to dj.. Hard Cover. Very Good +/Very Good.

Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1999. First Edition. Hardcover. Like New/Very Good. 6x1x8. The tiny island of Run is an insignificant speck in the Indonesian archipelago. Just two miles long and half a mile wide, it is remote, tranquil, and, these days, largely ignored.Yet 370 years ago, Run's harvest of nutmeg (a pound of which yielded a 3,200 percent profit by the time it arrived in England) turned it into the most lucrative of the Spice Islands, precipitating a battle between the all-powerful Dutch East India Company and the British Crown. The outcome of the fighting was one of the most spectacular deals in history: Britain ceded Run to Holland but in return was given Manhattan. This led not only to the birth of New York but also to the beginning of the British Empire.Such a deal was due to the persistence of one man. Nathaniel Courthope and his small band of adventurers were sent to Run in October 1616, and for four years held off the massive Dutch navy. Nathaniel's Nutmeg centers on the… Read More

Farrar, Straus and Giroux, New York, 1999. 2nd Printing. Hardcover. Fine Condition/Fine. Dust Jacket is in fine condition without tears or chips or other damage. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Science & Technology; Botany; ISBN: 0374219362. ISBN/EAN: 9780374219369. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 1773. . 9780374219369