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Poor Jack: The Perilous History of the Merchant Seaman
by Ronald Hope
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 1861761619
- ISBN 13
- 9781861761613
- Seller
-
TORRINGTON, Wyoming, United States
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About This Item
London, UK: Chatham Publishing, 2001. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. NF/NF, used but looks like new, hc, lite blue cloth binding with gilt text on spine, pale blue end papers, 376 pages. Interior clean no marks, binding tight. Slightest of shelf rubbing to dj, no chips or tears, dj is not price clipped..
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- Bookseller
- PRAIRIE CREEK BOOKS & TEA LLC
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 012423
- Title
- Poor Jack: The Perilous History of the Merchant Seaman
- Author
- Ronald Hope
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 1861761619
- ISBN 13
- 9781861761613
- Publisher
- Chatham Publishing
- Place of Publication
- London, UK
- Date Published
- 2001
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- POOR JACK, MERCHANT SEAMEN, SAILORS, RONALD HOPE
Terms of Sale
PRAIRIE CREEK BOOKS & TEA LLC
10 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 10 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
PRAIRIE CREEK BOOKS & TEA LLC
Biblio member since 2012
TORRINGTON, Wyoming
About PRAIRIE CREEK BOOKS & TEA LLC
We specialize in western history, gun knife and hunting titles. Also try to stock Wyoming history titles. We have a walk-in store on US Hwy 26/85 the most direct route to Fort Laramie National History site..We have what I think is the largest seleciton of weapons titles in SE Wyoming, both new and used. Always looking for good used weapons titles.
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Rubbing
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Price Clipped
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- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
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