Toronto: McClelland and Stewart, 1998. Book. Illus. by Dallyn Lynde;. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. 243 pp. Red boards lettered in gilt on the spine; headband. Light rubbing on the corners of the dustjacket; price intact; small ink mark on the lower edge of the text block; no interior markings. Dj art by Dallyn Lynde. Subtitled: Round the World on a Tramp Freighter. The Chapters are: Taking Ship; Panama; Somewhere in the Pacific; Polynesia; Shipmates; Suva to Santo; Papua New Guinea: Rats and Butterflies; Papua New Guinea: Volcanoes and Raskols; Bandar Singapore and a Brush with Pirates; The Long Way Back Home; and South Pacific Sunset..

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Bookseller: W. Fraser Sandercombe (CA)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 229257
Title: RUNNING AWAY TO SEA
Author: Fetherling, Douglas
Illustrator: Dallyn Lynde;
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition: Very Good
Edition: First Edition
ISBN 10: 0771031157
ISBN 13: 9780771031151
Publisher: McClelland and Stewart
Place of Publication: Toronto
Date Published: 1998
Size: 8vo
Keywords: seafaring; maritime; marine; naval; seagoing; nautical adventure; tramp freighter; circumnavigation; canadian author; exploration; traveller; traveler; wandering; wanderer; journey; armchair; geography; geographer; voyage; traveling; travelling; touring;
Bookseller catalogs: Travel and Adventure;

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W. Fraser Sandercombe

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W. Fraser Sandercombe

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Burlington, Ontario

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About W. Fraser Sandercombe

We are primarily an Internet-only bookstore, selling on-line for over twenty-three years; our shop can, however, be visited by appointment through an e-mail. We specialize in First Editions and collectible books (and usually have around 500 signed editions in stock at any given moment) ranging through most of the genres: Fantasy; Horror; Science Fiction; Mysteries; and a good selection of Literature; Historical Adventure; History; Outdoors; True Crime; and Assorted Non-fiction. We stock roughly 9000 books and add to our catalogues regularly.

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