The Sea Witch - a Narrative of the Experiences of Capt. Roger Murrary and Others in an American Clipper Ship During the Years 1846 to 1856
by LAING, Alexander
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/Good+
- Seller
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Auckland, New Zealand
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About This Item
London: Thornton Butterworth, 1935 Second impression of cheap edition. Blue cloth with titles stamped in black, frontis map. Cover tidy but for fade patches on spine and a touch of twink at crown. Tight bindings, tidy pages, light browning in endpapers, name in front. Dust jacket has corner tears, spine is sunned and has hole punched to remove price, rubbed at ends. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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- Bookseller
- Mainly Fiction (NZ)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 003252
- Title
- The Sea Witch - a Narrative of the Experiences of Capt. Roger Murrary and Others in an American Clipper Ship During the Years 1846 to 1856
- Author
- LAING, Alexander
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Thornton Butterworth
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1935
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
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