TWO YEARS BEFORE THE MAST (100 Greatest Masterpieces of America Literature) (Leather Bound)
by Dana, Richard H., Jr
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Collectible, Fine/No Dj
- Seller
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Concord, California, United States
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About This Item
Franklin Library, Franklin Center, Pennsylvania (1977), 1977. Leather. Collectible, Fine/No Dj. Ronald Keller. Royal octavo, leatherbound, previous owner's bookplate else fine in ornate black and gold decorative leather. silk endpapers. All pages edged in gilt; silk ribbon marker. Limited edition. Raised ribs on spine. 555 pp. Handsome classic about the sea, early California and the cattle business engravings in color by Hans Alexander Muelle. R. H. Dana's narrative has long since achieved the status of a classic, and quite deservedly so. A limited edition.
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- Bookseller
- bookwitch (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 73061
- Title
- TWO YEARS BEFORE THE MAST (100 Greatest Masterpieces of America Literature) (Leather Bound)
- Author
- Dana, Richard H., Jr
- Illustrator
- Ronald Keller
- Format/Binding
- Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Collectible, Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Dj
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Franklin Library, Franklin Center, Pennsylvania (1977)
- Date Published
- 1977
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