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Two Years Before the Mast. A Personal Narrative of Life at Sea
by [Dana, Richard Henry, Jr.]
- Used
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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CHESTER, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1840. First edition, first issue. 12mo, 483 pp. Original printed muslin, in the first state, with 105 titles listed in the Harper's Family Library series advertisement on the back cover. The presumed first printing, with the dotted "i" in the copyright notice and unbroken type in the running head on page 9. An exceptionally fine copy, although the front paste-down endpaper has been replaced. Full morocco clamshell box. Dana's anonymously authored first book became an instant classic. Ref: Blanck, Bibliography of American Literature 4434; Zamorano Eighty, 26. "At San Diego [Dana] encountered a considerable group of Hawaiian expatriates (see pp. 175-186) whom he discusses sympathetically." Forbes, Hawaiian National Bibliography 1196 (in error on the binding issue point); Hill 426.
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- Bookseller
- Thomas A Goldwasser Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 32952
- Title
- Two Years Before the Mast. A Personal Narrative of Life at Sea
- Author
- [Dana, Richard Henry, Jr.]
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition, first issue
- Publisher
- Harper & Brothers
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1840
- Keywords
- , CALIFORNIA AND WESTERN AMERICANA, VOYAGES AND TRAVEL, HAWAII,
- Bookseller catalogs
- English and American literature;
Terms of Sale
Thomas A Goldwasser Rare Books
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About the Seller
Thomas A Goldwasser Rare Books
Biblio member since 2005
CHESTER, Connecticut
About Thomas A Goldwasser Rare Books
Specialized dealer in rare books and manuscripts, since 1975.
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- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- First State
- used in book collecting to refer to a book from the earliest run of a first edition, generally distinguished by a change in some...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Paste-down
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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...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Clamshell Box
- A protective box designed for storing and preserving a bound book or loose sheets. A clamshell box is hinged on one side, with...
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