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New York, New York, U.S.A: Thomas Y. Crowell. Good/Good in a Brodart Cover. 1964. Hard Cover. This book was originally published under the title of So Noble a Captain. Almost every page in this book has a checkmark (or two or three) in the margins. Otherwise pages are clean and all are tight. .

Thomas Y. Crowell Company, 1964. Hardcover. Good. Disclaimer:Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Thomas Y. Crowell Company, 1964. hardcover. Good. 9x6x1. Ex-library book with typical stickers and stampings. Priority Mail is available on this item. No international shipping.

Thomas Y Crowell, 1964. Hardcover. Good Condition/Fair. 423 pages. Light shelf wear, pages yellowed; a sound binding; very good otherwise. The jacket is creased, discolored and worn; a few tears. Introduction by Captain Edward L. Beach. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Biography & Autobiography; Inventory No: 208155. .

New York: Crowell, 1953. 1964 printing. HC w DJ. PC VG/Good. Blue cloth boards, gilt decoration & lettering, edgewear, horizontal gash across spine above title, map-illustrated endpapers, text clean, illustrations. Unclipped DJ ($8.50) heavily worn to edges w nicks/chips/open tears, in mylar protector. Intro by Capt. Edward L. Beach, U.S.N. PLEASE NOTE: We are happy to provide photos. Please contact us for any specific requests. BUYING AND SELLING USED AND RARE BOOKS FROM HISTORIC EAST NASHVILLE SINCE 2012.

Thomas Crowell, 1964. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. 2nd printing, with a new preface. Introduction by Edward L. Beach, U.S.N..

Thomas Y. Crowell Company, 1964-01-01. Hardcover. Good. 1964, '2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10", 1964. Good condition with light wear and stains on cover.

Thomas Y. Crowell Company. Used - Very Good. 1964. Hardcover. Cloth, dj. Slight shelf-wear. Dust jacket scuffed, torn in spots at top edge. Else clean copy. Very Good. (Subject: ).

(MAGELLAN, FERDINAND). PARR, Charles McKew. Ferdinand Magellan, Circumnavigator. N.Y., [1964]. xx, 423pp. Very good in d/j.

First Edition Second Printing.No DJ-Other than a name on inside cover this is an unmarked copy- illustrated-" A biography of Ferdinand Magellan. New title for the second edition of So Noble a Captain.-"Enlightening, harrowing and inspiring- This is an excellently researched and written history and biography. While some might feel it is a little too well-researched and that the author included biographies of too many people only peripherally involved in Magellan's life, I found that he's such a good writer that my attention was gripped throughout. And I was delighted to be introduced to Philippa of Lancaster, who became the queen of Portugal and seems at least as impressive as her fellow countrywoman, Elizabeth the Great. Why wasn't I introduced to her in school?-It was also fascinating to get to know Magellan better as the amazing--if misfortune dogged--adventurer and explorer that he was. His loyalty to those close to him was outstanding and sheds a different light on a man who is often vaguely… Read More

NY: Thomas Y. Crowell. 1964. vg. Hardcover. SIGNED / INSCRIBED "To Helen Parr May, my niece. I hope you will enjoy this copy of my Magellan, McKew / Chester Conn, Sept 6, 1974 " by the author to his niece on half title pg; 423pp; map eps; text clean; b/w illustrations; 9" tall; corners of blue cover lightly bumped; wear to edges of dj with darkened spine, in new protective mylar .

New York: Thomas Y. Crowell, 1964. Second printing. 1 vols. 8vo. Blue cloth. Fine in near fine dust jacket. Second printing. 1 vols. 8vo. DEDICATION COPY. Inscribed on the half-title by the author to the dedicatee: "Is it in order to inscribe a book to the person to whom it is already dedicated on the fly leaf, as its source of inspiration? Well here goes! To Elizabeth M. Riley to whom I can only repeat the words of Acknowledgement on page XVIII. Charles McKew Parr Chester, Conn. February 1964". The acknowledgements note that Riley suggested the topic to Parr, had edited a previous book of his, and "given me counsel and untiring assistance in the preparation of my manuscript."