London: Greening & Co. Bound in light blue cloth, with bevelled boards and bright gilt titles to front board and spine, this 1899 First Edition is VG. 342pp+24pp Greenings List. With 24 Chapters describing the adventures of an Irishman who finds himself in Liverpool with only a shilling in his pocket, and wants to go to sea without any experience. His travels and various employments are a delight. Inscription on FFEP, slight yellowing to page edges, minor rubbing to spine top/tail/edges and corners; otherwise VG . Very Good. Hardback. First Edition. 1899.

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Bookseller: Camillas Bookshop (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 0012097
Title: A Man Adrift: Being Leaves from a Nomads Portfolio
Author: Kennedy, Bart
Format/Binding: Hardback
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition: No Jacket
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Greening & Co
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 1899
Keywords: Bart Kennedy 1st Edition
Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

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Camilla's Bookshop is a large secondhand and antiquarian bookstore situated in the resort town of Eastbourne.We have more than 500,000 books in all categories. Our specialities include: armed forces, transport, travel, politics, history, literature (several thousand novels including modern firsts), religion, esoteric & occult and art.Shop hours are 10:00 - 17:00, excepting Sundays and Bank Holidays.Unfortunately, we do not ship to Denmark.

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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...
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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