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AROUND THE WORLD: A Narrative of a Voyage In The East India Squadron, Under Commodore George C. Read Vol. II only of Two Volumes
by An Officer of the U.S. Navy
- Used
- first
- Condition
- Fair -/None
- Seller
-
Palmyra, Pennsylvania, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Charles S. Francis, 1840. Frontispiece of two ships anchored in harbor. Vol. II only. Front board detached and warped, spine worn and partially missing, spine cocked with some water staining to text, internal foxing, some writing on ends, darkening of page edges. Despite defects, an uncommon title.. 1st. Brown Blindstamped Cloth. Fair -/None. 12mo.
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Details
- Bookseller
- T.W. & Barbara Clemmer
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 022279
- Title
- AROUND THE WORLD: A Narrative of a Voyage In The East India Squadron, Under Commodore George C. Read Vol. II only of Two Volumes
- Author
- An Officer of the U.S. Navy
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair -
- Jacket Condition
- None
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st
- Publisher
- Charles S. Francis
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1840
- Keywords
- Naval History, Exploration
- Size
- 12mo
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
T.W. & Barbara Clemmer
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About the Seller
T.W. & Barbara Clemmer
Biblio member since 2024
Palmyra, Pennsylvania
About T.W. & Barbara Clemmer
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Cocked
- Refers to a state where the spine of a book is lightly "twisted" in such a way that the front and rear boards of a book do not...
- 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...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- 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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