THE BARBARY PIRATES
by Forester, C. S. (pseudonym for Cecil Louis Troughton Smith)
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- Some white spots to front cloth, mild damp stain, a very good copy in a good dust jacket edge wear, closed tear to upper front p
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Laurel, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
New York: Random House, [1953]. Book club edition. Some white spots to front cloth, mild damp stain, a very good copy in a good dust jacket edge wear, closed tear to upper front panel, shallow chips to head of spine panel, closed tears to rear panel. (24760). Octavo, cloth. Light tan cloth and dust jacket not priced with "Young Readers Of America" slug at head of front flap, no ads to rear panel. The story of the Barbary Pirates and the fledgling U. S. Navy.
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- Seller
- John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 24760
- Title
- THE BARBARY PIRATES
- Author
- Forester, C. S. (pseudonym for Cecil Louis Troughton Smith)
- Book Condition
- Used - Some white spots to front cloth, mild damp stain, a very good copy in a good dust jacket edge wear, closed tear to upper front p
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Book club edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Random House
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- [1953]
- Keywords
- Historical Fiction
Terms of Sale
John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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About the Seller
John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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Laurel, Maryland
About John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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