Britannia: Rowing Alone Across the Atlantic: The Record of an Adventure
by Fairfax, John
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good +/No DJ
- Seller
-
Southampton, Massachusetts, United States
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About This Item
Norwalk, CT: The Easton Press, 1988. First Edition. Very Good +/No DJ. 8vo = over 9". n/a. Printing Not Spec. Collector's edition bound in genuine leather. Green hardcover with gold lettering on spine and front cover. Clean interior and exterior, gold edges of leaves, tight and strong binding, fabric bookmark ribbon along with collector's notes and bookplate.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Heritage Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- NF47038
- Title
- Britannia: Rowing Alone Across the Atlantic: The Record of an Adventure
- Author
- Fairfax, John
- Illustrator
- n/a
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good +
- Jacket Condition
- No DJ
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Easton Press
- Place of Publication
- Norwalk, CT
- Date Published
- 1988
- Pages
- 221pp
- Size
- 8vo = over 9"
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Bookseller catalogs
- Sports;
Terms of Sale
Heritage Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives not as described or damaged.
About the Seller
Heritage Books
Biblio member since 2008
Southampton, Massachusetts
About Heritage Books
Our bookshop is located in the historic town library building of Southampton, Massachusetts. Southampton lies within the Pioneer Valley of Western Massachusetts with a view of Pomeroy Mountain to the West and Mt. Tom to the North. It is situated between the artistic, vibrant communities of Easthampton and Northampton and the city of Westfield. We have a collection of over 40,000 books with many more waiting to be unboxed and squeezed onto our shelves. The large double-door front entrance will lead you to our main floor where we hold a wide range of fiction and non-fiction titles, as well as a good selection of scarce and rare editions. The original fireplace is surrounded by hardbacks and you can peer out the original nine-foot windows. Take the staircase to the basement and you will find our large children's section and many shelves full of paperbacks. Our physical address is 225 College Highway/Route 10. Our mailing address is 241 College Highway & Clark St. P.O. Box 100 Southampton, MA 01073. The store hours indicated are by appointment only Monday through Friday, and Saturday and Sunday you can stop in. Please call to schedule an appointment if you can't make it to the store on the weekends from 11 am to 3 pm.
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Edges
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- First Edition
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- Bookplate
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- 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....
- Leaves
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