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The Long Voyage. (Illustrated by the author).

The Long Voyage. (Illustrated by the author).

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The Long Voyage. (Illustrated by the author).

by MIERRE, H.C de.:

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London: Harold Starke Limited, 1963.. 1st edition. The author was born in Manchester in 1890 and he sailed on his first voyage two momnths before his fifteenth birthday. He seved four years apprenticeship in the full-rigged ships Main and Arno. This book covers his first three years on the Main, giving an absorbing, authentic account of hardship, courage and expert seamanship. Pp.x/306, colour frontispiece + 17 further photographs and line illustrations, folding plans to end, endpapers trach chart of the Long Voyage. Inscribed by the author plus owner's gift message to half-title page. Blue cloth, bump to lower front corner. Dustwrapper has wear to top of spine and chipped wear to lower front corner with loss to corner tip. G+/G+.

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Bookseller's Inventory #
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Title
The Long Voyage. (Illustrated by the author).
Author
MIERRE, H.C de.:
Book Condition
Used
Binding
Hardcover
Publisher
London: Harold Starke Limited, 1963.
Weight
0.00 lbs
Keywords
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A.N.
The book is pristine and free of any defects, in the same condition as ...
Dustwrapper
Also known as book jacket, dust cover, or dust wrapper, a dust jacket is a protective and decorative cover for a book that is...
Cloth
"Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
Inscribed
When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
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....

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