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The Path Between the Seas; The Creation of the Panama Canal 1870 - 1914
by McCullough, David
- Used
- near fine
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near fine/very good
- ISBN 10
- 0671225634
- ISBN 13
- 9780671225636
- Seller
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About This Item
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1977. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth. Near fine/very good. First edition of The Path between the Seas, signed twice by David McCullough.. Octavo, 485pp. Blue cloth, title on spine. First printing with full number line on copyright page. Handwritten notes on rear endpaper, light dust along top edge of text block. In the publisher's dust jacket, $14.95 on front flap, chipping along back panel, shelf wear, a very good example. Signed on the half title and inscribed to veteran Time Magazine correspondent James Bell: "For Jim Bell, whose time here on the Vineyard I've enjoyed enormously - with best regards David McCullough. West Tisbury, Mass. July 11, 1977." The Path between the Seas won the National Book Award in History in 1978.
Synopsis
Describes all the events and personalities involved in the monumental undertaking which precipitated revolution, scandal, economic crisis, and a new Central American republic Bibliography: p. 655-669. Includes index.
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- Bookseller
- The First Edition Rare Books, LLC
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 13206
- Title
- The Path Between the Seas; The Creation of the Panama Canal 1870 - 1914
- Author
- McCullough, David
- Illustrator
- First edition of The Path between the Seas, signed twice by David McCullough.
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Near fine
- Jacket Condition
- very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0671225634
- ISBN 13
- 9780671225636
- Publisher
- Simon and Schuster
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1977
- Keywords
- first edition David McCullough, signed book David McCullough, Mornings on Horseback, Truman, Brave Companions, The Great Bridge, The Path Between the Seas, The Johnstown Flood, Pulitzer Prize, National Book Award, The Wright Brothers, Truman, John Ad
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