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The Path Between the Seas
by McCullough, David
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/No Jacket as Issued
- ISBN 10
- 0671225634
- ISBN 13
- 9780671225636
- Seller
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Lyndhurst, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1977. First Edition First Printing . Leather. Fine/No Jacket as Issued. 9 1/4" X 6 1/4. The creation of the Panama Canal 1870-1914. A Touchstone Book. Special Limited Edition, bound in hand-crafted leather by Brown & Bigalow is #178 of 400 issued. Card to that effect attached ffep to commemorate (I presume) the Transcanal sailing of the Royal Viking Sun dated November 27, 1991. Closed 3/8" chip top rear board, 3" X 1 1/4" pieces torn from top of 2 adjoining ep's (fon?). Tan, padded leather boards feature author/title, blindstamped on front above gilt stylized bird; spine has gilt text and decorations. Very slight scuffing to corners, speckled edges all around. 615 pp. plus: Afterword, Acknowledgments, Notes, Sources, Index. 698 pp. total. Illustrated with b/w photographs/editorial cartoons. Book weighs 2 1/2 lb. and may require extra shipping costs. Digital pictures available on request. Bookseller's Inventory # 091126.
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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Details
- Bookseller
- Lower Beverley Better Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001126
- Title
- The Path Between the Seas
- Author
- McCullough, David
- Format/Binding
- Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket as Issued
- 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
- Size
- 9 1/4" X 6 1/4
- Keywords
- PANAMA CANAL HISTORY
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Lower Beverley Better Books
Biblio member since 2014
Lyndhurst, Ontario
About Lower Beverley Better Books
An online bookstore that just grew from a combination of a love of books, a desire to save them from landfill and an inability to bypass yard sales. A considerable percentage of my inventory is signed editions. I also take pride in my Canadiana catalogue.
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