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Sailing Alone Around the World
by Slocum, Joshua; George Varian [Illustrator]; Thomas Fogarty [Illustrator];
- Used
- near fine
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
New York: The Century Company, 1900. First Edition. Near Fine. First edition, first printing with dated title page. Bound in publisher's original dark blue cloth stamped in silver and green, top edge gilt. xvi, 294 pp. Near Fine with slight toning at spine, corners softened and fore edge of front board bumped edge. Toning to rear end sheet from clipping formerly laid-in. A sailing memoir about the Slocum's single-handed global circumnavigation aboard the sloop Spray. The author was the first person to sail around the world alone. The book was an immediate success and highly influential in inspiring later travelers.
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- Bookseller
- Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 140945882
- Title
- Sailing Alone Around the World
- Author
- Slocum, Joshua; George Varian [Illustrator]; Thomas Fogarty [Illustrator];
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- The Century Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1900
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2010
Portland, Oregon
About Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
Burnside Rare Books specializes in literary first editions and works of cultural and historic significance. We are located in Portland, Oregon and welcome visitors by appointment.
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- First Edition
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- Fine
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- Laid-in
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- Title Page
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- Cloth
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- Fore Edge
- The portion of a book that is opposite the spine. That part of a book which faces the wall when shelved in a traditional...
- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
- 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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