Sea: Narratives of Adventure and Shipwreck, Tales and Sketches, Illustrative of Life on the Ocean.
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Edinburgh: Published by William and Robert Chambers, 1840. Early Compilation of Voyages
The Sea. Narratives of Adventure and Shipwreck, Tales and Sketches, Illustrative of Life on the Ocean. Edinburgh: Published by William and Robert Chambers, 1840.
Early English edition. Octavo. 144 pp. Modern marbled wrappers. Printed in double columns. A few pages with foxing. Otherwise, a fine copy of this scarce British edition, published the same year as Two Years Before the Mast. Contains stories such as Vasco Nunez, Byron's Narrative, Alexander Selkirk, Mutiny of the Bounty, Mocha Dick, among many other shipwreck stories.
HBS 66391.
$450.
The Sea. Narratives of Adventure and Shipwreck, Tales and Sketches, Illustrative of Life on the Ocean. Edinburgh: Published by William and Robert Chambers, 1840.
Early English edition. Octavo. 144 pp. Modern marbled wrappers. Printed in double columns. A few pages with foxing. Otherwise, a fine copy of this scarce British edition, published the same year as Two Years Before the Mast. Contains stories such as Vasco Nunez, Byron's Narrative, Alexander Selkirk, Mutiny of the Bounty, Mocha Dick, among many other shipwreck stories.
HBS 66391.
$450.
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- Bookseller
- Heritage Book Shop, LLC (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 66391
- Title
- Sea
- Author
- ANONYMOUS
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Published by William and Robert Chambers
- Place of Publication
- Edinburgh
- Date Published
- 1840
- Keywords
- Voyages and Travels|Maritime
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- Octavo
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