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THE STRANGE LAST VOYAGE OF DONALD CROWHURST
by Nicholas Tomalin and Ron Hall
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good +
- ISBN 10
- 0812813014
- ISBN 13
- 9780812813012
- Seller
-
Blue Hill, Maine, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
NY: Stein and Day, 1970. Second printing. Hardcover. Good +. 6 1/2 x 9 1/2 in. Blue cloth spine with pale blue paper boards. Condition is GOOD+ ; corners bumped and worn, edges worn. Cover very mildly soiled and spine slightly cocked with the gilt there faded. Binding tight and text clean, unmarked. A fascinating true tale of the British racer who faked his journey. Nautical. RGR
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Details
- Bookseller
- Andre Strong Bookseller
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 10947
- Title
- THE STRANGE LAST VOYAGE OF DONALD CROWHURST
- Author
- Nicholas Tomalin and Ron Hall
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good +
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Second printing
- ISBN 10
- 0812813014
- ISBN 13
- 9780812813012
- Publisher
- NY: Stein and Day
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1970
- Bookseller catalogs
- Nautical;
Terms of Sale
Andre Strong Bookseller
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Andre Strong Bookseller
Biblio member since 2008
Blue Hill, Maine
About Andre Strong Bookseller
Andre Strong Bookseller is located in Blue Hill, on the coast of Maine. We offer 22,000 books for sale online, and work from an office and rare book room, with a warehouse adjacent. We carry a wide selection of fine books on every subject, with specialization in art, architecture, photography, nautical, Maine and fiction. We do not have an open shop - if you'd like to visit, please arrange an appointment.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- 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....
- Cocked
- Refers to a state where the spine of a book is lightly "twisted" in such a way that the front and rear boards of a book do not...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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