A VISIT TO THE SOUTH SEAS IN THE U.S. SHIP VINCENNES, during the years 1829 and 1830; with scenes in Brazil, Peru, Manilla, the Cape of Good Hope, and St. Helena
by STEWART, Capt. C.S
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About This Item
New York: Preager, 1970. Hardcover. Reprint of the 1831 original. Two volumes in one, in the Praeger Scholarly Reprints series. Volume I: X*, XI, 12-358 pp. Volume II: IV, 5-360 pp. Cloth cover, gilt title on black vignette on spine. The first American naval circumnavigation. Volume I: On the "Guerrière" to Brazil, round Cape Horn & Peru, then on the "Vincennes" to the Marquesas (Washington Islands). Volume II: Tahiti/Society Islands, Sandwich Islands, Canton & Manilla, Cape of Good Hope & St. Helena. Clean. Reprint. Cloth. Near Fine/No Jacket - Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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- Title
- A VISIT TO THE SOUTH SEAS IN THE U.S. SHIP VINCENNES, during the years 1829 and 1830; with scenes in Brazil, Peru, Manilla, the Cape of Good Hope, and St. Helena
- Author
- STEWART, Capt. C.S
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket - Issued
- Edition
- Reprint
- Publisher
- Preager
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1970
- Keywords
- Exploration, South Africa, Caribbean
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- Exploration;
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- Jacket
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- Cloth
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- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- 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...
- 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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