THE WHALE AND HIS CAPTORS : or the Whaleman's Adventures and the Whale's Biography as Gathered on the Homeward Cruise of the 'Commodore Preble'
by CHEEVER, REV HENRY T
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- fair
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fair
- Seller
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London, London, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: T.Nelson and Sons, 1859. Hardback. Fair. Small blue boards, 240pp. Ink school prize inscription to 1st fep, dated 1860. B&w frontis has scattered foxing around the edges. Publishing history of this title written in pencil on rear pastedown by a previous owner. Externally scuffed, bumped and a little worn at corners and ends of spine. Inside, top inch of Preface page missing, with the loss of a few lines of Preface text. Tiny corner of piece of one internal page missing, text unaffected. Inside, pages a little tanned, occasional scattered foxing to some pages, well-thumbed. But otherwise a good tight copy and priced accordingly. Size: 5 x 4 Inches Approx
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- Bookseller
- Ripping Yarns (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 60545
- Title
- THE WHALE AND HIS CAPTORS : or the Whaleman's Adventures and the Whale's Biography as Gathered on the Homeward Cruise of the 'Commodore Preble'
- Author
- CHEEVER, REV HENRY T
- Format/Binding
- Hardback
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- T.Nelson and Sons
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1859
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