A Yachting Cruise in the South Seas
by Wood, C.F
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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About This Item
London: Henry S. King & Co., 1875. Hardcover. very good. 1st Edition. 221pp. Octavo with green cloth boards. Corners are bumped. Gilt lettering, and black and gilt decoration on front and spine. Brown endpapers. 6 B&W photographs. First few pages have foxing. Spine has slight tilt. Previous owner's name on half title. Very good condition. On the author's nine month cruise in the South Sea Islands. He visited islands in Melanesia, Polynesia, Micronesia, the Solomons and more. Includes photographs taken by the author while on his journey. 1875
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- Bookseller
- Aquila Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 138219
- Title
- A Yachting Cruise in the South Seas
- Author
- Wood, C.F
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Henry S. King & Co.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1875
- Keywords
- Fiji|Melanesia|Micronesia|Polynesia|Solomon Islands|Yacht
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