Acting Third Mate
by Knight, F E
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/Fair
- Seller
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Kirkwall, Orkney, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd, 1954. Creasing and quite a few tears to edges of unclipped dustwrapper (original price 6/6), with some bits missing at the top end of the spine and top corner of front panel. Minor bumping to spine ends and corners of red boards, also some bowing; original owner's presentation label (undated) on f/ep, some yellowing to the outer pages, but otherwise not too bad. A story, written for older boys, dealing with a young merchant naval officer on a decrepit tanker sailing around the Caribbean. 259pp, colour frontispiece, 6 b&w drawings.. Hard Cover. Good/Fair. Illus. by Johnston, Robert . 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- JimsOldBooks (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 012294
- Title
- Acting Third Mate
- Author
- Knight, F E
- Illustrator
- Johnston, Robert
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Fair
- Publisher
- Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1954
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7&
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Sea-Stories, Juvenile-Sea-stories, Boys-Adventure-stories
- Bookseller catalogs
- Children's Fiction;
Terms of Sale
JimsOldBooks
Books dispatched within 1-2 working days. Returns accepted but customer should notify me within seven days of receipt of the book. Postage charges based on average book weight. Reduced rates will apply to lighter parcels when possible. Heavy books are mentioned in the book description, you will be informed of any increased charges before the book is dispatched.
About the Seller
JimsOldBooks
Biblio member since 2004
Kirkwall, Orkney
About JimsOldBooks
Based in Kirkwall, Orkney off the north coast of Scotland. No shop, internet sales only..
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- 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...
- Spine
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- 12mo
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- Dustwrapper
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