Barenetha Rock: a True Drama of the Sea
by Rogers, Stanley
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fair/No Jacket
- Seller
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Kirkwall, Orkney, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: W H Allen, 1957. Ex Seafarers Education Service library copy, re-bound in heavy-duty red boards and with title mis-spelled (Berenetha Rock) on spine and with new endpapers fitted . Some wear to spine ends corners and bottom edge of boards, binding split at the "About this book" page, ink stamp on title page and others with ships names (Borjistan, Columbia Star, Ellora, Port Quebec) on last page. Deals with the wreck of the French steamship "Ville du Havre" which sank on 22nd November 1873 in mid-Atlantic after colliding with the "Loch Earn" which was also badly damaged. The survivors were taken on board the American ship "Trimountain" and taken to Cardiff. 223pp, 9 b&w illustrations.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fair/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.
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Details
- Seller
- JimsOldBooks (GB)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 011424
- Title
- Barenetha Rock: a True Drama of the Sea
- Author
- Rogers, Stanley
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- W H Allen
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1957
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Shipwrecks, Ville-Du-havre
- Bookseller catalogs
- Maritime;
Terms of Sale
JimsOldBooks
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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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