The Discovery of the Sea
by Parry, J.H
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- ISBN 10
- 0520042360
- ISBN 13
- 9780520042360
- Seller
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Endicott, New York, United States
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About This Item
The Dial Press, NY, 1974 1st Printing 10.25 X 11.25 (oblong) in tan cloth. Book is excellent except some damp speckling along and inside top edges of both covers. Jacket shows some shelfwear, scuffing, 2 short tears and a couple of chips: About G++. "An illustrated history of men, ships, and the sea in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries." A great deal about ships, technical problems, and the like. Substantial. 302pp. B.D.. F. Hardcover.
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- Bookseller
- THE BOOK VAULT (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001564
- Title
- The Discovery of the Sea
- Author
- Parry, J.H
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Jacket Condition
- Dust Jacket Included
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- F
- ISBN 10
- 0520042360
- ISBN 13
- 9780520042360
- Publisher
- The Dial Press, NY, 1974 1st Printing
- Place of Publication
- Berkley, California
- This edition first published
- 1982-09
- Keywords
- SHIPS, 15TH CENTURY, EXPLORATION, MAPS, PORTUGAL, SPAIN, EXPLORERS, TRADE, SPICE ISLANDS, INDIA, TRAVEL AND EXPLORATION
- Bookseller catalogs
- Travel and Exploration;
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