NY: Harper & Brothers. GOOD book. Worn & soiled brown cloth. Spine lettering worn some.. 1837. Hardcover. GOOD book. Tight binding & VG inside. 12mo 366,12pp. Spine gilt letters read, "SCHOOL DISTRICT LIBRARY No 31, ??? of the Globe". . Full page engraving on p233 depicts a war canoe holding 20+ paddlers. All others in text. .

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Bookseller: Quiet Friends (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 001531
Title: AN HISTORICAL ACCOUNT OF THE CIRCUMNAVIGATION OF THE GLOBE .....
Illustrator: Engraved tp, 17 engravings.
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - GOOD book. Worn & soiled brown cloth. Spine lettering worn some.
Publisher: Harper & Brothers
Place of Publication: NY
Date Published: 1837
Keywords: GOOD book. Tight binding & VG inside. 12mo 366,12pp. Spine gilt, letters read, "SCHOOL DISTRICT LIBRARY No 31, ??? of the Globe".
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Quiet Friends

Visa, M/C, MO, Check. Shipping is free for a "regular" weight book. But for heavier books, and multi volume sets, we ask for any additional postage. Basically we pay the first $3.

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Lyndonville, New York

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About Quiet Friends

We sell about 75% internet, 25% book fairs. We have been in business since the early 90's. We pack extremely well. We describe very conservatively and have only a few returns in the 5000 orders we have mailed.

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Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:

12mo: A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
Spine: The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
VG: Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
Gilt: The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
Soiled: Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
Tight: Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.