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Coward-McCann, 1930-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good. Coward-McCann: New York, 1930. Hardcover. A Very Good, brown cloth binding with gilt lettering and gilt illustration on front board and discolored gilt lettering on spine, binding a bit shaky, starting hinges, cracked rear hinge, handling/scuff marks and discoloration to boards, age toning to pages, spine buckram separating from backing material, deckle fore-edge, text block edges a bit pulpy, rubbing to board and spine edges, top text block edge stained brown with some blemishes, frayed spine edges, previous owner info in ink on title page else unmarked, without Dust wrapper. A nice and clean copy. 8vo[octavo or approx. 6 x 9 inches]. 356pp., b&w illustrations. We pack securely and ship daily with delivery confirmation on every book. The picture on the listing page is of the actual book for sale. Additional Scan(s) are available for any item, please inquire.
Pearls Arms and Hashish by Henri De Monfried, Ida Treat - 1930: Adventures of a Red Sea Smuggler
by Henri De Monfried, Ida Treat
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Pearls Arms and Hashish: Adventures of a Red Sea Smuggler
by Henri De Monfried, Ida Treat
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- very good
- Hardcover
- first
Nobleman, writer, adventurer and inspiration for the swashbuckling gun runner in the Adventures of Tintin, Henri de Monfried lived by his own account 'a rich, restless, magnificent life' as one of the great travellers of his or any age. Infamous as well as famous, his name is inextricably linked to the Red Sea and the raffish ports between Suez and Aden in the early years of the twentieth century. This is a compelling account of how de Monfried seeks his fortune by becoming a collector and merchant of the fabled Gulf pearls, then is drawn into the shadowy world of arms trading, slavery, smuggling and drugs. Hashish was the drug of choice, and de Monfried writes of sailing to Suez with illegal cargos, dodging blockades and pirates.
No dust jacket. A true first edition. Twenty-one plates of photographs. Clean, tight, square, and unmarked. Gilt letters, brown cloth, letters on spine faded. Corners tiny wear and tears, see our image. The colophon on the copyright page is proof that it's a first.
No dust jacket. A true first edition. Twenty-one plates of photographs. Clean, tight, square, and unmarked. Gilt letters, brown cloth, letters on spine faded. Corners tiny wear and tears, see our image. The colophon on the copyright page is proof that it's a first.
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- Book Condition Used - Very Good
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- Edition First
- Binding Hardcover
- Publisher Coward-McCann
- Place of Publication New York
- Date Published 1930
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THE BOOK OF VAGABONDS: Pearls, Arms and Hashish, Vagabonding at Fifty (Wilson), from Job to Job Around the World (Fletcher)
by Monfreid, Henri de Monfried (sic) - (and others)
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- very good
- Hardcover
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Foster, Rhode Island, United States
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PEARLS ARMS AND HASHISH, PAGES FROM THE LIFE OF A RED SEA NAVIGATOR
by de Monfried, Henri and Ida Treat
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Used
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- Hardcover
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Glen Head, New York, United States
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NY 1930 1st Coward-McCann. Adventures include gun smuggling, prison, pearl diving, drug running and conversion to Islam. Hardcover. Octavo, 356pp., photo illustrations, endpaper maps, brown cloth with gilt lettering. VG plus, fainting soiling on cover, no DJ. No ownership marks. .
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Pearls, Arms and Hashish: Pages from the Life Of a Red Sea Navigator
by Monfried, Henri De
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- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Used - Near Fine
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- No Jacket
- Edition
- First American Edition
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- Hardcover
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SANTA BARBARA, California, United States
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$85.50
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New York: Robert M. McBride & Company, 1930. Nice copy. Bown paper covered boards with gold stamping to spine has sharp tips, clean and square. No markings. Map endpapers. Gunrunning, Smuggling and drugs. 356 pages. . First American Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Pearls, Arms And Hashish: Pages from the Life of a Read Sea Navigator
by De Monfried, Henri
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- New
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
- 9780710312020 / 0710312024
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Exeter, Devon, United Kingdom
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$326.99
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Kegan Paul Intl, 2008. Hardcover. New. 1st edition. 412 pages. 9.45x6.30x0.55 inches.
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