SEA-HUNTERS, THE: The New England Whalemen During Two Centuries, 1635-1835
by Stackpole, Edouard A
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Good+
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Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
Philadelphia/New York: J. B. Lippincott Company (1953) 510 pp. Original blue cloth covers w/ gilt title on spine. Spine and edges sunned. DJ lightly soiled and rubbed w/ wear and several short tears to edges; mild chipping to corners and spine ends. Spine sunned. Illust. w/ b/w plates. Contents nice.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Synopsis
The Sea Hunters: True Adventures with Famous Shipwrecks is a nonfiction work by adventure novelist Clive Cussler published in the United States in 1996. This work details the authors search for famous shipwrecks with his nonprofit organization NUMA. There is also a television series titled The Sea Hunters which is based on the book. It airs on the National Geographic Channel and History Television in Canada.
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- Bookseller
- Shoemaker Booksellers
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 10311FISH
- Title
- SEA-HUNTERS, THE: The New England Whalemen During Two Centuries, 1635-1835
- Author
- Stackpole, Edouard A
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good+
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- J. B. Lippincott Company
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia/New York
- Keywords
- SPORTS FISHING FISH WHALES WHALING WHALEMEN HISTORY 1635 1835 NATURE ANGLING SPORTING WATER SPORTS OUTDOORS RECREATION NEW ENGLAND AMERICAN HISTORY UNITED STATES NONFICTION GENERAL ILLUSTRATED AUTHORS STACKPOLE EDOUARD A. 1905 1993
- Bookseller catalogs
- Sports; Sports - Fishing;
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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