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National Geographic Society, 1973. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
The set of the sails : the story of a Cape Horn Seaman by Villiers, Alan John - 1949
by Villiers, Alan John
The set of the sails : the story of a Cape Horn Seaman
by Villiers, Alan John
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- very good
- Hardcover
- first
London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1949. Abstract: Autobiographical account of Alan Villiers' rise from able seaman to master-owner, including his experiences aboard Norwegian whaling ships in the Arctic. 247 p : plates, ports., maps ; 23 cm. A very nice copy, clean, tight and free of inscriptions, in a complete dust jacket, lightly rubbed only at extremities. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good - See below/images. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
- Bookseller Norman Macdonald's Collection (GB)
- Format/Binding Hardcover
- Book Condition Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition Very Good - See below/images
- Edition First Edition
- Binding Hardcover
- Publisher Hodder & Stoughton
- Place of Publication London
- Date Published 1949
- Keywords Sailing. 639.245.1 -- Whaling industry: Norwegian.
- Size 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall