The Sinbad Voyage
by Severin, Tim
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
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Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
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About This Item
Norfolk, CT: The Easton Press, 1982 Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Collector's Edition. 8vo. No Dust Jacket, As Issued. 238 (2) pp, the crew of Sohar, map: track of Sohar, list of color illustrations, foreword by Tim Severin, 1. Back to the Arabian Nights; 2. The Coast of Malabar; 3. the Greenshirts; 4. Sailors of Oman; 5. The Sea of Arabia; 6. The Coconut Rope Islands; 7. Christmas in Calicut; 8. The Kingdom of Serendeeb; 9. The Doldrums; 10. Spar Break; 11. Malacca Strait; 12. South China Sea; 13. China; Appendix: I. The Texts; II. Sohar; acknowledgments with laid-in Easton Press Collector's Notes. Collector's Edition, 1982.. Easton Book Plate but with no name. Pristine, no wear. Clean, tight and strong binding with no other underlining, highlighting or marginalia. Brown leather with gilt embossed decorative boards, raised bands on spine, gilt lettering to spine, gilt text block edges, brown moire end-papers, and a brown satin ribbon..
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- Bookseller
- West Side Book Shop, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 004912
- Title
- The Sinbad Voyage
- Author
- Severin, Tim
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- Collector's Edition
- Publisher
- The Easton Press
- Place of Publication
- Norfolk, CT
- Date Published
- 1982
- Keywords
- HISTORY NAUTICAL HISTORY THE THOUSAND AND ONE NIGHTS SIMBAD VOYAGE DUPLICATION OF EVENTS
- Bookseller catalogs
- HISTORY;
- Size
- 8vo
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About the Seller
West Side Book Shop, ABAA
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Ann Arbor, Michigan
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