TO THE SOUTH SEAS The Cruise of the Schooner Mary Pinchot to the Galapagos, the Marquesas, and the Tuamotu Islands, and Tahiti
by Pinchot, Gifford
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Houlton, Maine, United States
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About This Item
NYC: Blue Ribbon Books, Inc., 1930 This FIRST EDITION, hard cover, is in VERY GOOD CONDITION. 370 pages includes an index, bound in green cloth and gilt lettering on spine, protected in a mylar slip cover. Has slight sunning at top/bottom of spine only. BINDING AND HINGES STRONG AND TIGHT. Illiustrated with over 250 photographs taken on the cruise and wood engravings. NO LABELS, MARKINGS OR INSCRIPTIONS.
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- Bookseller
- Monroe Bridge Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000344
- Title
- TO THE SOUTH SEAS The Cruise of the Schooner Mary Pinchot to the Galapagos, the Marquesas, and the Tuamotu Islands, and Tahiti
- Author
- Pinchot, Gifford
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Blue Ribbon Books, Inc.
- Place of Publication
- NYC
- Date Published
- 1930
- Keywords
- "Blue Ribbon Books" Pinchot "South Seas" Galapagos Marquesas "Tuamotu Islands" Tahiti Sailing "Travel and Adventure" Pacific
- Bookseller catalogs
- AROUND THE WORLD;
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Terms of Sale
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Monroe Bridge Books
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Houlton, Maine
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- 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...
- First Edition
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- 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....
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Cloth
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