A Visit to The South Seas, in the U.S. Ship Vincennes, During the Years 1829 and 1830; with notices of Brazil, Peru, Manilla, The Cape of Good Hope, and St. Helena
by Stewart, C.S
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Cape Town, South Africa
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About This Item
Fisher, Son, & Jackson. This edition edited and abridged by William Ellis. Engraved portrait of the author and and engraved title page. One map and one full page illustration plus another in the text. Library plate to the front fep. Black pebbled cloth boards over leather spine. Some wear to the spine and foxing to the prelims.
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- Bookseller
- Quagga Books (ZA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 303774
- Title
- A Visit to The South Seas, in the U.S. Ship Vincennes, During the Years 1829 and 1830; with notices of Brazil, Peru, Manilla, The Cape of Good Hope, and St. Helena
- Author
- Stewart, C.S
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Fisher, Son, & Jackson
- Bookseller catalogs
- Military & Maritime; Travel & Exploration;
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About the Seller
Quagga Books
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About Quagga Books
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