IN THE WAKE OF WHALES: THE WHALING JOURNALS OF CAPT. EDWIN PETER BROWN 1841-1847
by Brown, Edwin Peter - Prepared for Publication By Constance J. Terry
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good++, No Dust Jacket
- Seller
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Farmingville, New York, United States
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About This Item
Good++, No Dust Jacket Old Orient Press First Edition, 1988 4TO, B/W Illus, Hardcover Hardcover. Blue cloth boards with title and illustration in silver on front board and spine. Boards show damp spotting/soil and edge wear. Fore edge soil. Text pages are crisp and clean. Always carefully wrapped and shipped in cardboard boxes to protect your purchase.
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- Bookseller
- Koster's Collectible Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- INVENT041176I
- Title
- IN THE WAKE OF WHALES: THE WHALING JOURNALS OF CAPT. EDWIN PETER BROWN 1841-1847
- Author
- Brown, Edwin Peter - Prepared for Publication By Constance J. Terry
- Book Condition
- Used - Good++, No Dust Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition, 1988
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Old Orient Press
- Keywords
- nautical
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About the Seller
Koster's Collectible Books
Biblio member since 2003
Farmingville, New York
About Koster's Collectible Books
Welcome to Koster's Collectible Books. We have been selling quality out of print books since 1990. We invite you to browse our inventory. Although we carry most general categories, our specialties include Military History, Nautical & Naval History, Automobiles, Aviation, Railroads, Oceanliners, Sports & Sporting, the Arts and collectible Childrens books.
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- Spine
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- First Edition
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- Crisp
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- Fore Edge
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- Jacket
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- Cloth
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