A Sea of Words, A Lexicon and Companion to the Complete Seafaring Tales of Patrick O'Brian
by King, Dean with Hattendorf, John B and Estes, J Worth
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- Very Good
- Paperback
- Condition
- Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0805066152
- ISBN 13
- 9780805066159
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About This Item
New York : Holt Paperbacks , 2000. Third Edition . Softcover. Very good. Octavo (standard book size). Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting Faint browning of pages Edges slightly browned Card covers have very slightly bumped corners A new edition of the classic companion to Patrick O'Brian's sea loving novels, updated to include the final novel in the series. This comprehensive lexicon provides definitions of nautical terms, historical entries describing the people and political events that shaped the period, and detailed explanations of the scientific, medical, and biblical references that appear in the novels. B & W illustrations
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- Bookseller
- Spencer and Murphy Booksellers (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 53864
- Title
- A Sea of Words, A Lexicon and Companion to the Complete Seafaring Tales of Patrick O'Brian
- Author
- King, Dean with Hattendorf, John B and Estes, J Worth
- Format/Binding
- Softcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Third Edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0805066152
- ISBN 13
- 9780805066159
- Publisher
- Holt Paperbacks
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2000
- Pages
- 503
- Size
- Octavo (standard book size)
- Keywords
- Sailors & Sailing Patrick O'Brian, sea, sailing, seafaring, nautical terms
- X weight
- 400.000 kg
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