The Book of the Sea: Being a Collection of Writings About the Sea in All Its Aspects
by Spectorsky, A. C. (Auguste C. )
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Concord, California, United States
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About This Item
Grosset & Dunlap, New York, 1954.. Very Good/No Jacket. Small quarto, hardcover, near fine in green boards with black design and lettering. No dj. 488 pp. Stunning b & w photo endpapers giving a real feel for the sea, for its power and majesty. 64 pages of illustrations in halftone and gravure, and many line drawings. Authors include Steinbeck, Forester, Conrad, Couzzens, Rachel Carson, T.S. Eliot, Bullen, McFee, many others about voyage and discovery, sea creatures, shipwrecks, sailor life, sea battles.
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- Bookseller
- bookwitch (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 48320
- Title
- The Book of the Sea: Being a Collection of Writings About the Sea in All Its Aspects
- Author
- Spectorsky, A. C. (Auguste C. )
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Grosset & Dunlap, New York, 1954.
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