Stories of the Island World (1857)(1st ed.)
by Charles Nordhoff (1830-1901)
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Tucson, Arizona, United States
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About This Item
Hardcover, first edition. 1857, New York. Volume is condition is Very Good: blindstamped green cloth boards with light wear most evident at corners and spine ends. Decorative gilt and titles on spine. Prior owner's markings on front blanks, no other markings, folds, tears or problems. Binding is sound. Complete with all blanks, text, 15 illustrations, and 4 pp ads. Please see images of the book you will receive. Notes: Author spent nine years before the mast. On his return he wrote 3 books on that experience. He wanted to share something of what he learned with younger audiences and this is the result. Some of the stories in this volume are his and some are from other sources. Text is laid out so parents can read to their children. Not intended as fiction.
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- Bookseller
- Ironwood Hills Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- nordhoff1857
- Title
- Stories of the Island World (1857)(1st ed.)
- Author
- Charles Nordhoff (1830-1901)
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Harper & Brothers Publishers
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1857
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Exploration; Young Adult reading prior to 1900;
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