Yarns Of An Old Shellback
by Millett, J.L. Vivian
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Perth, Western Australia, Australia
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About This Item
London: Methuen & Co.. 1925. pp xvi, 159, b/w frontis port., b/w plates, bookplate to front pastedown, off-setting to eps, cloth boards, spine sunned & chipped at head. A seafaring life in the late nineteenth century, including a voyage in the 'Cutty Sark'. 1st Edition. Cloth Boards.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Muir Books (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 72566
- Title
- Yarns Of An Old Shellback
- Author
- Millett, J.L. Vivian
- Format/Binding
- Cloth Boards
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Methuen & Co.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1925
- Keywords
- Cutty Sark, Marine, Maritime, Ocean, Sailing, Shipping
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Muir Books
Biblio member since 2006
Perth, Western Australia
About Muir Books
MUIR BOOKS. Western Australia's largest and leading rare, secondhand, antiquarian and out of print bookshop, established in 1973 and managed by Rob & Janet Muir together with Tara Surry. We have over 50,000 books in stock. We are located in Perth (precinct of Northbridge), walking distance from the State Library, Art Gallery and Museum.
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- Cloth
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- Bookplate
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- Sunned
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....