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HardPress Publishing, 2012-08-01. Paperback. Good.

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Books for Libraries Press, 1971. Reprint. Hardcover. Very Good. 8x5x1. Publisher's hardback in very good condition: firm and square, strong joints, just mildly rubbed and edge-worn. Contents tight and clean; no pen-marks. Not from a library so no such stamps or labels. Thus a tidy book in presentable condition.

Kessinger Publishing, LLC, 2007-04-10. Paperback. Good.

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Boston: Benjamin B.Mussey & Co.. Very good copy. 1848. 2nd prt.. hardcover. 8vo, 324 pp.+plates, Small chip from the fore-edge of the front free endpaper., Full title: Lights and Shadows of Sailor Life, as Exemplified in Fifteen Years' Experience, Including the More Thrilling Events of the U.S. Exploring Expedition, and Reminiscences of an Eventual Life on the " Mountain Wave." Second printing, with three plates added, after the original printing of 1847 which was not illustrated. .

An account of the Wilkes U.S. exploring expedition. 4 plates. Second edition - 1st ed. was not illustrated.

Boston: Mussey, 1848. Second edn. 8vo, pp. 324. Illustrated with a frontispiece and three plates (not found in the first edition)Bound in brown cloth stamped in gilt on the covers and spine. Some wear at the extremities of the spine and front corner bent, a very good copy. Howes C442. Haskell 113. Soliday 1: 604. Rosove ANTARCTICA 72:. [H]is Antarctic account is found in chapters VII-VIII (pp. 99-119)." Forbes HAWAII 1631: "The Hawaii portion of the text is on pages 178-209. Clark gives an interesting description of Hilo and the preparations made for the expedition to Mauna Loa via Kilauea... He continues with a description of the trip and some of the scientific experiments attempted. He writes of a visit by the king to the ship at Lahaina... A transcription of the death sentence of Kamanawa and Lonopuakau is on pages 179-180... [The presence of plates] may indicate a later issue." HILL COLLECTION OF PACIFIC VOYAGES p. 53: "Clark was a seaman on the United States Exploring Expedition, commanded by… Read More

Boston: John Putnam, 1847. First edition. 12mo. 324 pp. Original blue cloth, gilt, light shelf wear, old paper school library label on spine, but an attractive and very clean copy. Putative early issue, without plates. "An informal account by a participant on the United States Exploring Expedition....The Hawaii portion of the text is on pages 178-209". Clark also describes his visits to Tahiti, the Columbia River valley, and San Francisco. Hill 299; Forbes 1631.

Boston: John Putnam, 1847. 8vo. 190 x 120 mm., ( 7 1/2 x 4 3/3 inches). xii, 13-324 pp. Original brown cloth, rubbed, slight tear to cloth joints, but sound; some foxing to a few signatures. This copy inscribed to Richard Sheppard by an anonymous friend. First edition. Little is known of the author Joseph G. Clark, but his stories of travels in the Pacific Brazil, Chile, Samoa, New Zeeland, the East Indies and Hawaii captured the public's imagination and a second edition was hurried into print in 1848. A well written book, Clark provides exciting detail of places and inhabitants he encountered and detailed physical descriptions of the remote places he visited. He also writes a great deal about California, its natural resources, the cities of Sacramento and San Francisco and the Columbia River Valley. He provides a birds-eye-view of Captain Wilkes and the U.S. Exploring Expedition, written for the "working classes" who are unable to afford the expensive set published by the government.… Read More

1848 US Sailor Life CAPT WILKES Expedition ANTARCTICA Exploration HAWAII Voyages
In "Lights and Shadows of Sailor Life," Joseph G. Clark recounts his fifteen-year maritime journey, chiefly detailing his experiences during the United States Exploring Expedition led by Captain Charles Wilkes. Clark shares gripping tales of the journey, including adventurous scientific expeditions to Antarctica and Hawaii, encounters with the locals in Fiji that almost cost him his life, and vivid portrayals of the rich landscapes of the Columbia River valley and California. He portrays both the exhilarating and perilous facets of sailor life, bringing to light the underappreciated roles sailors play in history and society. Through his eyes, readers are given a firsthand glimpse into a world filled with wonder, danger, and the raw beauty of the open seas.
Item number: #41412
Price: $499
CLARK, Joseph G.; [HANAFORD, J.H. (Contrib.]
Lights and Shadows of Sailor Life, as Exemplified in Fifteen Years' Experience, Including… Read More

1847. CLARK, Joseph G. LIGHTS AND SHADOWS OF SAILOR LIFE, AS EXEMPLIFIED IN FIFTEEN YEARS' EXPERIENCE, INCLUDING THE MORE THRILLING EVENTS OF THE U.S. EXPLORING EXPEDITION, AND REMINISCENCES OF AN EVENTFUL LIFE ON THE "MOUNTAIN WAVE". Boston: John Putnam, 1847. First Edition. 8vo. pp. 324. Red cloth, blindstamped front and back and stamped in gilt to front, back and spine. Corners bumped, head and tail of spine chipped. Front hinge weak. Endpapers toned, light foxing to margins throughout. An account of the Wilkes U.S. exploring expedition.