Before The Mast in The Clippers; Composed in a Large Part of The Diaries of Charles A. Abbey, Kept While At Sea in the Years 1856 to 1860
Published by Derrydale Press, New York, 1937
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Seller: Lorne Bair Rare Books, ABAA, Winchester, VA, U.S.A.Lorne Bair Rare Books, ABAA
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Octavo. No. 842 of 950 Copies. Publisher's maroon half cloth over brown paper covered boards, titled in gilt to spine with a maroon and gilt cloth label to the front board. [ix]; [1]; 283pp. Strong and ship-shape, very light wear, a couple of spots of soiling to the front board and some oxidization of the gilt; internally clean and fresh, colour frontis., illustrated throughout with plates and folding charts. A very good, smart copy indeed. A collection of reminiscences gleaned from the diaries of a merchant seaman during the golden age of the clipper ships, when they were the fastest mode of transport on the planet, charting cargo voyages to India, around The Horn, and the South Seas, with charts and a wealth of period detail, assembled by a Lt. Commander in the US Navy.
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Bibliographic details
- Title
- Before The Mast in The Clippers; Composed in a Large Part of The Diaries of Charles A. Abbey, Kept While At Sea in the Years 1856 to 1860
- Author
- GOSNELL, Lt. Com. Harpur Allen
- Publisher
- Derrydale Press, New York
- Publication year
- 1937
- Edition
- First, Limited Edition.
- Seller catalogs
- Maritime Trades, South Pacific, Indonesia & Philippines, Travel & Topography
Lorne Bair Rare Books, ABAA
Winchester, VA, U.S.A.
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We maintain an inventory of more than 50,000 items, including out-of-print and rare books, pamphlets, graphics, and ephemera, most in our specialty areas of Radical Thought and Modern Literature but including a large selection of fine books in all fields. Only a fraction of our inventory is catalogued for on-line sales. We also issue 2 to 4 printed catalogs each year of items in our specialisation. Though we are a private-premises business, our books are priced and organized for browsing. If you would like to visit our showroom, please contact us by e-mail or telephone as far in advance of your anticipated visit as possible. We'll do our best to accommodate you!…
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Lorne Bair Rare Books, ABAA
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Winchester, VA U.S.A. 22601
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