The Frantic Atlantic: An Intimate Guide to the Well-Known Deep
Basil Woon
Published by Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1927
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Cloth
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A second printing of this very scarce work exploring life on transatlantic liners in the 1920s. First edition, second printing. Issued the same month and year as the first. Very scarce. An exploration of life on transatlantic liners in the 1920s, with descriptions of types of travellers and what they said or did on board. Includes chapters entitled: Who goes to Europe and why?, Here's how to choose your ship, This wet Atlantic, Why the sea is safe, and A sure remedy for seasickness. Written by Basil Dillon Woon, a British-born America playwright, author, and journalist noted for his wit. In the original green cloth binding. Externally, smart with minor rubbing and light bumping to the extremities. Light fading to the spine with the odd small mark to the boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean. Small tears to the rear endpapers with a contemporary ink inscription to the front endpaper. Very Good. Seller Inventory # 901T19
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Title: The Frantic Atlantic: An Intimate Guide to ...
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf, New York
Publication Date: 1927
Binding: Cloth
Illustrator: None
Condition: Very Good
Edition: First edition.
Book Type: book
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The frantic Atlantic; an intimate guide to the well-known deep, by Basil Woon. 1927 [LeatherBound]
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Seller: S N Books World, Delhi, India
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LeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. Leatherbound edition. Condition: New. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. Pages: 298. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1927 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Language: English Pages: 298. Seller Inventory # LB100158669354
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The Frantic Atlantic, An Intimate Guide to the Well-Known Deep
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KNOPF, 1927
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Hardcover
First Edition
Seller: Princeton Antiques Bookshop / Ruffolo Enterprises, Atlantic City, NJ, U.S.A.
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HARDBACK GREEN. Condition: VG. 1ST ED. General wear, worn edge, lightly foxed page edges, lightly stained page crease, agetoned edges, coloured foredge, some unclipped rear pages, decorated endpapers, lightly rubbed covers, chipped page edges, DATE PUBLISHED: 1927 EDITION: 1ST ED 274. Seller Inventory # 123236