The People of the Sea: A Journey in Search of the Seal Legend

David Thomson and Heany, Seamus (introduction)

ISBN 10: 1582430861 / ISBN 13: 9781582430867

Published by Counterpoint, Washington, D. C., 2000

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Washington D.C., Counterpoint., 2000. First Counterpoint edition. 14,5 cm x 21 cm. Frontispiece, XXIV, 214 pages. Original Hardcover with dustjacket as new quarter bound with yello covers over black spine gilt stamped initials on cover, gilt titles to spine, dj is not clipped, clean and unmarked D2. Seller Inventory # ABE-1601482963937

Bibliographic Details

Title: The People of the Sea: A Journey in Search ...

Publisher: Counterpoint, Washington, D. C.

Publication Date: 2000

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: As New

Dust Jacket Condition: As New

Edition: 1st Edition

About this title

Synopsis:

The author, a Scotsman raised in a fishing village, chases after the enduring myth that seals were once human and occasionally resume human form. 10,000 first printing.

About the Author:

David Thomson (1914-1988) was one of the greatest prose writers to come out of Scotland in the second half of the twentieth century. The People of the Sea (1954) was his first book, and he followed it with ten others: memoirs, novels, and stories for children.