Five Years Before the Mast; or, Life in the Forecastle Aboard of a Whaler and Man-of-War.

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Fair condition only, well-worn, binding cracking, frontispiece page loose. Autobiographical account of the author's life at sea from 1837-1842, starting with the Sag Harbor, Long Island, whaling fleet through his discharge from the Navy in 1842. Caxton Edition, previous owner's inscription from 1885. 444 pages, b/w illustrated plates. Hardcover, maroon decorative boards.

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Título

Five Years Before the Mast; or, Life in the Forecastle Aboard of a Whaler and Man-of-War.

Editor

Belford, Clarke & Co., Chicago & New York

Fecha de publicación

1885

Encuadernación

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Estado

Fair.

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• Biography