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Hardcover. Condición: Fine condition. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Fine dust jacket. First Printing of the First Edition. New York: Viking, 1999. Remainder mark. Otherwise a clean, square, tight, unmarked copy. Sharp corners. Not a book club edition. Not price clipped (24.95). No owner's name or bookplate. A few illustrations. Previously unpublished journal. In 1808 at the age of 13, Charles Tyng began service aboard the brig Cordelia as a 'ship's boy.' By his fourth voyage, Tyng had become a mate, and captain of his own ship by his early twenties. Tyng made and lost fortunes in tea, sugar, and cotton while voyaging across the Atlantic, the Pacific, and the Caribbean, with visits to Cuba, China, Europe, Indonesia, etc. He recounts his associations with Lord Byron, King Kamehameha of Hawaii, the British princess (later queen) Victoria, and others. From the Dust Jacket: "From mermaids to mutinies, shipwrecks to cholera, the life of Charles Tyng was a nonstop voyage of adventure. His quarter century under sail took him around the world half a dozen times. Fortunately, he proved to be as natural a storyteller as he was a sailor." . First Printing of the First Edition. Hardcover. Fine condition/Fine dust jacket. 8vo. xviii, 270pp . Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.

Hardcover. Condición: Near Fine condition. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good dust jacket. First Printing of the First Edition. New York: Viking, 1999. A square, tight copy. The Dust Jacket is NOT price clipped (24.95). No owner's name or bookplate. No remainder mark. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. Bound in the original blue boards, with an off-white spine lettered in shiny gold. List of chapter notes. Index. First printing with the complete number row (13579108642) on the copyright page. From the Dust Jacket: "From mermaids to mutinies, shipwrecks to cholera, the life of Charles Tyng was a nonstop voyage of adventure. His quarter century under sail took him around the world half a dozen times. Fortunately, he proved to be as natural a storyteller as he was a sailor. This is social history at its best, told in an authentic New England voice dryly recounting the story of a life from reluctant schoolboy to ship's captain and owner. Tyng's anecdotes come thick and fast, serious and humorous.". First Printing of the First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine condition/Very Good dust jacket. 8vo. xviii, 270pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.

Hardcover. Condición: Near Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Price NOT clipped, DJ nicely in archival wraps. Stated first numberline printing. Light shelf; brief remainder mark on top foreedge.

Paperback or Softback. Condición: New. The Journals of Grace Hartigan, 1951-1955. Book.

Condición: New. Grace Hartigan emerged during the 1950s as a leading representative of the 'second generation' of the New York School of abstract expressionist painters, a movement that achieved international standing for American art. This title offers readers a chronicle of the vibrant artistic and literary milieu of the times. Editor(s): Moy, William T.La; McCaffrey, Joseph P. Num Pages: 232 pages, 8 colour & 41 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: AGB; BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 386. . 2009. 0th Edition. Paperback. . . . .

Condición: New. Grace Hartigan emerged during the 1950s as a leading representative of the 'second generation' of the New York School of abstract expressionist painters, a movement that achieved international standing for American art. This title offers readers a chronicle of the vibrant artistic and literary milieu of the times. Editor(s): Moy, William T.La; McCaffrey, Joseph P. Num Pages: 232 pages, 8 colour & 41 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: AGB; BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 386. . 2009. 0th Edition. Paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Kartoniert / Broschiert. Condición: New. Grace Hartigan emerged during the 1950s as a leading representative of the second generation of the New York School of abstract expressionist painters, a movement that achieved international standing for American art. This title offers readers a chronicle.