Publicado por Viking Press, 2000
ISBN 10: 0002572125 ISBN 13: 9780002572125
Librería: ThriftBooks-Atlanta, AUSTELL, GA, Estados Unidos de America
Paperback. Condición: Good. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.15.
Publicado por Viking Press, 2000
ISBN 10: 0002572125 ISBN 13: 9780002572125
Librería: ThriftBooks-Atlanta, AUSTELL, GA, Estados Unidos de America
Paperback. Condición: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.15.
Publicado por Flamingo, 2000
ISBN 10: 0002572125 ISBN 13: 9780002572125
Librería: SNOOKS BOOKS, Banora Point, NSW, Australia
Soft cover. Condición: Good. The Epic True Story that Inspired Moby Dick. Used, this book is in good condition but shows signs of previous ownership. Shows some light markings to book edges, otherwise a good clean read, great value. All Orders Appreciated and dispatched within 48hrs.
Publicado por Flamingo, London, 2000
ISBN 10: 0002572125 ISBN 13: 9780002572125
Librería: Great Southern Books, King River, WA, Australia
Original o primera edición
Softcover. Condición: Very Good. First Edition. First impression. Size: Octavo 8vo (standard book size). 302 pages. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. Pages are lightly toned throughout. Previous owner's signature in ink. Edges browned slightly. The book has been read and it may have some creases but is sound overall. The book is available and will be PACKAGED professionally, DISPATCHED promptly and a TRACKING NUMBER will be advised by Australia Post. The epic true-life story of one of the most notorious maritime disasters of the 19th century, which was the inspiration for Herman Melville's classic novel Moby Dick. The sinking of the whaleship Essex by an enraged sperm whale in the Pacific in November 1820 set in motion one of the most dramatic sea stories of all time: the twenty sailors who survived the wreck took to three small boats (one of which was again attacked by a whale) and only eight of them survived their subsequent 90-day ordeal, after resorting to cannibalising their mates.Three months after the Essex was broken up, the whaleship Dauphin, cruising off the coast of South America, spotted a small boat in the open ocean. As they pulled alongside they saw piles of bones in the bottom of the boat, at least two skeletons' worth, with two survivors - almost skeletons themselves - sucking the marrow from the bones of their dead ship-mates.The author uses a hitherto unknown diary of one of the survivors discovered in an attic in Connecticut in spring 1998. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Ships & the Sea; Survival; United States; 19th century; ISBN: 0002572125. ISBN/EAN: 9780002572125. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 9855.