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Dana, Jr., Richard H : Two Years Before the Mast

Henry Altemus Company, Philadelphia, 1895

1895. Hardcover, no dustjacket. Red cloth, pictorial top cover. Decorative endpapers. Frontispiece/plates, 347 printed pages with 16 pages of ads at end. Condition of binding: Darken with age/old soiling (spine sunned a tad), rubbed, pinhole on first joint; corners turned in; light shelf wear/tiny bumps; portions of gilt rubbed away; fraying to spine (top/bottom). Backstrip cloth lifted from spine, but still holding firmly. Endpapers: Light foxing, soiling. Edges: Age darken/lightly soiled. Preliminaries: Pencil scribbling to recto of free endpaper, short tear/creases to frontispiece, light crack to gutter/crinkling at title page. Textblock: Lightly age toned, periodic foxing/soiling. Overall, book is Fair. Binding joints are fine, no tears. No stickers or bookplates. No writing or scribbling in text or page tears. Pages are clear and readable. Not a former library book or a modern print-on-demand book. The book was very popular when first published - distinguished by its vivid descriptive power and its humor, while the fidelity with which it depicted the hardships of a sailor's life has helped to bring about a better state of things in the mercantile marine of both America and England. Note: We are a well-established, well-respected, ethical book dealer in business since 1991. We describe the condition of our books thoroughly and honestly, so you'll know exactly what you will be receiving when you order.. Book Condition: Fair. Binding: Hard Cover. Jacket: No Dustjacket

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