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c1862 The Sea and Her Famous Sailors: A History of Maritime Adventure and Exploration from the Christian Era to the Present Time
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Description
Illustrated, Original Binding, Publishers' Original Binding, Scarce
Scarce work. Illustrated with a frontispiece, vignette title page, and seven plates. Collated complete. A detailed maritime history with commentary on the important sailing figures of the times, with chapters on navigation in the Roman Empire, the travels of Marco Polo, the application of the magnetic needle, the first voyage around the world, discoveries, Arctic exploration, and more. Written by Frank Boott Goodrich, a British writer. Dated from advertisements to the rear.
Condition
In the original full cloth binding. Externally, smart with light rubbing to the extremities. Fading to the spine and board edges with the odd small mark to the boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with the odd spot. Light scattered spotting to the first and last few pages. Contemporary ink inscription to the front endpaper.
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