Author: SAMUELS, Samuel
Title: From the Forecastle to the Cabin: Being the Memoirs of Capt. Samuel Samuels of the Famous Packet Ship "Dreadnought.
Description: Boston, Charles E. Lauriat Co, 1924. Hardcover. 8vo. Black cloth with gilt spine lettering and decoration, pictorial dust jacket. xxvii, 308pp. Top edge gilt. Frontispiece, numerous full-page illustrations. Near fine/good plus. Jacket a bit edgeworn and lightly soiled, with several small edge chips -- but complete and fairly attractive nonetheless. A tight, attractive first of this edition following the 1887 true first edition, described by Harold F. Smith: "One of the great packet commanders writes his autobiography, giving a lively series of maritime adventures around the world." Very uncommon, especially in a decent jacket. AMERICAN TRAVELLERS ABROAD S3. .
Keywords: Nautical Travel & Exploration
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Title: From the Forecastle to the Cabin: Being the Memoirs of Capt. Samuel Samuels of the Famous Packet Ship "Dreadnought.
Description: Boston, Charles E. Lauriat Co, 1924. Hardcover. 8vo. Black cloth with gilt spine lettering and decoration, pictorial dust jacket. xxvii, 308pp. Top edge gilt. Frontispiece, numerous full-page illustrations. Near fine/good plus. Jacket a bit edgeworn and lightly soiled, with several small edge chips -- but complete and fairly attractive nonetheless. A tight, attractive first of this edition following the 1887 true first edition, described by Harold F. Smith: "One of the great packet commanders writes his autobiography, giving a lively series of maritime adventures around the world." Very uncommon, especially in a decent jacket. AMERICAN TRAVELLERS ABROAD S3. .
Keywords: Nautical Travel & Exploration
Price: US$ 75.00 Seller: Main Street Fine Books & Manuscripts
- Book number: 42805
- Book number: 42805
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