purple c w/black decorations/ titles; 444 clean, unmarked pages+ads. "This is the quintessential tale of a sailor's journey. The ups and downs of life at sea and on land are the backdrop for the author's observations of the personalities that make up a crew, the day to day drama on a working ship, the democratic solving of shipboard problems in a notoriously undemocratic atmosphere and the early development of the United States Navy.".

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Title

Five Years Before The Mast: Or, Life In The Forecastle, Aboard Of A Whaler And Man-Of-War

Publisher

Leavitt & Allen, NY

Publication Date

1879

Language

English

Binding

Hardcover

Illustrator

b/w Illus

Edition

2nd

Condition

Very Good

Dust Jacket Condition

No Jacket

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Dorley House Books, Inc.
155 Cumberland St., P.O. Box 138, Clear Spring, MD, 21722, U.S.A.

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