An Island of the Sea. Descriptive of the Past and Present of St. Thomas, Danish West Indies. With A Few Short Stories About Bluebeard's and Blackbeard's Castles
Language: English
Published by Published by the Author, (1895), St. Thomas, D.W.I., 1895
- First Edition
- Signed
- Hardcover
- Used
Seller: ARABESQUE BOOKS, Atlanta, GA, U.S.A.ARABESQUE BOOKS
AbeBooks seller since December 5, 2008
Condition: Used - Very good
£ 965.44
Quantity: 1 available
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120 pages with 6 pages of ads. Additional ads front and rear end papers. 8vo. Illustrated. First Edition, Dated August 31, 1895 on Preface page. Warmly inscribed and signed by the author to most likely his wife or daughter and dated Feb. 4/96. Binding has minor wear top and bottom of the spine and corners otherwise bright and attractive. Now protected in new mylar. Interior of the book is very clean, solid and tight. No cracked hinges, no marks other than the inscription by the author. A scarce, signed first edition.
Seller Inventory # 002047
Bibliographic details
- Title
- An Island of the Sea. Descriptive of the Past and Present of St. Thomas, Danish West Indies. With A Few Short Stories About Bluebeard's and Blackbeard's Castles
- Author
- Taylor, Chas. Edwin
- Publisher
- Published by the Author, (1895), St. Thomas, D.W.I.
- Publication year
- 1895
- Condition
- Very Good
- Dust jacket
- No Jacket
- Signed
- Signed by Author(s)
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Dimensions
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
- Seller catalogs
- Great Outdoors, History, Signed Books
ARABESQUE BOOKS
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