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LOOKING FOR A SHIP
by MCPHEE, JOHN
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- FINE IN FINE D.J.
- ISBN 10
- 0374190771
- ISBN 13
- 9780374190774
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NEW YORK NY: FARRAR, STRAUS, AND GIROUX. FINE IN FINE D.J.. 1990. FIRST EDITION. HARDCOVER. A TALE OF THE DECLINING MERCHANT MARINE . BOOK IS FINE WITHOUT ANY MARKS TO THE BINDING OR THE TEXT. D.J. IS FINE AND IS NOT PRICE-CLIPPED. A BEAUTIFUL CLEAN, BRIGHT, UNFADED COPY WITH NO REMAINDER MARK. .
Synopsis
This is an extraordinary tale of life on the high seas aboard one of the last American merchant ships, the S.S. Stella Lykes, on a forty-two-day journey from Charleston down the Pacific coast of South America. As the crew of the Stella Lykes makes their ocean voyage, they tell stories of other runs and other ships, tales of disaster, stupidity, greed, generosity, and courage. (Publisher Summary)
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- Bookseller
- JOHN LUTSCHAK BOOKS (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- COLLECTI014182I
- Title
- LOOKING FOR A SHIP
- Author
- MCPHEE, JOHN
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - FINE IN FINE D.J.
- Edition
- FIRST EDITION
- ISBN 10
- 0374190771
- ISBN 13
- 9780374190774
- Publisher
- FARRAR, STRAUS, AND GIROUX
- Place of Publication
- NEW YORK NY
- Date Published
- 1990
- Keywords
- A TALE OF THE DECLINING MERCHANT MARINE, MERCHANT SHIPS, NOVEL, US MERCHANT MARINE
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