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Little, Brown, 1971. Paperback. Good. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

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Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, 1934. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8x5x1. Fischer, Anton Otto. No jacket, stain to bottom edge of front board; yellow stain to top edge of front endpaper, half-title page, frontispiece, and title page. 1934 Hard Cover. 247 pp. "The book opens in 17th century London. Philip Marsham, a nineteen-year-old sailor, has just been orphaned when his father's ship was lost at sea. An accident with a gun causes him to flee London, leaving behind the small inheritance left by his father. He decides to journey across England on foot, heading towards Bideford. During his travels, he encounters Sir John Bristol, a local Lord who greatly impresses the young man. He also encounters two men, Tom Jordan and Martin Barwick, who claim to be fellow sailors. Tom, who is more commonly known as the Old One, soon parts company with them; however, Martin becomes Phil's traveling companion. When they reach Bideford, Martin leads the way to the house of Mother Taylor, an old… Read More

Viking. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1995. First Edition. Hardcover. 0670857394 . Boards lightly rubbed. Edges lightly foxed ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 366 pages .