Looking for a Ship
by McPHEE, John
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- See description
- ISBN 10
- 0374190771
- ISBN 13
- 9780374190774
- Seller
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Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States
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About This Item
New York: FSG, 1990. First edition. Hardcover. Hardcover. First edition. A fine book in a fine dust jacket. Signed by the author on the title page.
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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Details
- Bookseller
- Sawtooth Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 29177
- Title
- Looking for a Ship
- Author
- McPHEE, John
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- ISBN 10
- 0374190771
- ISBN 13
- 9780374190774
- Publisher
- FSG
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1990
Terms of Sale
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All books sold on an available basis. Any book is returnable within 30 days for any reason.
About the Seller
Sawtooth Rare Books
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Santa Fe, New Mexico
About Sawtooth Rare Books
We are sellers of modern first editions, with an emphasis on modern fiction, poetry, Western American literature and signed books.
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