Before The Mast in The Clippers; Composed in a Large Part of The Diaries of Charles A. Abbey, Kept While At Sea in the Years 1856 to 1860

by Lt. Com. Harpur Allen Gosnell

$300 · Offered by Lorne Bair Rare Books

New York: Derrydale Press, 1937. First, Limited Edition. Octavo. No. 842 of 950 Copies. Publisher's maroon half cloth over brown paper covered boards, titled in gilt to spine with a maroon and gilt cloth label to the front board. ix ; 1 ; 283pp. Strong and ship-shape, very light wear, a couple of spots of soiling to the front board and some oxidization of the gilt; internally clean and fresh,

• Binding: Hardcover

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