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Sale 495: Fine Literature - Illustrated & Children's Books - Books in All Fields (#495) 12/13/2012 11:00 AM PST Closed
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Lot #81 The Cruise of the Snark

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Lot closed - Sold For (Includes Buyers Premium):$375

Estimate: $300 - $500

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Title:

The Cruise of the Snark

Author:

London, Jack

Place Published:

New York

Publisher:

Macmillan & Co.

Date Published:

1911

Description:

xiv, 340, [2], + [4] ad pp. Illustrated with a color frontispiece of the Snark and 120 plates from photographs. Blue-green cloth lettered in gilt, color pictorial cover label, top edge gilt. First Edition.

London's own account of his abortive circumnavigation in company with Charmian in his sailing ship "Snark." BAL 11929; Sisson & Martens, p. 57.

Condition:

Very light stains on spine, lightly rubbed spine ends and corners; name rubberstamped on front free endpaper; very good.

Item#:

231469

Headline:

The Cruise of the Snark 1st edition
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