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THE LOGBOOK OF THE CAPTAIN'S CLERK : Adventures in the China Seas (The Lakeside Classics Series)
por John S.Sewall; (Arthur Power Dudden, Editor)
- Novo
- Capa dura
- first
- Condição
- Novo/None as Issued
- Livreiro
-
Berkeley, California, United States
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Chicago, IL: Lakeside Press/R.R. Donnelley, 1995. First Edition, First Thus . Hardcover. New/None as Issued. Archival Photographs. Text/NEW & Bright. 1995, First Edition, First Thus; reprint of a memoir first published 1905. Gilt embossed dark brown linen boards w/gilt to upper text block, Fine. DJ/None as Issued. Frontispiece: The USS Saratoga. Maritime history. Memoir of American sailor, minister & professor John Smith Sewall (1830-1911) aboard warship U.S.Saratoga --- one of the "Black Ships" of Commodore Matthew C. Perry's Squadron to Japan (1853-1854). As a captain's clerk aboard the Saratoga from 1850-1854, Sewall (author of The Invincible Armada to Japan) kept log of the ship's daily activities. This book was written a half century later, and includes Sewall's commentaries as well as references to later incidents. 291 pgs w/maps & archival photos in 9 chapters followed by Editor's Epilogue.
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A memoir by John Sewall, the captain's clerk aboard the *U.S.S. Saratoga*, on Commodore Perry's expedition to Japan.
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- Livreiro
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- Nº do estoque do livreiro
- 008766
- Título
- THE LOGBOOK OF THE CAPTAIN'S CLERK : Adventures in the China Seas (The Lakeside Classics Series)
- Autor
- John S.Sewall; (Arthur Power Dudden, Editor)
- Ilustrador
- Archival Photographs
- Formato/Encadernação
- Capa dura
- Estado do livro
- Novo
- Condição de sobrecapa
- None as Issued
- Quantidade Disponível
- 1
- Edição
- First Edition, First Thus
- Editorial
- Lakeside Press/R.R. Donnelley
- Local de publicação
- Chicago, IL
- Data de publicação
- 1995
- Páginas
- 291
- Palavras-chave
- Expedition, Naval History, Commodore Matthew C. Perry, Pacific Ocean, Japan
- Catálogos de livreiros
- Warfare;
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