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Dana, Richard Henry. Two Years Before the Mast. Random House; Grabhorn Press, 1936.
Price: US$75.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Very good in a very good dust jacket. One of only 1000 copies published by Grabhorn Press. Ex-library book. Stamped "Beverly Hills Public Library" on top and bottom edges. Library bookplate on the front free endpage. Book is in notably good condition given its age and former use.
Seller: Bookbid, Beverly Hills, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$100.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Quarter-bound buckram and brown leather, gilt lettering and border stamped direct on spine and in black leather label on spine; brown linen-covered slipcase; pp. [4], [xiv], 464, [1] (limitation page), plus 14 illustrated plates. From an edition of 1000 copies. Spine a bit sunned, else fine.
Seller: Sanctuary Books, A.B.A.A., New York, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$299.99 + shipping
Description: The is from the Grabhorn Press, introduction by James D. Hart. Illustrated with 14 plates reproducing original lithographs, paintings, etc. Original white suede backed linen. One of 1000 copies issued by Edwin & Robert Grabhorn. A few small spots to the spine, the reference is Zamorano Eighty 26; GB 257 Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall
Seller: Wayward Books, south dartmouth, MA, U.S.A.
Price: US$350.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Hardcover. 4to. Random House, New York/Grabhorn Press, San Francisco, CA. 1936. 464 pgs. Illustrated with 14 plates reproducing original lithographs, paintings, etc. One of only 1000 copies published by Grabhorn Press. DJ has shelf-wear present to the DJ extremities (crown of the spine is chipped and worn). Bound in 1/4 suede leather and matching cloth boards with titles present to the spine. Boards have light shelf-wear present to the extremities. No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. Tracing an awe-inspiring oceanic route from Boston, around Cape Horn, to the California coast, Two Years Before the Mast is both a riveting story of adventure and the most eloquent, insightful account we have of life at sea in the early nineteenth century. Richard Henry Dana is only nineteen when he abandons the patrician world of Boston and Harvard for an arduous voyage among real sailors, amid genuine danger. The result is an astonishing read, replete with vivid descriptions of storms, whales, and the ship's mad captain, terrible hardship and magical beauty, and fascinating historical detail, including an intriguing portrait of California before the gold rush. As D. H. Lawrence proclaimed, "Dana's small book is a very great book." EB; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 464 pages
Seller: Last Exit Books, Charlottesville, VA, U.S.A.