A Life On The Ocean Wave : Voyages To Australia, India And The Pacific From The Journals Of Captain George Bayly 1824 1844

Author: George Bayly

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  • : $45.00 AUD
  • : 9780522847611
  • : Miegunyah Press
  • : 40789
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  • : 0.943
  • : May 1998
  • : 245mm X 162mm X 30mm
  • : Australia
  • : 54.95
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  • : George Bayly
  • : Miegunyah Press S.
  • : Hardback
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  • : 910.4092
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Barcode 9780522847611
9780522847611

Local Description

Miegunyah Press, 1998. First edition. A near fine copy only marked by a neat gift inscription on the half title page. The d/w is fine. This copy is one of a limited edition of only 1000 copies.

Description

A life on the Ocean Wave is rich in accounts of typhoons, rescues, storms, shipwrecks and shipboard disputes. Details of life at sea vary from amusing anecdotes about passengers to ship customs and sailing directions.