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The KING Of The SEA, A Tale of the Fearless and Free.; By Ned Buntline, Late of the United States Navy. 100 Dollar Tale.
Boston: Flag of Our Union Office, 1847. 1st edition (Wright I, 1521). [5] - 100 [= 96] pp. Text in double column. T.p. cut. Full page wood-engraving, p. 13 [duplicated on front wrapper]. 8vo. 10-1/4" x 6-7/8". Printed buff paper wrappers with wood engraving of Neptune to front wrapper. Wrapper has imprint of Gleason's Publishing Hall. Rear wrapper with Gleason's advert for other titles "Just published". Now housed in an archival mylar sleeve. General wear & soiling to wrappers, with front wrapper detached. Lacking lower half of spine paper. Dog-earring of leaf corners. Some internal staining. A Good copy of this rare survivor. Item #49337
Price: $650.00
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