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9780071372251
The Saga of Cimba (The Sailor's Classics #2), Vol. 2 - Richard Maury - Hardcover
by Maury, Richard, Raban, Jonathan
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- Comments: This particular book, a readable and intact copy, is no exception. Despite showing noticeable wear and tear, particularly on the spine, it stands as a testament to the journey it has undertaken through various hands and minds. This essay delves into the details of this book's condition, exploring the implications of its wear, the presence of notes and highlights, and the significance of its role as a reading copy.
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- ISBN-13: 9780071372251
- ISBN: 0071372253
- Edition: 1
- Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional Publishing
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Richard Maury was born on St. David's Island, Bermuda, in 1910, a descendant of famed pioneering oceanographer and hydrographer Matthew Fontaine Maury. He owned and sailed his first boat at the age of eight, and by the time he was in his early twenties, he had served before the mast in the full-rigged ship Tusitala, as well as on several tramp freighters of the period. Maury spent most of his working life as a mariner on deepwater vessels. He died in 1998 Jonathan Raban is the winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award, the PEN West Creative Nonfiction Award, and a New York Times Editors' Choice for Book of the YearMaury, Richard is the author of 'The Saga of Cimba (The Sailor's Classics #2), Vol. 2 - Richard Maury - Hardcover' with ISBN 9780071372251 and ISBN 0071372253.
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