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The wanderings of Tom Starboard, or, The life of a sailor : his voyages and travels, perils and adventures, by sea and land
The wanderings of Tom Starboard, or, The life of a sailor : his voyages and travels, perils and adventures, by sea and land
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The wanderings of Tom Starboard, or, The life of a sailor : his voyages and travels, perils and adventures, by sea and land

Date1830
Alternate Title
  • Life of a sailor
  • The wanderings of Tom Starboard, or, The life of a sailor : his voyages and travels, perils and adventures, by sea and land
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Notes
Steel-engraved frontispiece and five plates dated: Decr. 1830.
Tom Starboard (the name adopted by Charles Granville when he ran away to sea) was able to rescue the wife and children of a boyhood friend when their ship bound for India was wrecked on a rocky island.
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    Medium
    DimensionsCover size: 17.5 cm x 12.5 cm (6 7/8 in. x 4 15/16 in.)
    Language
      CollectionOsborne Collection of Early Children's Books
      Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)
      Call Number / Accession Number37131048618466D
      Symphony Cat-key2247822
      Geography
      Geography
      Geography
      Geography
      Geography
      Geography
      Geography
      Geography
      Geography
      Geography
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