THIS LISTING IS FOR A BEAUTIFUL COLLECTOR'S EDITION OF "TWO YEARS BEFORE THE MAST" (INCLUDING TWENTY-FOUR YEARS AFTER) BY RICHARD HENRY DANA, JR. PART OF THE ICONIC HARVARD CLASSICS SERIES, THIS VOLUME WAS PUBLISHED BY GROLIER ENTERPRISES CORP IN 1980. IT IS A DEFINITIVE 19TH-CENTURY MARITIME MEMOIR, FAMOUSLY DETAILING LIFE AT SEA AND THE EARLY CALIFORNIA COAST. ITEM SPECIFICS & FEATURES: * TITLE: TWO YEARS BEFORE THE MAST (HARVARD CLASSICS VOL. 23) * AUTHOR: R. H. DANA, JR. * PUBLISHER: GROLIER ENTERPRISES CORP. (DANBURY, CT) * COPYRIGHT/PRINT DATE: 1980 * BINDING: RICH BURGUNDY FAUX LEATHER (LEATHERETTE) WITH HUBBED "FIVE-BAND" SPINE AND ORNATE GOLD GILT STAMPING. * TOP EDGE: FEATURES A BUILT-IN RIBBON PAGE MARKER AND GOLD-TONED TOP EDGE. CONDITION DETAILS: THE GILT HAS SOME FADE IN AREAS AS WELL AS A SCRATCH SOME CHIPS AND DINGS. GOOD ADDITION TO YOUR COLLECTION THE GILT LETTERING ON THE SPINE REMAINS BRIGHT AND LEGIBLEPERFECT FOR BOOKSHELF DISPLAY OR "DARK ACADEMIA" DECOR. THE INTERIOR PAGES ARE CRISP, WHITE, AND FREE OF ANY WRITING (SEE PHOTOS FOR A DETAILED LOOK AT THE SPINE AND COVER).