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1. Looking for a Ship 1st Edition/1st Printing
by McPhee John 
Price: USD 60.00
Dealer: ABAA, Books Tell You Why, Inc.
Description: New York: Farrar Straus Giroux. Fine in Fine dust jacket. Date: 1990. First Edition; First Printing. Cloth. 0374190771 . First edition/first printing in Near Fine condition with light foxing to page edges in Fine dust-jacket; John McPhee has written a beautiful and lyrical book about the American Merchant Marine. He tells the story of the ships and the people who sailed them, and the amazing journeys they made. He also includes some of the history of the United States Merchant Marine, and the challenges it has faced over the years. This book is a must-read for anyone interested in maritime history, or in the American spirit.; 8vo; 242 pages . 1990. Farrar Straus Giroux ISBN 0374190771 US 

2. Looking for a Ship 1st Edition/1st Printing
by McPhee John 
Price: USD 80.00
Dealer: Biblio, Books Tell You Why, Inc.
Description: New York: Farrar Straus Giroux. Fine in Fine dust jacket. Date: 1990. First Edition; First Printing. Cloth. 0374190771 . First edition/first printing in Near Fine condition with light foxing to page edges in Fine dust-jacket; John McPhee has written a beautiful and lyrical book about the American Merchant Marine. He tells the story of the ships and the people who sailed them, and the amazing journeys they made. He also includes some of the history of the United States Merchant Marine, and the challenges it has faced over the years. This book is a must-read for anyone interested in maritime history, or in the American spirit.; 8vo; 242 pages . 1990. Farrar Straus Giroux ISBN 0374190771 9780374190774 [US] 

3. Looking for a Ship Signed
by McPhee John 
Price: USD 65.00
Dealer: Biblio, Craig Hokenson Bookseller
Description: New York, NY, U.S.A.: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, LLC, Date: 1990. First Edition/First Printing . Hardcover. Near Fine+/Near Fine+. Light handling wear to jacket. 1990. Farrar, Straus & Giroux, LLC ISBN 0374190771 9780374190774 [US] 

4. Looking for a Ship (First Edition)
by McPhee, John 
Price: USD 20.00
Dealer: Abebooks, Dan Pope Books
Description: ISBN10: 0374190771, ISBN13: 9780374190774, [publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (New York)] Hardcover First Edition First edition. First printing. Hardbound. Fine in a fine dust jacket. A tight clean copy. Smoke-free. SALE. [West Hartford, CT, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1990]  

5. Looking for a Ship (Signed)
by McPhee, John 
Price: USD 65.00
Dealer: Abebooks, Craig Hokenson Bookseller
Description: ISBN10: 0374190771, ISBN13: 9780374190774, [publisher: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, LLC, New York, NY, U.S.A.] Hardcover First Edition Light handling wear to jacket. [Dallas, TX, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1990]  

6. Looking for a Ship - 1st Edition/1st Printing
by McPhee, John 
Price: USD 76.44
Dealer: ZVAB, Books Tell You Why - ABAA/ILAB
Description: ISBN10: 0374190771, ISBN13: 9780374190774, [publisher: Farrar Straus Giroux, New York] Hardcover First Edition First edition/first printing in Near Fine condition with light foxing to page edges in Fine dust-jacket; John McPhee has written a beautiful and lyrical book about the American Merchant Marine. He tells the story of the ships and the people who sailed them, and the amazing journeys they made. He also includes some of the history of the United States Merchant Marine, and the challenges it has faced over the years. This book is a must-read for anyone interested in maritime history, or in the American spirit.; 8vo; 242 pages [Summerville, SC, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1990]  

7. Looking For A Ship :
by Mcphee, John A.  
Price: USD 15.87
Dealer: AmazonUK, AmazonUK Marketplace
Description: Used - isbn: 0374190771 - isbn13: 9780374190774 Farrar Straus & Giroux  

8. Looking For A Ship :
by Mcphee, John A.  
Price: USD 29.12
Dealer: AmazonUK, AmazonUK Marketplace
Description: Collectibles - isbn: 0374190771 - isbn13: 9780374190774 Farrar Straus & Giroux  

9. LOOKING FOR A SHIP
by John A. McPhee 
Price: USD 74.95
Dealer: Biblio, Rare Book Cellar
Description: New York: Farrar Straus & Giroux. Date: 1990. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0374190771 . Near Fine in a Fine dust jacket. ; 8.9 X 7.2 X 1.1 inches . 1990. Farrar Straus & Giroux ISBN 0374190771 9780374190774 [US] 

10. LOOKING FOR A SHIP
by John A. McPhee 
Price: USD 85.95
Dealer: Biblio, Rare Book Cellar
Description: New York: Farrar Straus & Giroux. Date: 1990. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0374190771 . Very Good+ in a Very Good+ price clipped dust jacket. Foxing on top/side text block edges. ; 5.8 X 0.99 X 8.6 inches . 1990. Farrar Straus & Giroux ISBN 0374190771 9780374190774 [US] 

11. LOOKING FOR A SHIP
by John McPhee 
Price: USD 54.95
Dealer: Biblio, Rare Book Cellar
Description: New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux. Date: 1990. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0374190771 . Fine in a Very Good+ price clipped dust jacket. ; 8.9 X 7.2 X 1.1 inches; 242 pages . 1990. Farrar, Straus and Giroux ISBN 0374190771 9780374190774 [US] 

12. LOOKING FOR A SHIP
by MCPHEE JOHN 
Price: USD 20.00
Dealer: Biblio, JOHN LUTSCHAK BOOKS
Description: NEW YORK NY: FARRAR, STRAUS, AND GIROUX. FINE IN FINE D.J.. Date: 1990. FIRST EDITION. HARDCOVER. A TALE OF THE DECLINING MERCHANT MARINE . BOOK IS FINE WITHOUT ANY MARKS TO THE BINDING OR THE TEXT. D.J. IS FINE AND IS NOT PRICE-CLIPPED. A BEAUTIFUL CLEAN, BRIGHT, UNFADED COPY WITH NO REMAINDER MARK. . 1990. FARRAR, STRAUS, AND GIROUX ISBN 0374190771 9780374190774 [US] 

13. LOOKING FOR A SHIP
by McPhee John 
Price: USD 15.00
Dealer: Biblio, BIAbooks
Description: New York: Farrar Straus & Giroux, Date: 1990. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. A splendid book, clean, tight and fresh. Two pages have a corner crease from folding. McPhee's beautifully written tribute to the U.S. Merchant Marine. ".an extraordinary tale of life aboard the S.S. Stella Lykes. what my be one of the last American merchant ships. 1990. Farrar Straus & Giroux ISBN 0374190771 9780374190774 [US] 

14. LOOKING FOR A SHIP
by McPhee John 
Price: USD 8.40
Dealer: Biblio, Gibson's Books
Description: New York NY: Farrar, Straus & Giroux. Date: 1990. First Edition. Hardcover. 0374190771 . Very Good in Very Good dust jacket . 1990. Farrar, Straus & Giroux ISBN 0374190771 9780374190774 [US] 

15. LOOKING FOR A SHIP
by McPhee John 
Price: USD 17.00
Dealer: Biblio, Joe Staats, Bookseller
Description: New York, NY, U.S.A.: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, LLC, Date: 1990. First Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. As New/As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Nominated finalist for the 1991 Pulitzer Prize in General Non-Fiction. This is an extraordinary tale of life on the high seas aboard one of the last American merchant ships, the S.S. Stella Lykes, on a forty-two-day journey from Charleston down the Pacific coast of South America. As the crew of the Stella Lykes makes their ocean voyage, they tell stories of other runs and other ships, tales of disaster, stupidity, greed, generosity, and courage. As new,first edition, first printing, in navy blue cloth, in fine, mylar-protected dust jacket. {Not remainder-marked or price-clipped} NFBS1 1990. Farrar, Straus & Giroux, LLC ISBN 0374190771 9780374190774 [US] 

16. LOOKING FOR A SHIP
by McPhee John 
Price: USD 38.71
Dealer: Biblio, Rare Book Cellar
Description: New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux. Date: 1990. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0374190771 . Very Good in a Very Good dust jacket. Crease to jacket at spine and front flap. ; 8.56 X 5.87 X 0.99 inches; 242 pages . 1990. Farrar, Straus and Giroux ISBN 0374190771 9780374190774 [US] 

17. Looking for a Ship
by John McPhee 
Price: USD 12.00
Dealer: Biblio, 2nd Act Books
Description: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, September Date: 1990. Hardcover. Used - very good. 1990. Farrar, Straus and Giroux ISBN 0374190771 9780374190774 [US] 

18. Looking for a Ship
by John McPhee 
Price: USD 8.00
Dealer: Biblio, Montclair Book Center
Description: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, September Date: 1990. Hardcover. USED Very Good. 1990. Farrar, Straus and Giroux ISBN 0374190771 9780374190774 [US] 

19. Looking for a Ship
by John McPhee 
Price: USD 7.00
Dealer: Biblio, Montclair Book Center
Description: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, September Date: 1990. Hardcover. USED Good/Good Jacket. 1990. Farrar, Straus and Giroux ISBN 0374190771 9780374190774 [US] 

20. Looking for a Ship
by John McPhee 
Price: USD 15.00
Dealer: Biblio, NWJBOOKS
Description: New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, Date: 1990. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Gilt spine lettering & blind stamped front panel of black cloth covered boards in a pictorial dust jacket. 8vo, 242pp. 1990. Farrar, Straus and Giroux ISBN 0374190771 9780374190774 [US] 

21. Looking for a Ship
by MCPHEE John 
Price: USD 35.00
Dealer: ABAA, Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABAA
Description: New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, Date: 1990. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. First edition. Near fine in a near fine dustwrapper. 1990. Farrar, Straus and Giroux ISBN 0374190771 US 

22. Looking for a Ship
by MCPHEE John 
Price: USD 35.00
Dealer: Biblio, Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABAA
Description: New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, Date: 1990. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. First edition. Near fine in a near fine dustwrapper. 1990. Farrar, Straus and Giroux ISBN 0374190771 9780374190774 [US] 

23. Looking for a Ship
by McPhee J 
Price: USD 5.00
Dealer: Biblio, Pengilly Books
Description: New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, Date: 1990 Life on an American Merchant ShipNear FinePlease feel free to inquire for item specifics or additional photos. Books will be carefully packaged in cardboard boxes only. Combined shipping can apply for multiple purchases – please check out our other listings. International shipping costs will be assessed on a case by case basis. 1990. Farrar, Straus and Giroux ISBN 0374190771 9780374190774 [US] 

24. Looking for a Ship
by McPhee John A. 
Price: USD 15.50
Dealer: Biblio, Pat Cramer, Bookseller
Description: New York: Farrar Straus & Giroux, Date: 1990. Book. Very Good +. Hardcover. First Edition/First Printing. A solid tight crefully read copy. This copy has some slight lean, just a hint of pagedge soil. THIS COPY IS IN MY POSSESSION AND WILL NORMALLY SHIP NEXT DAY.. 1990. Farrar Straus & Giroux ISBN 0374190771 9780374190774 [US] 

25. Looking for a Ship
by McPhee John A. 
Price: USD 60.00
Dealer: Biblio, Tome Raiders
Description: Gordonsville, Virginia, U.S.A.: Farrar Straus & Giroux, Date: 1990 Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Farrar, Straus and Giroux, New York, 1990. / First printing. Blue cloth. 242 pages. Brodart protected. . 1990. Farrar Straus & Giroux ISBN 0374190771 9780374190774 [US] 

26. Looking for a Ship
by McPhee John 
Price: USD 11.95
Dealer: ABAA, Ed's Editions Bookstore
Description: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, Date: 1990-09-14. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 5x0x8. Hardcover First Edition with dust jacket, not price-clipped. Book appears unused. Clean, bright, tight binding. Prompt shipping. 1990. Farrar, Straus and Giroux ISBN 0374190771 US 

27. Looking for a Ship
by McPhee John 
Price: USD 43.00
Dealer: ABAA, James & Mary Laurie Booksellers (A.B.A.A.)
Description: New York: Farrar Streaus and Giroux, Date: 1990. 1st . Hardcover. fine/fine. Dust jacket is not price clipped. 1990. Farrar Streaus and Giroux ISBN 0374190771 US 

28. Looking for a Ship
by McPhee John 
Price: USD 20.00
Dealer: Biblio, Abstract Books
Description: New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, Date: 1990. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Stated First Edition. Near fine condition in a near fine dust jacket. 242 pages, decorated chapter heads, 8vo; navy cloth. Life aboard what was to be one of the last U.S. Merchant ships. 1990. Farrar, Straus & Giroux ISBN 0374190771 9780374190774 [US] 

29. Looking for a Ship
by McPhee John 
Price: USD 13.13
Dealer: Biblio, Barnes And Nooyen Books
Description: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, Date: 1990-09-15. hardcover. New. 0x6x9. New Condition, Hardcover Book, 1990. Farrar, Straus and Giroux ISBN 0374190771 9780374190774 [US] 

30. Looking for a Ship
by McPhee John 
Price: USD 6.74
Dealer: Biblio, Better World Books
Description: Farrar, Straus & Giroux. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages. Farrar, Straus & Giroux ISBN 0374190771 9780374190774 [US] 

31. Looking for a Ship
by McPhee John 
Price: USD 6.66
Dealer: Biblio, Better World Books
Description: Farrar, Straus & Giroux. Used - Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages. Farrar, Straus & Giroux ISBN 0374190771 9780374190774 [US] 

32. Looking for a Ship
by McPhee John 
Price: USD 6.74
Dealer: Biblio, Better World Books
Description: Farrar, Straus & Giroux. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages. Farrar, Straus & Giroux ISBN 0374190771 9780374190774 [US] 

33. Looking for a Ship
by McPhee John 
Price: USD 3.90
Dealer: Biblio, Books4Cause Inc.
Description: UsedVeryGood. minor shelf wear ISBN 0374190771 9780374190774 [US] 

34. Looking for a Ship
by McPhee John 
Price: USD 50.00
Dealer: Biblio, Borg Antiquarian
Description: New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, Date: 1990. First Edition. Cloth. Fine/Fine. 8vo, black cloth with gold lettering on spine and blind-stamped title on front cover, Mylar-protected pictorial dust jacket (unclipped), [viii] + 241 pages + [242]. McPhee--who is on the staff of The New Yorker--is the highly regarded author of several books on natural history, scientific figures, and geology. A narrative about life aboard what may become one of the last American merchant ships. EXCEPTIONALLY SHIPSHAPE! 1990. Farrar, Straus and Giroux ISBN 0374190771 9780374190774 [US] 

35. Looking for a Ship
by McPhee John 
Price: USD 12.50
Dealer: Biblio, Buckeye Bookshop Online
Description: New York: Farrar Straus Giroux, Date: 1990. Hardcover. 1st edition. 242 pp. Fine book (no markings) / Fine dust jacket (price not clipped). A clean, fresh copy. 1990. Farrar Straus Giroux ISBN 0374190771 9780374190774 [US] 

36. Looking for a Ship
by McPhee John 
Price: USD 21.00
Dealer: Biblio, CMSRAREBOOKS
Description: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, Date: 1990. 1st Edition . Hardcover. New/New. 1990. Farrar, Straus and Giroux ISBN 0374190771 9780374190774 [US] 

37. Looking for a Ship
by McPhee John 
Price: USD 23.52
Dealer: Biblio, Chris Hartmann, Bookseller
Description: New York: Farrar, Straus And Giroux. Hardcover. Date: 1990. 1st Edition. 8vo 241pp . Fine in Fine DJ. Life aboard what may be one of the last American merchant ships, the S. S. Stella Lykes . 1990. Farrar, Straus And Giroux ISBN 0374190771 9780374190774 [US] 

38. Looking for a Ship
by McPhee John 
Price: USD 12.95
Dealer: Biblio, Dorley House Books
Description: NY: Farrar Straus Giroux, Date: 1990. First Edition, First Printing; 241 clean, unmarked pages/index; dj w/clipped price; An interesting look at one of the last merchant vessels through the eyes of McPhee and Andy Chase, the second mate of the S.S. Stella Lykes.. 1st. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8 vo. 1990. Farrar Straus Giroux ISBN 0374190771 9780374190774 [US] 

39. Looking for a Ship
by McPhee John 
Price: USD 11.95
Dealer: Biblio, Ed's Editions Bookstore
Description: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, Date: 1990-09-14. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 5x0x8. Hardcover First Edition with dust jacket, not price-clipped. Book appears unused. Clean, bright, tight binding. Prompt shipping. 1990. Farrar, Straus and Giroux ISBN 0374190771 9780374190774 [US] 

40. Looking for a Ship
by McPhee John 
Price: USD 9.93
Dealer: Biblio, Ergodebooks
Description: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, Date: 1990-09-15. First Edition. hardcover. Used: Good. 1990. Farrar, Straus and Giroux ISBN 0374190771 9780374190774 [US] 

41. Looking for a Ship
by McPhee John 
Price: USD 26.80
Dealer: Biblio, Ergodebooks
Description: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, Date: 1990-09-15. First Edition. hardcover. Used:Good. 1990. Farrar, Straus and Giroux ISBN 0374190771 9780374190774 [US] 

42. Looking for a Ship
by McPhee John 
Price: USD 81.40
Dealer: Biblio, GridFreed LLC
Description: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, Date: 1990-09-15. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! 1990. Farrar, Straus and Giroux ISBN 0374190771 9780374190774 [US] 

43. Looking for a Ship
by McPhee John 
Price: USD 19.41
Dealer: Biblio, GridFreed LLC
Description: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, Date: 1990-09-14. hardcover. New. In shrink wrap. 1990. Farrar, Straus and Giroux ISBN 0374190771 9780374190774 [US] 

44. Looking for a Ship
by McPhee John 
Price: USD 25.00
Dealer: Biblio, Ground Zero Books
Description: New York: Farrar Straus Giroux, Date: 1990. First edition. Stated. Presumed first printing. Hardcover. Very good in very good dust jacket. Price clipped.. 242 p. The text of this book originally appeared in The New Yorker. McPhee writes about the 42-day voyage of a merchant ship, from Charleston, South Carolina to the west coast of South America. 1990. Farrar Straus Giroux ISBN 0374190771 9780374190774 [US] 

45. Looking for a Ship
by McPhee John 
Price: USD 8.00
Dealer: Biblio, Hedgehog's Whimsey Books
Description: Farrar Straus Giroux., Date: 1990. First edition.. Hard cover. Fine in very good dust jacket.. Krupat, Cynthia (Jacket Design).. 1 Sewn binding. Black Cloth over boards. 242 p. Audience: General/trade. Second mate Andy Chase is looking for a ship and author McPhee is at his side. Merchant ships are dwindling in number, and the hazards are more diverse. They find the S.S. Stella Lykes and toward the Pacific coast of South America, via the Panama Canal. 1990. Farrar Straus Giroux. ISBN 0374190771 9780374190774 [US] 

46. Looking for a Ship
by McPhee John 
Price: USD 29.95
Dealer: Biblio, J. E. MILES, A BOOKSELLER
Description: Farrar Straus Giroux. Collectible - Very Good/Very Good. Date: 190. First Edition. Hard Cover. 0374190771 (H345) . Farrar Straus Giroux ISBN 0374190771 9780374190774 [US] 

47. Looking for a Ship
by McPhee John 
Price: USD 43.00
Dealer: Biblio, James & Mary Laurie Booksellers (A.B.A.A.)
Description: New York: Farrar Streaus and Giroux, Date: 1990. 1st . Hardcover. fine/fine. Dust jacket is not price clipped. 1990. Farrar Streaus and Giroux ISBN 0374190771 9780374190774 [US] 

48. Looking for a Ship
by McPhee John 
Price: USD 95.00
Dealer: Biblio, Lower Beverley Better Books
Description: New York: Farrar Straus Giroux, Date: 1990. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine+/Fine+. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. September, 1990. Stated First Edition. An account of a 42-day voyage by the merchant ship, S.S. Stella Lykes from Charleston through the Panama Canal down the Pacific coast of South America. " Through the journey itself and the tales told emerge the history and character of an extraordinary calling.". Bottom of front panel has 1/8" band of sunning. (rear flap). Black cloth covered boards have gilt text on spine, impressed black text on front panel. Unclipped DJ ($18.95) has a hint of edge wear at spine ends. Bookseller's Inventory # 231558. 1990. Farrar Straus Giroux ISBN 0374190771 9780374190774 [CA] 

49. Looking for a Ship
by McPhee John 
Price: USD 12.00
Dealer: Biblio, Persephone's Books
Description: New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, Date: 1990. First Edition . Cloth. Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 242 pp. Jacket is price-clipped. An examination of the current state of the U.S. merchant fleet, told around the search for a position on a ship by a merchant seaman. Originally published in the New Yorker. 1990. Farrar, Straus and Giroux ISBN 0374190771 9780374190774 [US] 

50. Looking for a Ship
by McPhee John 
Price: USD 25.00
Dealer: Biblio, Quercus Rare Books
Description: New York: Farrar Straus Giroux, Date: 1990. McPhee's essay on life in the Merchant Marine was first published in "The New Yorker." This is a Fine copy of the First Edition (stated). Black cloth binding, title blindstamped on front cover; gilt titling on the spine. Clean text; 242 Pages. The dustjacket is Fine; unclipped, in an archival plastic protector.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 1990. Farrar Straus Giroux ISBN 0374190771 9780374190774 [US] 

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