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In 1643 a castaway comes upon an abandoned ship anchored off a desert island. As he explores the vessel’s mysterious cargo, he revisits the events of his tempestuous youth-and limns his era’s obsession with science and navigation. Translated by William Weaver. A Helen and Kurt Wolff Book
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- Paperback 515 Pages
- Edition: New Ed
- ISBN-10: 0749396660
- ISBN-13: 9780749396664
- Publisher: Vintage
- Pub date: Oct 07, 1996
- Dimensions: 19 cm x 13 cm x 3 cm Just how big is that?
- Also available as: Paperback, Hardcover and Audio Cassette

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