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Angelo S. Rappoport
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ISBN: 0486456013
Page Count: 208
Dimensions: 5 3/8 x 8 1/2
Handed down from generation to generation, these intriguing maritime legends from around the globe portray a magical world beneath and above the waves. Stories include accounts of sightings of phantom galleys and St. Elmo's light, the mischievous deeds of mermaids and water sprites, and tall tales of sea monsters and enchanted islands.
Reprint of the Stanley Paul & Co., Ltd., London, 1928 edition.

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