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Published by Penguin Publishing Group, 1975
ISBN 10: 0448118408ISBN 13: 9780448118406
Seller: Better World Books: West, Reno, NV, U.S.A.
Book
Condition: Good. J. Spurling (illustrator). Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.
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Published by NY: MacMillan 1939, 1939
Seller: Redux Books, Grand Rapids, MI, U.S.A.
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Good. First American Edition. Hardcover. No DJ. Pages are clean and unmarked. Covers show light edge wear with some tanning. Binding is tight, hinges strong. Book slightly shelf-cocked.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships same or next business day!.
Published by Madison Square / Grosset & Dunla, 1972
Seller: Books From California, Simi Valley, CA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Good. VOLUME THREE ONLY. No jacket. Otherwise good. Pages/boards clean.
Published by Hennel Locke, London, 1948
Seller: CARDINAL BOOKS ~~ ABAC/ILAB, London -- Birr, ON, Canada
First Edition
Cloth. Condition: Good. Spurling, J. (illustrator). First Edition. Hardcovers. Some rubbing to covers/extremities. Owner's name neatly to front endpaper. Otherwise a clean, tight and unmarked book. Index. 96p. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. J. Spurling (illustrator). This is an abridged edition of "Sail", Volumes I,II,III by Lubbock and Spurling. A history of the most famous clipper ships ever built. Each one's history (39 ships) is fully detailed and with 15 beautiful full-color plates byJ. Spurling.
Published by BP
Seller: antikvariat sacher, Malmö, SKÅNE, Sweden
inb. Condition: Very Good.
Published by Patrick Stephens, 1975
ISBN 10: 0850592178ISBN 13: 9780850592177
Seller: G. L. Green Ltd, Radlett, United Kingdom
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Jack Spurling (illustrator). 179 Pages. 25 x 30cms. Good in torn D/W. A selection of 36 Spurling paintings with text by Lubbock, taken from their classic "Sail: The Romance of the Clipper Ships". Introduction by Alan Villiers, who has made the selection of those he considers show Spurling at his best. Index of Ships'Names. General Index.
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Published by Hennel Locke Limited, UK, 1948
Seller: Book Express (NZ), Wellington, New Zealand
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. J Spurling (illustrator). tidy copy.
Published by Blue Peter Publications, London, 1938
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. J. Spurling (illustrator). 1st Edition. 1st ed. Blue cloth boards with bright gilt titles. VG copy, decorative bookplate to ffep.
Published by Blue Peter Publ. Co. London, 1930
Seller: Dorothy Meyer - Bookseller, Batavia, IL, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: good. no jacket. First Edition, Limited . NOT an ex library book. Large 12" book with blue cloth cover. Wear on spine ends and corners, some fading on edges. Illustrated endpapers. 153 pages including the index plus fold out at rear. Rough cut edges. Color illustrations. Volume I only.
Published by Hennel Locke, 1948
Seller: kellow books, Chipping norton, United Kingdom
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. J Spurling (illustrator). 1st Edition. With 15 colour plates The Roamnce of Clipper ships Adventures and Mishaps slight spottoing to the first 6 pages ow in near fine cond jacket near fine.
Published by Grosset & Dunlap New York, 1975
Seller: McLaren Books Ltd., ABA(associate), PBFA, Largs, United Kingdom
large format hardback [30x26cm]. ppxii 179. ISBN 0448118408 . very good condition in an edge worn and slightly grubby dust-jacket. sellotape marks to end-papers. [heavy book that may require extra shipping charges for overseas orders] a selection of 36 sailing ships from the three volume work "Sail", each described and illustrated in colour with very good quality reproductions of Jack Spurling's magnificent paintings.
Published by Grosset & Dunlap, New York, 1977
Seller: Top Edge Gilt, Scottsdale, AZ, U.S.A.
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Jack Spurling (illustrator). Great sailing ships from 1850 to the end of WWI. Blue grained boards with gilt ships and lettering on cover and spine. Near fine condition with bumped corner and small tear on rear pastedown. Binding is tight and text is clean. Dust jacket clipped, near fine condition with mylar cover. Size: 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. J. Spurling (illustrator). A careful selection from the classic book SAIL: The Romance of Clipper Ships" by the same author and painter. A period selection of the most famous clipper ships of the Clipper Ship Era, 37 in all each with its detailed history and beautiful full color painting by Jack Spurling, an acclaimed marine artist.
Published by Grosset & Dunlap, 1977
Seller: Phoenix Books/Joanne's Used Books, Los Banos, CA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Jack Spurling (illustrator). Later Printing. The Best of Sail by Lubbock, Basil Illustrated by Jack Spurling Grosset & Dunlap, 1977 ed. Hardback in good condition, text is clean and unmarked, binding tight. Embossed board cover is clean dust jacket being white is slightly soiled and tanned. This book contains a great history of early sailing ships with wonderful art work by Spurling. It contains the history of each, excerpts from the ships logs, sail and rigging plans, lists of captains and crew and much more. Full color illustrations of each of the ships. Index of all know sail ships, and general index of names, ports etc. 179. pages. Book.
Published by Blue Peter Publications, Ltd, London, 1938
Seller: The Topsham Bookshop, EXETER, DEVON, United Kingdom
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Spurling, J. (illustrator). Blue boards with gilt title, spine has faded and been bumped at top and base, back cover has shadow of another smaller book, front end paper signed by previous owner, internal pages clean, binding and prints in fine condition.
Published by Rizzoli, 1976
Seller: Miliardi di Parole, Pietra Marazzi, AL, Italy
Condition: Buone. italiano Condizioni dell'esterno: sovracopertina leggermente strappata Condizioni dell'interno: Buone.
Published by Blue Peter Publications, London, 1938
Seller: Richard Booth's Bookshop, Hereford, United Kingdom
HardBack. Condition: Very Good. No jacket. 85pp. Vol. I only. Lacks dj. Foxing throughout, otherwise clean.
Published by Patrick Stephens Ltd, Cambridge UK, 1975
Seller: Browsers Books, Hamilton, NZ, New Zealand
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. J. Spurling (illustrator). 1st Edition. Patrick Stephens Ltd Cambridge UK 1975 First Edition VG (blue cloth w title in gilt on spine and front board, sl worn, sl bumps on head and foot of spine, edges sl foxed) in VG DW (sl rubbed and worn, has been plstic protected so nice and bright).
Published by The Blue Peter Publishing Company, London UK, 1930
Seller: Chequamegon Books, Washburn, WI, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good with no dust jacket. Illustrated by J. Spurling Pictured By (illustrator). Third Impression. 153 pages. This is volume one only. pictured by J. Spurling. Storied by Basil Lubbock, edited by F. A. Hook, with an introduction by C. Fox Smith. This is the third impression limited to 1000 copies. small smudge to upper part of front cover, slight wear to edges. map intact at rear. slight foxing to some pages. shipping will be extra, please inquire.; 10 1/2 x 12 1/4 ".
Published by Patrick Stephens Limited, England, 1975
Seller: BOOKMARK, Auckland, New Zealand
First Edition
Hb. Condition: VG. Dust Jacket Condition: VG. Spurling, Paintings By (illustrator). First Edition. Clean blue cloth on boards with gilt titles and gilt sailing ship; blindstamped border trim. Edges: mild soiling. illustrated Eps. Very faint foxing to half-title page. Owners name/address stamp to head of Inttroduction page. Clean contents. Printed on art paper. Colour plates. Binding is As New. 179p Dj: Just a few faint small smudges. Faint rubbing and light scratches. Spine: head & foot with small closed tears and clear tape repair on inside. 1.5 cm tear to head of rear flap spine. Large & heavy book: 310 x 260 mm under 2kgs.
Hardcover. Condition: Very good condition. Dust Jacket Condition: good. J. Spurling (illustrator). 2nd printing. 96p., illus. 15 color plates.
Published by Rizzoli, Milano, 1976
Seller: BACCHETTA GIORGIO - ALFEA RARE BOOKS, Milano, Italy
First Edition
Volume: 1 30x24 cm., legatura in piena tela, titoli in oro sul piatto e sul dorso, veliero impresso a secco sul piatto, sulle sguardie 4 disegni di velieri, disegno di W. M. Birchall; pp.222 (7), 41 tavole a colori con stupende illustrazioni dei velieri, fuori testo, prima edizione italiana, normali segni del tempo, ottime condizioni., priva di sopraccoperta.
Published by The Blue Peter Publishing Company, Ltd., London, 1930
Seller: Sea Chest Books, Tucumcari, NM, U.S.A.
Book
Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No DJ. Spurling, J. (illustrator). Third Impression. Very good small folio is the third limited printing of 1,000 copies with a bit of corner wear and slightly dulled gilt on spine. Nautical blue cloth with embossed border and stamped gilt printing with pictorial gilt silhouette of a clipper ship on cover and spine. Heavy deckle edge paper for the text, with the artist's paintings reproduced in color on one side of heavy, slightly glossy paper. Volume I of three of a kind of visual history of the clipper ships through the detailed, accurate and lovely paintings of J. Spurling. A folding skeleton chart of the major routes followed by the clipper ships is at the end. Includes chapters on Blackwall passenger ships, American built clipper ships, Tea clippers and Wool clippers. 153 pp., followed by folding chart. Maritime, Sailing SHips, Clipper Ships, Marine Art, Nautical Art, Ship Paintings, History. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall.
Published by Macmillan Co., New York, 1939
Seller: Chester Creek Books, Duluth, MN, U.S.A.
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good +. J. Spurling (illustrator). Abridged Edition. First abridged edition of "Sail," Volumes I, II, and III. Top and bottom of the DJ with some chipping.
Published by The Blue Peter Publishing Company, Ltd., London, 1927
Seller: Tiber Books, Cockeysville, MD, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. . . . . Second impression Folio, hardcover. No dj, blue-green cloth. Vg condition. Scattered foxing to contents. Upper edge of covers and textblockslightly warped/curved. Covers unworn, contents free of writing or marking. Binding secure. 153 pp. text, lovely color Plates, foldout map in rear. Clipper, History, Sailing, Ships,
Published by Blue Peter, 1927
Seller: McLaren Books Ltd., ABA(associate), PBFA, Largs, United Kingdom
1st impression. large format hardback [31x25cm] . nice clean fresh condition internally. in the original gilt decorated blue cloth binding, a little rubbed and slightly frayed at the spine. small owner's label to foot of inside front cover. [heavy book that may reuire extra shipping costs for some overseas destinations] the first volume only of the three volume work. complete with the thirty stunning coloured plates and sepia frontispiece reproduced from Jack Spurling's paintings, plus folding map. 20.04.
Published by Blue Peter Publications, 1927
Seller: McLaren Books Ltd., ABA(associate), PBFA, Largs, United Kingdom
1st impression. large format hardback [31x25cm] . nice clean fresh condition internally. in the original gilt decorated blue cloth binding, a bit rubbed and slightly torn at the spine. [heavy book that may reuire extra shipping costs for some overseas destinations.Please see our storefront page for shipping information] the first volume only of the three volume work. complete with the thirty stunning coloured plates and sepia frontispiece reproduced from Jack Spurling's paintings, plus folding map.
Published by Blue Peter Publishing 1929, 1929
Seller: Hard to Find Books NZ (Internet) Ltd., Dunedin, OTAGO, New Zealand
Association Member: IOBA
First Edition
First edition, this vol only, Quarto, blue cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine & front board, gilt motif to boards, illus eps, frontispiece, 163pp + folding map, illus, VG (light tannign to page edges, light bruising to spine extrems & board corners, slight soiling to eps).
Published by Blue Peter, 1927
Seller: McLaren Books Ltd., ABA(associate), PBFA, Largs, United Kingdom
2nd impression. large format hardback [31x25cm] . nice clean fresh condition internally. browning to end-papers. some wear and a few small tears to the spine of the original green cloth binding. small book-plate to front paste-down. neat inscription to half-title "C.L. Burleigh, s.s. Moldavia, 4th October 1929" [heavy book that may reuire extra shipping costs for overseas orders] the first volume only of the three volume work. complete with the thirty stunning coloured plates and sepia frontispiece reproduced from Jack Spurling's paintings, plus folding map.