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Published by The Kelly Printing Company, 1947
Seller: Books From California, Simi Valley, CA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Fading to spine, shelf/dust wear. Pages clean, binding sturdy.
Published by The Kelly printing co., inc, 1947
Seller: World of Rare Books, Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United Kingdom
Condition: Good. 1947. Second Edition. 451 pages. No dust jacket. This is an ex-Library book. Blue cloth with gilt lettering. Contains black and white illustrations. Moderate tanning, with light foxing and marking to pages. Sunning to pastedowns and endpapers with plate to front. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning. Binding remains firm.
Published by The Kelly Printing, Seattle, WA, 1947
Seller: Lowry's Books, Three Rivers, MI, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good for Age. No Jacket. Second Ediition. There are some markings on the back cover, light corner bumping and push/pull on spine. All text blocks are yellowed. Markings from prior owner in FEP. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Published by Alan A. Green, Seattle, 1947
Seller: Wayward Books, South dartmouth, MA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Second Edition. Photos throughout, charts at the end "Figures used to denote force of wind," and "Force and velocity of wind." Map endpapers. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.
Published by Kelly Printing Company, Seattle, Washington, 1947
Seller: NorthStar Books, Spokane, WA, U.S.A.
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 2nd Edition. BOOK DESCRIPTION: 8vo, xv, 451 pgs, appendix, glossary, illustrations, endpaper maps. With original publisher's printed advertisement / promotional for the book. Stated second edition. Presentation from the Captain Green's son. CONDITION DESCRIPTION: Decorative blue cloth with small amount of edge wear and spine ends. Unclipped DJ is lightly chipped on edges, light soiling; now in mylar sleeve. CONTENTS DESCRIPTION: Day-to-day account of a British Barque sailing ship, Mertola, from Wales to South Africa, around the Cape of Hope to the Cape Verdes Islands. The voyage continued to Brazil and up the Amazon, engaged in smuggling and a mutiny. Arriving in the West Indies for repairs and onward to Florida for a load of timber and home across the North Atlantic only to be shipwrecked in a hurricane. Presentation from the author's son on half-title page.
Published by The Kelly Printing Company, Inc., Seattle, Washington, 1947
Seller: CARDINAL BOOKS ~~ ABAC/ILAB, London -- Birr, ON, Canada
Hardcover in dust jacket. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Second Edition. Some shelfwear and discoloration. Some minor chipping to dustjacket. Otherwise a clean, tight and unmarked book in similar dustjacket (now protected in archival mylar sleeve). Very neat. Preview/review pamphlet pasted to front endpaper. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Book.
Published by privately published, c.1947,, 1947
Seller: Harry Alter, Sylva, NC, U.S.A.
hardcover, Condition: Good, privately published, Kelly Printing Co., Seattle, c.1947, 2nd.prtg., 8vo., cloth, 451pp., with 10pp. advertising brochure, owner's name, G $.
HARDCOVER. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st edition. 257pp. Inscribed by preface author's son. Octavo hardbound, tight binding. Boards lightly worn, interior clean throughout. dj: faded, small tears. wraped in mylar. Inscribed by preface author's son.
Publication Date: 1947
Seller: Xerxes Fine and Rare Books and Documents, Glen Head, NY, U.S.A.
Condition: VG. Seattle 1947 Second Printing. Large octavo, 451pp., photo illustrations, hardcover. Promotional brochure laid in. VG in Good DJ, some chips and wear.
Publication Date: 1947
Seller: Xerxes Fine and Rare Books and Documents, Glen Head, NY, U.S.A.
Signed
Condition: VG. Seattle 1947 Second Printing. Hardcover. Large octavo, 451pp., photo illustrations, cloth. Lengthy inscription by Alan A Green to Mr. Carl Embury of Connecticut dated 1953 and signed by Alan Green. VG, light toning on end papers., no DJ. Binding secure.
Published by Alan A. Green, Seattle, 1944
Seller: Culpepper Books, Tacoma, WA, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Very nice copy in d/j with small chip in spine. Signed and inscribed by son on F.E.P. who compiled the book. Signed by Son.
Published by Alan A. Green, 1947
Seller: Old Scrolls Book Shop, Stanley, NY, U.S.A.
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Second Edition. Alan A. Green, 1947. Second edition. Very Good+/Very Good. Second Edition (November 1947) in original dust jacket with publisher's 12-page brochure summarizing the book laid in. Clean blue pebbled cloth boards with gold ship and seagull decoration on cover, gold lettering on cover and spine. No fraying or wear-through. Binding is tight & square, no cracking. Pages and edges are clean. Clean decorated endpapers (slight browning to edges). No names, writing or bookplates. Illustrated with photographs, drawings and maps. 451 pages with Appendix. Dust jacket has wear to folds and edges, short closed edge tears, slight browning. Enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover. The captain's day by day chronicle of the ill-fated voyage of the British Barque "Mertola" from Cardiff, Wales to Durban South Africa, then around the Cape of Good Hope to the Cape Verde Islands. Following adventures in the Cape Verdes, the voyage proceeds to Brazil and up the mighty Amazon with smuggling and mutiny to add spice to the story. Leaving the Amazon with a badly leaking ship, St. Thomas in the West Indies provides facilities for needed repairs. Then the tranquil waters of the St. Marys River in Florida, where a cargo of lumber is loaded. Then homeward bound for England across the stormy North Atlantic, the hurrican and shipwreck--and the last of the "Mertola.".
Published by Kelly Printing Company, Inc.
Seller: ThriftBooksVintage, Tukwila, WA, U.S.A.
Signed
Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Dust jacket missing. SIGNED and inscribed by the author. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Wear commensurate with age and use. Clean unmarked copy. Bumping visible to corners of boards and ends of spine strip. Light scuffing and smudging across boards and spine strip. Secure packaging for safe delivery. 0.4. signed and inscribed by author.
Published by Kelly Printing Seattle (1944), 1944
Seller: Pilchuck Books, Everett, WA, U.S.A.
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Included. Hardbound Very Good/Good+, dust jacket 8vo, 257pp, Moderate wear to dj edges.