Clune Frank Stephensen (19 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Lightly sunned and soiled along the top edge. The jacket is moderately soiled, some chips and rubbing on the jacket edges and spine, closed tear at the base of the spine. A fascinating account of crime and mutiny in 1829.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First edition first printing octavo hardback, 205 pp., Illustrated with a map Very Good condition in Very Good unclipped dust jacket (now in protective transparent sleeve) No inscriptions.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. text clean and unmarked. binding tight. cloth boards have light wear. edges of pages have light wear and toning. mylar-covered dust jacket has toning and light wear along edges. .

hardback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. hardback, octavo, deep green cloth lettered silver to spine, lacking dust jacket. Single white splash-dot to the upper board, light foxing, small bookplate of a previous owner on the front pastedown. The binding remains tight and the body of text is unmarked, map, 205pp.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good+ (in mylar). Maps (illustrator). Former owner's inked gift inscription on ffep, foxed/age toned endpapers, a couple of lightly foxed pages, else textblock is clean and tight. All page edges are lighlty shelf soiled. Sun toned top and bottom edges, orange cloth binding with lightly bumped spine and board corners; Clipped and sunned dust jacket, foxed, shelf soiled spine and a bit to the edges, minor loss to the extremities, mylar sleeved. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover.

near fine hardcover in an almost near fine dust jacket couple name stamps inside, some edge bumping leaving creases.

Hard Cover. First U.S. Edition, First printing. NEAR-FINE IN NEAR-FINE DJ.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good Plus. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good Plus. First Edition. 205pp. 1962. First edition. A lovely, clean, tight very good plus copy in like wrapper. Original publisher's boards - silver embossed to the spine. The head and tail of the spine is bumped with some light associated creasing to the wrapper. Upper fore-edge dyed red. Lower rear board corner lightly bumped. Some fading to the spine of the wrapper, which has not been price-clipped. No inscriptions. A lovely, clean, tight fresh copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 205pp. 21.5cm. Map. Hard cover in slightly faded dust jacket. A good clean copy The seizure by prisoners of the brig Cyprus en route from Hobart to Macquarie Harbour in 1829 and the fates of those involved.

Blue Cloth. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. xiii, 482 pages, frontispiece, b/w illustrations.

Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 21.0 x 14.0cms 203pp. This book provides an account of the stealing of and mutiny on the ship Cyprus in 1829 in Tasmania and the subsequent journey of the pirates to New Zealand Tonga and Japan. Signed by Martin Sharp with inscription to his father for his birthday 1962. Book is from the Martin Sharp Estate.

Hard Cover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Ex library copy with remains of paper label on back panel of unclipped dustwrapper, paper label has been, also a mark at bottom end of spine of same where a smaller number label has been removed. Minor creasing to edges and small tears to folds of unclipped dustwrapper, some bumping to spine ends and corners of black boards. Remains of paper label on f/ep, ink stamps on f/ep, title page and rev, some yellowing to the pages, but otherwise a not too bad copy. A partly novelised account of the mutiny by convicts on the brig Cyprus off Van Diemen's Land (now Tasmania) in 1829. Nineteen convicts took the ship, sailing to the Pacific islands, then Japan (the first ship from Australia to do so), then to Canton where they scuttled the ship. 205pp Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.

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Second impression. DW. 205pp. VG+/VG+ in slightly foxed wrapper, that is sunned to spine.

Parnass Förlag, Stockholm 1962. 248 sidor. Inbunden med skyddsomslag. Bra skick.

8vo. 8.75 x 5.75 inches. 205 pp. Bound in original brown cloth, gilt, in pictorial dust wrapper, which has sunned spine; otherwise a very good copy. Illustrated by map. Decorated by publisher's device on title page. A work describing an episode of maritime history, the seizure by convicts of the brig Cyprus off Van Diemen's Land and her subsequent sailing on a epic voyage to New Zealand, Tonga, Japan before her scuttling in the China Sea. By two Australian authors, Frank Clune (1894-1971), travel writer and biographer and Percy Reginald Stephensen (1901-65), writer and publisher, friend of D. H. Lawrence and political activist, who moved from communism to the far right in the course of his career. MARITIME AUSTRALIA MARITIME SHIPS HISTORY AUSTRALIA MARITIME.

Hardback. Frank Clune And P. R. Stephensen, ANGUS AND ROBERTSON. Condition remarks:Book: Fair Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Good Markings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Plastic sleeve protector on dust jacket, yellowed blockThis compelling historical biography, The Viking Of Van Diemen's Land: The Stormy Life Of Jorgen Jorgensen, chronicles the extraordinary and tumultuous existence of Jorgen Jorgensen, a figure whose life spanned multiple continents and roles. The narrative details his improbable journey from a Danish adventurer to a self-proclaimed king, and later, a convict in the harsh penal colony of Van Diemen's Land. Clune and Stephensen vividly portray a man of relentless spirit, whose escapades included whaling, espionage, and political intrigue. This account presents a gripping look at a truly unique historical character, illustrating the dramatic forces that shaped early colonial Australia and the broader European landscape of the 19th century. Hardback.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: None. 1st Edition. Covers & Spine: both front and back boards showing some minor scuffing and wear at the edges and corners, spine is intact with some bumping at ends. Binding: firm throughout, both hinges strong. Pages & Markings: unstained, only markings are a personal bookplate inside front board and the number '163' mysteriously written top of opening page, small tear (1.5cm) on front illustration page. Dust Jacket is missing. All items are protectively packaged, and a postal tracking number will be sent to all customers whose current email address is registered with AbeBooks.

HARDCOVER. 1954. First edition. A very good copy in edge rubbed blue cloth boards with gilt lettering on the spine. Apart from a gift inscription on the verso of the frontispiece the contents are fine and unmarked. Scans available if required.