Language: English
Published by J M Dent and E P Dutton, London and New York, 1960
Seller: West End Books, Colwyn Bay Conwy North Wales, United Kingdom
First Edition
Hardback. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Everyman's Library No 244 Black cloth hardback with gilt lettering on spine, decorative endpapers, clean tight copy in good condition, 486pp plus16pp of Everyman's book titles. Yellow illustrated Dust Jacket small tears on top of spine, sunned spine, otherwise nice bright cover also in good condition. First published in this edition 1960 by J M Dent and E P Dutton Book#103816.
Condition: Good. First edition (hardback). 8vo (22cm by 15cm), 463pp. Original black cloth, no dustwrapper. There is some rubbing and light bumping of the binding, and foxing to the preliminary pages and the edges of the text block; overall, this book is in good condition.
Published by J M Dent, 1960, Everyman's Library Edition,, 1960
Seller: BRIMSTONES, Lewes, United Kingdom
hardback, small 8vo, 486pp, edges slightly browned, otherwise clean and sound, no inscriptions, black cloth, gilt titles only (no decorations) , Very Good / no dustwrapper.
Published by Golden Cockerel Press, London, 1953
Seller: The Bookshop at Beech Cottage, Newbury, United Kingdom
First Edition
Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Geoffrey Wales (illustrator). 1st Edition. 4pp illustrated prospectus for Nelson's Letters - one of the Sea Series of GCP books. Light toning to margins of front page. Previously folded in half. Now laid flat. Specimen page and full page engraving by Geoffrey Wales. Slight shelf wear to top edge. Otherwise in vgc.
Published by The Golden Cockerel Press, London, 1953
Seller: The Bookshop at Beech Cottage, Newbury, United Kingdom
First Edition
Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. Geoffrey Wales (illustrator). 1st Edition. 4pp folio-size illustrated prospectus for Nelson's Letters - one of the Sea Series of GCP books. Specimen page 9p49) and a full page engraving by Geoffrey Wales, on inside pages. Previously folded in half - now laid flat. Two tiny rust spots on rear page margin which have gone through to p3 margin. Otherwise in near fine condition. will ship protected within a cardboard sleeve.
Published by London Golden Cockerel Press 1946, 1946
Seller: Aquila Books(Cameron Treleaven) ABAC, Calgary, AB, Canada
Folio. (41 X 19 cm.) Original green cloth. Gilt title on spine. Gilt ship silhouette on front board. Top edge gilt. Fore edge and bottom edge untrimmed. Bookplate on front pastedown. Arnold's mould-made paper. Frontispiece. Full page map and 8 engravings, Chronological table. Copy 750/750. Musty smelling. A fine clean copy The first 100 copies were bound in full green Morocco. This copy has the designation of the last copy in the series. The book is dedicated to John King David and below it is the following: inscription "To Captain Douglas Bull with my good wish from John K. Davis who the above not withstanding is just a very "Ordinary Seaman" Melborne Nov 3rd 1947". A very modest and humble inscription from one of the great Antarctic Navigators and Explorers. Great, being the last copy and with the wonderful inscription. Great association copy.
Published by The Golden Cockerel Press, London, 1953
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Wales, Geoffrey (illustrator). Bound by Sangorski and Sutcliffe in red, cream and blue morocco, gilt tooling, top edge gilt, in bright condition, a little age toned, text clean, endpapers and page edges slightly browned, from the library of C.S. Barlow with leather label, illlustrated with engravings by Geoffrey Wales, number 9 from the special edition of just 60, designed and produced by Christopher Sandford Size: Large 4to.