Gordon Nicol (22 results)

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Of Bens, Glens and Rambling Auld Men This book is in very good condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. Money back guarantee if you are not satisfied. See all our books here, order more than 1 book and get discounted shipping. .…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Shipped within 24 hours from our UK warehouse. Clean, undamaged book with no damage to pages and minimal wear to the cover. Spine still tight, in very good condition. Remember if you are not happy, you are covered by our 100% money back guarantee.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Hardcover first edition with buckram cloth binding (light beige with gold sextant on cover, red title box with gold lettering on cover and spine. Light browning to cover; no bumping or wear. Binding is tight and square, hinges are sound. Pages and edges are clean, with rose red top-stained upper page edges. Slight browning to endpapers only. All pages are clean, bright and unmarked, with wonderful illustrations by Gordon Grant. 214 pages. Gordon Grant, illustrator (illustrator).…

Nicol was a Scottish sailor who spent his entire life on the high seas; 214 pages, illustrated. Previous owner's name & an earlier written price on half-title page. A number of small soil spots on top cover otherwise a good trade hard cover book/ no dust jacket. Oversized.

No Binding. Condition: Very Good. A VG or better original release 11 x 14 lobby card. Size: 11" X 14". Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Cassell & Co., 1937 printing. Bound in publisher's blue cloth. Gilt lettering. Hardcover. Good binding and cover. Light wear. Generally clean. Cataloger's notes on front end page. IX, 245 p., illustrations.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st thus. VG book, GOOD D/J. Alexander Laing Foreword & Afterword. Tight. Book's spine heel worn, cover edges soiled, eps lightly soiled. VG book, GOOD DJ(in Brodart. Worn, soiled DJ, huge chip in rear. Illus by Gordon Grant (illustrator).…

Condition: good. Befriedigend/Good: Durchschnittlich erhaltenes Buch bzw. Schutzumschlag mit Gebrauchsspuren, aber vollständigen Seiten. / Describes the average WORN book or dust jacket that has all the pages present. Grant, Gordon (illustrator).

Softcover. Condition: as new. No Jacket. 225x180x4mm+130g . . National Library Of. Australia Canberra. 1988. . . . Unpaginated. Soft illustrated boards; no dust jacket issued. A reproduction of an illuminated manuscript by Gordon Nicol. In 'as new' condition: Image is ALWAYS of the ACTUAL BOOK: Book and or Jacket may have names. dedications. marks. tears. foxing. browned pages. creasing and losses unless otherwise noted. . . . . International_flat_rate_FOR_THIS_ITEM_in_an_ENVELOPE:_AU$39.00 . . Domestic_tracked_OR_registered_flat_rate_FOR_THIS_ITEM_Within_Australia:_AU$11.60. NICOL, GORDON (illustrator).…

Condition: Neuf. Grant, Gordon (illustrator).

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Softback. A near fine copy. Signed by co-author Robert Scott on title page. Pp.x,348. Illustrations, mostly in colour. A book of mostly Scottish hill-walking reminiscences starting in the 1950s when the authors were young men based in Glasgow. Signed by Author(s).…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Republished after one hundred years of obscurity, John Nicol's narrative is one of the very first autobiographies of a common seaman ever published. This is the first hand account of a British seaman from the late 1700s to the mid 1800s."His service in the King's ships in War and peace, his travels and explorations by sea to remote and unknown countries.". Introduction by Alexander Lang and illustrated with Gordon Grant sepia-toned drawings. Gordon Grant (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good with Edge Wear. Reprint of 1922 Edition. DJ has chips and tears. binding tight owners name. some staining. W2 2. Embellished with Numerous Original Designs By Gordon Grant (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. This the first trade edition after a limited edition. A reprint of a book published in 1822, the first narrative written by a common seaman. First person account of life of a seaman on merchant vessels and whalers. Gordon Grant (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. 214 pages. First American edition, first printing. Illustrated by Gordon Grant. Foreword by Alexander Laing. Laing's personal copy with his bookplate on the first sheet. Fine book in a near fine dust jacket with very slight edge wear and the spine is slightly darkened. A beautiful copy. Grant, Gordon (illustrator).…

Klappbroschur. 126 S.; pp. SEHR GUTER ZUSTAND. fine. zahlreiche Abb. Ill. Size: 23 x 17 Cm. 600 Gr.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Poor. First Edition. First Printing. Publisher's full oatmeal cloth, gilt lettering on red panels on spine and cover, gilt compass medallion on cover, top edge red, red and black title page. Illustrated with duotone engraved portrait frontispiece by W. H. Lizars and duotone engravings by Gordon Grant at the head of each chapter. Includes Foreword and Afterword by Alexander Laing. NB. John Nicol (1755-1825) was a Scottish sailor who in 1789 sailed on Lady Juliana, a ship that transported convict women to Port Jackson in New South Wales, Australia. His autobiography, published in 1822, offers a rare first-hand account of the life of an ordinary Georgian sailor. . Spine and covers lightly soiled, else near fine; unmarked, tight, and square. The unclipped ($4.00) dust jacket, now in Mylar, is missing its spine and is chipped and worn. VERY GOOD/POOR. . Duotone engravings. 4to 11" - 13" tall. vii, 214 pp. Illustrated by Gordon Grant; W.H. Lizars (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Quarto, white linen cloth and wine labels lettered in gilt; cloth discolored; worn pictorial dust jacket. First edition, with illustrations by Gordon Grant. Laid in is a wonderful original black and red ink sketch by Grant of John Nicol as a young man, not published in the book.…

Leatherbound. Condition: NEW. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1855 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set and contains approximately 16 pages. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Language: English.…

Linen Cloth. Condition: Near Fine. SlipCase. First Edition. 214 pp., Bound in white canvas, deep wine labels with gilt letters, decorated endpapers and top edge gilt. housed in a burgundy slipcase. A signed original numbered colored sketch, number 65, by Gordon Grant on third front flyleaf. A foreword and Afterword by Alexander Laing. Second front fly leaf is loose, the rest of the book is very clean and bright without previous owners names or inscriptions. A very nice copy. Gordon Grant (illustrator). Signed by Artist and Translato.…

Leatherbound. Condition: NEW. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. Leatherbound edition. Condition: New. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. Pages: 356. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1921 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Language: English Pages: 356.…

London: Cassell, (1937). 8vo. Orig. cloth. In chipped dustjacket. (x, 246pp.). Embellished with portrait and num. drawings by Gordon Grant. Lightly foxed. Associated ephemera loosely inserted. NOTE: Containing Nicol's experiences in Canada, South Africa, Hawaii, Australia, New South Wales, and also his journey on Whaling ships.…