Published by Edinburgh and London: William Hodge & Company, Limited, November 1931., 1931
Seller: David Hallinan, Bookseller, Columbus, MS, U.S.A.
First Edition
Presumed first edition (no direct edition/printing statement provided; single date "November 1931" upon copyright page). xii, 202 pages. Hardcover: H 21.75cm x L 14.5cm. No dust jacket (i.e. lacking). Red cloth; bright gilt stamping to spine; short closed tear near spine heel; slight soiling to rear board. Light toning to endpapers; personal sextant-themed bookplate of St. Louis physician, naval historian, and author E. Lee Dorsett (Edward Lee Dorsett, 1883-1967) on front pastedown; two clippings affixed to front free endpaper; interior pages are otherwise clean. Binding retains some crispness. Still a handsome book.
Published by The Golden Cockerel Press, 1937
Seller: Strawberry Hill Books, Rotherfield, East Sussex, United Kingdom
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. 1st Edition. No. 256 of an edition limited to 375 copies, on Arnold's handmade paper. 1st owner bookplate to FPD. Compiled from the original documents in the Public Record Office, with extracts from the Log-Books of HMS Sirius. Tiny paint splash to spine.