Language: English
Published by Studio Books, London, 1990
ISBN 10: 1851703780 ISBN 13: 9781851703784
Seller: Gumshoe Books, Columbia, SC, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition Thus. foreward by Captain John Moore RN.
Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Reprint. 423pp. Plates. Drawings. Reprint of the 1904 Edition. Size: 8vo.
Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Chevalier Edouardo de Martino; Fred T. Janes (illustrator). First edition. The first edition of this uncommon near future novel by W. Laird Clowes, following a naval war between England and France. The first edition of this uncommon work, the red cloth variant.'The Captain of the "Mary Rose"' is a sci-fi tale set in the Near Future, telling of a future naval war between Britain and France.Illustrated with a frontispiece, and fifty-four plates. Collated, complete.Written by W. Laird Clowes, a journalist and historian who was known for his Naval works, as well articles on the racial politics of the Southern United States.Illustrated by the Chevalier Edouardo de Martino, and Fred T. Jane. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, generally smart, with light marks to the cloth. Light rubbing to the joints and extremities, and a little light rubbing to the front board. Spine is faded. Minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean, with the occasional scattered spot and handling mark. Very Good. book.