John Barrow Stephen W Roskill (18 results)

Hardcover. Condition: As New. No Jacket. 2nd Edition. The Folio Society, London, UK. 2001. Hardcover. Stated 2nd Edition/ Stated 5th Printing. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: As New. No DJ. Pictorial wrap-around boards and spine illustrating the mutineers on HMS Bounty casting Captain Bligh adrift; with bright gilt lettering on the spine in a brown shadowbox. Slipcase: scant wear and slight sunfading to top edge. Frontispiece engraving of Captain Bligh. Maps as endpapers. 15 B&W illustrations. 261 pp 8vo. This book by Sir John Barrow is considered the classic account of the mutiny on the Bounty. It includes a description of the island of Tahiti, and a narrative of events from the embarkation of the Bounty in 1787 through to the trial of some of the mutineers in 1792 and the survival of others on Pitcairn Island. The story is told through the medium of the original documents in the case, which Barrow critically evaluates. A clean very presentable copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. 1st Edition Thus. First edition thus, hardcover, has small 'H' to front board in black marker, very slight bumps to spine ends, and foxing to interior hinges, otherwise a solid, sharp VG+ copy in VG slipcase which is cracking where left and rear panels meet but is still solid, light bumps to corners with boards barely peeking through, and rubbing.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dustjacket. 261 pages. No dustjacket and no slipcase. Ex-library, one stamp to rear end-paper map. Damage to top rear hinge 3cm split, small hole to front hinge 1cm., 3cm stain to front board, very light wear to corners, pages very clean and sound.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Hardcover in lightly worn slipcase; edited and introduction by Captain Stephen W. Roskill; includes 16 black and white illustrations. Very faint marks to upper rear board edge and to spine. Otherwise, no notable flaws. AD. Used.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. FOLIO SOCIETY edition with slipcase - highly collectable.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 262pp. 21.5cm. Frontispiece portrait. 15 black and white illustrations. End paper maps. Hard cover in dark blue cloth with decoration. Creasing to corners of a few pages. A good clean copy. (Barrow's book, first published in 1831, here with a lengthy Introduction by Captain Roskill).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. No dust jacket, as issued. Comes with the original slipcase. The SC has no cracks or tears, but the four front corners are showing some wear. The bottom has one tiny spot of wear. The book has clean text, tight binding, no marks or writing, sharp corners.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good ++. Dust Jacket Condition: No Slipcase. 261 pages. No slipcase. No Dustjacket. Blue hardback binding with compass and sea design to front. minimal wear, just a little dustiness to edges. B&W drawings. Maps to end-papers. Pages very clean and in nice condition.

Octavo hardcover (nr fine) no d/w, in slip case (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost.

Reprint. Hardcover. Bound in papered illustrated boards, spine lettered in gilt. Fine in fine slip-case. Edited and with an introduction by Roskill. Illustrated with b/w plates and maps.

Hardback. Condition: Near Fine. 1st thus. Octavo Size [approx 15.5 x 22.8cm]. Near Fine condition in a Near Fine Slipcase. Slipcase has a hint of rubbing to upper end of opening. Illustrated with Black and White plates. Maps to endpapers. Previous owner's details to flyleaf. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 261pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 2nd Edition. Very good condition. Minor wear to book corners and edges. Missing slipcase. Widely recognized as the most detailed historical account of the Mutiny on the Bounty (Trove).

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. 1st Thus. Type: Book 1st printing. An unread in a fine slipcase that shows slight use.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Fabulous hardback book, with gilt title impression, set in brown coloured blocked box, positioned on the top part of the spine. Comes with dark green coloured box, slipcase. The book is in excellent condition, it looks like its hardly been used or read. Normal wear, marks and tear apply consistent with use and age. First published by The Folio Society in 1976, reprinted with a new binding in 1998, this specific edition is the fifth printing 2001. Endpapers drawn by Reginald Piggott. 261 pages all intact, all pages, text, maps and illustrations are in excellent, clean readable order. Printed at St Edmundsbury Press, Bury St Edmunds. Bound by Cambridge University Press. Binding Illustration: Mutineers on HMS Bounty casting Captain Bligh adrift. Oil painting by Robert Dodd, 1790 (National Maritime Museum, Greenwich.) Another stunning book from The Folio Society Folio.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. The Folio Society, London 1998 pictorial hardback with slipcase 2nd impression 261 pages with b/w illustrations and maps to eps, has 3 very slight marks to 2 pages Otherwise covers and inside in EXCELLENT CLEAN TIGHT READING ORDER AS NEW Full refund if not satisfied. 24 hour despatch. If not pictured in this listing, a scan of the actual book is available on request.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Reprint with a new binding. 5th printing. An unread book in an as new condition slipcase. Fine pictorial printed binding.

2nd imp. orig. dec. cloth Fine octavo 261pp., frontis., b/w pls., Originally published in 1831. In slip-case as issued.

Condition: Very Good. 8vo pp 5 261. The story of the mutiny, Bligh's journey in the open boat and the eventual fate of the mutineers.In slipcase No dusjtacket, Slipcase very good. book.