Smith W Phil Illus (9 results)

Third Edition. Very good copy in the original blue gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges slightly dust-toned as with age. Previous owner's inscription. Remains well-preserved overall. Physical description; vi, 181 pages, 6 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations ; 20 cm. Contents; The ship and her story -- The clipper ship "Lightning" -- Across the Western Ocean -- London pride: I. Green's "New Castle"; II. The Blackwell midshipman -- China tea: I. The clipper ship "Thermopylae"; II. The clipper ship "Cutty Sark" -- Wool: I. The old "City of Agra"; II. Some old log-books. The Aberdeen clipper "Cimba"; III. The Aberdeen White Star clipper "Miltiades" -- Epilogue: Days of sail. Subjects; Clipper ships History. Merchant marine Great Britain History. Sailing ships History. Cutty Sark (Clipper ship). Thermopylae (Clipper ship). C. Fox Smith 1882-1954. 3 Kg.

First Edition. Very good copy in the original blue gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges slightly dust-toned as with age. Previous owner's inscription. Remains well-preserved overall. Physical description; vii, [1], 119, [1] p. : front., plates ; 20 cm. Subjects; Sea poetry, English. Maritime poetry. Sea songs, English. Ballads, English. C. Fox Smith 1882-1954. 1 Kg.

First Edition. Very good copy in the original green title-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges slightly dust-toned as with age. Light foxing to prelims. Remains well-preserved overall. Physical description; vii, 181, [1] p. : front., plates ; 19.5 cm. Contents; To the great South Sea, Captain George Shelvocke's voyage round the world -- A Thames-side ramble, old Rotherhithe and its memories -- 'Alongst the coast of Barbarie .' the romantic career of Sir Henry Mainwaring -- Eastward ho! Sir James Lancaster and the founding of the East India Company -- A tea fleet memory, the story of the clipper 'Fiery Cross' -- Some ancient mariners -- Nelson's men. Subjects; Voyages and travels. Sailors History. Seafaring life. Clipper ships History. Maritime history. C. Fox Smith 1882-1954. 1 Kg.

First Edition. Very good copy in the original blue gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges slightly dust-toned as with age. Previous owner's inscription. Remains well-preserved overall. Physical description; 5 p. l., 3-159, [1] p. : front. ; 20 cm. Notes; "The end of an argument" and "Seattle Sam signs on" have appeared in the Blue Peter. Contents; The last voyage of the "Maid of Athens" -- The end of an argument -- Oranges -- Seattle Sam signs on -- Paddy Doyle's boots -- The unlucky "Altsidora." Subjects; Clipper ships Fiction. Sea stories, English. Merchant marine Fiction. Short stories, English 20th century. C. Fox Smith 1882-1954. 1 Kg.

Third Edition. Very good copy in the original blue gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges slightly dust-toned as with age. Previous owner's inscription. Remains well-preserved overall. Physical description; vi, 181 pages, 6 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations ; 20 cm. Contents; The ship and her story -- The clipper ship "Lightning" -- Across the Western Ocean -- London pride: I. Green's "New Castle"; II. The Blackwell midshipman -- China tea: I. The clipper ship "Thermopylae"; II. The clipper ship "Cutty Sark" -- Wool: I. The old "City of Agra"; II. Some old log-books. The Aberdeen clipper "Cimba"; III. The Aberdeen White Star clipper "Miltiades" -- Epilogue: Days of sail. Subjects; Clipper ships History. Merchant marine Great Britain History. Sailing ships History. Cutty Sark (Clipper ship). Thermopylae (Clipper ship). C. Fox Smith 1882-1954. 1 Kg.

First Edition. Very good copy in the original green title-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges slightly dust-toned as with age. Light foxing to prelims. Remains well-preserved overall. Physical description; vii, 181, [1] p. : front., plates ; 19.5 cm. Contents; To the great South Sea, Captain George Shelvocke's voyage round the world -- A Thames-side ramble, old Rotherhithe and its memories -- 'Alongst the coast of Barbarie .' the romantic career of Sir Henry Mainwaring -- Eastward ho! Sir James Lancaster and the founding of the East India Company -- A tea fleet memory, the story of the clipper 'Fiery Cross' -- Some ancient mariners -- Nelson's men. Subjects; Voyages and travels. Sailors History. Seafaring life. Clipper ships History. Maritime history. C. Fox Smith 1882-1954. 1 Kg.

First Edition. Very good copy in the original blue gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges slightly dust-toned as with age. Previous owner's inscription. Remains well-preserved overall. Physical description; 5 p. l., 3-159, [1] p. : front. ; 20 cm. Notes; "The end of an argument" and "Seattle Sam signs on" have appeared in the Blue Peter. Contents; The last voyage of the "Maid of Athens" -- The end of an argument -- Oranges -- Seattle Sam signs on -- Paddy Doyle's boots -- The unlucky "Altsidora." Subjects; Clipper ships Fiction. Sea stories, English. Merchant marine Fiction. Short stories, English 20th century. C. Fox Smith 1882-1954. 1 Kg.

First Edition. Very good copy in the original blue gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges slightly dust-toned as with age. Previous owner's inscription. Remains well-preserved overall. Physical description; vii, [1], 119, [1] p. : front., plates ; 20 cm. Subjects; Sea poetry, English. Maritime poetry. Sea songs, English. Ballads, English. C. Fox Smith 1882-1954. 1 Kg.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. 1st Edition. First edition hard cover book in fair condition. No dust jacket. Book slightly rolled. Significant general wear, marks and grubbiness to front and rear boards. Fading to spine. Spotting and staining to all edges of text block. Some marks to endpapers. Grubby stains to a couple of dozen pages in places throughout - all text legible. Inscriptions to prelims. Reading/working copy only. 12mo. 136pp.