Wetherell John (152 results)

Condition: Very Good. 1749304172. 6/7/2025 1:49:32 PM.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. 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.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. The diary of a seaman who was pressed into service with the Royal Navy at the beginning of the Napoleonic Wars.276pp. Pages toned.

Hardback. Condition: Good. The book has been read but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact and the cover is intact. Some minor wear to the spine.

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Very Good. 1st Edition. First edition first printing octavo hardback. 276 pp illustrated Very Good condition in Near Very Good unclipped dust jacket (couple of small closed tears at corners) Previous owner's inscription on first blank page.

Condition: Good. 1954. 275 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth with gilt lettering. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and tanning.

Condition: Fair. 1954. 2nd Impression. 275 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over red cloth. Black and white illustrated plates throughout. Binding remains firm. Pages and plates are lightly tanned throughout. Tears to some page edges, text remains unaffected. Pencil inscription to half-title page. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Very slight crushing to spine ends. Unclipped jacket has light edge-wear with minor tears and chipping. Mild rubbing and marking.

Condition: New.

Condition: New. In.

Hardcover. Condition: Good-. Small H/B approx. 6" x 4", maroon cloth bds, Good-, some ink stains, cloth bubbling at rear, contents clean and tight, one ink spot on pge edges, neat names and addresses on fep verso. A scarce title. With exercises on: The Noun; Adjective; Pronoun; Verb; Adverb; Preposition; Conjunction; Interjection; Word Making; Syntax; Analysis of Simple Sentences, Compound Sentences; Complex Sentences; A Chapter on Various Construction, Difficult and Anomalous.

Condition: Good. 1954. 275 pages. Blue pictorial dust jacket over red cloth with gilt lettering. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards are a little rub worn, slight shelf wear to corners, spine and edges. Corners are a little bumped. Spine ends are mildly crushed. Light tanning to spine and edges. Light wear to unclipped dust jacket with tears, nicks and creases to spine, edge and corners. Light tanning to spine and edges.

Condition: New. In.

Hardcover. Condition: Acceptable. First Edition. A hardback First Edition in Aceptable to Good condition, slight lean to spine, fading and wear to boards and spine, internally very clean. No dustjacket. Still a readable and useful book. This book is in stock now, in our UK premises. Photos of our books are available on request (dustjacket and cover illustrations vary, and unless the image accompanying the listing is marked 'Bookseller Image', it is an Abebooks Stock Image, NOT our own). BUYERS OUTSIDE UK please also note the following: 1. shipping rates apply to packets of 750g and under, and should the packed weight of an item exceed this we reserve the right to ship via 'Economy', or request extra postage prior to fulfilling the order, or cancel 2. many countries apply import or other taxes - these are the buyers responsibility; we may ask for extra payment to cover any taxes which we have to pay 'up front' on the buyer's behalf.

Condition: Good. A lot of dirty marks, a few small tears and some shelf wear on jacket. Also some shelf wear on cover and foxing on outer edges of pages. Content is fine.

Condition: New. In.

Condition: Good. Light shelfwear. The textblock is a little fragile from the spine. Remains fine to read and use, a sound enough copy.

Condition: Good. 1954. 2nd Impression. 275 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over red cloth. Ex-Libris plate stuck to front free endpaper. Contains black and white illustrated plates. Binding remains firm. Pages and plates have light tanning and foxing throughout. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Light sunning to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends. Unclipped jacket has light edgewear with tears and creasing. Light tanning to spine and edges. Foxing overall.

Condition: New. In.

Condition: New. In.

Condition: New. In.

Hardback. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. John Wetherell (illustrator). First Edition. THE ADVENTURES OF JOHN WETHERELL Edited with an Introduction by C. S. Forester. Michael joseph, London 1954 First edition. 276pp Illustrated Hardback. This copy is in very good condition bound in red cloth with bright gilt titling to the spine and decorative cartouche to the front. The price clipped dust wrapper has a little edge wear but is other wise fine. First published in 1954, The Adventures of John Wetherell, is part of a much larger manuscript professing to be a diary kept by seaman John Porritt Wetherell, a native of Whitby, England who was born in 1780 and died sometime after 1834. John Wetherell's records of his nautical life have been long sought after by readers interested in this period of history, and fortunately C. S. Forester acquired the manuscript and selected the most well-written and unforgettable passages for publication in this book. The Adventures of John Wetherell focuses on the period when he was pressed into service on the HMS Hussar and was held captive as a prisoner of war in Givet, France after the Hussar was shipwrecked. For many, life on board ship during the early 19th century was almost unendurable, and although John Wetherell served under a particularly brutal captain, his situation was not atypical. In contrast, life as a prisoner of war, though no picnic, had it's advantages. Though prisoners in Givet often suffered from lack of exercise, most had enough to eat and a place to sleep and were able practice, their trades (or learn new ones) and do business with townspeople, learn subjects like French, navigation, and music, form bands, and even marry. Over 2300 British seamen survived over 10 years of imprisonment in Givet and were marched back through France with their divisions, billeted in small towns - the prison band often performing wherever they stayed - before eventually returning to England and the homes and lives they treasured so dearly. An observant and sensitive account, John Wetherell's diary is a tribute to the fortitude and spirit of those courageous seamen. Ref BB3.

Hard with Dust Jacket. Condition: Very good in good+ dust jacket. With 7 plates illustrating drawings by the author. (illustrator). First impression. Very good in good+ dust jacket. DJ a little chipped to head and tail of spine. Rear panel a little marked. Bookplate to front pastedown. 275pp.

Condition: New.

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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Sepia Tone Illus (illustrator). 1st. 1st American edition; dj w/lite war, unclipped price, in mylar; rusr c w/browngilt titles; illustrated end papers; 379 clean, unmarked pages.

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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. John Wetherell, illustrator (illustrator). Stated First Edition. Stated First Edition in unclipped original dust jacket. Clean orange cloth boards with sailing ship decoration on cover, brown title box with gold lettering on spine. No bumping or wear. Binding is tight and square, hinges are sound. Previous owner name neatly penned at top edge of front free endpaper. Decorated endpapers. Pages and edges are clean. Illustrations by John Wetherelll, 19th century British seaman and author of this authentic diary. Edited and with an Introduction by C. S. Forester. 379 pages. Clean jacket is not price clipped, has a few tiny chips to spine; enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. First Edition. Edited and with an Introduction by C.S. Forester. Very Good in a Fair jacket, clipped, generally toned, larger chips on the spine and rear panel, some tape repairs. Orange cloth, lightly faded at the edges. Square and firmly bound, former owner's name on the second front endpaper, clean otherwise. Wetherell's diary during his time fighting for the British during the Napoleonic Wars.

Hard Cover. Condition: VG+. Dust Jacket Condition: VG-. First Edition. VG+/VG-. 8vo. original burgundy cloth gilt (slightly rubbed & flecked, occ. spots & marks, else clean and bright throughout) in dustwrapper priced 18s. net (a little rubbed and frayed, closed tear to top edge front panel, slightly sunned & toned); pp. 276 (last blank), with illustrations. A very good copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 2nd Edition. 275pp, illustrated. Wetherell was a 19C seaman born in Whitby, with a life at sea and he was impressed into the navy against Bonaparte. Clean and tight in unclipped wrapper. 800g.