On the Wind of a Dream the Saga of 'solace' by Clark Victor (10 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. New Edition. A six-year voyage in the ketch, 'Solace'. Adventurers Club edition, 1960. Page edges slightly foxed but no inscriptions. In a near fine complete dust jacket. Adventurers Club invoice for this book laid in.

Hard. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Poor. Pages clean and bright. Binding firm. Foxing and spotting to endpapers. Tanning to edges. Moderate lean. Ink markings to front endpaper. Heavy shelf wear to DJ including some loss and stains. Size: 8vo.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 308pp; coloured frontispiece; no d/j, light blue boards, spine faded and tanned, silver title to spine, illustrated, foxing to fore-edge. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.

Condition: Good. 1960. First Edition. 308 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over blue cloth. Black and white photographic plates throughout with colour frontispiece. Pages and plates are lightly tanned throughout. Binding remains firm. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Slight crushing to spine ends. Clipped jacket has heavy edgewear with areas of loss, heavy tears, chips, and creasing. Tape to edges. Water stain to rear panel. Staining to inside panels.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good-. Lacking dedication leaf (fascimile supplied, tipped in). Previous owner's name and address. Some light mottling to cloth boards. Some paper reinforcement on reverse side of dust-jacket. Dust-jacket protected in archival mylar cover.; 1961 second printing (the first edition was 1960). (1)-(4) (7)-308 pages + plates. Lacking the dedication leaf (pp.5-6) following the title leaf (facsimile supplied, tipped in). Colour frontispiece. Maps on endpapers. Blue cloth boards with blue and silver lettering on spine. Page dimensions: 212 x 135mm. Top page edges dyed blue. "What happens whan a naval officer with an insatiable thirst for adventure is immured in the Admiralty for five years and then release? And if he then falls for 'Solace'? For 'Solace' is a ketch with lovely lines, the partner of his dreams. Their honeymoon lasted for six years and took them right round the world in the wake of the 'Golden Hind'. Indeed, Commander Clark is cast in the mould of Drake, and his voyage of 48,000 miles under sail is worthy of that great adventurer of the first Elizabethan age." - from dust-jacket blurb. ; 8vo.

1st edition. 308 pages. illustrated with photos. very good condition hardback in a very good dust-jacket, with some reinforcing to the underside. in the wake of Drake's 'Golden Hind', a six year circumnavigation in the ketch 'Solace'. a classic.

hardcover. 1961 Second Impression. 308pp, 75 illusts, 5 maps, original blue cloth, VG+ in VG+ price clipped dw. A scarce title. An attractive copy. A journey of 48000 miles around the world in a ketch on the route of the Golden Hind. The longest journey known at the time ever made in such a small craft. Well illustrated. Glacier Books are experienced and professional booksellers. We take pride in offering carefully described books and excellent customer service.

Condition: Very Good. First edition. Hardback. Signed presentation copy from the author. Original blue cloth slightly used with some fading and foxing to spine and rear board, otherwise near very good indeed. No dust jacket.

Hard Cover. Condition: VG+. Dust Jacket Condition: VG. First Edition. VG+/VG. 8vo. original blue cloth (slightly rubbed & bumped, occ. marks & spots, else clean & bright throuhgout) in dustwrapper priced 30s net (a little rubbed & frayed); pp.308, with illustrations & endpaper map. A very good copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. First Edition. Signed by the author Victor Clark. Light blue top page edges. Publication of 308 pages. The dust jacket is a little shelf rubbed, chipped pieces and tears. The boards are in good condition. Internally the pages are clean and complete. The text is legible. Tightly bound and presented in cellophane. The binding is excellent. GK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. Signed.