Shallow Waters by Benstead (6 results)

Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Poor. 1st Edition. Light foxing to edges and end papers half toned Dustwrapper torn chipped and faded / book ow solid, clean and bright Signed by author on title page 304 pages.

1st Ed. 304 PP, plus 18 pages with 28 b/w illust. Fp: The "Royal Sovereign". FEP: Map of the "Shallow Waters", British Isles. REP: Maps of the East Coast of England and of the Orkneys Islands. Hard cover. Ex-library copy with label at foot of spine, and stamp on title-page and its verso. Flap of dust jacket pasted down on half-title page. Three other stamps in the margins, not affecting text. A very good reading copy. 22.2 x 14.2. A maritime history of the British Isles: fishermen, life-boatmen, smugglers, pilots of Trinity House, men of the Royal Navy and the Merchant service.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. 1st edition 1958. Still firmly bound and has been carefully read but the endpapers & page edges are discoloured/spotted. Inside the pages are clean, No inscription or ownership markings. No torn loose or missing pages. The The unclipped jacket is edge worn with some light marks & several tears (one large one on the front) plus a small amount of loss. Illustrated with a few b/w photos.

8vo., First Edition, with frontispiece, plates and endpaper maps, small neat inscription on half-title; green cloth, gilt back, a very good, bright, clean copy.

1st ed. 1st edition. Free end papers browned; page fore-edge foxed; pages clean; binding tight; dust jacket (by Biro) not price-clipped but slightly foxed Used - Very Good. VG hardback in VG dust jacket Used - Very Good. VG hardback in VG dust jacket.

Condition: Good. A few dirty marks, a few small tears and some wear on jacket. Content is fine.