The Adventures of John Wetherell
John Wetherell, C S Forester
Published by Doubleday, 1953
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First edition stated. A near fine copy in a good DJ that has general wear and a chip missing on the front cover. Not price clipped. See my photos. Book will ship in a cardboard box. #8. Seller Inventory # 008556
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Title: The Adventures of John Wetherell
Publisher: Doubleday
Publication Date: 1953
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Near Fine
Dust Jacket Condition: Good
Edition: 1st Edition
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The Adventures of John Wetherell
Published by
Michael Joseph, London, 1954
Used
Hardcover
First Edition
Seller: Alexander's Books, Royal Leamington Spa, United Kingdom
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
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. Seller Inventory # 086803
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The Adventures of John Wetherell
Published by
Doubleday, 1953
Used
Hardcover
Seller: D. Richards, Bookman, Pittsburgh, PA, U.S.A.
Seller rating 4 out of 5 stars
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First American Edition. 379pp. Illustrations. A tight, VG copy in a VG dust jacket but for a small chip at the crown of the spine. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Seller Inventory # 109565
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The Adventures of John Wetherell
Published by
Doubleday & Company, Inc, Garden City, 1953
Used
Hardcover
First Edition
Seller: Carpetbagger Books, ABAA, Woodstock, IL, U.S.A.
Seller rating 4 out of 5 stars
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. Seller Inventory # 12553
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The Adventures of John Wetherell; the Authentic Diary of a 19th Century British Seaman, Impressed into His Majesty's Service to Fight Bonaparte
Published by
Doubleday, Garden City, 1953
Used
Hardcover
First Edition
Seller: Ainsworth Books ( IOBA), Chilliwack, BC, Canada
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Stated First Edition. Price clipped DJ has insect damage (book unaffected), some soiling, chipped head if spine ; Sepia plates of drawings by Wetherell, illustrated endpapers, DJ in Mylar, hinges intact; 379 pages; Autobiography of John Wetherell. Born in Whitby in 1780, Wetherell first joined the British merchant navy serving and trained and qualified as a ships's carpenter, before being impressed into the Royal Navy. He saw service on HMS Hussar, but after she went aground on the coast of France he was captured and made a prisoner-of-war and spent most of the next eleven years at Charlemont Givet Prison. Seller Inventory # 12809
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The Adventures of John Wetherell
Published by
Doubleday & Co, NY, 1953
Used
Hardcover
First Edition
Seller: Dorley House Books, Inc., Hagerstown, MD, U.S.A.
Seller rating 4 out of 5 stars
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. Seller Inventory # 098537
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The Adventures of John Wetherell. Edited & with an Introduction by C.S.Forester [The authentic diary of a 19th century British Seaman, impressed into his Majesty's Service to fight Bonaparte]
Published by
Michael Joseph, London, 1954
Used
Hardcover
First Edition
Seller: Arapiles Mountain Books - Mount of Alex, Castlemaine, VIC, Australia
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
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. Seller Inventory # 037033
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THE ADVENTURES OF JOHN WETHERELL
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Hardcover
First Edition
Seller: The Book Abyss, St. Paul, MN, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. Please see any and all photos connected with this listing. Cover and spine are good with only mild shelf/rub wear. No dog-eared corners. Solid Binding. All pages intact and legible. Clean. No store stamps. --- --- The Authentic Diary of a 19th Century British Seaman - Edited and with an introduction by C. S. Forester. . . Seller Inventory # 24838
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The Adventures of John Wetherell
Published by
Doubleday & Company, Garden City, New York, 1953
Used
Hardcover
First Edition
Seller: Old Scrolls Book Shop, Stanley, NY, U.S.A.
Seller rating 4 out of 5 stars
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. Seller Inventory # 035852
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Adventures of John Wetherell, The
Published by
Michael Joseph; London., 1954
Used
Hardcover
Seller: Sapience Bookstore, Hexham, United Kingdom
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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. Seller Inventory # 013382
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THE ADVENTURES OF JOHN WETHERELL
Published by
Michael Joseph, London, 1954
Used
Hardcover
First Edition
Seller: Amazing Book Company, Liphook, United Kingdom
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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. Seller Inventory # 009817
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