Original maroon boards has minor wear to extremities, half-inch cut near the top of the spine, no other defects. Bright gilt titles to spine. Contents are excellent; binding is tight, pages are clean and unmarked. . A handsome copy of the first U. S. Edition, stated. Lord Fisher had an enormous influence on the Royal Navy in a career lasting more than 60 years, and spanning the 19th and 20th centuries. He is considered second in importance only to Lord Nelson. Volume one only, covering Fisher's life to 1907. . Small 4to 9" - 11" tall. 312 pages. G3 View More...
Fine, no defects. Binding is tight, pages are clean and unmarked, appears unread. Lacking a dust jacket. Has sewn-in ribbon bookmark. . Classic submarine tale; the basis for the movie of the same name starring Clark Gable, Burt Lancaster, Don Rickles and Jack Warden. A beautiful copy, gift quality. . Classics of Naval Literature Series. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 343 pages. A4 View More...
No defects in book or jacket, the latter now protected by fresh mylar sleeve. Binding is tight, pages are clean and unmarked, appears unread. . Includes eight pages of plates, seven charts. . 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 304 pages. G6 View More...
Near Fine book lacking the dust jacket. Book has bump to upper corner of front cover, no other defects. . A solid, attractive copy. . Small 4to 9" - 11" tall. 400 pages. T7 View More...
Fine book in NF dust jacket; jacket is price-clipped, no other defects, now protected by fresh mylar sleeve. Book has no defects. Binding is tight, pages are clean and unmarked. A beautiful copy. . 12mo 7" - 7" tall. 417 pages. L5 View More...
New, no defects. . A handsome edition and copy of this lesser known work by James Fenimore Cooper. . Classics Of Naval Literature Series. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 312 pages. E1 View More...
Near Fine quarter-bound book with slightly worn edges to leather spine, embossed with bright gilt titles. Top page ends have flawless gilt. Book has been carefully read. Binding is tight, pages are clean and unmarked. . A handsome copy of a classic sea tale. . Drawings. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 415 pages. A3 View More...
Edges of paper covers are sunned and frayed; textblock has no defects. . An especially interesting issue of this weekly news magazine. The Lusitania was sunk by a German U-boat, provoking an American outrage that is reflected in the pages of this issue, and probably did more than any other single event to propel the United States to enter the First World War. 1195 passengers and crew perished, including 123 Americans. Also in this issue are articles on Japan and China, focusing on Japan's "Monroe Doctrine, " Theodore Roosevelt's libel suit, lasting two months and eventually exonerating him, a ... View More...
Near Fine Book in VG dust jacket. Jacket has shallow edgewear, now protected by fresh mylar sleeve. Book has blindstamp of former owner on first endpaper, no other defects. Bound in red buckram with bright gilt titles to front cover and spine. Binding is tight, pages are clean and unmarked. . Non-fiction treatise on the history of smugglingm mainly in the U. S. And England. Stated first edition. A beautiful copy. . 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 335 pages. T5 View More...
Original black cloth covers are heavily embossed with decoration on front, back and spine; gilt on spine is dulled. Covers are lightly soiled, worn and chipped at a few spots on extremities, bumped corners, lightly gnawed for an inch at bottom edge of front cover. Bookplate inside front cover identifies this book as having been presented to the Athenian Society Library by Col. French, as as being copy No. 538 in that library's collection. Front hinge is starting to crack, otherwise binding is tight and solid. A few pages in the book are heavily foxed, most only lightly, all are quite readable.... View More...
Creasing to bottom edge of front cover, else Fine in wrappers. Owner stamps on ffep. Author has SIGNED AND INSCRIBED a message to former owners on half-title page. . The seas are not limitless. This book presents an ecological perspective on the uses and misuses of the oceans. . 8vo - 8" to 9" tall. 153 pages. Signed by Author. G6 View More...
Bound in blue cloth, edges slightly rubbed, light bumps to corners. Owner's name stamp to first endpaper and, very lightly, to top page ends. Contents are excellent, like now. Binding is tight, pages are clean and unmarked. . Includes examples of all forms suitable for a purser's use, including several fold-out forms. This is the first printing, published in 1941. . 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 194 pages. G2 View More...
Like New book in VG dust jacket. Dust jacket has 3" tear to bottom edge of front panel, taped from inner surface of jacket, now protected by fresh mylar sleeve. Book has no defects. Binding is tight, pages are clean and unmarked, appears unread. . History of the U. S. Navy in World War Two. This is the first printing, stated. . Small 4to 9" - 11" tall. 628 pages. D6 View More...
Dust jacket is a little rubbed, no other defects, now protected by clear mylar sleeve. Book has no defects; pages are clean and crisp, the binding is tight and square; book appears unread. . Literary biography of English writer and novelist, best known for his long AubreyMaturin series of nautical historical novels, set in the 19th century. A nice copy of the first edition. . 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 488 pages. D7 View More...
Dust jacket has an oval 1-inch x 2-inch hole in upper left corner and an associated taped horizontal tear that proceeds nearly to the front flap. Light edgewear and rubbing as well. Jacket photo of Poseiden is not affected by the hole, nor are the spine titles. Jacket is now protected by fresh mylar sleeve. Back cover of book has a mild corner bump. The book itself is in excellent condition. Gray cloth binding is tight, pages are clean and unmarked. Near Fine book in Good dust jacket. . Author brings geological knowledge to play in his study of the lost continent. He was an eminent geologist w... View More...
Bound in card covers with light soil and rubbing to wrappers. Bump to upper corner of text block, otherwise text is excellent; binding is tight, pages are clean and unmarked. . Comprehensive dictionary of nautical terms. All text is in Portuguese. This is the first edition, published in 1963.. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 431 pages. D2 View More...
Fine book in NF dust jacket. Jacket has a touch of wear to two corners, no other defects, now protected by fresh mylar sleeve. Book has no defects. Binding is tight, pages are clean and unmarked. . A beautiful copy of the 1st U.S. Printing. . 4to 11" - 13" tall. 192 pages. F7 View More...
As New book, Fine plus. No defects of any kind, appears unread. Bound in gorgeous black leather with elaborate gilt titles and decoration to spine and boards; silk endpapers and sewn-in ribbon bookmark. All page ends gilt. Colour frontispiece of Melville and lovely colour illustrations throughout by Boardman Robinson. . This is a flawless copy of a magnificent edition of Melville's classic. . Small 4to 9" - 11" tall. 620 pages. A2 View More...
Book has no defects; pages are crisp, tight, book appears unread. Jacket has no defects, now protected by clear mylar sleeve. . A beautiful copy of a great sea yarn, O'Brian's first sea novel and thus precursor to the wonderful Aubrey/Maturin series to follow. First printing of the 1994 1st American Edition. . 8vo - 8" to 9" tall. B2 View More...
Near Fine book in VG dust jacket, the latter now protected by fresh mylar sleeve. Small hole on right edge of jacket, light bumps to extremities of spine area. Book is lightly bumped at extremities of spine, no other defects. . Includes 32 full-page plates. A nice copy of the book club edition. . 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 336 pages. K5 View More...
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