Hardcover. New York, Alfred A Knopf, 1st UK, 1922, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 309 pages. Hardcover with no dust jacket. Moderate wear to edges by spine. Dark red covers with green embossed lettering on front and spine. Previous owner's bookplate and sticker on front end paper.
Hardcover. Glasgow, George Routledge and Sons, Early Reprint, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, 406 pages plus ads, hardcover. Covers are in good condition for their age despite some minor staining and edge wear. Interior pages are mostly clean and bright, but the outside edge of the pages have a slight damp stain. B&W illustrations throughout. This is a satirical novel about the life and adventures of a young woman, Amelia, and her fortunes in love and business. The story is set in 18th century England and follows Amelia's journey from a naive and innocent girl to a mature and independent woman. Previous owner stamped their name and placed a sticker on the front end pages, otherwise clean copy. Record # 33938
hardcover. NY, Appleton-Century, 1st, 1937, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Fair, Black & white illust. by Reginald Birch. Dust jacket worn, large chunk gone from front panel. Previous owner's bookplate.
Hardcover. New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 1st (USA), 2005, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 572 pages. Hardcover. B/w illustrations throughout. Deckled fore edge. Gilt title on spine. Clean inside and out. In good shape. From the back cover: "The first biography to take equal measure of all parts of its subject's life... Renders Scott's ultimate, legendary fate yet more heartbreakingly tragic."
Hardcover. New York, NY, Random House, 1st, 1943, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Fair, 302 pages. Hardcover. B/w illustrations (maps) throughout. Dust jacket has some age wear, but still intact (see image). Cover boards bound in gray cloth, gilt title on spine. Edges and pages have some tanning from age, edges have a touch of foxing. In great shape for its age. Written and published before WW-II was over, eyewitness accounts. Perfect for the WW-II enthusiast.
Hardcover. Los Angeles, CA, Liberty Bell Production, 1st, 1998, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 84 pages. Hardcover. Color illustrations throughout. Dust jacket unclipped, excellent. Cover boards bound in brown cloth, gilt title on spine, gilt decoration on front cover. Binding tight, spine straight. Based on a true story where thousands of children board ships bound for Jerusalem to liberate the Holy Land.
Softcover. Toronto, Canada, Coles Publishing Company, Reprint facsimile copy, 1974, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 567 pages. Softcover. Facsimile copy of original, published in 1852. Wrapper very good. Light tanning to edges and pages. A moisture stain to top edge. Binding tight. In good shape. A woman takes a trip of exploration with her husband from England to Canada, in the first part of the nineteenth century.
Hardcover. New York, NY, Alfred A. Knopf, 1st, 1970, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 336 pages plus index. Hardcover. B/w illustrations. Previous owner's name on front flyleaf. Cover boards bound in orange cloth, gilt title on spine and author's name in gilt on front cover. Deckled foreedge. Binding tight. Spine straight. Dust jacket price-clipped. Here is the drama of Sir Walter Raleigh's two daring and deluded expeditions to the banks of the Orinoco.
Hardcover. New York, G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1st Edition, 1936, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 376 pages. Hardcover. Decorated endpapers. Previous owner's name stamped on front flyleaf, otherwise unmarked throughout. Cover boards bound in green cloth, red title on spine and front cover board. Some fading to spine and edges from age. Deckled edges. Top edge dyed to match cover bindings. Light age-tanning to edges. Binding tight, spine straight. In beautiful condition for its age. The "British Agent" goes back to the scene of this youthful romance and adventure, and emerges with a shrewd appraisal of a changing world.
Hardcover. London, England, Frederick Muller Limited, 1st, 1956, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, 206 pages. Hardcover. "With Sixty-four Photographs in Colour and Black-and-White by Mike Wilson and Arthur Clarke." Cover boards bound in light blue, agewear to covers (see image). Tanning to edges, pages lightly tanned, doesn't affect text or illustrations. A exploration of the Great Barrier Reef.
Hardcover. Camden ME, Down East Books, 1st, 2007, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 320 pages, hardcover. Dust jacket has some minor edge wear, covers and interior pages are clean and bright. Binding is solid. Contains B&W photography throughout. This is a book written about commercial fishing, by a commercial fisherman. Here is Sam Cottle's firsthand account of his life at sea, from the terror of a vessel sinking in the middle of the night, to the excitement of dragging up an unexploded depth charge. Learn to appreciate the ultimate satisfaction that comes with an honest day's haul alongside colorful characters who played a role in shaping Sam's life and seafaring career. Clean copy. Record # 33907
Hardcover. London, England, William Stange, 1840 Edition, 1840, Book: Poor, Dust Jacket: None, 486 pages, hardcover. Marbled leather covers are in poor condition, both boards have separated from the binding, and the spine has been laid on top. Interior pages have some foxing throughout, but all text blocks are legible. This volume is in need of rebinding. Robinson Crusoe is the classic tale of an English sailor marooned on a desert island for nearly three decades. An ordinary man struggling to survive in extraordinary circumstances, he wrestles with fate and the nature of God. Defoe's popular story, initially published in 1719, is one of the most widely published books in the world. This is an uncommon William Strange edition of the novel which contains a biographical a memoir of the author, and is embellished with numerous illustrations by J. J. Grandville, engraved on wood by George Dorrington. The previous owner's name is written in pen on front end page, otherwise clean copy. Record # 34062
Hardcover. NY, Harcourt Brace, 1st, 1935, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Decorations by George Plank. A Philadelphians adventures in London's theatrical & literary circles.
Hardcover. Topsfield, MA, Wayside Press, 1st, 1926, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 162 pages. A narrative of his life and adventures, with some account of the notorious captain thunderbolt. First book published by The Wayside Press. Illustrated with 13 b/w plates, including frontisportrait. Light foxing to endpapers. Previous owner's gift inscription on front flyleaf. 8vo. Red and black cloth with gilt lettering on spine. Light rubbing on back. Minor edgewear. Red/black pictorial dust jacket. Edgewear, water marks along left front edge, chips at top and bottom of spine, spine and top edge toned.
Hardcover. London ; New York, White Lion Publishers, reprint, 1973, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 372 pages, b&w plates and frontispiece. Edgewear, chipping to dust jacket; in brodart. Else a very clean, tight copy.
Hardcover. US, St. Martin's, 1st US, 1994-01-01, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 282 pages. Light edgewear and tearing to dust jacket, else a clean, tight copy.
Hardcover. New York, Brentano's, 1st, 1914, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, 340 pages. Black & white illustrations. Light foxing to endpapers and some pages. Some fraying at top and bottom of spine cloth, with a degree of fading to cloth.
Hardcover. New York, Atria Books, 1st, 2015, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 423 pages. Hardcover. Dust jacket with minimal wear. Clean unmarked text.
Softcover. Hanover, University Press of New England, reprint, 1996, Book: Near Fine, Dust Jacket: None, 281 pages. Foreword by Edward Hoagland. Originally published in 1930. The author, en route to Greenland from New York by ship, tells the tale of the sinking of the ship in a storm and the subsequent rescue. B&w illustrations throughout by author. Book very clean and well bound. Spine in white with blue lettering, the reverse on front cover.
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