Allcot John (7 results)

Condition: Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All of the pages are intact and the cover is intact and the spine may show signs of wear. The book may have minor markings which are not specifically mentioned.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. John Allcot and Fred Elliott (illustrator). First Edition. 181pp, 16pp b/w plates, b/w ills throughout, index. Pictorial glossy boards. Light rubbing and edge wear to boards- a nice copy of the hard to find hard cover. The book tells of the early paddle steamer days, the era of the Port Jackson & Manly Steamship Company. The paintings and photos depict all facets of ferry travel to and from Manly since the beginning of the tourist trade, bringing to life the saying 'Manly -- seven miles from Sydney and a thousand miles from care.' Size: 4to.

Special Ships' Number, No. 1261, Vol. XLIX, issued 27th May 1936. 72 PP with 3 colour and many b/w illustrations. Pictorial soft cover (colour painting of the Torrens by John Allcot). Front cover chipped and rubbed, back cover missing. Lacks the colour supplement of the Queen Mary steaming at full speed. Light foxing, staples rusty. Still a very good copy. Large format: 40 x 29. Publication synchronised with the departure from England of the great White Star-Cunarder Queen Mary on her maiden voyage across the Atlantic.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR'S SON - BEAUTIFUL COPY IN FULL NAVY LEATHER - IN LIKE ORIGINAL SLIP CASE : Limited edition No: 357 from a Total of 500 copies ; embossed stamp "The Allcot Trust." xxxiv, 159 pages : chiefly colour illustrations, plans. All illustrations are with tissue guards, no creasing. High quality paper. HEAVY ITEM BUT FREE WITHIN THE UK. NOTE : John Charles Allcot (1888-1973), artist, was born on 14 November 1888 at Liverpool, Lancashire, England. At the age of 14 John was apprenticed to Tillotson & Son Ltd, lithographers, and attended classes at the Liverpool Institute and School of Art. In 1906 he worked in the Mersey tugboats and next year sailed as a deck-boy in the barque, Invermark. He loved painting and would scrounge ship's paint, sailcloth and handkerchiefs with which to depict the sea, ships and life on board. Arriving in Sydney in the Miltiades in 1909, Allcot signed on with the old clipper, Antiope. He worked in coastal, island and intercolonial vessels out of Sydney before giving up the sea in 1912. He gained widespread recognition in the 1920s with a series of oil paintings (on the founding of the Australian colonies) which were later acquired by the Australasian Pioneers' Club. Other commissions followed. Allcot also worked as an illustrator and wrote articles about the sea for the Sydney Mail. In the 1940s he painted the seas for ship-models built by the sculptor Robert Klippel. Allcot's painting of the Cutty Sark was presented to the Duke of Edinburgh in 1954. His work is represented in private and public collections in Australia and abroad. Signed by Author(s).

Elephant folio. 160+38pp. B/w portrait of John Allcot on title page and 40 full-page colour plates tipped in and protected with tissue guards, and 20pp. Appendix Original royal blue calf gilt in publisher's slipcase.A near fine copy. Limited edition of 500 copies. signed by Rodney Allcot and, additionally, by Cyril Hume.

Limited edition of 500 copies. This copy is No.64 and is signed by Rodney Allcot (his son). (8), XIII, 160, XIV - XXXIV, (1 colophon) PP with b/w portrait of John Allcot on title page and 40 full-page colour plates tipped in and protected with tissue guards, followed by the 20 pages (XIV to XXXIV) "Appendix" with a glossary and b/w illustrations (13 of them tinted). Original royal blue calf skin, gilt engraved front cover and spine. Formal advertisement from the publisher, loosely inserted. Gilt lettering on spine is almost completely faded. A little light foxing, o/wise a near fine copy of this collectable item. This is a heavy item and postage will be higher than usual. Please ask for a quote. Large book: 50cm x 38cm.

Limited edition of 500. Set of 4 unframed reproductions of paintings by one of Australia's leading maritime artists, John Allcot (1888-1973). No.115/500, signed by Rodney Allcot, the artist's son. Each colour print around 49 cm & 65 cm. with overall size 66.4 cm x 83.6 cm. together with a 6 page descriptive booklet (pictured). Sold as a set of 4. This is a heavy item and postage will be higher than usual. Please ask for a quote. The ROEBUCK of Captain William Dampier, H.M. Bark ENDEAVOUR of Captain James Cook, H.M.S. SIRIUS, guardship to the First Fleet, and H.M.S. SUPPLY.