Count Luckner Sea Devil, Signed (11 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. In blue cloth. Early printing. Inscribed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Doubleday, Page & Company, 1927 Signed by Count Luckner, dated 1927, month indeterminate. Corners bumped, shelf wear to head and tail of spine, cloth has worn away at head. Spine sunned. Red top edge of text block faded. Front inner hinge exposed after FFEP, binding otherwise intact. Age-toning around edges. [S-BretBox]. Signed by Author(s). Hardcover. Good/No Jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Plates (illustrator). First Edition. Octavo; x, 308 pages, blue cloth, snag at spine Signed by Count Luckner across the title-page. Luckner was a German sea marauder during WWI.

Condition: Fair. SIGNED BY LUCKNER! Garden City, NY: Doubleday, Page & Company, 1927. 8vo hardcover. x+308pp. Frontispiece, map endpapers, b/w photos. Signed by Count Luckner on half title page. Fair book. No dust jacket. Hinges cracked. Half title page and frontispiece detached from binding. (World War 1, Felix von Luckner, Biography) Inquire if you need further information.

Blue Cloth. Condition: Good+. No Jacket. Covers somewhat worn, binding a bit loose. The story of the WWI German war hero and his many adventures. Numerous B&W photos. Signed on the second free endpaper by Lowell Thomas AND Felix Count Luckner. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Photos, 8.5 x 5.5", blue cloth, 308pp, covers very worn and soiled, spine darkened, pp toned; a good well copy of the FIRST EDITION, INSCRIBED "As many miles my ship sailed through the oceans, as many hopeless days for you." AND SIGNED BY COUNT LUCKNER.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. 309pp. Signed on the half-title page by Count Luckner! Blue cloth hardcover with gilt spine title and illustrated dustjacket. Minor bumping to the fore-corners, Chipping to the edges and corners of the dust jacket with a 1 inch by 2 inch loss to the foot of the jacket's spine panel. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. G2. Inscribed By Subjects.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. First Edition. Signed by Author. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Water stained cover. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Signed "Never say Die" by the Count to the title page. No jacket. Gilt titles to light blue boards faded almost completely. Dampstaining to spine, darkening it further. `Scattered marks to light blue boards. Handsome cursive from the Count. Rare under any circumstance. No DJ. BP/Case. Signed by Author(s).

Cloth. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: near fine. The first edition of Count Luckner, The Sea Devil, by Lowell Thomas, inscribed by Count Felix von Luckner, Captain of the SMS Seeadler. (illustrator). First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, [8], 308pp, [map], [appendix], [4]. Blue cloth, title stamped on the spine. The first printing, with no additional printings noted. Cloth torn on the spine, soiling to spine. Front hinge starting, but stable. Occasional foxing throughout. Frontispiece portrait of Count Luckner, numerous illustrated plates, endpaper maps. In the publisher's near fine dust jacket, likely married with this copy, faint soiling to spine, bright illustrations. Inscribed on the second free endpaper: "By Joe / Mr. John W. Binford / never say die! / yours Felix Count Luckner / Xmas 1936." Count Felix von Luckner (1881-1966) was a German naval officer famed for his World War I commerce-raiding exploits aboard the Seeadler, a wind-powered auxiliary cruiser he commanded with an unusual emphasis on minimizing loss of life; over an 11-month cruise in 1916-17, he captured or sank more than a dozen Allied ships while taking hundreds of prisoners without a single combat fatality. Nicknamed the "Sea Devil," he cultivated a public image of chivalry at sea, and his postwar career mixed lectures, memoir writing (The Sea Devil's Fo'c'sle, The Sea Devil), and occasional controversy tied to his status as a nationalist symbol during the Weimar and early Nazi periods, though he later distanced himself from the regime. His dramatic escape attempts after the Seeadler was wrecked on Mopelia Island-culminating in a brief recapture after seizing a small boat-added to his legend. Signed.

First edition of this captivating biography of German nobleman and naval officer Count Felix von Luckner. Octavo, original publisher's cloth, top stain yellow, cartographic endpapers, frontispiece of Count Felix von Luckner, illustrated with black and white photographs and drawings. Association copy, inscribed by Luckner on the verso of the frontispiece, "May good winds fill the sails of your ship of life and God's luckiest stars guide your course but always remember that the pleasing of your dear parents remain your guiding light to bring you safe to port. To my dear young friend Bill Vanderkloot with a shipload of good wishes from the Sea-Devil, Felix Count Luckner, Detroit, II.8.51." The recipient, William Vanderkloot was an American pilot who played a notable role during World War II as a civilian aviator entrusted with high-priority missions for the British government. Most famously, he piloted Prime Minister Winston Churchill on several wartime flights, including a critical journey to Moscow in 1942, demonstrating both exceptional skill and the strategic importance of transatlantic aviation in Allied diplomacy. Very good in a very good dust jacket. Rare and desirable signed and inscribed. Count Luckner: The Sea Devil by Lowell Thomas is a vivid biographical account of Count Felix von Luckner, a German naval officer renowned for his audacious exploits during World War I. Known for commanding the commerce raider Seeadler, Luckner earned international fame for capturing enemy ships with minimal violence, embodying a chivalric ideal of naval warfare that contrasted sharply with the brutality of modern conflict. Thomas, a master of narrative nonfiction, presents Luckner as both a swashbuckling adventurer and a humane combatant, crafting a romanticized yet compelling portrait that appealed to interwar readers fascinated by heroism and maritime adventure. The book blends historical detail with dramatic storytelling, contributing to Lucknerās enduring legend as āThe Sea Devil.ā.