Language: English
Published by Charles Scribner's Sons, 1939
Seller: Black Cat Books, Shelter Island, NY, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 1st edition. Hardbound no dust jacket. Offsetting to end pages. Previous owner's name on title page. Minor fading to spine, otherwise very good.
HARDCOVER. Condition: Good. Hardcover edition. 262pp. Octavo hardbound, tight binding. Spine and boards faded and worn. Previous owner's name inked on ffep foxing on eps. Interior text clean throughout.
Published by Peter Davies, 1955
Seller: World of Rare Books, Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United Kingdom
Condition: Good. 1955. Revised & Reset. 257 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth. Black and white photographic plates to centre of book. Pages and plates are lightly tanned throughout. Previous owner's inscriptions to front pastedown and endpaper. Binding remains firm. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Light sunning to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends. Light marking to both boards.
Published by Peter Davies, 1955
Seller: World of Rare Books, Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United Kingdom
First Edition
Condition: Fair. 1955. First Edition, Revised & Reset. 257 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth. Black and white photographic plates to centre of book. Binding remains firm. Pages and plates have light tanning and foxing throughout. Previous owner's inscriptions to front free endpaper. Water staining to some pages, text remains unaffected. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Light sunning to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends.
Published by Peter Davies, 1939
Seller: World of Rare Books, Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United Kingdom
Condition: Fair. 1939. No Edition Remarks. 262 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth boards with gilt lettering. Contains black and white illustrations. Clean pages and illustrations with noticeable tanning and foxing throughout. More pronounced to free endpapers and pastedowns. Binding remains firm. Boards have moderate edge wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Moderate tanning to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends. Minor splits to spine ends and corners causing cloth to be frayed. Gilt lettering is darkened. Visible wear marks to boards. Book has a slight forward lean.
Published by Scribners, 1939
Seller: Jackson Street Booksellers, Omaha, NE, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Poor. 1st Edition. Good copy in blue cloth hardcover with poor jacket. Shelf-wear and edge-wear. Jacket is rubbed, chipped, torn with larger piece missing across top of front cover and at base of spine. Now in mylar.
Published by Charles Scribner's Sons, 1939
Seller: Jonathan Grobe Books, Deep River, IA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Repaired hinge. Sunned cover. ; 262 pages.
Published by Peter Davies 1955, 1955
Seller: Hard to Find Books NZ (Internet) Ltd., Dunedin, OTAGO, New Zealand
Association Member: IOBA
LACKS D/W, octavo, blue buckram boards, silver gilt lettering to spine, top page edges stained blue, ix + 257pp, illus/photos, VG (light bruising & rubbing to extrems, moderate soiling to boards, moderate tanning & light foxing/soiling to page edges, minor tape staining to front pastedown).
Published by Peter Davies, 1955
Seller: Diplomatist Books, Norwich, United Kingdom
US$ 20.75
Quantity: 1 available
Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. hb, torn d/w, 257pp, plates.
Published by Peter Davies, London, 1955
Seller: Renaissance Books, Victoria, BC, Canada
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 2nd Edition. About Fine But For A Little Bumping To Spine Tips, And A Very Minor Spot Stain On Front End Paper, In A Price-Clipped Jacket With Jacket With Light Edgewear With Unobtrusive Tape Reinforcement, ( Esp. At Head And Heel Of Spine ), And Touch Soiled Back Panel. Second Edition, Revised And Reset.
Published by Peter davies, 1955
Seller: Barney's books, Beer, DEVON, United Kingdom
First Edition
US$ 27.67
Quantity: 1 available
Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. First revised reset edition Book in good plus condition Contents unmarked. Tanning to block edges with mild foxing to side block edge Blue boards are worn on top and base of spine and tips corners.
Published by Peter Davies. London. ., 1955
Seller: Jean-Louis Boglio Maritime Books, CYGNET, TAS, Australia
Revised and reset edition from the 1939 original. IX, 257, (4 adv.) PP with 1 drawing, 2 plans & 5 maps plus 12 pages with 22 bw photos. Cloth cover, top edge tinted, price-clipped dust jacket with a few small chips and in a protective sleeve. A near fine copy. 20.5 x 13.5. Early cruising experiences of an outstanding designer, builder and sailor of boats.
Published by Peter Davies, 1939
Seller: Cotswold Internet Books, Cheltenham, United Kingdom
First Edition
US$ 31.13
Quantity: 1 available
Add to basketFirst Edition. 1st edition. Owner's name on front free endpaper. Light foxing on endpapers and nearby pages. Bidning tight. Blue cloth yellowed on spine; silver lettering on spine. Used - Very Good. VG hardback (no dust jacket).
Published by Peter Davies, London, 1955
Seller: Bookcase, Carlisle, United Kingdom
US$ 34.59
Quantity: 1 available
Add to basketCloth. Condition: Good Plus. Dust Jacket Condition: Good Minus. Jacket rubbed and chipped with some tearing to top edge, foxed on the inside. Closed edges foxed, content clean and tidy. Size: 8vo.
Published by Peter Davies, London, 1939
Seller: Leakey's Bookshop Ltd., Inverness, United Kingdom
First Edition
US$ 48.42
Quantity: 1 available
Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. 8vo. Pp xii, 262 + listing of the author's books. Frontis & plates. Original clotj. Unclipped d/w tatty &stained. Endpapers foxed and further scattered foxing.