Lively Lady, Signed (31 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First edition first printing . Hardback. xiv + 193 pp, illustrated in colour and black and white Very Good + condition in Very Good, unclipped dust jacket. Signed by the author (flat signature on the half title). Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. Second. Very light rubbing to dustcover, light bump front bottom corner ; Signed by author, light wear to blue hardboards with bright silver embossing cover and spine, very clean, no markings, black and white photographs; 193 pages; Signed by Author.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Signed with dedication by Author on Title page - General wear to the book, cover, edges and corners including fading to top coloured edge. Ghost pencil mark on Title page, Internally Good - Quick flick through pages could not see any issues, clean and tidy copy in tight binding, A Good personal copy. Unclipped dust wrapper fitted with removable archive acetate film. **632g** All orders are sent with a tracking /signature service for your peace of mind, so that you can keep tabs on your parcel. For overseas customers - on some sites we use, parcels weighing over the standard rate may incur an additional charge and we will then contact you with the additional shipping fee required. This is for the postage only we do not charge you for our time or our excellent packaging, which we are noted for. Dispatched in cardboard mailers within 24/48 Hours Mon - Friday 2pm, except bank holidays, otherwise next business day - excellent service guaranteed. ; Signed by Author.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. First edition, first printing. Fine in price clipped fine dust jacket with the slightest shelf wear. Signed. Owners ink name on FFE. Rose and Lively Lady circumnavigate the globe. Classic small boat voyaging. Numerous photographs and map of the route to rear endpapers. Further maps and drawings in text and appendices related to small boat sailing. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st ed. xi,193pp. Illus col. & b & w photos + maps, plans, diagrams etc. Autobiography of the well known single-handed yachtsman. Insc'd "Best wishes - Alec Rose" on the title page. VG copy in an excellent p/c dw. Inscribed by Author(s).

Condition: Good. 1968. Standard Edition. 193 pages. Signed by the author. Illustrated jacket over cloth. Flat signed by the author at the title page. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning. Unclipped jacket has light edge wear with minor tears and chipping. Mild rubbing and marking.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Third Impression. Dust jacket has very light shelf wear, small spot on side edge, otherwise without flaw. 6 X 9" 193 pages. Inscribed : "To Dennis & Joan, With my Best Wishes and Thanks for a Happy stay, Alex Rose" Sir Alec was born in 1908 and after the war he took up sailing. He describes how he came to race single-handed across the Atlantic and how he gradually built up the plans toward his life's ambition of a voyage alone round Cape Horn. Illustrated with glossy photographs and maps. **Bundle Up * Save On Postage**. Inscribed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Signed. First Edition. Nautical Publishing Company 1968, SIGNED by author. Binding firm. Pages clean and bright, no markings. Price-clipped Dust Jacket. ALL ITEMS ARE DISPATCHED FROM THE UK WITHIN 48 HOURS ( BOOKS ORDERED OVER THE WEEKEND DISPATCHED ON MONDAY) ALL OVERSEAS ORDERS SENT BY TRACKABLE AIR MAIL. IF YOU ARE LOCATED OUTSIDE THE UK PLEASE ASK US FOR A POSTAGE QUOTE FOR MULTI VOLUME SETS BEFORE ORDERING.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. Tis is a Fine copy Bound in black boards with green printing and design on the front cover and spine. Neither the edition nor the printing is stated. This copy is Signed by th author on the author's bookplate: "For George Dudley with all good wishes Kenneth Roberts". The former owner's name is neatly written on the front end paper. The end papers are maps. Described on he title page: "A chronicle of certain men of Arundel in Maine, of Privateering during the War of Impressments, and of the Circular prison on Dartmoor". Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Hardcover with dust jacket, published by Nautical Publishing, 1968. This is a second printing of this UK edition. Signed by Sir Alec Rose on a photo attached to the front endpaper - see photos. The true story of Rose's solo circumnavigation of the world on his boat, Lively Lady. 192 pages, with two sections of photos, 5-3/4" X 8-3/4". The dust jacket is intact and is not price clipped. Original price of 35s printed on the bottom corner of the front flap. Jacket has been protected with a clear, removable cover. Blue cloth covered boards, with the title in gold on the spine. Top right corner of the cover boards is just slightly bumped inward. No former ownership marks, no writing on the text pages. Top-stain appears to be a bit faded. Edges of the text block show some faint foxing spots from age. Binding is tight. Not a library discard copy. Attached photos are of the copy we have in our inventory. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Nautical Publishing Company, 1968. Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition, second impression. Lymington (Hants.), Nautical Publishing Co.; London, Toronto [etc.] Harrap, 1968 xiii, 193 p. 24 plates, illus. (some col.), maps, plans, ports. (some col.) 23 cm. Signed and dated by Author to the title page.small taped tear to rear of dj.otherwise fine. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc.; Garden City, 1933. Hardcover. Early Printing. Signed and inscribed by author directly on title page. A Good, black cloth binding with illustration and green lettering on front board and spine, binding intact, mild scattered foxing to board buckram, slightly curled board corners, some crimping to spine edges, age toning to pages, deckle fore-edge, some scattered foxing top text block edge and front/back matters, few abrasions bottom board edges, faint moisture stain at gutter of few prelims, without Dust wrapper. A good copy. 8vo[octavo or approx. 6 x 9 inches]. 376pp. We pack securely and ship daily with delivery confirmation on every book. The picture on the listing page is of the actual book for sale. Additional Scan(s) are available for any item, please inquire.Please note: Oversized books/sets MAY require additional postage then what is quoted for 2.2lb book. Signed by Author.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good +. First Hardback Edition. 225 x 145mm. pp. 193. English text. First edition of Sir Alec Rose's volume 'My Lively lady'. Black and white illustrations. Inscribed by author reading 'To Douglas. In appreciation of all your help. Alec'. This volume is from the library of fellow sailor and yacht designer Douglas Phillips-Birt. Original blue boards with gold lettering to spine. Housed in pictorial dust jacket. Book and dust jacket clean and tight. Inscribed By Author.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Unabridged. Paperback 1969. Many black & white photos. Signed by the author on the title page. No other inscriptions. Clean & tight book. Flat spine. Flat covers. TANNED PAGES. Dispatched ROYAL MAIL FIRST CLASS with TRACKING next working day or sooner securely boxed in cardboard. ref 6652.3. My Lively Lady by Alec Rose. Published by Pan, London. Author Signed Inscription.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Standard Edition. Hardback. Title-page is signed by the authoe & dated 1968. No other inscriptions. Clean & tight. PAGES HAVE TANNED TOP EDGES. Jacket has only minor edge wear. Front flap is not price-clipped. Jacket is now under clear removable covers. Dispatched ROYAL MAIL FIRST CLASS with TRACKING next working day or sooner securely boxed in cardboard. ref F9145. Author Signed Inscription.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Here is Alec Rose's own story which includes two heroines Lively Lady his boat , and Dorothy his wife. He tells it in his own words and writes of his early days, of his youth, his ventures into market gardening and of how he took to the sea. A good, clean and tight copy. Signed by Author(s).

Signed First Edition: Hardback, : Blue bds., gold titles and decs., 140 x 220 mm., 575 grms., 193 pp., illustrated throughout with bw. and colour plates, maps and drawings, photographic feps., map reps., signed by author on title-page, original photographic dw., unclipped, VG+/VG+ copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. 13 preliminary pages, 193 pages, colour and black and white plates, maps and diagrams, fine/very fine condition bound in half green morocco, spine blind decorated within raised bands, top edge gilt, marbled paper end papers and clear plastic wrapper. Number 42 of 260 copies in the special edition signed by the author. Signed by Author(s).

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Very rare paperback copy signed by Sir Alec Rose. Nice clean copy. Signed by Author(s).

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: As New Unclipped. Photos, Maps, Drawings Plates (illustrator). First Edition Signed Copy. xiv+193 pp.,35 plates, unclipped dj, 8vo first edition signed, vg condition, marred only by small brown stains [probably rust marks] on eps with v, faint light brown shadow on adjacent pages. Biography of market gardener turned seaman in his yacht pioneering world circumnavigation Size: 8vo. Signed by Author.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 1st ed. 2nd printing. pp193. Illus. Endpaper maps. signed. Includes advert for the signing tipped in. Signed by Author(s).

First Edition. [Illustrated]. This limited edition consists of two hundred and sixty copies, signed by the author and numbered. This copy is No 4 of 260. Very good condition. No dust jacket. Quarter leather bound with leather corners. Gold lettering on spine. Marbled inside covers. Hardback.

hardcover. First Edition. VG+ copy in a VG+, price-clipped Dust Jacket that is from a slightly later printing. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR on the title page: "With the Best Wishes of Kenneth Roberts, Kennebunkport , Me., August 19, 1931." Previous owner has also penned his name nearby. First edition stated. Uncommon signed first edition. Basis for the 1952 20th Century Fox directed by Jean Negulesco and starring Dale Robertson & Anne Francis.

Leather. Condition: Fine. Not Stated (illustrator). A signed, limited edition copy of this popular sailing book describing Alec Rose's circumnavigation of the globe. A limited edition. Published in the same year as the first edition. Limited to 260 copies, of which this is number 43. Signed by the author to the limitations page. In the publisher's original half morocco binding on tan cloth, with gilt lettering to the spine. With the illustrated free end papers of the first edition to the front and rear of the book, thirty-five plates in both colour and monochrome. seven maps and six drawings. Collated complete. Sir Alec Rose was an English fruit merchant who served in the Royal Navy during World War II and had a deep interest in amateur sailing. In 1964, he took part in the second single-handed Transatlantic race, and in 1967-68, he solo circumnavigated the globe. His extraordinary achievement in this regard earned him a knighthood. In this book, Rose writes about his boat, 'Lively Lady', and of his travel experiences and incredible journey around the world. With a bookplate for one, 'Peter M. Scott', to the reverse of the front free endpaper. In the original half morocco binding. Externally, excellent with little shelf wear. Bookplate to the reverse of the front free endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages very bright and clean. Author's ink signature to the limitations page. Fine. signed by author. book.

Condition: Near Fine. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original blue cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered gilt back, front end paper photograph, red end paper map. 8vo. 8¾'' x 5¾''. Contains (xiv), 193 pp with double-page route map and photo plate, 7 further maps, 6 drawings including cutaway of Lively Lady, and 35 half-tones from photographs, some in colour. Fine condition book in near Fine condition price clipped dust wrapper. + Stamped Post Office Cover Carried in Lively Lady Arrived Portsmouth 4th July, 1968 and SIGNED by the author 'Alec Rose'. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A. SAILING BOATS (Yachting).

Dust Jacket Condition: dj. Octavo, hardcover with dust jacket. Later printing from 1942. Inscribed by Roberts on the title page "Inscribed for John L. Senior by an old, old, old acquaintance Kenneth Roberts Christmas, 1942." A very good copy. Pieces of the dust jacket of another copy are pasted to the endpapers. Soiling to jacket, with few closed tears to jacket and fading to DJ spine. DJ corners trimmed, though $2.50 price remains intact. Slight toning to pages. Signed.

First, Limited Edition, No. 168 of 260 copies signed by the Author, very fine in publisher's blue half moroco and tan buckram, marbled endpapers, spine lettered in gilt, decorated with blind-stamped yacht; pp. xiv+193, double-page route map and photo plate, 7 further maps, 6 drawings including cutaway of 'Lively Lady', and 35 half-tones from photos, some in colour. With appendices on her design, provisions, self-steering gear, storm preparedness. His solo circumnavigation 1967-68 eastward round Cape of Good Hope and Cape Horn from Portsmouth (for which he was knighted) in 'Lively Lady' the 36 ft. cutter, with added mizzen staysail, designed by John Illingworth. Toy 460.

First edition. Signed Limited Edition. Publisher's original half green morocco with titles in gilt to the spine. Tan coloured buckram boards. Marbled endpapers. Top edge gilt. Clear publisher's acetate dustwrapper. 193pp. Illustrated with 8 maps (one double-page), 6 line drawings, and 35 photographic plates. A beautiful fine copy, the binding square and tight, the contents clean throughout and without previous owner's inscriptions or stamps. Loosely laid in is a souvenir first day cover celebrating the author's return home in 'Lively Lady'. Limited to 260 copies of which this is number 66, signed by the author on the limitation page. The author's accounts of his voyages in 'Lively Lady', which includes taking part in the 1964 single-handed Atlantic race (where he finished fourth) and his 1967-68 single-handed circumnavigation of the world, for which he was knighted. Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. First Edition. Very good+ in black cloth covered boards with light green text and decorations on the spine and on the front board. A small octavo measuring 7 1/2 by 5 inches with map end sheets with the cloth at the head and heel of the spine rubbed and lightly worn. In a very good+, price clipped second state dust jacket with a 1/4 inch chip from the lower edge of the spine area and with rubbing to the folds. Signed and inscribed by the author in pencil on the title page and dated at Kennebunk Beach in the year of publication. This copy is covered by the second state dust jacket which reads "A Chronicle of Arundel".just below the title on the front panel. Only 5,560 of the first printing were sold. A scarce title in this condition in a very collectible and very uncommon dust jacket.

Hardcover. First Edition. Very near fine in black cloth covered boards with light green text and decorations on the spine and on the front board. A small octavo measuring 7 1/2 by 5 1/4 inches with map end sheets with the cloth at the head and heel of the spine lightly rubbed and the ghost of what may have been a book plate on the front paste down. In a very good+, unclipped first state dust jacket with rubbing to the fold to the front flap and several vary short closed tears around the edges of the panels. Signed and inscribed to A. P. Tedesco by the author on the title page. This copy is covered by the first state dust jacket which reads "A Chronicle of Certain Men of Arundel" while the second state dust jacket reads: "A Chronicle of Arundel". Only 5,560 of the first printing were sold. A scarce title in this condition in a very collectible and very uncommon dust jacket.