Two Years Before the Mast Illustrated by Arthur Rackham with Eight Coloured Plates

Dana, Richard Henry

Published by Collins' Clear-Type Press, London and Glasgow, 1904

About this Item

No date; circa 1904. Rare material; out-of-print. Dark red coated-cloth pictorial boards, moderate shelf, corner wear, rub. Front cover depicts sailing vessel in black with white details over red cloth b.g. as sky; spine features crisp black relief titles in gilt field and vignette of attacking native torch raised. Cover protected in thick clear sleeve. Thick leaves good, moderate toning, fox in places. Endpapers fine; appear somewhat crisper than other leaves. String-bind good, moderate cant; hinges intact. Rare solid classic volume. Features Arthur Rackham's artistry with eight color plates. One of the earliest books to feature Rackham's work and notably, not present in all of his bibliographies. This title is part of a series Collins Clear Type Press published, which included biographies of the Lives of Men and Women who have achieved fame by the services they have rendered to their country or to mankind . Other series titles include "Where Flies the Flag," and, "The Icy North" by Henry Harbour with biographies of Arctic explorers Sir John Franklin and Fridtjof Nansen, Peerless Women and Old Sea Dogs . Printed by William Collins, Sons, and Co., Ltd., London and Glasgow. 304 pages. Insured post. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Seller Inventory # 021838

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Two Years Before the Mast Illustrated by Arthur Rackham with Eight Coloured Plates
• Publisher: Collins' Clear-Type Press, London and Glasgow
• Publication Date: 1904
• Binding: Hard Cover
• Illustrator: Rackham, Arthur
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: Good