Two Years Before The Mast
[Rackham, Arthur] Dana, Richard Henry
Published by Clear-Type Press, London and Glasglow, 1904
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Original red cloth, front cover pictorially stamped with a representation of a whaling ship, with the name SCUD plainly visible on the bows. The ship has three men standing in the bow waiting for a canoe with two Indians, all in dark blue, black and white. The title is in dark blue with white shadows. The spine has a picture of an Indian in blue and white, and the title is in a gold panel with the author's name in full in dark blue below. Octavo (7 1/8 x 4 3/4 inches; 181 x 121 mm.). 304 pages. Title-page printed in black without any mention of Arthur Rackham. Eight color plates (all with page numbers in lower right-hand corner). Some light pencil lining and light marginal foxing throughout, neat repair to inner margin of color-plate facing page 33, otherwise a Near Fine copy of this rather scarce little book. Latimore and Haskell, and Riall, note that there are several bindings of this book. The one at hand seems to combine characteristics from several issues described by Latimore and Haskell. Riall mentions an earlier September 1904 issue, bound in green or pink cloth. The illustrations in the September issue have the number of the page they illustrate in the lower right-hand corner, while there are no page numbers on the plates of the December issue. Later editions have only the name "R.H. Dana" on the spine. This book has always been a bibliographic puzzle, but we are certain that this is one of the earliest printings from September 1904. Included is a copy of a book by Captain Mayne Reid entitled The Scalp Hunters: A Romance of Northern Mexico. London and Glasgow: Collins' Clear-Type Press, [n.d.] but ca. 1904. This book is bound in the same red cloth and has the identical design to Two Years Before the Mast on the front cover and the spine. Arthur Rackham (1867-1939) is perhaps the most acclaimed and influential illustrators of the Golden Age of Illustration. A prolific artist even from his youth, Rackham got his start as an illustrator working for the Westminster Budget Newspaper (1892). Over the next few years, he took on more and more commissions for children s books, hitting his career high in the first three decades of the twentieth century. Rackham turned his imaginative pen to every classic from Shakespeare to Dickens to Poe. Seller Inventory # 3756
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Title: Two Years Before The Mast
Publisher: Clear-Type Press, London and Glasglow
Publication Date: 1904
Edition: First edition.
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Two Years Before the Mast
Published by
Collins' Clear-Type Press, London and Glasgow, 1904
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Hardcover
Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United Kingdom
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Cloth. Condition: Good Only. Arthur Rackham (illustrator). An early edition of Richard Henry Dana's vivid memoir of his time on a merchant ship, with eight colour plates by renowned illustrator Arthur Rackham. An early edition of this work, undated but probably published in 1904 according to institutional sources.Originally published in 1840.With eight colour plates by renowned book illustrator Arthur Rackham, widely regarded as a leading figure during the Golden Age of book illustration. Collated complete.One of the earliest books to feature Rackham's work and notably, not present in all of his bibliographies.Written by the American lawyer and politician Richard Henry Dana, this work is a thrilling and vivid memoir documenting the author's two year sea voyage from Boston to California on a merchant ship beginning in 1834. An eponymous film adaptation was released in 1946.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. In the publisher's original cloth binding with pictorial design. Externally, smart. Sunning to spine. Rubbing to boards extremities and joints. Minor bumping to head and tail of spine. Pictorial cover faded and boards lightly discoloured. Offsetting and scattered spotting to end papers. Paste and ink inscription on front paste down. Internally, hinges strained but firm. Pages are generally clean and bright. Toning to fore edges, as is common. Several closed tears to pages 19, 199-206, 304. Minor loss to several pages (57, 65, 93, 111) not affecting readability. Good Only. book. Seller Inventory # 899Y1
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Two Years Before The Mast
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Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United Kingdom
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Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Arthur Rackham (illustrator). An early edition of Richard Henry Dana's vivid memoir of his time on a merchant ship, with eight colour plates by renowned illustrator Arthur Rackham. An early edition of this work, undated but probably published in 1904 according to institutional sources. Originally published in 1840. With eight colour plates by renowned book illustrator Arthur Rackham, widely regarded as a leading figure during the Golden Age of book illustration. Collated complete. One of the earliest books to feature Rackham's work and notably, not present in all of his bibliographies. Written by the American lawyer and politician Richard Henry Dana, this work is a thrilling and vivid memoir documenting the author's two year sea voyage from Boston to California on a merchant ship beginning in 1834. An eponymous film adaptation was released in 1946. 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. In the publisher's original cloth binding with pictorial decoration. Externally, very smart. The odd mark to boards. Light signs of shelf wear to extremities and joints. Minor bumping to extremities. Slightly cocked. The odd spot to end papers. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean with the odd spot. Very Good. book. Seller Inventory # 899Y2
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Two Years Before the Mast Illustrated by Arthur Rackham with Eight Coloured Plates
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Collins' Clear-Type Press, London and Glasgow, 1904
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Hardcover
First Edition
Seller: The BiblioFile, Rapid River, MI, U.S.A.
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Hard Cover. Condition: Good. Rackham, Arthur (illustrator). First Edition. 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
Two Years Before the Mast. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham
Published by
Collins' Clear-Type Press, London, Glasgow, 1904
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Hardcover
First Edition
Seller: Kelleher Rare Books, Naas, IE, Ireland
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Arthur Rackham (illustrator). 1st Edition. First UK Edition, First Printing. 304pp. Octavo. Colour frontispiece and 7 colour plates by Arthur Rackham. Original pictorial green cloth, titles to spine in black on gilt background, pictorial images to spine and front cover in black, brown and white. Pages toned and with spotting, inscription to front end page to a Bertha Jones for reciting and importantly dated July 1904, rubbing to illustration of the front board. Inscription date of July 1904 and green colour binding confirmed by Riall, Latimore and Haskell as the earliest state, Very uncommon. Seller Inventory # 013117
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