The Voyage of the Arctic Tern. Limited Edition. Signed by the Author and Illustrator.

Montgomery, Hugh; Poulis, Nick

ISBN 10: 0953915905 / ISBN 13: 9780953915903

Published by Chandler's Ford. Synapse GB Ltd, 2000

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Chandler's Ford. Synapse GB Ltd. 2000. Assumed first edition with laid in note and no other dates stated. 2000 print run Hard Cover. Original publishers quarter red cloth with glossy illustrated boards and lettered gilt on spine. Bump to the tail of the cloth spine and one corner a little knocked. No dust jacket as issued. Hint of toning to text block. Book is near fine and printed on high quality stock. Beautifully illustrated yellow endpapers showing drawing of Plymouth. Illustrations abundant on every page. Double signed by the author and illustrator in blue ink to the half title. Loosely laid in typed by the author saying that the book took three years to write and for more to design and print. The illustration took two years of continuous work by the illustrator Nick Poulis. An epic sea tale, written entirely in verse and illustrated on every page. a classic tale of treason, treachery and treasure, sweeping across many centuries and different lands, from Scandinavia to Spain to the South West of England. At its heart is the ship's skipper, Bruno, cursed to a life of eternal wandering in a moment of greed and betrayal. His quest for release brings him to the court of the King of Spain and a battle with an ancient adversary, the villainous pirate Mad Dog Morgan. Can Bruno and his crew set right the wrongs of the past and present? Seller Inventory # JUN24.22003

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Voyage of the Arctic Tern. Limited ...

Publisher: Chandler's Ford. Synapse GB Ltd

Publication Date: 2000

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine

Signed: Signed by Author(s)

Edition: 1st Edition

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Synopsis:

8vo. An excellent copy. Red cloth spine. Gilt titles, pictorial boards.

About the Author:

Hugh Montgomery was brought up in Plymouth and spent most of his youth on or under the waves. A keen diver, he was part of the team that salvaged Henry VIII's flagship the Mary Rose. After completing The Voyage of The Arctic Tern, he received a number of rejections, and so decided to publish the book himself - at his own expense, remortgaging his flat in the process. The risk paid off - every single copy was sold, and The Voyage of The Arctic Tern won the Self-published Book of the Year and the Poetry Book of the Year Award 2000. When not writing epic adventure stories, Hugh works as a consultant in intensive care at University College London, as well as leading the group of researchers that discovered the first "gene for human fitness" in 1998.