Alexander john h illus (4 Ergebnisse)

Super octavo stapled light card covers (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.…

signed by A. H. Reed, library card casing, ex library octavo stiffened binding (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost.…

hardcover. Zustand: Fine. reprint. 8vo, 180 pp., Facsimile reprint of the original 1907 edition. Fine copy (issued without dust jacket). Illus. with photos (illustrator).

Hard Cover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Poor. First Edition. First Printing. Publisher's full oatmeal cloth, gilt lettering on red panels on spine and cover, gilt compass medallion on cover, top edge red, red and black title page. Illustrated with duotone engraved portrait frontispiece by W. H. Lizars and duotone engravings by Gordon Grant at the head of each chapter. Includes Foreword and Afterword by Alexander Laing. NB. John Nicol (1755-1825) was a Scottish sailor who in 1789 sailed on Lady Juliana, a ship that transported convict women to Port Jackson in New South Wales, Australia. His autobiography, published in 1822, offers a rare first-hand account of the life of an ordinary Georgian sailor. . Spine and covers lightly soiled, else near fine; unmarked, tight, and square. The unclipped ($4.00) dust jacket, now in Mylar, is missing its spine and is chipped and worn. VERY GOOD/POOR. . Duotone engravings. 4to 11" - 13" tall. vii, 214 pp. Illustrated by Gordon Grant; W.H. Lizars (illustrator).…