Verlag: University of Chicago Press, 2012
ISBN 10: 022600905X ISBN 13: 9780226009056
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Verlag: London: The British Library, 201, 2012
ISBN 10: 0712358641 ISBN 13: 9780712358644
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Verlag: The University of Chicago Press, Chicago, 2012
Anbieter: Berryville Old Book Shop, Berryville, VA, USA
Hardcover. 368 pgs. Illustrations. Six months on an arctic whaler. Near fine hardcover copy in like dust jacket.
Verlag: The University of Chicago Press, 2012
ISBN 10: 022600905X ISBN 13: 9780226009056
Anbieter: Manchester By The Book, Manchester-By-the-Sea, MA, USA
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Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 1st Edition. No markings. Edited by Jon Lellenberg and Daniel Stashower.
Verlag: London: The British Library, 2012., 2012
Anbieter: Cornell Books Limited, Tewkesbury, Vereinigtes Königreich
Verbandsmitglied: PBFA
First edition (hardback). 4to (25cm by 22cm), viii, 368pp, including a 200pp facsimile of the manuscript. Original black cloth, dustwrapper. The book and the dustwrapper are in very good condition. ISBN 9780712358644.
Verlag: Chicago ; London : University of Chicago Press, 2012
Anbieter: MW Books, New York, NY, USA
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First Edition. An exceptional copy; fine in an equally fine dust wrapper. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Literally as new.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; Physical description; 368 pages : illustrations, map, portraits, facsimiles ; 26 cm. Contents; Introduction : "I came of age at 80 degrees north latitude" -- Facsimile of Arthur Conan Doyle's diary of his voyage as a ship's surgeon aboard the Arctic whaler S.S. Hope, February 28-August 11, 1880 -- Annotated transcript of Arthur Conan Doyle's diary of his voyage -- "It was quite an ovation" : Conan Doyle revisits the Arctic -- Arthur Conan Doyle's Arctic writings. The glamour of the Arctic ; Life on a Greenland whaler ; The captain of the "Pole-Star" ; The adventure of Black Peter. Summary; "In February 1880, when Arthur Conan Doyle was only 20 years old, he spent seven months as a ships surgeon on an Arctic whaler. During the voyage, he kept a detailed diary. This edition contains a full facsimile of the diary, with a transcription, plus several non-fiction and fiction pieces based on the experience and life on board." --Provided by publisher. In February 1880, when Arthur Conan Doyle was only twenty years old, he embarked upon 'the first real outstanding adventure in my life,' seven months as a ship's surgeon on an Arctic whaler. The voyage took the young Conan Doyle into unknown regions and plunged him into dangerous and bloody work on the ice floes of the Arctic seas. His unforgettable adventure was echoed in a number of his early landmarks as a writer. A ghost story based on the experience, 'The Captain of the Pole-Star,' got him noticed in publishing circles as a promising young writer, and a magazine article called 'The Glamour of the Arctic' won him the respect of intrepid Arctic explorers. During the voyage, Conan Doyle kept a detailed diary. This incredible document, hidden from public view for more than a century, is written in his clear handwriting and is illustrated with many charming pen-and-ink sketches of scenes of life on board and of the sea-creatures and other sights he saw. It provides a vivid account of the coming of age of the young man who would go on to create Sherlock Holmes, and of a life at sea that no longer exists. 2 Kg.
Verlag: British Library, London, 2012
ISBN 10: 0712358641 ISBN 13: 9780712358644
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Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine. First Edition. In 1880 a young medical student named Arthur Conan Doyle embarked on an Arctic whaler as a ship's surgeon. Doyle kept a diary of his shipboard experiences. This account is now available in this beautiful facsimile edition that reproduces Conan Doyle's notebook pages in his own elegant hand, acompanied by his copious illustrations. Near Fine/Near Fine. Protected in archival plastic cover. Ships same or next business day. ; 9.92 X 8.82 X 1.50 inches; 368 pages.
Erscheinungsdatum: 2012
Anbieter: Antikvariat Röde Orm, Göteborg, Schweden
The British Library, London 2012. Publishers boards with dustjacket. 368 pages. Illustrated. Nice copy in very fine condition.
Verlag: University of Chicago Press (2012), Chicago, IL, 2012
ISBN 10: 022600905X ISBN 13: 9780226009056
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Cloth w/DJ. Zustand: VG/VG. PhoBlack & White Illustrationstographs (illustrator). First Edition. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press. VG/VG. (2012). First Edition. Cloth w/DJ. 2nd printing . Sm 4to., 368 pp., shelfwear .
Verlag: Chicago ; London : University of Chicago Press, 2012
Anbieter: MW Books Ltd., Galway, Irland
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First Edition. An exceptional copy; fine in an equally fine dust wrapper. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Literally as new.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; Physical description; 368 pages : illustrations, map, portraits, facsimiles ; 26 cm. Contents; Introduction : "I came of age at 80 degrees north latitude" -- Facsimile of Arthur Conan Doyle's diary of his voyage as a ship's surgeon aboard the Arctic whaler S.S. Hope, February 28-August 11, 1880 -- Annotated transcript of Arthur Conan Doyle's diary of his voyage -- "It was quite an ovation" : Conan Doyle revisits the Arctic -- Arthur Conan Doyle's Arctic writings. The glamour of the Arctic ; Life on a Greenland whaler ; The captain of the "Pole-Star" ; The adventure of Black Peter. Summary; "In February 1880, when Arthur Conan Doyle was only 20 years old, he spent seven months as a ships surgeon on an Arctic whaler. During the voyage, he kept a detailed diary. This edition contains a full facsimile of the diary, with a transcription, plus several non-fiction and fiction pieces based on the experience and life on board." --Provided by publisher. In February 1880, when Arthur Conan Doyle was only twenty years old, he embarked upon 'the first real outstanding adventure in my life,' seven months as a ship's surgeon on an Arctic whaler. The voyage took the young Conan Doyle into unknown regions and plunged him into dangerous and bloody work on the ice floes of the Arctic seas. His unforgettable adventure was echoed in a number of his early landmarks as a writer. A ghost story based on the experience, 'The Captain of the Pole-Star,' got him noticed in publishing circles as a promising young writer, and a magazine article called 'The Glamour of the Arctic' won him the respect of intrepid Arctic explorers. During the voyage, Conan Doyle kept a detailed diary. This incredible document, hidden from public view for more than a century, is written in his clear handwriting and is illustrated with many charming pen-and-ink sketches of scenes of life on board and of the sea-creatures and other sights he saw. It provides a vivid account of the coming of age of the young man who would go on to create Sherlock Holmes, and of a life at sea that no longer exists. 2 Kg.
Verlag: The British Library., London., 2012
Anbieter: BookMine, Fair Oaks, CA, USA
Gilt decorated hard cover. Stated first edition. Illustrated in black, white and color. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy in fine dust jacket (in mylar). As new. 368 pps.
Verlag: British Library, London, 2012
ISBN 10: 0712358641 ISBN 13: 9780712358644
Anbieter: BiblioFile, Cadole, FLINT, Vereinigtes Königreich
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Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine. 1st Edition. A FINE COPY OF THE FIRST EDITION 1ST IMPRESSION -IN A LIKE COMPLETE DUST JACKET : Nice bright clean and tight example. Free of any inscriptions. Summary : "In February 1880, when Arthur Conan Doyle was only 20 years old, he spent seven months as a ships surgeon on an Arctic whaler. During the voyage, he kept a detailed diary. This edition contains a full facsimile of the diary, with a transcription, plus several non-fiction and fiction pieces based on the experience and life on board." --Provided by publisher. Contents : Introduction: "I came of age at 80 degrees north latitude" -- Facsimile of Arthur Conan Doyle's diary of his voyage as ship's surgeon aboard the Arctic whaler S.S. Hope, February 28-August 11, 1880 -- Annotated transcript of Arthur Conan Doyle's diary of his voyage -- "It was quite an ovation" : Conan Doyle revisits the Arctic -- Arthur Conan Doyle's Arctic writings: The glamour of the Arctic -- Life on a Greenland whaler -- The captain of the "Pole Star" -- The adventure of Black Peter. 368 pages : illustrations, facsimiles, map, portrait ; Includes bibliographical references and index.
Verlag: Great Wall Printing Co. Ltd for The British Library, London, 2012
Anbieter: Type & Forme ABA, PBFA, ILAB, Grantham, LINCS, Vereinigtes Königreich
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Original boards. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 1st Edition. Quarto (250 x 214mm), pp. [8 (half-title, frontispiece on verso, title, imprint on verso, contents, acknowledgments, map, portrait)], 368. Full-page colour illustrations reproducing the bindings and manuscript of Conan Doyle's notebooks, illustrations and maps in the text. (A few very light marks.) Original black boards, spine lettered in gilt, printed endpapers, duswrapper with illustration after Conan Doyle on upper panel. (Dustwrapper minimally rubbed at edges and with some light indentations and creasing.) A very good copy. ¶¶¶First edition, trade issue. 'Dangerous Work' was the young Conan Doyle's log, recording his experiences as a ship's surgeon aboard the Arctic whaler SS Hope on its voyage of 28 February to 11 August 1880. When Arthur Conan Doyle was a twenty-year old medical student at Edinburgh University, one of his fellow-students called Currie enlisted to serve as the surgeon on a whaling cruise to the Arctic. However, a last-minute change forced Currie to withdraw and to find a replacement -- and Doyle took up his position. The Hope sailed from Peterhead and quickly found itself in the Arctic, where Doyle assisted with the whaling as well as undertaking the surgeon's duties, although his lack of experience on the ice led to a number of accidents, during which he fell through thin sheets into the freezing sea -- these mishaps earned him the nickname 'The Great Northern Diver'. The experiences of the cruise remained with Doyle to the end of his life -- indeed, the harsh life of the whalers provides a backdrop to some of the Sherlock Holmes stories, such as 'Black Peter' -- and he would later recollect that, 'I went on board the whaler a big, straggling youth, I came off it a powerful, well-grown man' (Memories and Adventures (Ware, Hertfordshire, 2007), p. 37). Doyle's two-volume manuscript log of the voyage remained in his family's possession until 2004, when it was sold at auction by Christie's London (The Conan Doyle Collection, 19 May 2004, lot 5), and it is reproduced here in a finely-printed colour facsimile, followed by an annotated transcription, and four pieces by Conan Doyle inspired by his Arctic experiences: 'The Glamour of the Arctic', 'Life on a Greenland Whaler', 'The Captain of the "Pole-Star"' and 'The Adventure of Black Peter'. This first edition appeared in two forms: a specially-bound issue limited to 150 copies and the present trade issue. ¶¶¶FURTHER INFORMATION: please contact us for further information about this item and prices for shipping.
Verlag: The British Library, 2012
ISBN 10: 0712358641 ISBN 13: 9780712358644
Anbieter: Alpha 2 Omega Books BA, Southampton, HANTS, Vereinigtes Königreich
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Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near fine. First UK edition-first impression. Fine/Near fine.The British Library,2012.First UK edition-first impression.Large format black hardback(gilt lettering to the spine,two small nicks on the edges of the cover) in fine condition, with Dj(a couple of small nicks and crease on the edges of the Dj cover) in near fine condition.Illustrated with b/w photos,drawings,map.The book is as new with light shelf wear on the Dj cover.370pp including index.First edition.Heavy book(approx 1.5 Kg).