THE VAGARIES OF LADY HARVEY The Meanderings of a freak among the Orkneys and Elsewhere (SIGNED COPY)

FRANK COWPER

Verlag: W.R.MACKINTOSH, The Orcadian Office, KIRKWALL, 1930

Beschreibung

Navy Blue cloth boards with gilt blocked titles and line decs to spine and front, 240 x 160 mm approx. 200 pp. Portrait frontis. First Edition 1930 inscribed and signed by the author in ink to the free front end paper and with an annotated printed card pasted to the reverse of page 15 with picture of the author at the helm and giving a precise/ review of the book. Also pasted to the rear free end paper is a reproduction of a pencil illustration for the cover of the book. Frank Cowper was an English yachtsman, author and journalist who was influential in popularising single-handed cruising. He has been credited as "the forefather of modern cruising", and his books "laid the foundation" of the pilot guides used by yachtsmen today. (Wikipedia). Please see our images of the actual book offered for sale for further details and condition. Good - no d/j (Book - moderate shelf wear to cloth - mainly colour rubbing, with fraying to corner tips, ink gift insc. from author as above dated 22 March 1930, mild foxing to last few pages and to edges of book block. No other notable defects). Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 130773

Bibliografische Details

Titel: THE VAGARIES OF LADY HARVEY The Meanderings ...

Verlag: W.R.MACKINTOSH, The Orcadian Office, KIRKWALL

Erscheinungsdatum: 1930

Einband: Hardcover

Zustand: Good

Signiert: Inscribed by Author(s)

Auflage: 1st Edition