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Hodder & Stoughton, 1951. 8vo, 256pp. A very good hardback copy with offsetting to endpapers. In a very good, priceclipped dust jacket.

Charles Scribner's Sons, 1951. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Hodder and Stoughton 1951. FIRST EDITION, super octavo hardcover (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 costs

Charles Scribner's Sons, 1951. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket missing. First edition, first printing. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Wear commensurate with age and use. Clean unmarked copy. Light scuffing and smudging across boards and spine strip. Light bumping visible to corners of boards and ends of spine strip. Secure packaging for safe delivery.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

London: Hodder and Stoughton , 1951. Book. Good. Blue Cloth. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. x, 256 pages, maps, diagrams, photographs. In 1950 Villiers voyaged for six months to the Grand Banks and Greenland with the Portuguese fishing fleet. This account of his experience became one of the most popular of Villiers many seafaring adventures. .

New York: Charles Scribner's sons, 1951. 1ª Edição . Editorial / Hard Cover. Bom / Good / Bon/No Jacket. In-8º(215x142). 1 volume de 348 pp. Ilustrado com fotografias do autor. Relato do autor ao acompanhar uma campanha de pesca de bacalhau à Terra Nova no navio português "Argus". Encadernação editorial, sem sobre capa e alguns defeitos de uso.

"The Quest of The Schooner Argus" by Alan Villiers1951 - First Edition, First PrintingVintage Hardcover Book with Dust Jacket8 1/2" x 5 3/4"348 Pages The jacket is in good minus condition, with edge wear and foxing. The jacket is now protected with a removable Mylar cover. The hardcover book is in good minus condition free from rips, tears, bends, and writing. There is light foxing on a few pages.The boards are in good minus condition with minor edge wear. The binding is tight and square.

London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1951. First Edition [Stated], First Printing [Stated]. Hardcover. Good. Alan Villiers (photographer). 256 pages. Endpaper map. Frontis illustration. Some page discoloration. Alan John Villiers (23 September 1903 - 3 March 1982) was an author, adventurer, photographer and mariner. Born in Australia, Villiers first went to sea at age 15 and sailed on board traditionally rigged vessels, including the full-rigged ship Joseph Conrad. He commanded square-rigged ships for films, including Moby Dick and Billy Budd. He also commanded the Mayflower II on its voyage from the United Kingdom to the United States. Villiers wrote 44 books, and served as the Chairman of the Society for Nautical Research, a Trustee of the National Maritime Museum, and Governor of the Cutty Sark Preservation Society. He was awarded the British Distinguished Service Cross as a Commander in the Royal Naval Reserve during the Second World War. Villiers' account of his voyage cod fishing on the… Leer más

London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1951. xi, 256pp, index, notes, appendicesbw ills, endpaper maps. Or blue cloth in jacket. Some offset toning to endpapers. Jacket spine toned, very minor edge wear to jacket, small scuff to front panel, NOT price-clipped. A very nice copy. The story of a deep-sea voyage to the Grand Banks and Greenland on a four-masted fishing schooner.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo.

London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1951. 1st edition. Nice Copy. octavo. dust jacket 256pp., frontis., b/w plates, drwgs., ep maps, index, Nice copy in dark blue cloth boards with a very nice dust jacket

London: Hodder & Stoughton,, 1951. Hardcover Hardcover. Very Good. Cloth lightly bumped at corners, slight damp-fading to lower edge, otherwise very good with clean bright contents, in a rubbed and edge chipped, near very good, price-clipped dust jacket.

New York.: Charles Scribners. , 1951.. First edition "A".. Gilt decorated hard cover. . Fine copy. . Octavo. . Illustrated. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition.

Charles Scribner's Sons. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1951. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. First edition. Octavo. 348pp. Illustrated. Fine in a modestly worn very good dust jacket with light sunning on the spine and a little nicking at the crown. Warmly Inscribed by the author: "To Patsy English in gratitude for some good piloting ashore in N.Y., and with my best wishes. Alan Villiers. September 27 1951.