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Sail - The Romance of Clipper Ships, Volume I
de Lubbock, Basil; Hook, F.A.; Smith, C. Fox [Introduction]
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London: The Blue Peter Publishing Company, Ltd., 1930. Book. Illus. by Spurling, Jack [Signed]. Fair. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). Third Impression. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Affixed to first blank leaf is a heartfelt handwritten note signed by the artist, Jack Spurling [1870-1933], to a Mr. Hardcastle, dated 15 December 1929. On opposite leaf is affixed a typed gift plate from one Lt. L.B. Whetstone, R.N., beneath which is written in pencil "H.M.S. Dauntless August, 1930". Laid-in is a one-page colour-illustrated magazine ad for this volume which reads in part "The life and colour of the golden days of sail, painted by Mr. Jack Spurling (30 colour plates and one photogravure) and described by Mr. Basil Lubbock. As great a treasure for book-lovers as for sea-lovers." "Appended are a subject index, an index of the names of ships which occur in the text, and a foldout chart of the routes chiefly followed by the clippers in pursuit of their various trades." - Editor's Note. 12.4" x 10.5". XII, 153 pages. All plates, photogravure and chart present. Binding shaken. Both hinges open. Front free endpaper loose but present. Above-average wear to gilt decorated blue publisher's cloth. Light to moderate foxing to contents..
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- Título
- Sail - The Romance of Clipper Ships, Volume I
- Autor
- Lubbock, Basil; Hook, F.A.; Smith, C. Fox [Introduction]
- Ilustrador
- Spurling, Jack [Signed]
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Fair
- Edición
- Third Impression
- Editorial
- The Blue Peter Publishing Company, Ltd.
- Lugar de publicación
- London
- Fecha de publicación
- 1930
- Palabras clave
- Clipper Ships, Paintings, Nautical Art, Nautical Artists, Britain Signed, Blackwall Passenger Ships, Cutty Sark
- Catálogos del vendedor
- Art; Nautical; Signed;
- Size
- Folio - over 12" - 15" tall
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- Laid-in
- "Laid In" indicates that there is something which is included with, but not attached to the book, such as a sheet of paper. The...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Folio
- A folio usually indicates a large book size of 15" in height or larger when used in the context of a book description. Further,...
- Shaken
- A hardcover in which the text block is loose, but still attached to the binding.
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
