lherminier captain (11 risultati)

Condizione: Good. 1953. Second Impression. 243 pages. Illustrated dust jacket over black cloth boards. Gilt lettering. Contains black and white plates. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning. Unclipped jacket has light edge-wear with minor tears and chipping. Mild rubbing and marking.

Condizione: Fair. First Edition Thus. 243 pages. No dust jacket. Black cloth with gilt lettering. Contains black and white photographic plates. Pages are moderately tanned with visible foxing. Mild cracking to front hinge, however binding remains firm. Pencil inscription to front endpaper. Boards have moderate shelf-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Moderate water stains to front board. Notable scuffing to edges, with tearing to spine ends and corners. Notable scratching and marking to boards.

Good+ better than a reading copy though! no dj dark boards have rounding to corners and both ends of spine, but no significant loss. front board has whitened areas ( old splashes? ) but not unsightly. gilting to spine has dulled considerably - hard to read. internally the ffeps have significant area of browning ( old bookmark?), but no inscriptions. ditto the rear endpapers. the title page notably foxed, as are the textblock edges. there are the odd tarnish spots in the text, but nothing unsightly. all inconsistent with age. a rare title. details the exploits of the french submarine Casabianca, commanded by the author, from the time of her escape from. Toulon in April 1942 to the liberation of Corsica in Sept 1943. with photographs and maps.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition.

hardback, 8vo, 243pp, illustrated, edges browned, some scattered foxing, text otherwise clean and sound, no inscriptions, black cloth, a bit rubbed, Good condition / no dustwrapper.

No Binding. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. Second Impression. Illstd with b&w photos. Tight and square, foxing in edges and endpapers. Dust jacket is unclipped and unfaded, edge wear, protected in a fitted clear film sleeve. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: g. 2nd impression; dust jacket is creased on edges, some chipping and discoloration; DJ in Brodart; minor wear to edges of boards; small stain to the margin of page 9 and fore-edge of text block; no other internal markings. Maritime. Pasadena's finest independent new and used bookstore.

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Good. Has a protective plastic cover. Jacket is aged. Book has some damage from mildew.

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Good. First Thus. No internal inscriptions. No missing pages. Small upwards tear to bottom of minor title page. Wear and tear to extremities of dust wrapper. Age browning to end papers and age spotting along closed edges. 236 pages. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Military & Warfare; Europe; 1940s; Ships & the Sea. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 51326.

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Good. Staining and foxing on endpapers and edges, slight bumping on corners, some general wear, else book is in good condition. Dustwrapper is stained, rubbed, worn and torn in several places, else in good condition. The dustwrapper is covered in archival plastic. *We always describe the faults of our books meticulously but they usually present better than they sound.

1st edition dust jacket Nice Copy octavo xii + 243pp., frontis., b/w plates, maps, appends., bibliog., index, Story of the exploits of the French submarine Casabianca, commanded by the author, from the time of her escape from Toulon in April 1942 to the liberation of Corsica in September 1943. Neat ownership signature o/w a nice copy.