Wise lieut henry a (5 risultati)

HB. No date given but looks to be around 1910 to 1920's vintage. VG in VG dustjacket with slight creasing around edges and small chips out of top and bottom of spine. Bright cover illustration in color of a pirate scene on a beach. Tight sound copy with strong hinges.

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. Half leather over marbled boards; title gilt on spine. Front board is detached; boards have moderate shelfwear and rubbing; endpapers have light soiling, otherwise text block is clean. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 453 pp.

Cloth. Second printing. xvi, 453 pp. Sm. 8vo. Sabin notes that the second printing has the same imprints and collation as the first. Sabin 104892n. Howes W593. Spine ends worn, a few small splits at the upper joints, foxed throughout, signed Charles A. Gillette 1852 on free front endpaper, binding quite solid, overall a good to very good copy.…

First edition. Original black cloth, spotted and somewhat worn, joints worn and splitting with small tears. xvi, 453 pp. Library blindstamp on page 1. This is a fine contemporary narrative of a voyage to Mexico, California and beyond, with some descriptions of Hawaii and Polynesia. Howes W593.

Hardcover. Condizione: Near Fine. Second Edition. 19.5 x 13 cm. Sm 8vo. 453 pages. Grey cloth. Presentation copy signed by the author "Mr. Ames / With the / Kind regards of / the Author". Spine is faded. Originally published in 1849 by Baker and Scriber. One corner of rear boards bumped.