capstan bars di david bone (23 risultati)

Hardcover. Condizione: Fair. Hardcover. No DJ. Ex-library with usual markings. Text unmarked. Covers show edge wear with rubbing. Spine edge wear. Front hinge cracked, but binding still intact.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships same or next business day!

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Octavo bound in light gray-colored cloth. Eight B&W illustrations; 10-page glossary at back of book. Condition: binding soiled; large bookplate on 1st pastedown; previous owner's ex-libris embossed on title page; else good condition. 160 pages.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. A very nice copy. First edition. Signed and inscribed on ffep "for Senator J. S. McLennan, with the author's regards and best wishes. David W. Bone. S.S. Transylvania, Aug 3, 1935 at Sydney, C.B.I." Pasted on the fep is a card with a woodcut image on it entitle "Saguenay River" and signed in pencil by the illustrator Freda Bone. Although a library copy, it was never circulated. Contents are clean throughout. Book is square and binding is tight. Cover has some light soiling. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. 1st edition, NY (1932) . 160 pages, clothbound, no jacket, covers a bit soiled else very good condition. Inscribed. About sea chanties.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: No Dust Jacket. First Edition. Limited to 100 copies SIGNED by the Author and Illustrator! Tan cloth. A Very Good copy in a somewhat worn slipcase. Scarce! ; Signed by Author & Illustrator. Signed by Author(s).

Condizione: Very Good. *Price HAS BEEN REDUCED by 10% until Monday, July 13 (SALE Item)* first edition, signed by the author; 160 pp., hardcover, very good in an edge-worn dust jacket. - If you are reading this, this item is actually (physically) in our stock and ready for shipment once ordered. We are not bookjackers. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties, taxes, or fees required by recipient's country.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fair. Freda Bone (illustratore). h/b 160 pages, condition is very good, some damage to the DJ's spine. Sea Chanties.

Blue Cloth. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fine DJ. Eight Woodcuts By Freda Bone (illustratore). First Edition. 160 Pp. Sea Chanteys. Extensive Glossary At End. Fine Book, No Wear Or Marks, Gilt Bright, In Fine, As New Dj, No Wear Or Fading At All, Small Areas Of Faint Blue Offsetting To Spine And Front Panel, Not Price-Clipped; Dj Was Preserved Separately From The Book. Exhibition Quality.

Small quarto, 160pp, original boards in chipped and worn dustwrapper, a very good copy. A collection of sea chanties.

Hard Cover. Condizione: Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: No Dust Jacket. Bone, Freda (illustratore). First Hardback Edition. 215 x 165mm. pp. 160. English text. First hardback edition of 'Capstan Bars' by David W. Bone. Features eight black and white woodcut illustrations by Freda Bone. Bound in original blue boards. No dust jacket. Some light wear and toning to text block, and some moderate foxing to boards. Binding strong. No ownership inscription or underlining. See images.

Blue Cloth. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fair. Woodcuts By Freda Bone (illustratore). 1st Edition. 160 pages. illustrated. Uncut bottom edge. Previous owner's name dated 1931, inked neatly on flyleaf. Dust jacket split into two parts soiled and chipped.

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. 1st Edition. Capstan Bars by David W. Bone. Published by Porpoise Press, Edinburgh and Faber and Faber, London. Printed in Glasgow. 1931 1st edition. This is a book about sea shanties and includes their lyrics and musical notation, as well as a discussion about their history and usage. A good copy of this blue cloth hardback with scarce dustjacket. The dustjacket is rather grubby with toned spine and some small nibbles and tears. The blue cloth hardback is slightly cocked and some spotted marks on front and rear. Some tone marks to first and last endpapers. Text is very good throughout - nice and clean, and includes lovely woodcuts by Freda Bone. She was the daughter of the author, Sir David William Bone (1874-1959), a Scottish Commodore. Woodcut pages have tissue guards and are of really high quality. Also contains a number of original loose faber advertising flyers which were issued with the book. 160pp. Dimensions: Approximately 218mm high x 167mm wide x 20mm deep. Weight approximately 506g unpacked. More photos on request.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. First Edition. Edinburgh, The Porpoise Press, 1931. Small quarto; blind-stamped blue cloth; covers slightly bumped and rubbed; spine a little sunned; top edge slightly marked; a very good copy. With the printed presentation plate 'From Mr. J.H. Gosse . With Compliments' to (typed) 'The Secretary, Shiplovers' Society'. Sir James Hay Gosse (1876-1952), businessman, was a 'bustling, forthright and active man, irascible and genial by turn, Gosse was much sought after for his zest and entrepreneurial skills. He was never idle or detached from the causes he adopted. President (1923-31 and 1935-47) of the Royal South Australian Zoological and Acclimatization Society' ('Australian Dictionary of Biography').

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in a very good, slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; 160 p. : incl. front., plates ; 22 cm. Subjects; Sea songs.Seafaring life Songs and music. Seafaring life. Sea shanties; history. Sea shanties. Music history. 3 Kg.

Cloth. Condizione: Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Good. Freda Bone (illustratore). First Edition. The book is internally very good subject to slight tanning to the endpapers, greeting (neat hand) on fep, small sellers label on rep, binding firm, slight water staining to the cover. The dj (protected, unclipped) is marked with a fair degree of wear. Pics available Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Hardcover. Condizione: As New. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fine. Freda Bone (illustratore). 1st Edition. Book Condition - Like New: the book remains in the original condition as when published (1931). Small tears at the top and bottom of the dust jacket's spine (due to shelf wear/storage), but otherwise free from major marks, tears or rips. Now protected by plastic slip cover. Original blue cloth binding and gilt lettering across the spine, and title stamp into cloth, is mint. Clean text block. Internally, the book's pages are clean and tightly bound with crisp edges, and all woodcut illustrations are blemish free - never thumbed or opened. First Edition, 1931: As New, Unread. All woodcuts throughout remain mint and as new. Capstan Bars by David W. Bone is a classic collection of maritime short stories and sketches, renowned for their authentic and vivid portrayal of life aboard sailing ships and early steamships. Drawing on Bone's own extensive experience as a ship's officer, the book offers a powerful, evocative look at the hardships, camaraderie, humor, and dangers faced by seafarers in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The narrative captures the soul of the sea and the traditions of the merchant service, making it a treasured piece of literature for anyone interested in the golden age of deep-water sailing and nautical life.

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: No Dust Jacket. Freda Bone (illustratore). First Edition. Inscribed by Author. Part history and part singing manual of sea shanties/chanties. Bone was one of the last generation to work on 'square sail' merchant ships and had first hand experience of these songs being used to help with the hard work. The author has doodled a bar of music on the front free endpaper and added the message 'Done by David W. Bone'. Book is clean, sound and presentable. Slight loss to cloth at head of spine.160 pages, 8 woodcuts by Freda Bone, glossary. Approx. size 8.5" by 6". Illustrator: Freda Bone. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Music; Inscribed by Author. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 28687.

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in a very good, slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; 160 p. : incl. front., plates ; 22 cm. Subjects; Sea songs.Seafaring life Songs and music. Seafaring life. Sea shanties; history. Sea shanties. Music history. 1 Kg.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good Plus. No Jacket. Bone, Freda (illustratore). Limited Edition. Signed limited edition. No.42 of 100, only 75 were for sale. Signed by both author and artist. Eight woodcuts. All very clean and firm inside. Firm light grey cloth boards with some light marking and slight darkening/browning to edges.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good+. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. Bone, Freda (illustratore). 1st Edition. 8vo. Pp 160. Wodd engraved plates. Original cloth. Unclipped d/w, some short repaired tears. A nice copy.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Freda Bone (illustratore). Limited Edition. 1931, signed limited edition. Only 100 copies, this copy un-numbered. Signed by the author and artist. Quarto. 160pp. With 8 woodcuts. Publisher's beige buckram, printed titles. Spine a little discoloured. Housed in a blue card slipcase (slightly too big for the book so possibly not the original?) Rubbed and worn at extremities, some fading and splits at joints. Overall a 'Very Good' book in a 'Fair' slipcase. Signed by Author(s).

Number 29 of 100 copies signed by the author and his wife. Illustrated by Freda Bone with eight woodcuts. In very good condition in cloth covers without dust wrapper.

1931, Edinburgh, The Porpoise Press, pp160, woodcuts by Freda Bone, blue cloth in dustwrapper. Dustwrapper grubby and creased, damp mark on front cover, otherwise good.