Allan b. crawford (4 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. First Edition. This is a Good Copy of this Book in publisher's original light tan coloured cloth with blue title lettering to spine,no Dust-Jacket but with remnant of the front cover of the wrapper l;aid in at the front of the book.This copy has one neat previous inscription present to the front endpaper.The book has a firm binding with no hinge weakness and there is no leaning or rolling to spine.Illustrated with some 29 black and white plates plus 6 sketches by the Author and also there are also 11 maps including the front and rear endpaper maps.There is some light spotting along the fore-edge of the book and the outer boards are spotted to the spine also.Fascinating and uncommon book on Tristan De Cunha and became the first man from the outside world to climb it's central peak.This enabled him to make contact with the 190 inhabitants of the island who were kind,virile and hospitable people.A great and incomparable study of the Island,8vo 267pp First Edition 1st Impression [1941].…

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. First Edition. With a foreword by Admiral Sie E.R. G.R. Evans. Complete with all plates. The boards are shelf rubbed, edge worn and marked, with the cloth fraying along the spine and chipped pieces missing on the edges. Despite this, the boards remain strong and sturdy. Internally there are no other markings or inscriptions, and the pages within are neat, clean and complete. The binding is secure. GK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fair. First Edition. 256 pages (complete). Inscribed by Allan Crawford on the first free page (dated: 27/7/83). Also attached, within a cellophane protective pouch is a MINT TRISTAN DA CUNHA POSTAGE STAMP from 1979 commemorating Sir Rowland Hill, with a reproduction of the famous 'Local Value: 4 potatoes' stamp. The dustjacket has wear, creasing, scuffing and some mild marks. It is resolute and secure. The boards are passive, with some very light wear and scuffing. Within, the frontispage has the author's address label. The early pages have some handling and storage related marks. Otherwise, the pages are amiable, clean, clear, devoted, affectionate, diligent, utterly engaging. fk. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. Signed.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. Complete with all plates. Signed and with very interesting annotation by the author to the half title page. The boards are shelf rubbed, edge worn and marked, with the cloth fraying along the edges and in the corners. Despite this, the boards remain strong and sturdy. Internally, there is a small ink marking to the rear pastedown but there are no other markings or inscriptions, and the pages within are neat, clean and complete. The binding is sound. JK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. Signed.…