author peter simple (6 Ergebnisse)

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

HRD. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Zustand: Sehr gut. Zustand: Sehr gut | Seiten: 356 | Sprache: Englisch | Produktart: Bücher | Keine Beschreibung verfügbar.

Three-Quarter Leather. Zustand: Near Fine. Illustrated by Auguste Hervieu (illustrator). 1st Edition. The rare First Edition in a armorial binding with three bookplates helping to trace it's ownership, and perceived value early on. This gripping maritime novel by English novelist and magazine editor, Edward Howard, has nine plates across the volumes by Auguste Hervieu and for a long time was attributed to Captain Marryat. as he edited the 'Metropolitan Magazine' together with Howard, a former shipmate, and, in fact, edited this work, although Howard was the true author. The binding and bookplate on the inside board indicate an aristocratic lineage, but I have not been able to identify which family. Extra Postage For all but Media.

Later Maroon Half Roan/marbled. Zustand: Very Good. Second Edition. Second edition 1836, same year as the first, three volumes, engraved frontispieces and 6 engraved plates, brown endpapers with simple illustrated book plate of John Martineau, brown specked edges, red silk marker in all volumes, some foxing to the plates and offsetting, remaining pages appear clean for the most part, later maroon half roan with marbled boards, white bloom to the leather, extremities lightly rubbed. Sadleir 1227. Size: 7.5 x 4.75 Inches. Naval Literature.

Hardcover. Zustand: Poor. First Edition. 8vo original cloth binding 310pp; 362; 332pp. Vol. I: Ink numeral on spine, covers sunned, rear cover missing, spine attached only along front hinge,front hinge tender, signs of label removal on front pastedown and ffep; Vol. II: disbound ; Vol. III: Ink numeral on spine, covers sunned, covers and spine detached together, tear in middle of ffep, stain at base of title page, stitching weak. Book.