doorly captain gerald (3 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Fair. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: No Dust Jacket. First Edition. Owner's signature. Some rubbing and marking to boards. 1/2" tear to cloth at head of rear spine joint. Some marks to page edges. ; No date [1937]. x, 310 pages. Black cloth boards with gilt lettering on spine. Page dimensions: 222mm x 132mm. "Columbus crossed the Atlantic Ocean on his third voyage in charge of three vessels on a treasure-hunting expedition undertaken, ironically enough, in the name of the Most Blessed Trinity, and at Noon on July 31st, 1497, he sighted land. Three mountain peaks, merging their bases into one, gradually rose from the iris-blue sea, and these peaks symbolising 'The Holy Three,' Columbus named his discovery 'La Trinidad.' - the opening paragraph. [Reference: Rosove 97.A1.a] ; 8vo.

18pp+ 14pp of musical notations. 4to. Original stapled yapp wrappers.Black and white frontis and plates. A very good copy. First edition.

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. First Edition. Melbourne, Bread and Cheese Club, 1943. Small quarto, 32 pages with an illustration and 12 pages of musical scores plus a frontispiece. Saddle-stapled card covers slightly rubbed and creased at the extremities; an excellent copy. The SY 'Morning' (originally named 'Morgenen') was a Norwegian-built steam yacht, one of two relief vessels for Captain Scott's British National Antarctic Expedition, 1901-1904. The songs were 'Compiled and composed by Captain Gerald S. Doorly, One Time Third Executive Officer, S.Y. "Morning"'. Rosove 98.A1.