Gringo harry wise (4 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Hardcover, 299 pages + ads. Bound in brown cloth with gold pirate ship on the front cover, faded gold lettering on the spine. The cloth is faded and sunned, particularly at the edges. Nicely illustrated with black and white drawings of nautical life and dramatic scenes from the life of Captain Brand. Binding good and tight. Pages clean, with some widely scattered foxing. Bookplate on the inside front cover with the name of Dudley Putnam Phelps (president of the Fifth Ward Railroad in Syracuse NY). ** Price lowered by 75% at the start of 2025, as this book has been with me longer than my youngest daughter, and I'd very much like to see it move to a new home (the book, not my daughter). **.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. First Edition. Corner tips have some rubbing - see image. Two previous owner's signatures on front free endpaper. ; This work is a pirate fiction novel set in the West Indies. The book is significant today for several reasons: It provides a glimpse into the romanticized view of piracy during the 19th century, reflecting the popular literature of that era; and as a piece of nautical fiction, it contributes to the genre's development and offers insights into the storytelling techniques of the time. ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 299 pages.…

Illustr, 9.5 x 6, gilt decorated black cloth, 299 pp, covers well worn, extremities chipped and fraying, outer hinges torn, hinges loose, old paper label from former owner affixed to front paste-down, pp toned and spotted, but a scarce title. The author was Henry Augustus Wise, a Civil War Union Admiral.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Fair. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Brown marbled bds w. 3/4 lthr., no bkstr., sl. foxed, binding loose. Contemporary signature, etc. on front paste-down. Frontis plus 21 illus. on plates.plus 299pp., sl. foxed plus 4 pp. ads. sl. foxed. Contents VG. Henry Augustus Wise (1819-1869) was a Captain in the US Navy and author.…