before mast after von sir walter runciman (4 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: Good. 1928. Fifth impression. 299 pages. This is an ex-Library book. Red cloth covered boards with gilt to leather spine. Book has been rebound by library, with expected inserts, stamps and inscriptions. Pages with some foxing and tanning, particularly to endpapers and textblock edges. Some cracking to gutters with exposed netting. Binding loose. Boards have heavy wear with bumped and abraded corners. Spine ends similarly worn and spine itself strongly scuffed. Gilt dulled. Board surfaces scratched and rubbed. Book has strong forward lean.

Zustand: Good. 5th impression. Boards have foxing and a slight lean. Content is clean with even toning. Good DJ has chips/tears, toning and marks. Solid binding.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: No. First Edition. Boston: Charles E. Lauriat Co., 1924. First edition (1924). Engaging memoir of a mariner of the late nineteenth and early twentieth century, illustrated with black and white plates. Dark blue cloth with gilt spine lettering, top edge gilt, 300 pages, no dustjacket. Light edgewear with just a bit of fraying to the lower corners, good hinges, sound text block, minor fingerprinting to front free endpaper, pages clean and free from names or other markings. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

1924 London, hardcover with photos. This autobiography chronicles Sir Walter Runciman's maritime career from ordinary seaman to prominent shipowner, detailing his rise through merchant marine ranks during the late Victorian era and transition into shipping business leadership. The book provides firsthand insights into 19th-century seafaring life, navigation practices, and the evolution of British commercial shipping from sail to steam, written by a future baron who became Liberal MP for Hartlepool. With marks of use.