capstan bars von bone david (11 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Fair. Hardcover. No DJ. Ex-library with usual markings. Text unmarked. Covers show edge wear with rubbing. Spine edge wear. Front hinge cracked, but binding still intact.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships same or next business day!

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Light wear to boards. Content is clean with light toning. DJ with some edge wear, toning and creasing.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. 1st edition, NY (1932) . 160 pages, clothbound, no jacket, covers a bit soiled else very good condition. Inscribed. About sea chanties.

Zustand: Very Good. first edition, signed by the author; 160 pp., hardcover, very good in an edge-worn dust jacket. - If you are reading this, this item is actually (physically) in our stock and ready for shipment once ordered. We are not bookjackers. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties, taxes, or fees required by recipient's country.

Blue Cloth. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine DJ. Eight Woodcuts By Freda Bone (illustrator). First Edition. 160 Pp. Sea Chanteys. Extensive Glossary At End. Fine Book, No Wear Or Marks, Gilt Bright, In Fine, As New Dj, No Wear Or Fading At All, Small Areas Of Faint Blue Offsetting To Spine And Front Panel, Not Price-Clipped; Dj Was Preserved Separately From The Book. Exhibition Quality.

Small quarto, 160pp, original boards in chipped and worn dustwrapper, a very good copy. A collection of sea chanties.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. 1st Edition. Capstan Bars by David W. Bone. Published by Porpoise Press, Edinburgh and Faber and Faber, London. Printed in Glasgow. 1931 1st edition. This is a book about sea shanties and includes their lyrics and musical notation, as well as a discussion about their history and usage. A good copy of this blue cloth hardback with scarce dustjacket. The dustjacket is rather grubby with toned spine and some small nibbles and tears. The blue cloth hardback is slightly cocked and some spotted marks on front and rear. Some tone marks to first and last endpapers. Text is very good throughout - nice and clean, and includes lovely woodcuts by Freda Bone. She was the daughter of the author, Sir David William Bone (1874-1959), a Scottish Commodore. Woodcut pages have tissue guards and are of really high quality. Also contains a number of original loose faber advertising flyers which were issued with the book. 160pp. Dimensions: Approximately 218mm high x 167mm wide x 20mm deep. Weight approximately 506g unpacked. More photos on request.

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in a very good, slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; 160 p. : incl. front., plates ; 22 cm. Subjects; Sea songs.Seafaring life Songs and music. Seafaring life. Sea shanties; history. Sea shanties. Music history. 3 Kg.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. First Edition. Edinburgh, The Porpoise Press, 1931. Small quarto; blind-stamped blue cloth; covers slightly bumped and rubbed; spine a little sunned; top edge slightly marked; a very good copy. With the printed presentation plate 'From Mr. J.H. Gosse . With Compliments' to (typed) 'The Secretary, Shiplovers' Society'. Sir James Hay Gosse (1876-1952), businessman, was a 'bustling, forthright and active man, irascible and genial by turn, Gosse was much sought after for his zest and entrepreneurial skills. He was never idle or detached from the causes he adopted. President (1923-31 and 1935-47) of the Royal South Australian Zoological and Acclimatization Society' ('Australian Dictionary of Biography').

Freda Bone (illustrator). Book Condition - Like New: the book remains in the original condition as when published (1931). Small tears at the top and bottom of the dust jacket's spine (due to shelf wear/storage), but otherwise free from major marks, tears or rips. Now protected by plastic slip cover. Original blue cloth binding and gilt lettering across the spine, and title stamp into cloth, is mint. Clean text block. Internally, the book's pages are clean and tightly bound with crisp edges, and all woodcut illustrations are blemish free - never thumbed or opened. First Edition, 1931: As New, Unread. All woodcuts throughout remain mint and as new. Capstan Bars by David W. Bone is a classic collection of maritime short stories and sketches, renowned for their authentic and vivid portrayal of life aboard sailing ships and early steamships. Drawing on Bone's own extensive experience as a ship's officer, the book offers a powerful, evocative look at the hardships, camaraderie, humor, and dangers faced by seafarers in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The narrative captures the soul of the sea and the traditions of the merchant service, making it a treasured piece of literature for anyone interested in the golden age of deep-water sailing and nautical life.

1931, Edinburgh, The Porpoise Press, pp160, woodcuts by Freda Bone, blue cloth in dustwrapper. Dustwrapper grubby and creased, damp mark on front cover, otherwise good.