cruise montauk bermuda west indies von mcquade james (16 Ergebnisse)

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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. The Cruise of the Montauk to Bermuda, the West Indies and Florida | James McQuade | Taschenbuch | Paperback | 524 S. | Englisch | 2018 | hansebooks | EAN 9783337613853 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Hansebooks PoD, Trakehner Weg 52, 22844 Norderstedt, office[at]hansebooks[dot]com | Anbieter: preigu.

Zustand: New. KlappentextrnrnThis scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Decorative blue cloth cover shows minor wear and rubbing. Loose/torn hinges. Pages are lightly tanned and clean.

Zustand: Good. Good condition. Presumed 1st. (yacht, travel, Bermuda Isalnds, West Indies, Florida) A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Light soiling and wear to covers, old owner's inscription to second endpaper, foxing to preliminaries, otherwise a very good copy, no dustjacket as issued. Numerous illustrations. 8vo. xv, 441 pp. Blue cloth, gilt titles, black decorations, all edges gilt, floral pattern endpapers.

1st edition. hardback. ppxv 441. original decorative cloth binding. illustrated with engravings. nice bright condition (slight rubbing to the binding. lacks front end-paper, with subsequent weakening of the upper hinge) a scarce account of a two and a half month 1884 cruise in the auxiliary steam-powered schooner yacht "Montauk", owned by Rear-Commodore S.R. Platt of the New York Yacht Club 1606.

Hardcover. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 441 pages. In Very Good condition. Bound in decorated brown cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Fraying and wear to head and tail of spine. Mild rubbing to edges and corners of boards. Light scuffing and staining to boards. Light staining to edges of textblock. Tearing to gutters between endpapers and pastedowns. Gutter visible between second and third free endpapers. Age toning throughout texblock. Shelved Nautical. 1380587. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.

Hardcover. thick8vo, 22cm, xv, 441p., frontis, with 20 plate illustrationss, music scores, in the original gilt decorated and black stamped pictorial blue cloth, bevelled boads, all edges gilt, very good to fine sound condition. (tr) ~ An anecdotal account of the cruise in 1884 of the schooner yacht "Montauk" New York Yacht Club owned by Commodore S.R. Platt. The frontis is an engraving of the Montauk "At Home" in Hamilton Harbor. The author, New York lawyer, James McQuade (1829-85) was a Union Civil War general and a participant in the cruise. The enclosed "Finis" is a tribute to Commodore Platt who had died around the time of the appearance of the book.

Zustand: Fair. First edition copy. . Slightly dampstained. Hinges cracked. Bookplates removed from front endpapers. (West Indies, Travel).

A Very Good Hardcover. Publisher's dark brown cloth with titles stamped in gilt and spine and front stamped decoration in black. Bindings are tight and square. Text clean, light even toning. Moderate shelf handling wear with frayed spine tips and minor rubs on corners. Endpages renewed. 8vo; 8.5 inches tall; xv, [i], 441 pp. Frontispiece & 15 plates. The Montauk's cruise was from New York to the Caribbean, which set sail February 21, 1884 and returned May 3, 1884 stopping at Bermuda, St. Kitt's, St. Pierre, Martinique, Trinidad, Curacao, Jamaica, Cuba, Havana and Florida. An interesting amount of sheet music and poetry add to the narrative. Gives very detailed descriptions of social conditions with notes on slavery and the natives in the places visited. The author was an accomplished stylist including ironic humor, puns and amusing turns of phrase in his narration. REF: Toy,1057; Morris & Howland, 92; hathitrust; Servies, 8095 A Very Good Hardcover; No Dust Jacket Issued.

First edition. First edition. Illustrated. xv, [1] 441 pp. 1 vols. Large 8vo. Publisher's blue cloth, pictorially stamped in black and gilt, Minor splitting at inner hinge, Very Good copy Illustrated. xv, [1] 441 pp. 1 vols. Large 8vo.

hardcover. Zustand: fine. First. Frontispiece and other black and white illustrations. xv, 441pp. 8vo, rebound in new green cloth with black morocco spine label with original front pictorial cover mounted on the front cover. New York: Thomas R. Knox, 1885. First Edition. Fine Author was a member of the New York Yacht Club.

First edition. First edition. Frontispiece & 15 plates. xv, [i], 441 pp. 1 vols. Large 8vo. "An ornately wordy account, filled with ironic humor, puns and amusing turns of phrase. Gives very detailed descriptions of soial conditions in the places visited" (Toy). Mcquade's account of the Montauk's cruise from New York to the Caribbean, which included stops at Bermuda, St. Kitt's, St. Pierre, Martinique, Trinidad, Curacoa, Jamaica, Cuba, and Florida. Tipped in at the front free endpaper is a bifolium of mourning stationery titled "Finis", commemorating the death Commodore Platt. Dated December 17, 1884. Morris and Howland confirm that this "Finis" is not present in all copies. Toy, 1057; Morris & Howland, p 92 Original blindstamped pictorial cloth, spine gilt, a touch of wear to the extremities but a fine copy Frontispiece & 15 plates. xv, [i], 441 pp. 1 vols. Large 8vo.

Decorative Cloth. Zustand: Very Good +. A very solid copy of the 1885 1st edition of James McQuade's account of the voyage of the schooner yacht Montauk to Bermuda, the West Indies and Florida. Tight and VG+ in its pictorial, chocolate-brown cloth, with bright gilt-titling along the front panel and lightly-rubbed titling to the spine. One very narrow, subtle cut near the spine crown, very light wear to both spine ends. Small, neat former owner names at the first blank endpapers, a touch of foxing at one of the preliminaries, otherwise clean as could be. Thick octavo, all edges gilt. A number of full-page engravings thruout. James McQuade's single-sheet, 4 pg. "Finis" laid-in as well.