Search Results: the way of the ship the by villiers alan

Hodder & Stoughton, 1940. Hardcover. Good. 1940. First Edition Thus. 320 pages. No dust jacket. Grey cloth with embossed pattern. Black and white map to paste downs and end papers. Includes black and white illustrations and photographic plates throughout. Pages are mildly tanned with moderate foxing throughout. Pencil inscription to title page. Moderate tanning and foxing to text block edges. Boards have moderate shelf-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Various notable staining all over. Small dents to edges of boards. Moderate tanning to spine, which has mild crushing and wear to ends. Notable closed tear and droplet stains to spine column. Book has forward lean.

Charles Scribner's Sons, 1937 New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1937. Very good. No dust jacket. Very light wear, clean pages. 1 xv p., 387 p., [40] p. of plates: ill., maps; 24 cm. Includes: Illustrations, Maps, Plates. eng pp. Very good. No dust jacket. Very light wear, clean pages. Hardcover. Very Good/Dust Jacket Included.

Charles Scribner's Son's, 1953. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Charles Scribner's Son's, 1953-01-01. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. 10x7x2. Hardcover with DJ. Pages are clean and unmarked. Covers show edge wear/fade. Binding is tight, hinges strong. Dust jacket shows edge wear with creases. Presented with protective clear book jacket cover.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships same or next business day!

Charles Scribner's Son's, 1953T. hardcover. Acceptable. 2.2047 in x 10.0000 in x 7.2047 in. Edge wear and tearing to jacket. Spine is sun faded.

Charles Scribner's Sons, January 1970. Hardcover. Used - Acceptable/No Jacket. Book has no dust jacket, green/blue cloth boards. Ex-library book with stamps. Pages are in good shape, cover has some wear.

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1937 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Thick Octavo. Thick 8vo. xv (iii), 387 (1) pp, illus. Throughout with Charts, Plans and Photographs by the Author. First Edition with Scribner "A" and colophon on the copyright page, 1937. Owner's ex libris plate on front pastedown. Minor edge wear to corner tips with lightly age toned bottom and fore- text block, and a dust line to top text block edge, else, no wear. No markings, tight binding, clean and white. 6.75" x 9.25". Green boards with off-white Conrad figurehead on front board, off-white lettering to front board and spine, and map on endpapers..

London, White Lion, reprinted 1974.. 8vo; pp. 287; , frontispiece, illustrated with 73 photographs, 38 drawings, appendices, bibliography, index, original black cloth, dustjacket, previous owner's name, a very good copy.. Being Some Accounts of the Ultimate Development of the Ocean-going Square-Rigged Sailing Vessel, and the Manner of Her Handling, Her Voyage-Making, Her Personnel, Her Economics, Her Performance, and Her End.

Charles Scribner's Sons, 1970-01-01. Hardcover. Acceptable. in x in x in. No DJ. Moderate general wear. Pages clean. Binding sound.

Charles Scribner's Son's, 1953. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Wear commensurate with age and use. Clean unmarked copy. Corner clipped from front flap. Curling to top edge of jacket. Dust jacket wrapped in protective mylar sleeve. Secure packaging for safe delivery.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

The Easton Press, 1988. Leather Bound. Very Good. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Minor shelf and handling wear, overall a clean solid copy with minimal signs of use. All edges gilt; satin page-marker attached to binding; moiré end pages. No dust jacket, as issued. Bound in genuine leather. The binding suffers moderate loosening due to age and wear, but remains secure and in-tact; the pages are clean and unmarked. Secure packaging for safe delivery.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1945. 388 pp. Original green cloth covers w/ light rubbing to corners and spine ends. Light foxing to edges of text block and endpapers. DJ has wear, tear, and chipping to extremities. Illust. w/ charts, plans, and b/w photos by the author.. Hard Cover. Very Good-/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Hodder & Stoughton. GS109 1954, hardcover, scheurtjes in stofomslag / small tears in dustjacket

Brownish: Hodder & Stoughton, 1954. Hardcover. Used: Acceptable. Condition clean inside, dust jacket shows wear.

London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1940. Boards have age sarkening to spine and a touch of wear to spine tail. Internally there is age toning to endpapers, light foxing to closed edges else generally very clean tight and unmarked. 320 pages. map endpapers. 8 illustrations. 10 diagrams and charts in the text. Includes a glossary of terms. The author details his adventurous around the world voyage in one of the last surviving frigate's - a single-tops'l full-rigged ship crossing three royals, she was 100 feet on the waterline, 25 feet beam, drew 12 feet, grossed 212 tons. She was built in 1882 in Copenhagen of Swedish iron and had been used as a training ship. 11. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

New York, NY, USA: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1970. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. The book and jacket are in very good condition, little shelf rubbing apparent to book, jacket has more shelf rubbing, front and back inside jacket flaps have some folds, front jacket flap has been price clipped. Text inside appears clean and clear throughout. 'A fascinating work on the history of large, square-rigged ships, interesting biographies, clear drawings, and beautiful photographs. Information from Alan Villiers who was at the time the foremost authority on the sailing ship in the world. Even if you don't sail, this book will add a new dimension to your life.' xvii+429 pages. 6.5 x 9.45 inches. May require additional postage. This listing was made by a small independent book shop. We carefully inspect every single book we list and give accurate descriptions. If you require we will promptly send pictures of listed books upon request. .

hodder and stoughton london 1954. first edition 287pp ills.[b/w] VG (blue cloth,v.sl.soiled,sl.bumps to extrems.,maps to eps,owner's sign.to ffep w.tape stains to eps,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed,spine cracked and sl.cocked) in G d/w (rebacked by amateur w.brown paper,rubbed and stained,chipping and wear to extrems.w.some losses,price-clipped)

Charles Scribner's Sons, 1937, 1st ed., : xv, 387 p., 40 pages of plates; 24 cm. Very good/none.The voyage round the world in the three-masted, square-rigged ship the Joseph Conrad during 1934, 1935 and 1936-from England with stops in the Bahamas and America, where the vessel was driven ashore in New York harbour and collided with Brooklyn Pier; Rio and Cape Town; the East Indies and north of Borneo; a number of Melanesian islands, including a grounding on a coral reef; tacking south through the reefs of the Coral Sea; Lord Howe Island and Australia, Tahiti and round the Horn ending in New York.

Scribner, 1981. Hardcover. Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine may show signs of wear. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Charles Scribner's Sons, 1937-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good. Bound in publisher's cloth. Hardcover and dust jacket. Dust jacket in protective mylar cover. Good binding and cover. 387 pages : frontispiece, illustrations (including maps), plates ; 24 cm.