Barlow's Journal of His Life at Sea in King's Ships, East & West Indiamen & Other Merchantmen From 1659 to 1703. Transcribed From the Original Manuscript by Basil Lubbock. I. With 13 Coloured Illustrations and 43 Coastline Drawings; II. With 3 Coloured Illustrations and 21 Coastline Drawings. [TWO VOLUMES. SIGNED LIMITED EDITION].
by (Barlow, Edward). Basil Lubbock
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London, Hurst & Blackett, 1934. 1st Edition . Hardcover. .. Two volumes. With a total of 80 plates, 16 of which are coloured. Crown quarto. Pp. 286, plus 13 coloured plates, of which one is foldout, including frontispiece, and 43 halftone plates; 295-575, plus 3 coloured plates including frontispiece, and 21 halftone plates. Plus 2 double-page plates as endpapers, "Gravesend" on first endpapers; "The Ile of Wite Liying" on last endpapers, repeated in both volumes. Half-titles present, old signature to each. Decorative initials, shoulder notes. HARDCOVER, uniformly bound in the original publisher's quarter smooth navy blue calf and matching cloth-covered boards, gilt ruled sides, spine gilt, heads slightly bumped, pictorial endpapers as mentioned above, cracked at inner hinges; top edge gilt. Overall fine, attractive set, still untrimmed, preserved in the original state, and with crisp, bright interior. ~ FIRST EDITION. Limited edition of 100 signed and numbered copies, this copy is number 89. Signed by Basil Lubbock. I-1
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- Barlow's Journal of His Life at Sea in King's Ships, East & West Indiamen & Other Merchantmen From 1659 to 1703. Transcribed From the Original Manuscript by Basil Lubbock. I. With 13 Coloured Illustrations and 43 Coastline Drawings; II. With 3 Coloured Illustrations and 21 Coastline Drawings. [TWO VOLUMES. SIGNED LIMITED EDITION].
- Author
- (Barlow, Edward). Basil Lubbock
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- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - .
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- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- London, Hurst & Blackett
- Date Published
- 1934
- Keywords
- HISTORY POLITICS INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS POLITICAL MOVEMENTS STUDIES CONFLICT ANALYSIS RESOLUTION HISTORICAL SOCIAL CULTURAL GESCHIEDENIS HISTORIE GESCHIEDKUNDE HISTOIRE HISTORIQUE GESCHICHTE KULTURGESCHICHTE GESCHICHTSWISSENSCHAFT HISTORIA STORIA BRITAIN
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