The Lost Sea by de Hartog, Jan

Hardback. Acceptable.

Hamish Hamilton, 1957. Hardcover. Acceptable/Acceptable. 1957. First Edition Thus. 119 pages. This is an ex-Library book. Illustrated dust jacket over red cloth covered boards with gilt. Library copy, with expected inserts and inscriptions. Laminated jacket is stuck to boards boards by the library pocket. Pages remain clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Mild crushing to spine ends. Book has a slight forward lean. Unclipped jacket has light edge-wear with tears and creasing. Front flap removed.

London: Hamish Hamilton, 1973. Book. Illus. by John Lawrence. Good. Hardcover. First Thus. Ex library hardback: illustrated by JOHN LAWRENCE, tape marks on reverse of dj & on covers, 'Withdrawn' stamp on rear flyleaf, some foxing and a few other marks, attached silk book marker is creased and frayed, else g. 8vo, 133pp. The story of a young boy living in a fishing village on the edge of the Zuyder Zee before the reclamation in 1931. First published in 1957..

London: Hamish Hamilton, 1957. 1st Edition 2nd Printing. Hardback. Very Good/Good+. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Frotz Wegner(dust jacket). First edition second printing Octavo hardback Red clothsilver titles 124 pp. Very Good condition in Good + unclipped dust jacket (damp stained patch on the underside but otherwise appears very good externally No inscriptions.

Harper, 1951. Hardcover. Near Fine. Joseph Low. Nice neat copy in jacket showing spine fading and small losses, under fresh mylar.

New York:: Harper & Brothers, 1951. A tight copy with sharp corners. The background color on the Dust Jacket spine has mellowed (sun faded?) from orange to a shade of golden yellow. The spine lettering is still clear and distinct. NOT price clipped (2.50). No owner's name or bookplate. No remainder mark. Some minor browning along the endpaper hinges (from binder's glue that is starting to show through). All other pages are bright white, crisp and clean. Each chapter heading is illustrated with a small line drawing on a maritime theme. Bound in the original blue-green boards, with a blue cloth spine lettered in off white. The front board is illustrated with a mermaid and fish motif. From the Dust Jacket: "THE LOST SEA tells what happened when a young [Dutch] orphan boy was carried off by the Black Skipper, of the strange places he saw, a fierce battle at sea, the epic carousing of his mates and the wonderful tales he heard from them.". First Edition (so stated). Hard… Read More

London: Hamish Hamilton, 1957 Very tidy apart from light foxing. Dust jacket is price clipped, tiny chips, light foxing, in a clear protective sleeve. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Hamish Hamilton, 1973. Hardback. First illustrated edition, 1973. Red boards with silver lettering to spine. NF condition; faint foxing to endpapers with NF unclipped dust jacket; minimal edge wear. Published: Hamish Hamilton, 1973

Heinemann Educational Publishers, 1974-10-28. hardcover. Good. 0x0x0. Book is in good condition. All pages are intact and unmarked.

Hamish Hamilton, London. 1957. First Illustrated edition.. Hardback.. Black and White illustrations (and colour dust jacket) by John Lawrence. Very Good in Very Good Dust Jacket. DJ protected by high-grade removable clear cover.