The Royal Tour 1901 or The Cruise of the H.M.S. Ophir. by Price, Petty Officer Harry - 1980

NY: William Morrow (l980) Large quarto, V.Good+ in V.Good+ dust jacket Facsimile. Numerous color illustrations.. First Edition.. Hardcover.

Exeter: Webb & Bower, 1980. 1st. ed. HBK + D/W. Unpaginated, illustrated throughout. Printed in facsimile manuscript. A lower deck account of the voyage round the British Empire by the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall. Jacket price clipped, o/w VG/VG.

NY: William Morrow & Co., 1980 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. "Being a lower deck account of their Royal Highnesses, the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York's voyage around the British Empire." The Duke and Duchess were later King George V and Queen Mary. This is a facsimile of "an altogether unique, handwritten and illustrated account of the cruise"..

Canada: Nelson, 1980. Top corners lightly bumped causing small bulge about 1/4" from front corner tip, page margins browned. D/j is lightly surface scuffed and edgeworn. Non-paginated, about 1"+ thick. Dark blue cloth with gold lettering on spine and emblem on front cover. . Not 1st (but No Additional Prtgs listed). Hard Cover. Very Good/Good+ to Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Paperback. Very Good.

New York: William Morrow. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1980. First Edition. Hardcover. 0688036678 . Hardcover in dust jacket. First U. S. Edition. Blue cloth boards, gilt decoration, sharp and bright. Protected, unclipped, dustjacket is bright and clean, shelf wear to edges. Book is firm in binding, - As New, crisp and clean. A facsimile of Price's handwritten and illustrated account of the cruise of the HMS Ophir in 1901 that traveled much of the British Empire with the Duke and Duchess of York. Free of any markings, not ex-library.; 4to 11" - 13" tall; Unpaginated pages .

Webb & Bower (Publishers) Limited, Exeter, Devon, 1980. Facsimile Edition. Hardcover (20 x 29 cm), not paginated., Colour sketches. ISBN: 0906671108. The book and dust jacket (dj) are in Very Good condition. Full-bound blue boards. Lightly bumped. Rolled, creased at head & foot of spine. Pages tanning. Personal inscription ('From Irvine & Elaine') at top of copyright page. The dj is rolled, creased along edges, chipped, with some small closed tears. The dj is now protected in an archival book cover (removable). "'The Royal Tour' is a facsimile of Petty Officer Harry Price's handwritten and illustrated account of the cruise of HMS Ophir in 1901, when the Duke and Duchess of York (later King George V and Queen Mary) toured almost the whole of the British Empire with the exception of India. They travelled via Gibraltar and Malta down the Red Sea to Colombo and Singapore, going on to Australia and New Zealand, across the Indian Ocean to South Africa via Mauritius and finally to Canada via St… Read More

A voyage made around the British Empire. D/W. Ill. Facsimile reprint. New. 1980.. Hardcover.

Webb & Bower, Exter, 1980. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/Very Good. Illustrator: Harry Price. not paginated, biography of Harry Price, 1877-1965. Illustrated endpapers, showing the seal of the H.M.S. Opir against a dark blue background. Photographic frontispiece, of Harry Price, taken early in the 20th century. The text is illustrated with numerous water colour paintings drawn by Harry Price. Dark blue boards with gilt illustration of the seal of the H.M.S. Opir, with gilt writing on the spine. Illustrated dust wrapper, picture by Harry Price, against a blue background with white and red writing on the front panel and white on the spine. " The Royal Tour is a facsimile of Petty Officer Harry Price's hand written and illustrated account of the cruise of HMS Opir in 1901, when the Duke and Duchess of York ( later King George V and Queen Mary ) toured almost the whole of the British Empire with the exception of India." -- from the front fold… Read More

Webb & Bower, Exter, 1980. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/Very Good. Illustrator: Harry Price. not paginated, biography of Harry Price, 1877-1965. Illustrated endpapers, showing the seal of the H.M.S. Opir against a dark blue background. Photographic frontispiece, of Harry Price, taken early in the 20th century. The text is illustrated with numerous water colour paintings drawn by Harry Price. Dark blue boards with gilt illustration of the seal of the H.M.S. Opir, with gilt writing on the spine. Illustrated dust wrapper, picture by Harry Price, against a blue background with white and red writing on the front panel and white on the spine. " The Royal Tour is a facsimile of Petty Officer Harry Price's hand written and illustrated account of the cruise of HMS Opir in 1901, when the Duke and Duchess of York ( later King George V and Queen Mary ) toured almost the whole of the British Empire with the exception of India." -- from the front fold… Read More