When Ships Were Ships; and Not Tin Pots. Edited by Hilda Renbold Wortman
by Barnes, Captain William Morris
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- first
- Condition
- Fine in a very lightly rubbed dust jacket, trace of a small circular label removed from the spine and just a touch of wear at th
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About This Item
New York: Albert & Charles Boni, 1930. First edition. Fine in a very lightly rubbed dust jacket, trace of a small circular label removed from the spine and just a touch of wear at the upper edge.. 8vo, 466pp, illustrated; pictorial endpapers; blue cloth stamped in silver and light green. Correct first edition of this maritime autobiography. Barnes, born in 1850 to a seafaring family in Newfoundland, spent most of his life as a sailor in one capacity or another, from the era of wind-powered sailing to modern steamships. A natural raconteur, who kept copious notebooks, his story was put into book form with the aid of his editor and dedicatee who, in addition to using Barnes's written diaries, recorded him on wax cylinders in order to better preserve the quality of his storytelling voice. The more common London edition, published by Cassell in 1931, omits her credit. This edition, further, is illustrated with fine wood engravings by Francis Shields. Exceptionally scarce in dust jacket.
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- Bookseller
- Locus Solus Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 205606
- Title
- When Ships Were Ships; and Not Tin Pots. Edited by Hilda Renbold Wortman
- Author
- Barnes, Captain William Morris
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine in a very lightly rubbed dust jacket, trace of a small circular label removed from the spine and just a touch of wear at th
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Albert & Charles Boni
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1930
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- BIB-WEEK-VBF
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