The Book of the Blue Sea by Newbolt, Henry - 1914

London: Longmans, Green and Co., 1914. 1st Edition . Decorative Cloth. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Blue cloth binding, with gilt ship (HMS Victory) decoration on the front cover, gilt anchor on the spine. Fairly tidy looking covers, Small faded spot on the front cover, and faded at the top of the rear spine edge, covers a bit rubbed, slight fading to the titling on the spine. The hinges are good- but overpulled in 2 places internally. Foxing to the frontispiece reverse and to the frontispiece tissue guard, toning to the pages, some browning to the front and rear endpapers, stub from a plate pasted down at the inner margin between text pages 160-161. Neat 1915 inscription on the endpaper. Contains 8 sheets of colour plates + black and white illustrations. Pages; XII, 307. Fairly tidy copy. Includes accounts of notable naval engagements and exploits etc; HMS Medusa, Edward Pellew, Trafalgar, John Franklin, Basil Hall. 1st edition.

Longmans Green & Co, 1925. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Boards are worn.Award plate.Excellent binding.[R.K]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

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Condition: Good; very light edge-wear to the boards, no DJ. The spine is faded. The interior is clean without markings. Some faxing. 8 cloured plates and 32 Illustrations. It appears one of the table of contents page is missing. The edges are very slightly dust-toned with age. Third impression.

Alpha Edition. New. Special order direct from the distributor

Paperback / softback. New.

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

London: Longmans, Green, and Co. , 1914. First edition. Leather. Fine. 7.5" by 5.5". Norman Wilkinson. A finely bound first edition of this illustrated collection of true stories from the seas by Henry Newbolt, bound by Bickers & Son. First edition. Illustrated with a colour frontispiece, seven colour plates, and thirty-two black-and-white images in the text. Collated complete. A collection of stories of real naval life in the days of Nelson, with sketches of sea service and sea fights, and records of the careers of the boys who became men upon these ships. Written by Sir Henry John Newbolt, an English poet, novelist and historian. Illustrated by Norman Wilkinson, a British artist and marine painter. Bound by Bickers & Son, Leicester. Bound in full tree calf with gilt. Externally, excellent. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. Bound by Bickers & Son, Leicester. Fine