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London: John Lane the Bodley Head Ltd.. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1927. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Nave blue cloth, gilt titles, stamped ship on front. Bottom corners lightly bumped. .
HENRY HUDSON. THE GOLDEN HIND SERIES. by Powys, Llewelyn - 1927
by Powys, Llewelyn
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HENRY HUDSON. THE GOLDEN HIND SERIES.
by Powys, Llewelyn
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London / Boston: John Lane - The Bodley Head, 1927. 213 pp, 8vo (8 7/8" H) - dark blue cloth with gold lettering on spine and front board, blindstamped sailing ship with wave motif on front board. Map endpapers, b&w plates - collated. Contents: St. Ethelburga the Virgin ; Sebastian Cabot; The North-East Passage; William Barents; The First Sailing; Spitsbergen; An Industry Inaugurated; The Second Sailing; Novaya Zemlya; The Dutch Scene; Tentative Overtures; The Dutch Contract; The Third Sailing; The New World; New York Harbour; The Hudson River; The Departure; In England Again; The Fourth Sailing; Hudson Strait; Hudson Bay; The Wintering; The Mutiny; Captain Greene; Digges Island; The Return of the Mutineers; The Acquittal; Appendix: Transcription of the Original Document of the Verdict Passed Upon the Mutineers; Bibliography; Index. Book lightly cracked at pages 64/65, pages very lightly browned, browning to edges of text block, bump at bottom of front board, light edge wear, wrinkling at top/bottom of spine - one tiny tear, darkening to spine color some delamination of cloth on rear hinge.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good+/No Jacket.
- Bookseller Independent bookstores (CA)
- Format/Binding Hardcover
- Book Condition Used - Good+
- Jacket Condition No Jacket
- Edition First Edition
- Binding Hardcover
- Publisher John Lane - The Bodley Head
- Place of Publication London / Boston
- Date Published 1927
- Keywords St. Ethelburga, Sebastian Cabot, North-East Passage, William Barents, Sailing ships, Voyages, Discovery, Exploration, Spitsbergen, Novaya Zemlya, Dutch, New World, New York, Hudson River, Strait, Mutiny, Captain Greene, Digges Island, Mutineers, Henry Hud
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Henry Hudson (The Golden Hind Series)
by Powys, Llewelyn
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Henry Hudson (The Golden Hind Series)
by Llewelyn Powys
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New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1928. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good/missing. A very good first edition, as stated. Missing dust jacket. Blue cloth boards with blind stamped ship on cover, bright gilt title stamping on spine. Binding is sturdy, square, and strong. Painted top edge. Map endpapers. Deckled pages. 213 pp. including index. Octavo, 6 x 9 inches tall. The Golden Hind Series was initially co-published by John Lane in the UK and Harpers in the U.S. The first titles were issued in 1927.According to a prospectus for the series (quoted in Literature of Travel and Exploration: An Encyclopedia, edited by Jennifer Speake) the volumes were presented as in a form suitable for the general reader new lives of great explorers written by well-known men of letters which are at the same time reliable history and attractive biographies. Each author was allowed to present his subject in the manner he wanted, so long as he examined all available material,…
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Henry Hudson (The Golden Hind Series)
by Llewelyn Powys
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Harper and Brothers. Collectible - Acceptable. First edition copy. Collectible - Acceptable. No Dust Jacket Owner's name on inside. Hinges cracked. (Biography, History, Exploration)
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