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H.M.S. by Klaxon - 1918

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H.M.S.

by Klaxon

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London - William Blackwood and Sons, 1918 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First edition.. A first edition of Klaxon's collection of naval yarns. Signed by the author on the title page. John Graham Bower, (18861940), an officer in the Royal Navy, wrote fiction and essays under the pseudonym 'Klaxon'. Condition: In a blue cloth binding with illustration to front board and gilt title detailing to spine. Externally, generally very smart with just minor shelfwear only; bumping to extremities, a little rubbing to the spine, and a few marks. The hinges have been reinforced. Internally, the binding is strained in places. The pages are bright and clean, with some discolouration to the endpapers and spotting to the fore-edge. There is a personal ink copperplate inscription to the front free endpaper, and the author's signature to the title page. Overall: VERY GOOD..
  • Bookseller Rooke Books GB (GB)
  • Format/Binding Hardcover
  • Book Condition Used - Very Good
  • Edition First edition.
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Publisher London - William Blackwood and Sons
  • Date Published 1918

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Rich and Cowan, 1933. Hardcover. Good. 1933. Reprint. 278 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning.
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Edinburgh and London: William Blackwood and Sons. Good/No DJ. 1918. First Edition. Hard Cover. 8vo Illustrated blue cloth covered boards. Slightly faded gilt titling on spine. Light bump to corners. Name and date on ffep. viii, 327 pages clean and tight. .
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William Blackwood & Sons, 1918. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 1918 first edition hardback in very good condition. A little tanning especially to early pages. But no marks, clean with tight binding. The blue cloth boards have rubbing to edges and a little fraying to an inch or so of the front spine edge. No dust wrapper, as published. Items are dispatched the same or the following working day. Please note our excellent customer feedback.
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by Klaxon [Graham John Bower]

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Edinburgh and London: William Blackwood and Sons, 1918 . First edition. Cloth. Very Good Indeed/Near Fine. 8" by 6" . None. The first edition of this collection of naval short stories, some concerning the First World War. The first edition, first impression of this work, in the very scarce publisher's original price unclipped dust wrapper.A thrilling collection of works of short fiction about life in the Navy, by Sir Graham John Bower, who wrote under the pseudonym Klaxon.Bower was an Irish colonial official of the British Empire, who after his Naval service was made Imperial secretary to the High Commissioner for Southern Africa, Sir Hercules Robinson. In September 1898, he was appointed Colonial Secretary of the Colony of Mauritius. In the publisher's original pictorial cloth binding, with unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, bright, with areas of fading to boards. Dust wrapper a touch age toned, with small closed tear to tail of front wrap, and minor chipping to back strip head and tail.… Read More
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