Merchantman Rearmed
by David W. Bone
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Very Good Indeed
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Chatto and Windus, 1949. Leather. Very Good Indeed. 10" by 8". Muirhead Bone. A fascinating memoir of Captain and novelist Sir Captain David William Bone. Limited edition of one hundred and sixty copies of which this is number twenty one. Signed by the author to colophon, with original etching of the author, signed in pencil by artist and brother, Muirhead Bone. Illustrated throughout, with fourteen full page monochrome plates, sixteen headpieces and one tailpiece. David William Bone was both a successful sea captain and novelist, and wrote a number of works detailing his time fighting during the First and Second World War. Merchantman Rearmed is based around his experiences during the Second World War, including his participation in Operation Husky, in which the Allies took the island of Sicily from Axis power. He retired from active duty in 1946. In a quarter blue morocco binding with blue cloth boards. Externally very smart, with some slight rubbing to the extremities. A few marks to the boards. Spine is sunned. Slight offsetting to the endpapers. Internally firmly bound. Pages generally bright and clean with just the odd spot, heavier to the first and last few pages. Very Good Indeed
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- LTH26-H-14
- Title
- Merchantman Rearmed
- Author
- David W. Bone
- Illustrator
- Muirhead Bone
- Format/Binding
- Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Indeed
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Chatto and Windus
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1949
- Size
- 10" by 8"
- Keywords
- Limited Edition Signed Leather David William Bone Signed
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
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BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
Glossary
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- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Colophon
- The colophon contains information about a book's publisher, the typesetting, printer, and possibly even includes a printer's...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....