Poor Jack
by Captain Marryat
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Longman, Orme, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1840. First edition. Leather. Very Good. 9" by 5.5". Clarkson Stanfield. A smart first edition copy of this entertaining naval novel by Captain Marryat, with the original illustrations by Clarkson Stanfield. The first edition.'Poor Jack' follows the young, Thomas Saunders, a sailor's son who is a neglected sea urchin, as he finds himself struggling to survive in London in the early nineteenth century.Illustrated with thirty-six plates and in-text engravings. Collated, complete.Written by Frederick Marryat, a Royal Navy officer.Illustrated by Clarkson Stanfield. In a half calf binding with marbled paper to the boards. Externally, generally smart, with rubbing to the boards, and light rubbing to the joints and extremities. Minor bumping to the extremities. Spine is lightly faded. A small amount of loss of paper to the rear joint. Hinges are starting but firm. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and generally clean with some spots. Very Good
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 875P21
- Title
- Poor Jack
- Author
- Captain Marryat
- Illustrator
- Clarkson Stanfield
- Format/Binding
- Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Longman, Orme, Brown, Green, and Longmans
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1840
- Size
- 9" by 5.5"
- Keywords
- Poor Jack captain marryat clarkson stanfield thomas saunders captain marryat
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
Biblio member since 2007
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.
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- 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....
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Marbled Paper
- Decorative colored paper that imitates marble with a veined, mottled, or swirling pattern. Commonly used as the end papers or...