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(Cape Town: Howard Timmins, no date). 8vo; original red boards, lettered in black on spine; pictorial dustwrapper; pp. 224, incl. index; line drawings as head-pieces. Dustwrapper ever so slightly rubbed; earlier owner's name signed on front pastedown; pages somewhat browned, as usual; some foxing. Good to very good condition. "The sea and the queer things that came out of it, were very much matters of daily converse to the forebears of South Africans, often now living so far inland that perhaps it is difficult for them to realise how vital the sea once was to their existence. So many wrecks have appeared off the South African coast, the author's selection of the most interesting has not been an easy task, but here, with the glitter of scattered treasure, the remote chill of the southern icelands, the rescues and the tragedies, is the story told. Ranging from the earliest days of our history to the last world war, this fascinating book will enthrall all those who love - and sometimes…
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Howard Timmins. Hardcover. Fair/Fair. jacket is worn, torn and creased. edge wear on boards. foxing and marks. no inscriptions. sound binding. fair reading copy.[S.K]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.
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Howard Timmins. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. The boards are shelf rubbed.One gift inscription.Some tanning.Pocket.Tightly bound.[R.K]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.
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Timmins. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Good/Good. The (reinforced) jacket is a bit rubbed, soiled and edgeworn but has suffered little paper loss. Internally clean (a little foxing) and tightly bound - although the front hinge is going.. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.
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Howard Timmins. Hardcover. Good/Fair. The jacket is edgeworn and marked.A few inscriptions.Foxing.Rubber stamp.Well bound.Good copy.Undated.c 1955.[R.N]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.
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Timmins. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. The jacket is a bit rubbed and edgeworn but has not suffered much paper loss. Internally clean (some tanning and offsetting) and tightly bound.. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.
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Swept By Wind and Wave
by Speight, W L
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Howard Timmins, Cape Town, 1956. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/Fair. Signed. 224 pages (complete). Inscribed by Speight on the first free page. In good, contented condition. The dustjacket is smart with some wear about the edges and seams. It is comfortable and sure. The boards are tidy and healthy. Within, the pages are benign, certain, clean, clear, a little tanned from age, confident. A pleasing copy. fk. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.
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