Short Cruises

London: Hurst & Blackett Ltd. G : in good condition without dust jacket. Cover rubbed. 1907. First Edition. Brown illustrated hardback cloth cover. 190mm x 130mm (7" x 5"). 298pp + ads. .

Inscribed to H.G. Wells, from W.W. Jacobs in ink on the front free endpaper. First Edition, 8vo. original pictorial brick red cloth, front panel stamped in black, spine panel stamped in black and gold, fore- edge rough-trimmed, bottom edge untrimmed. 38 illustrations by Will Owen. 3 pages of adverts at rear, Minor wear with some spotting. Good Copy.

Hurst & Blackett 1907 (1st.ed., 1st. issue).. Orig.orange pict.cloth gt. Monographed endpapers. Binding a trifle darkened / sl. rubbed. Some foxing inside. (6 pages have a large brown mark on margin). Very good to good. 38 ills.by WILL OWEN. 298pp; Cat.5pp. Second issue copies have plain endpapers.

London: Hurst and Blackett, 1907. Hardcover. Good. First English edition. Illustrated by Will Owen. Red cloth decorated in black and gilt. Foxing on first and last few leaves, general overall wear on the boards, a sound, good copy. Signed by the author on the half-title.

London: Hurst and Blackett, 1907. Hardcover. Good. First English edition. Illustrated by Will Owen. Red cloth decorated in black and gilt. Contemporary ownership name on front fly, lightening or stains at the edges of the boards, a good copy.

Methuen & Co Ltd; London., 1951. 13th edition thus. . Hard with Dust Jacket. Good in good- dust jacket. 12mo. 7 1/2. With 38 illustrations by Will Owen.. Good in good- dust jacket. DJ edge-worn and chipped. Toned endpapers. 298pp.

London: Hurst and Blackett Ltd., 1907. [Short Stories] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (20 x 13cm), pp.viii; 298 [6]. With 38 illustrations by Owen. Publisher's orange illustrated cloth, with gilt titles to spine, black decoration to spine and upper, and black titles to upper. A neat ownership. Minor wear to cloth, with some spotting. A very good copy.

Readers Library Publishing Company, 1920. Book. Fair. Hardcover. Cover rather edgeworn, owner's name on front endpaper; as with all these Readers Library editions, printed on poor quality paper which is heavily tanned and has a strong 'old book' smell. Undated but c.1920?.

London: Hurst and Blackett, Limited, 1907. First edition. Cloth. Good Only. 8" by 5.5". Will Owen. A first edition of W. W. Jacobs' collection of short stories, illustrated with thirty-eight plates by Will Owen. A collection of twelve of Jacobs' best short stories, including 'The Changeling', 'Mixed Relations', 'Alf's Dream' and  'Angels' Visits'.Written by William Wymarck Jacobs (1863-1943),… Read more about this item

London: The Reader's Library Publishing Company, 1920. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Printing - First Thus. 12mo. 251 pp. Actually undated - circa 1920. Red boards decorated in gilt on the front panel and spine. Light wear on the corners; hinges tight, gutters intact; no interior markings; some darkening around the edges of the text block. … Read more about this item

Methuen, 1951. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1951. 298 pages. Green pictorial dust jacket over green cloth. Pages are lightly tanned and thumbed at the edges, with light foxing. Binding has remained firm. Boards are a little rub worn, slight shelf wear to corners, spine and edges. Corners are a little bumped. Spine ends are mildly crushed. Light tanning to spine… Read more about this item

London, Hurst And Blackett, Limited, (1907).. First Edition; 8vo; pp. viii, 298; 38 illustrations; original illustrated cloth, title in gilt on spine, flecking and browning to pages, loose binding, a good copy.

London: Methuen, 1914. nice fresh copy, illustrated. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Reprint. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket.

London: Hurst and Blackett, Ltd., 1907. Terracota cover with blak lettering and design looks a little worn and grubby with rubbed spine ends and corners. Sunning to page block. Contents in very good clean condition. Dust spotting to some pages. Includes 38 plates from b/w illustations.. First Edition. hardcover. Good/No Dust Jacket. Illus. by Owen, Will. Used.

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons. Good. 1907. First US Edition. Hardcover. Binding is cracked preceding the half-title page. Spine has light wear to the ends. .

Hurst And Blackett, 1907. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1907. No Edition Remarks. 298 pages. No dust jacket. Brown cloth. Contains black and white illustrations throughout. Pages are moderately tanned and foxed throughout. Heavier tanning to free endpapers. Thumb-marking present. Grubby pages throughout. Noticeable creasing to gutter. Cracking to rear hinge and gutters, leaving netting exposed. Boards have moderate edge-wear with… Read more about this item

New York, NY: Charles Scribner's Sons. G/No Dustjacket. 1909. ........ Cloth. 12mo., 296 pp., cover rubbed, bumped, frayed, ink stamp inside cover, hinges cracked & weak, page toning .

Methuen & Co Ltd, London, 1928. Hardcover. Good. 1928. 298 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth. Illustrated by Will Owen. 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… Read more about this item

Methuen and Co., 1910. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1910. Second Edition. 298 pages. Illustrated dust jacket over red illustrated cloth boards. Gilt lettering. Contains black and white illustrations. Clean pages and illustrations with light tanning and mild foxing throughout. Moderate tanning to free endpapers due to dust jacket flaps. Bookseller sticker stuck to back pastedown. Binding remains firm. Boards have… Read more about this item

Methuen & Co Ltd, 1910. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1910. 2nd Edition. 298 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth with decorations. Black and white illustrations throughout. Moderate cracking to gutters with exposed netting, pages slightly loose. Pages and illustrations have light tanning and foxing throughout. Water staining to some pages, text remains unaffected. Pencil inscription to front free endpaper. Boards… Read more about this item