THE SEA
Author:
BOWEN, FRANK C.:
Title:
THE SEA
Subtitle:
ITS HISTORY AND ROMANCE
Publisher:
Halton & Truscott Smith Ltd, London, n.d.
Description:
First edition, 4 volumes by the author of Ships for All, bound in watered silk with gilt decoration and titles, illus col & b/w plates, eps professionally replaced and each volume has binder's label at foot edge of front pastedown, vol1 to 1697, 308pp, VG+ (sl sunned spine with some wear, sl scuffing to extrems, corners v sl runned, foot board edges have very minor shelf wear, minimal foxing confined to rear ep and last page) vol2 1698-1783 284pp VG+ (sl sunned spine, sl scuffed extrems, minimal rubbing to covers, sl foxed rear section) vol3 1784-1814, 289pp, VG+ (spine sl sunned with sl scuffed extrems, minimal shelf wear to foot edge, v sl rubbed corners, sl foxing confined to last section and feps) vol4 1815-1875, 290pp, VG+ (spine sl sunned with sl scuffed extrems, corners sl rubbed, v sl foxing confined to rear ep and index pages and verso front illus plate)
Comments:
A beautiful set.
Keywords:
modern first edition frank bowen
Catalogue:
modern first edition
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