Click for full-size.
With Wind and Tide Homeward Bound, by G.W. Benneman, New York.
by Various
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Minus
- Seller
-
Newburyport, Massachusetts, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Boston: DeWolfe Fisk and Company, c.1891 Hard cover, oblong folio (14 1/2 x 8 inches), in quarter blue cloth, with illustrated tan paper-covered boards, 29 unnumbered pages, printed on card stock. CONDITION: Very Good Minus. Some marks and shelf wear slight water damage to front board. Lightly foxed in places, although generally clean. Pencilled gift inscription dated 1895 to ffep. Rear hinge partly cracked but holding firm.** This wonderfully illustrated anthology of sea poetry includes verses by Charles Kingsley, Michael Didbin, Samuel Duffield, Arthur Hugh Clough, Thomas Moore, Arthur Murphy, Walter Mitchel, and more. Each stand-alone page is a decorative, original design of illustration and hand-lettered text lithographed by the American artist G. W. Benneman. OCLC 622677386.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good Minus. Illus. by G. W. Benneman.
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- Dark and Stormy Night Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 6761
- Title
- With Wind and Tide Homeward Bound, by G.W. Benneman, New York.
- Author
- Various
- Illustrator
- G. W. Benneman
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Minus
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- DeWolfe Fisk and Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- c.1891
Terms of Sale
Dark and Stormy Night Books
All books packaged securely - we take responsibility for delivering the book to you safely.
About the Seller
Dark and Stormy Night Books
Biblio member since 2005
Newburyport, Massachusetts
About Dark and Stormy Night Books
Now in our eighteenth year, Dark and Stormy Night Books is an online bookstore,
selling Rare, Antiquarian and "other interesting finds" to individuals and institutions around the world. Some of our books are now housed among the world's leading libraries and collections.
We work to promote the significance of a wide variety of ideas, from whatever era they might originate. We celebrate, and work to preserve, the artistry of the printed page, the handwritten word, and the craftsmanship of the hand-made object in today's virtual, digital world.
Sign up for our occasional catalogues/newsletters!
Visit our website: darkandstormynightbooks.com
selling Rare, Antiquarian and "other interesting finds" to individuals and institutions around the world. Some of our books are now housed among the world's leading libraries and collections.
We work to promote the significance of a wide variety of ideas, from whatever era they might originate. We celebrate, and work to preserve, the artistry of the printed page, the handwritten word, and the craftsmanship of the hand-made object in today's virtual, digital world.
Sign up for our occasional catalogues/newsletters!
Visit our website: darkandstormynightbooks.com
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- Folio
- A folio usually indicates a large book size of 15" in height or larger when used in the context of a book description. Further,...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
Frequently asked questions
Michael Bond - the man behind Paddington Bear
“All the same ... it’s a very important name. And I don’t expect there are many bears in the world called Paddington!”
A lonely toy bear on an empty shop shelf on Christmas Eve in 1956 first captured the attention of Michael Bond, who kindly shared Paddington with the world.
Mary Shelley - Mother of Science Fiction
“I have love in me the likes of which you can scarcely imagine and rage the likes of which you would not believe. If I cannot satisfy the one, I will indulge the other.” - Learn more about Mary Shelley, the author of Frankenstein
