Giff and Stiff In the South Seas

Philadelphia/Chicago/Toronto: John C. Winston Company, 1933. Teen's account of his family's 1929 yacht voyage to Tahiti and Marquesas islands, with a school friend; his father, a notable naturalist & politician, was between his two terms as Governor of Pennsylvania (and wrote his own account of the voyage). Hardcover in scarce jacket, as pictured; a variant binding with red instead of… Read more about this item

Philadelphia : Winston , 1933 . First Edition . Very Good . 8VO . A wealthy family goes cruising in the South Pacific on a 150 foot schooner. Written by the son of the family who was 13 at the time and who went on to a distinguished academic career. Illustrated with sepia photographs and wood… Read more about this item

Philadelphia, Chicago, and Toronto: John C. Winston Co., 1933. Book. VG+. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Royal blue cloth variant (also issued in dark blue), lettered in gilt, illus./decorated in black. Spotting to portions of front cover and spine panel, else Fine with only minimal wear, firm binding and clean interior. xii,241 pp.,… Read more about this item

Philadelphia, Chicago, Toronto: The John C. Winston Company, 1933. Hardcover. Octavo; pp 241; G+; blue spine with gilt text; no jacket; cloth has some rubbing wear to exterior; slightly worn corners; mildly sunned spine; strong boards; text block edges show modest age toning; pictorial endpapers; frontispiece; illustrated; good binding; ex-library pouch to rear pastedown; interior clean. 1334576. FP New… Read more about this item

John C. Winston, 1933. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. In blue cloth with gilt lettering. A portion of front and rear panel of jacket laid in. Rubbing to lettering on spine. Discoloration to cloth in front spine gutter. .