Racundra's First Cruise

I would have listed it like new but there is minor wear on the dust jacket. Same or next-day shipping with tracking. This new edition of Racundra's First Cruise includes the original maps, text, and photos from the 1923 first edition, of which only 1500 copies were printed. The book also contains a detailed introduction detailing Ransome's Baltic sailing in Slug and… Read more about this item

Hardback. Good.

Fernhurst Books Ltd, 2003-03-27. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 255pp. (grey-brown spine) large 8vo. sized. 2003 edition. A lovely, fresh, clean, tight, bright near fine copy in very good jacket. Original publisher's burgundy boards - gilt embossed to the spine. The text supported by a number of photographic reproductions and a map to the front endpapers. Two slight faint… Read more about this item

*Wiley Nautical, 2003-04-14. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!

Hardback. Very Good.

Sphere Books, 1967. Paperback. Good. 1967. First Edition Thus. 159 pages. Pictorial paper cover. Binding remains firm. Pages have light tanning and foxing throughout. Markings to some pages. Paper cover has mild edgewear with curling to corners. Wear marks overall.

Jonathan Cape, 1948. Hardcover. Good. 1948. Third Edition. 221 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth with gilt lettering. Black and white photographic plates. 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… Read more about this item

New York: B.W. Huebsch, 1923. First edition. HC, no DJ. MV VG. Khaki cloth, green titling & illustration, edgewear, corners bumped, FO plate to FPEP, front hinge cracked, hinge cracked at pp.140/141, unmarked, sound. PLEASE NOTE: We are happy to provide photos. Please contact us for any specific requests. BUYING AND SELLING USED AND RARE BOOKS FROM HISTORIC EAST NASHVILLE… Read more about this item

Jonathan Cape., 1927. Hardcover. Good. 1927. 1st Travellers Library Issue. 223 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth with gilt lettering. Pages are mildly tanned throughout. Heavier to endpapers & paste downs. Text is clear. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge-wear with bumping to corners. Light tanning & crushing to spine. Gilt lettering remains bright and clear.

London: Jonathan Cape, 1948. 3rd Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Third edition First printing octavo hardback blue cloth gilt 224 pp Illustrated Very Good condition . Original gift inscription on inside cover Full size octavo, not the travellers' library ed.

Jonathan Cape 1948. Octavo hardcover (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs

0 First printing of the Traveller's Library edition published by Jonathan Cape, London 1927. VG Clean and tight condition. Mild browning to endpages. Very occasional spotting to page edges. Blue covers in very good clean condition.

London: George Allen & Unwin, Ltd., [1923]. 8vo. 217, [1] pp., plus 6 pp. publ. ads. Photo frntsp., numerous photo illusts., maps. Blue ribbd cloth, gilt lettrng on frnt cvr & spine (slght bmpng to crnrs, occasional light foxng), still a VG- copy, w/ frmr ownrshp signature on ffep. First edition, 1st printing, of this scarce classic of sailing… Read more about this item

Sphere Books, 1967. Paperback. Good. 1967. First Sphere Books Edition. 159 pages. Illustrated paper cover. Clean pages with light tanning and mild foxing throughout. Binding remains firm. Paper covers have moderate edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces and curling to corners. Lettering is bright and clear. Minor wear marks to covers.

London: Daily Express, 1954 Illustrated boards. Slight rubbing at head/foot spine, otherwise tidy outers. Free of inscriptions. On page 4 'Rupert's Painting contest' has colour crayoning. Rest of contents are very clean.

Paperback. Very Good.

B.W. Huebsch, Inc., New York, 1923.. Very Good/Dust Jacket Included. 1923. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 1st American edition, hardback, 8vo, 254pp, illustrated, page edges slightly browned, otherwise clean and sound, no inscriptions, brown cloth, Very Good condition with partial dustwrapper; wrapper rubbed and soiled, lacking most of spine, now protected .

Hardback. Acceptable.

Century/Hippocrene, 1984. Trade Paperback. Very Good. Solid overall, pages tight and unmarked. Minor creasing near outer corners of wrappers.

Penguin Random House. Used - Very Good. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.