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The Ghost Ship
by Middleton, Richard Barham
- Used
- Paperback
- Condition
- Very good. Some pages have pulled way from binding.
- Seller
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Newport, New Hampshire, United States
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About This Item
Madison NJ.: Golden Hind Press., 1953. In red on title page, woodcut art, GHP logo. Unknown print run.. Wraps. Very good. Some pages have pulled way from binding.. De Pol, John (Wood Engravings by).. 1 First edition. Card stock green covers overlapping pages. Gray front titles. Three stitched binding points, threads along spine. 36 p. plus FEPs; 16x24 cm. Untrimmed page edges Rare in this edition. Classic tale of seaport storm, set in Fairfield, a little village near the Portsmouth Road, halfway between London and the sea during a great storm of '97. At book's end in blue ink, "This edition of 'The Ghost Ship' is hand set in Cloister Old Style type and printed on a hand press upon dampened Archer paper at the Golden Hind Press, Madison, N.J. Finished in November, 1953". The story had earlier been with other short stories.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Hedgehog's Whimsey Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- Alibris.Sh0910009502
- Title
- The Ghost Ship
- Author
- Middleton, Richard Barham
- Illustrator
- De Pol, John (Wood Engravings by).
- Format/Binding
- Wraps
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good. Some pages have pulled way from binding.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- In red on title page, woodcut art, GHP logo. Unknown print run.
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Golden Hind Press.
- Place of Publication
- Madison NJ.
- Date Published
- 1953
- Keywords
- De Pol, John, artist in wood engravings|Fairfield, England, near the sea|Great storm
- Bookseller catalogs
- Ships & Boats;
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About the Seller
Hedgehog's Whimsey Books
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Newport, New Hampshire
About Hedgehog's Whimsey Books
Hedgehog's Whimsey Books was born in a random moment when I decided to become a used books seller. Beginning in 2001, I apprenticed myself with a longtime pro in the next town, hoping to learn her secrets. She encouraged my free help but was wary of sharing all those secrets. Nonetheless, she turned me loose when she felt I would not embarrass her; she was impressed, finding I actually knew something about books and authors and styles. I am still learning, and I am having a good time with the random avalanches of books to be recycled into good homes, one by one. Inventory has mounted: my mother downsized her 7,000-plus library, and we (my Geezer and I) went to library book sales, yard emporiums on weekends, estate dispersals, and added the books my kids left behind, wanting to stock their own shelves anew. Some folks simply tooled down our dirt road and left boxes on our porch. Myself? Well, I am also a photographer, journalist, curious stuff collector, avid reader, writer, editor, small-time publisher, and online pontificator. At Hedgehog Enterprises, I do "Words & Pictures by & for Folks with Prickly Backs, Soft Bellies, & Small Brains", established in 1991. Since I have the smallest brain (by unpopular vote), I am the Head Hedgehog. Do I specialize in particular genres? I thought I did, but my barn has lots of Geezer-built shelves, and we have many interests, so topics vary, as do book conditions and editions. I try to describe such, and sometimes have too much fun as I poke along. There is no charge for the therapy of browsing, folks, so find my sites and stay awhile. If a purchase results, know that the tax collector in Newport, New Hampshire, may get a pleasant surprise. Or, I may buy a few more apple cider donuts or sweet potatoes. No pressure. Hedgehogs do have yearnings. If you should visit by chance or by appointment, enjoy our old New Hampshire farmhouse location alongside the Sugar River and its companion recreation Rail Trail, nearby two historic railroad covered bridges just off Chandlers Mill Road. Feel welcome. -- Lucy G Wells, proprietor.
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