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NY: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1924. Beautiful, gift quality copy; Rockwell Kent's signature and inscription dated 1928 on second ffep; llustrated throughout; Mapped end papers, top edge gilt; Aged-toned, else textblock is very clean and very tight; The illustrated cloth binding is bumped at head and foot of spine and board corners, lightly edge worn; Unclipped dust jacket, creased and crunched at the corners, with overall light edge wear at the spine extremities and folds; 184pp.. Signed and Inscribed By Author. First Edition. Illustrated Cloth. Very Good/Very Good (in mylar). Illus. by Rockwell Kent. 4to - Over 9 ¾" -12" Tall. Hardcover.

New York & London: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1924 Scarce limited "Author's Autograph Edition" of 110 numbered and signed copies with an original signed woodcut, this being #6 and a presentation copy from Kent to his "dear friend" and publisher, George Putnam, expressing his "gratitude - too often not expressed - that I must forever feel for him - and do" and signed again, "Affectionately, / Rockwell"; George Palmer Putnam, an author & explorer, was later the discoverer of an at-the-time unknown aviatrix, Amelia Earhart, whom he sponsored on her first transatlantic flight & later married; he was also, of course, the then-current head of the longtime Putnam publishing family; printed at the Knickerbocker Press on heavy-stock paper, rough-cut to the bottom and foredges, there is a full-page woodcut unique to this edition - in addition to the signed one - appearing after the Introduction, and the illustrated endpapers are not reproduced in subsequent… Read More

New York Ny: G. P. Putnam's Sons / Knickerbocker Press, 1924. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Plates And Illustrations In Text. Xv, 184 Pp. #32 Of A Limited Edition Of 110 Copies Of Which 100 Were For Sale. Faux Vellum Spine, Blue Boards, Spine An Cover Labels Printed In Blue, Blue And White Illustrated Endpapers (The Trade Edition Had Map Endpapers.) First Edition, Signed By Kent On Limitation Page And Again In The Two Color Woodcut Bound Before The Half Title, And With The Extra Illustration, Not Present In The Trade Edition, Placed After The Introduction. Light Wear Showing With Tiny Frays At Corners. Hinges Tight. Faint Damp Stain In Small Area At Top Of Spine Panel Affecting Upper 2/3 Of The Spine Label.

New York: Putnam, 1924. First. hardcover. near fine. Kent, Rockwell. Illustrations by Rockwell Kent. 4to, handsomely rebound in 3/4 yellow morocco, balck & white patterned boards. New York: Putnam, 1924. First Edition. Spine and edges are slightly sun-darkened, else a fine copy.<br/> <br/>

New York: Putnam’s, 1924. Second Printing. Signed presentation copy inscribed by the author, Rockwell Kent, thoughtfully inscribed: “To Mr. Fred L. Black, With pleasure in the thought that for the man who made for me my Ford I’ve made, and here inscribed, this book. Rockwell Kent, August 1924.” With recipient’s bookplate. Laid in is a 8” x 7” black & white photograph taken out of doors of Rockwell Kent, Fred Black, and another unidentified gentleman standing in front of an airplane, all of whom are wearing suits with Mr. Kent, alone, wearing a hat looking straight into the camera with his hands in his pockets. Illustrated throughout with woodcut illustrations by Rockwell Kent. Map endpapers. With a former library stamp on page 100. With minor evidence of tape removal and two small (1/4” & 1/2”) holes to one page (perhaps related to the library source) not affecting text or illustration, else very good plus with slight rubbing to the cloth and very light wear without dust jacket.

VOYAGING SOUTHWARD FROM THE STRAIT OF MAGELLAN, Putnam, 1924, first edition (FIRST STATE BINDING WITH PICTORIAL END-PAPERS), just about fine in near vg pictorial dust-wrapper with some chipping to the extremities of the tanned dust-wrapper spine and much inner tape reinforcement to the spine folds. Profusely illustrated by the author/artist.

New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1924. First edition. Cloth. Very Good. 11" by 8.5". Rockwell Kent. A very smart first edition, second impression copy of this illustrated account of a voyage by Rockwell Kent. The first edition, second impression of this fascinating work by Rockwell Kent. A unique and engaging account of the author's travels along the coasts of Tierra del Fuego to Cape Horn on a small sailing boat, brought to life by beautiful illustrations. Rockwell Kent was an American painter and illustrator, a writer, as well as a sailor, adventurer, and voyager. From the library of Eric Kenneth Prentice Back. Kenn Back was a British meteorologist with the British Antarctic survey for many years.  He spent eight winters in the Antarctic and is a descendent of Captain George Back. In addition, he served as base commander at Halley, Faraday and Rothera stations.  His library collection was built over decades and highlights his love of polar exploration.Thoroughly illustrated. In the original… Read More

NY: Putnam; (1926). Hardcover. Third printing, very good with no dust jacket. Cloth at tips of lower corners and top of spine is a little worn, and dark blue cloth is a little soiled. Gilt lettering on spine is slightly flaked, owner's name at left edge of front pastedown. Includes map endpapers, numerous woodblock prints. This copy signed by Rockwell Kent at the top of the second front endpaper.

Moscow: Mysl, 1966. Hardcover. First Russian edition; 6 x 8; pp. [6], 7-247, [1]; beige cloth over boards illustrated and titled in black; lower corners bumped, else very minor wear - near fine condition. Illustrated by the author.A first Russian appearance of Rockwell Kent's memoir of his travels around Tierra del Fuego in 1922-23. Quite uncommon - OCLC lists 3 copies in institutions and no others in the trade.

New York: G.P. Putnam's & Sons, 1924. First edition. Hardcover. First printing. 184 pages. Text and striking black and white illustrations. A tight close to near fine copy with some bumping to the bottom rear corner and a small vintage bookstore sticker to the front pastedown in a very good dust jacket that has chipping to the top of the spine that affects the lettering and with a number of other small chips, tears and minor wear. Despite the flaws a nice copy of this terrific book.

G. P. Putnam's Sons, January 1926. 3rd Edition. Hardcover. Collectible; Good/Good. Used hardcover in original jacket (protected with clear mylar covering). INSCRIBED BY KENT ON PAGE FOLLOWING THE FRONT END PAPER. 1926 edition in blue. Jacket is in good condition and remains primarily intact in mylar covering, but has sufferered extensive tearing to spine area with two major tears running up and down spine along hinges. Jacket text and images remains mostly intact with little to no blemishes on front or back of jacket. Possible slight sun fading along top of jacket, but not major. Volume is in good condition, but has major bumping on corners and wear along edges. Cardboard has been exposed on a few cordners, but damage is mostly exclusive to most shelfworn spots per usual. Top of page block is gilt and cut.

New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1924. First Printing. Hardcover. Quarto; 184 pages; G-; Bound in tan cloth with black lettering and illustration; Boards shaken, rubbing to corners and edges, fraying along spine edges, toning to both covers, brown stain on front cover; Textblock has split hinges between endpapers and pastedowns, age toning to pages, light foxing to some pages, sticker on rear pastedown; RWO. 1358653. FP New Rockville Stock.

New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1924. First Printing. Hardcover. Quarto, 184 pages. In Good Condition. Fully bound in tan cloth with black lettering and illustration. Minor fraying to head and tail of spine edges. Front gutter loose, rubbing to corners and edges of boards. Toning and soiling to both covers, light staining on front cover. Age toning to pages, light soiling to some pages. Shelved in case 10. 1375888. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.

New York: Halcyon House, 1924. 184 pages illustrated on almost every other page with a woodcut by the author. The second in a series of autobiographical works by the author / artist, this one concerns sailing in coastal waters from Tierra del Fuego to Cape Horn. Some light foxing and gift inscription on ffep.. 4th Printing. Cloth. Very Good+/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1924. 1st . Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Kent, Rockwell. 184pp.; HB pale yellow w/blk.-pic.cover; some rub w/lt.soil; wear on edges&corners; bookplate; clean,tight pgs. " ...the steamer bore us southward through six weeks and seven thousand miles, through the mid-summer of the equator to the July winter of the Strait of Magellan." illus.

Moscow, 1966. hardcover. very good(+). Illustrated by the author. Small 8vo, gray cloth (corners bent). Moscow, 1966.<br/><br/> First Russian language edition, inscribed by Kent "To my friend....with the warmest regards, 1967"<br/><br/>

New York: Halcyon House, 1924. Stated fourth printing [1924]. An account of Kent's travels south of the southern tip of South America, dramatically illustrated with the author's woodcuts. Blue textured cloth lettered in gilt, map endpapers, no dustjacket. Some yellowing to the spine and about two inches of the rear cover closest to the spine, good hinges, sound text block, slightly age-yellowed but not brittle pages, gift notation from 1937 on preliminary blank, pages clean and otherwise unmarked.. Hard Cover. Good/No. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1924. First Edition. Very good +/Fair. 4to. 184pp. Top page edge gilt. Mustard cloth over boards with ink title illustration. Original dust jacket with woodcut design matching cloth. Jacket with prominent sections of loss from spine, crudely tape mended to exterior and interior. Panels near fully intact. Cloth with trace exterior foxing. Internally clean, bright, unmarked. Binding sound. An about very good-plus copy in a fair only jacket which presents significantly better than its described condition would suggest. A lovely first edition copy of Kent's lavishly woodcut-illustrated sailing memoir of his own journey around the tip of South America. Uncommon in jacket.

Wesleyan University Press, 2000-03-10. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!

G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1924. Fourth printing. Full blue cloth, gilt title, in dust jacket. Bookplate, else near fine in good, chipped, worn and lightly soiled, price-clipped dust jacket, in mylar cover..