The Book of the Blue Sea
by Henry Newbolt
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Longmans, Green, and Co. , 1914. First edition. Leather. Fine. 7.5" by 5.5". Norman Wilkinson. A finely bound first edition of this illustrated collection of true stories from the seas by Henry Newbolt, bound by Bickers & Son. First edition. Illustrated with a colour frontispiece, seven colour plates, and thirty-two black-and-white images in the text. Collated complete. A collection of stories of real naval life in the days of Nelson, with sketches of sea service and sea fights, and records of the careers of the boys who became men upon these ships. Written by Sir Henry John Newbolt, an English poet, novelist and historian. Illustrated by Norman Wilkinson, a British artist and marine painter. Bound by Bickers & Son, Leicester. Bound in full tree calf with gilt. Externally, excellent. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. Bound by Bickers & Son, Leicester. Fine
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 905T95
- Title
- The Book of the Blue Sea
- Author
- Henry Newbolt
- Illustrator
- Norman Wilkinson
- Format/Binding
- Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Longmans, Green, and Co.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1914
- Size
- 7.5" by 5.5"
- Keywords
- Book Blue Sea Newbolt Blue
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Rooke Books
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BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- 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...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...