1866, ISBN: dd9f89e6ee5a64b54f5d9235439a2555

Boston: Ticknor & Fields, 1866. Binding lightly rubbed, slight fraying at spine extremities, hinge started at title page, otherwise Very Good. 24mo (5.5" x 3.5"), xii & 382 pages. Publi… Plus…

Boston: Ticknor & Fields, 1866. Binding lightly rubbed, slight fraying at spine extremities, hinge started at title page, otherwise Very Good. 24mo (5.5" x 3.5"), xii & 382 pages. Publisher's bright blue cloth elaborately lettered & decorated in gilt on the spine & in blind on the covers. All edges gilt. Originally published in London in 1862, this copy is one of seven titles in Ticknor & Field's "Books in Blue and Gold" series. The publisher utilized imported sheets from the original printer & provided decorative bindings which "were an instant success and made it clear that buyers do judge books by their covers" (American Antiquarian Society).As described in the preface, "The present volume is rather a condensation than an abridgment of the later volumes of Captain Hall's 'Fragments of voyages and travels,' inasmuch as it comprises all the chapters of the second and third series, only slightly abbreviated, in which the author describes the various duties of the naval lieutenant and commander ...", Ticknor & Fields, 1866, 3<

1862, ISBN: dd9f89e6ee5a64b54f5d9235439a2555

Gebraucht, guter Zustand, [PU: Bell and Daldy, London], LEATHER BASIL HALL NAVY SCOTLAND, A collection of autobiographical tales of life in the army from Basil Hall. Basil Hall was born i… Plus…

Gebraucht, guter Zustand, [PU: Bell and Daldy, London], LEATHER BASIL HALL NAVY SCOTLAND, A collection of autobiographical tales of life in the army from Basil Hall. Basil Hall was born in 1788 in Edinburgh, Scotland. Joining the Navy in 1802, he steadily rose to the rank of Captain. Encouraged by his father to keep a journal of his time at sea, these journals late became the source of his books. This particular work explores the authors own career in the army, with 'fragments' from his travel, voyages and experiences. An interesting autobiographical work from a eminent Naval Captain. In a quarter-morocco binding. Externally, sound, though with some dampstaining and rubbing to the extremities. Internally, generally firmly bound although strained in places. Front hinge is strained. Pages are bright, and generally clean, with just a few instances of foxing. Good<

1862, ISBN: dd9f89e6ee5a64b54f5d9235439a2555

London: Bell and Daldy, 1862. Leather. Good. 5.5" by 3". None. A collection of autobiographical tales of life in the army from Basil Hall. Basil Hall was born in 1788 in Edinburgh, Scot… Plus…

London: Bell and Daldy, 1862. Leather. Good. 5.5" by 3". None. A collection of autobiographical tales of life in the army from Basil Hall. Basil Hall was born in 1788 in Edinburgh, Scotland. Joining the Navy in 1802, he steadily rose to the rank of Captain. Encouraged by his father to keep a journal of his time at sea, these journals late became the source of his books. This particular work explores the authors own career in the army, with 'fragments' from his travel, voyages and experiences. An interesting autobiographical work from a eminent Naval Captain. In a quarter-morocco binding. Externally, sound, though with some dampstaining and rubbing to the extremities. Internally, generally firmly bound although strained in places. Front hinge is strained. Pages are bright, and generally clean, with just a few instances of foxing. Good, Bell and Daldy, 1862, 2.5<