Sea Yarns
by Barry, John Arthur
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good (Plus)/No Jacket
- Seller
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Chico, California, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London & Edinburgh: W. & R. Chambers, Limited, 1910. John Arthur Barry (1850-1911), born in England, went to sea as a youth and spent most of his time in Australian waters. Afterwards he had a career as a journalist. This is a Very Good (Plus) copy of the First Edition, an elusive title indeed, particularly in such nice condition. Spectacular blue decorative cloth binding featuring a sailing ship on the water at sunset in black, purple, and gilt. The spine has titling in gilt, along with a storm-tossed ship. Clean text; 300 pages. Coloured frontis illustration and seven others within by Charles Pears. Light fade to the spine; mild rub to the margins; previous-owner signature on the verso of the frontis. A nice copy, and a great example of beautiful Edwardian design. In an archival plastic protector.. First Edition. Decorative Cloth. Very Good (Plus)/No Jacket. Illus. by Clarles Pears. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Quercus Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 006620
- Title
- Sea Yarns
- Author
- Barry, John Arthur
- Illustrator
- Clarles Pears
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good (Plus)
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- W. & R. Chambers, Limited
- Place of Publication
- London & Edinburgh
- Date Published
- 1910
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Bookseller catalogs
- Children's Literature;
Terms of Sale
Quercus Rare Books
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About the Seller
Quercus Rare Books
Biblio member since 2006
Chico, California
About Quercus Rare Books
Quercus Books seeks out and provides to the discriminating Reader or Collector noteworthy books in the First Edition. Our particular focus is on Modern Literature (roughly from the Second World War to the present) and Irish Authors. We also retain a small stock of non-fiction titles, mostly in the fields of American Western History, American Indians, and the American Civil War. Member of IOBA - the Independent Online Booksellers Association.
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- Jacket
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- Spine
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- Cloth
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- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- First Edition
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- 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...