Tom cringles (2 résultats)

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Later American edition. Half green morocco and marbled papercovered boards. Chip at the crown, else about very good. Bookplate and library label of Sir George Douglas of Springwood Park, Kelso on front pastedown. Card laid in signed "Doug" - presumably Sir George Douglas - to someone named Midge, sending the book along.…

First Edition. 8vo. pps [iii], 397 + [iv], 452. Rebound in black half-morocco over marbled boards, with anchor decorations to spines set between raised bands. Sides of boards slightly scuffed; all edges marbled; corner tips rubbed in some cases; blank endpapers well foxed in both volumes, not affecting the text pages. Half-titles present in both vols. Two different owner bookplates. A handsome set. Previously appearing in Blackwood's magazine in 1834-35 (having first been published anonymously in Paris in 1834), the narrative follows the adventures of young Benjamin Brail, who embarks on a maritime expedition filled with excitement, danger, and humour as he navigates the complexities of trade and maritime life along the African coast. web Rebound in black half-morocco over marbled boards, with anchor decorations to spines set between raised bands. Sides of boards slightly scuffed; all edges marbled; corner tips rubbed in some cases; blank endpapers well foxed in both volumes, not affecting the text pages. Half-titles present in both vols. Two different owner bookplates. A handsome set. Book.…