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Rare and modern books

[Greenland, Sailing], [Allen, Jr.

UNDER SAIL TO GREENLAND. Being an Account of the Voyage of the Cutter "Direction", Arthur S. Allen, Jr., Captain, to Greenland in the Summer of 1929, together with the Log, Letters and Other Memoranda. [With,] N BY E

The Marchbanks Press [and,] Brewer & Warren, 1930-1931

1045.00 €

Buddenbrooks Inc.

(Newburyport, United States of America)

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Year of publication
1930-1931
Place of printing
New York
Author
[Greenland, Sailing], [Allen, Jr.
Publishers
The Marchbanks Press [and,] Brewer & Warren
Edition
THE RARE FIRST EDITION OF THE STORY OF A SHIPWRECK ON THE COAST
Languages
English
First edition
Yes

Description

First Edition of the first book. One of 900 copies only, this copy one of 300 for private distribution and A PRESENTATION COPY from Hal Marchbanks, the publisher, inscribed in his hand [with,] First Edition of the second book, the true first trade issue preceding the issue by Random House. The first book Illustrated throughout with photographs taken on the cruise, with a facsimile page from the logbook, and a folding map in colour at the end of the volume, and with endpapers depicting the naval architecture of the sailing ship '"Direction". The second book with over 150 dramatic woodcut illustrations by Rockwell Kent, most are quite large and 8 are full page. 4to and 8vo, publisher's tan grained cloth and gray-blue paper covered boards, the spine panel lettered in gilt, the upper cover decorated and lettered in gilt and pictorially decorated in gilt, green and red, the endpapers printed in white on a turquoise background. The second book in the original light tan buckram lettered and decorated in navy-blue on the upper cover and spine with a compass rose design also by Rockwell Kent, top edge blue, with the original dustjacket. 91, [1]; xi, 281, [1] pp. Very fine copies indeed, each book, beautifully preserved both inside and out. The rare dustjacket for N by E with some wear and mellowing, including a chip to the top edge of the rear panel.