BONE [Sir] David W.

Merchantman Rearmed. With Drawings by Muirhead Bone. BRIGHT, CLEAN COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER

Chatto & Windus,, 1949. 8vo., First Edition, with portrait frontispiece, 15 fine plates and numerous illustrations in the text; blue cloth, gilt back, blue top, a very good, bright, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter chafed at head and tail of backstrip. The author's war service from master of TRANSYLVANIA to command of the troopship CAESAR. Classic illustrations by his brother, well-known artist Muirhead Bone. Enser, p.270; Law, 1376.

Island BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 5073

Catalogue: Naval0

Keywords: naval, maritime, ww2, wwii, royal navy. merchant navy, muirhead bone, david bone

David W. Bone

Merchantman Rearmed

London, Chatto and Windus, 1949. Leather. A fascinating memoir of Captain and novelist Sir Captain David William Bone. Limited edition of one hundred and sixty copies of which this is number twenty one. Signed by the author to colophon, with original etching of the author, signed in pencil by artist and brother, Muirhead Bone. Illustrated throughout, with fourteen full page monochrome plates, sixteen headpieces and one tailpiece. David William Bone was both a successful sea captain and novelist, and wrote a number of works detailing his time fighting during the First and Second World War. Merchantman Rearmed is based around his experiences during the Second World War, including his participation in Operation Husky, in which the Allies took the island of Sicily from Axis power. He retired from active duty in 1946. In a quarter blue morocco binding with blue cloth boards. Externally very smart, with some slight rubbing to the extremities. A few marks to the boards. Spine is sunned. Slight offsetting to the endpapers. Internally firmly bound. Pages generally bright and clean with just the odd spot, heavier to the first and last few pages. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Muirhead Bone. Very Good Indeed .

Rooke BooksProfessional seller

Book number: LTH26-H-14

Catalogue: Biography & Autobiography

Keywords: Limited Edition Signed Leather David William Bone Signed Muirhead Bone

David W. Bone

Merchantman Rearmed

London, Chatto and WIndus, 1949. Leather. A lovely limited edition copy, signed by both author and artist, of this memoir by David Bone, profusely illustrated and in the original publisher's box. The limited edition of this work, published simultaneously as the first edition. This copy being number one hundred and thirty four of one hundred and fifty copies printed for sale. Signed by David Bone to the limitation page and by Muirhead Bone in pencil by frontispiece. A fascinating memoir by Captain and nautical fiction writer David Bone, recollecting his experiences around the Second World War and his participation in Operation Husky, campaign for Sicily to take back the Axis power. Profusely and beautifully illustrated by the author's brother and painter Muirhead Bone with fifteen full plates and various headpieces throughout.With the original publisher's protective box. In the original publisher's quarter morocco binding with cloth covered boards. Externally lovel. Signed in ink by the author to limitation page and by the artist, in pencil, to frontispiece. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean, with most leaves unopened. Collating complete with frontispiece and fifteen full plates, as well as several headpieces drawn by Muirhead Bone throughout. Fine . Ill.: Muirhead Bone. Fine .

Rooke BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 763A17

Catalogue: Biography & Autobiography

Keywords: limited leather signed illustrations leather Muirhead Bone