Author: Hammond Innes
Title: Harvest of Journeys and Sea and Islands
Description: London, Collins, 1960-67. First edition. Cloth. Two first edition works by Hammond Innes, describing his journeys and trips, illustrated with photographs and in the original unclipped dust wrappers. The first edition. Two volumes. Illustrated with thirty-nine monochrome and full colour photographic illustrations over twenty-four plates to 'Sea and Islands' and twenty-four monochrome photographic plates to 'Harvest of Journeys&apos. Collated complete. This set of works features two autobiographical works by Hammond Innes, a British novelist. These works provide accounts of Innes' voyages on his boat the 'Mary Deare', as well as his travels around the world meeting new people from different cultures. In the publisher's original cloth with the original unclipped dust wrappers. Externally excellent with only minimal shelf wear to both and slight fading to the spine to 'Harvest of Journeys&apos. Very light offsetting to the endpapers with an old gift inscription to the front free endpaper to 'Harvest of Journeys&apos. The wraps are very smart to 'Sea and Islands' with only two very small closed tears to the head of the spine, slight marks and minimal edgewear. 'Harvest of Journeys is generally smart with loss to the head and tail of the spine, sunning to the spine, slight handling marks and very small closed tears to the extremities and tape repairs to the verso. Internally firmly bound with clean and generally bright pages. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine/Very Good.

Keywords: First edition Autobiography Hammond Innes Travel Autobiography Boating None


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