Author: Q [Sir Arthur T. Quiller-Couch]
Title: The Story of the Sea
Description: London, Cassell & Company, Limited, 1895-1896. First edition. Leather. A smartly bound first edition set of this illustrated study of the sea and maritime activities, edited by British writer Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch. Complete in two volumes. First edition. Volume one is illustrated with a frontispiece, eight plates, and numerous in-text images. Volume two is illustrated with a frontispiece, two folding plates, ten plates, and numerous in-text images. Collated complete. A collection of historical stories and accounts of the sea and maritime activities through the ages. Volume one contains chapters on sailing vessels and their rigs, the lighthouse, great naval disasters, mutinies, weapons and duels of the sea, lights and signals, and much more. With volume two containing chapters on the Argonauts, Northmen and Vikings, the first discoveries, great voyages, the slave trade, life on an ocean steamer, pirates and marooners, Antarctic exploration, battles, naval costumes, and more. As well as informative writings on winds and currents, dockyards, and the Lloyd's Register. Edited by Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch, a British writer who published using the pseudonym Q, noted for his deep love of the sea. Assisted by Professor J. K. Laughton, Commander C. N. Robinson, Herbert W. Wilson, Herbert Russell, and others. Bound in full crushed morocco. Externally, smart with light rubbing to the extremities. The odd small mark to the boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd small spot or handling mark. Light wear to the extremities of the folding plates in volume two with minor age toning. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good Indeed .

Keywords: Story Sea Quiller-Couch Q Sea Not Stated


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