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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from ...Show synopsisThis historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1888 Excerpt: ...you worryabout him. There, the mist's driving off fast. We will up with the kedge." The boys lent a hand at the windlass, and the anchor was soon hanging from the bow. Then the brail of the mainsail was loosed, and the great sail shaken out. The foresail was hoisted, and in a few minutes the Sarah and Jane was running before a brisk wind down Sea reach. The fog had rolled off now, and it was clear astern, though a thick bank still hung over the river ahead, but this was rapidly melting away; and the bargeman, who told them his name was Will Atkins, pointed out a large building low down on the water ahead. "That's Sheerness Fort," he said. "You can lend Jack a hand to get up the topsail. The wind is rising every minute, and we shall soon be bowling along hand over hand." Both ahead and astern of them were a line of barges, which had, like the Sarah and Jane, anchored when the fog was thickest, and were, like her, making their way to Sheemess. The wind was blowing briskly now, and the barge made her way through the water at a rate which surprised the boys. "I had no idea that barges sailed so fast," George said. "There are not many craft can beat them," Atkins replied. "With a breeze so strong that they can only just carry their topsails, they will hold their own with pretty nigh anything afloat. There are mighty few yachts can keep alongside us when we are doing our best." As Atkins had predicted, in little over an hour they brought up just inside the mouth of the Medway, and dropped the anchor to wait till the tide turned to help them up to Rochester. At six o'clock they were again under weigh. The wind had fortunately veered round somewhat to the north of west, and they were able for the most part to l...Hide synopsis
Description:Good+ with no dust jacket. The front free endpaper is torn out...Good+ with no dust jacket. The front free endpaper is torn out and no longer present. There is a little wear around the edges of the cover.
Description:Fair to Good. Drawings and scribbles on endpapers, title and...Fair to Good. Drawings and scribbles on endpapers, title and contents pages.
Description:Illustrated Frontispiece. Good. No Jacket. This 5"x7.5" ANTIQUE...Illustrated Frontispiece. Good. No Jacket. This 5"x7.5" ANTIQUE, HARD COVER BOOK has a black and semi color illustrated cover with black lettering on the front and spine of the cover. The pages are browned, the owner's name is written on the inside, there is edgewear and some foxing. 229 pages.
Description:Very Good. Reshelved in Fiction. Or How George Andrews Made His...Very Good. Reshelved in Fiction. Or How George Andrews Made His Way; No date, 273 pgs, tan spine with black print, some smudges on the cover but mild wear otherwise, crease on the back cover.
Description:Brown pictorial cover, HB, frontis and other illus., some...Brown pictorial cover, HB, frontis and other illus., some browning on edges, solid clean, vg/-
Description:VG- 12mo-over 6¾"-7¾" tall. Fuchsia cloth, lettered, illus., and...VG- 12mo-over 6¾"-7¾" tall. Fuchsia cloth, lettered, illus., and decorated in black and green. Nouveau-styled floral decorations beneath title, illus. with a Bengal Lancer-like British infantryman holding a rifle and bayonet. Moderately soiled cloth, sunned spine panel, rubbed extremities. Former owner's signature on front flyleaf. Text block somewhat toned but otherwise intact, with firm binding, not brittle. Text block edges rather dulled by age. v, 301 pp., 10 pp. publisher's ads at rear.
Description:Very Good. No Dust Jacket. 12mo-over 6¾"-7¾" tall. Circa 1910....Very Good. No Dust Jacket. 12mo-over 6¾"-7¾" tall. Circa 1910. Pictorial cloth. Illustrated. Inner hinges showing signs of starting but a very nice copy.
Description:Very Good. How George Andrews Made His Way. 274 pages plus 5...Very Good. How George Andrews Made His Way. 274 pages plus 5 pages of ads. B&W frontis, endpapers brown, interior pages bright. Bound in red cloth with red and black pictorial cover and spine, corners sharp, slight wear on spien ends.
Description:Acceptable. May contain some marks or highlighting. No Dust...Acceptable. May contain some marks or highlighting. No Dust Jacket Front Endpage missing. No date stated. AS IS! Reading copy only!
