About this title: Henry Major Tomlinson (1873-1958) was a British writer and journalist. He was known for anti-war and travel writing, novels and short stories, especially of life at sea. He was brought up in Poplar, London. He worked as a shipping clerk, and then as a reporter for the Morning Leader newspaper; he travelled up the Amazon River for it. In World War I he was an official correspondent for the British Army, in France. In 1917 he returned to work with H. W. Massingham on The Nation, which opposed the war. He left the paper in 1923, when Massingham resigned because of a change of owner and political ...
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Description: 1921 1st edition, #21 of edition of 2, 000, 251 pp., hardbound, front cover soiled, else vg. *Helping and promoting global literacy since 1961* read more
Description: Garden City NY: Garden City Publishing 1921, HB, 251p., good condition with imperfections on the green cover in the form of discoloring and rubbing, no dustjacket, black spine is rubbed especially at edges. read more
Edition: First printing
Binding: Hardcover--cloth
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf,, New York, New York:
Date Published: 1921.
Description: Good. Edited limited to 2100 copies. This is number 1284. 8 1/4" tall, 251 pages, gray cloth. A good, sturdy hard cover first edition with minor shelf wear and rubbing, but two patches of discoloration to the cover cloth; hinges and binding solid, papr lightly yellowed. Lacking dust jacket. A nice reading copy only. read more
Edition: 4th Ed(Revised)
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Cassell & Co. Ltd., London, UK
Date Published: 1951
Description: B/W Photos, COLOR Endmap. Fine/Good+ W/Dust Jacket 145pgs "Enlarged and Completely Revised, 1951" edition. 2" DJ tear top fore-edge, 3/8" ones (2), DJ nicked top & bottom edges, rubbed. At spine & fore-edges, o.w. clean, bright & tight. No ink names, bookplates, etc. Price unclipped. First published in 1921, "H.M. Tomlinson has completely revised his book for this edition and has added a freat deal of new material. " read more
Edition: Revised Edition; First Printing
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Cassell, UK
Date Published: 1951
Description: Illustrated by Tomlinson, Charles. Near Fine with no dust jacket. 145 pages; Very Good Plus/No Jacket. Blue boards with red and silver lettering. Just a bit of foxing at page edges. Tiny bit of shelf rub at spine tips and corner tips. Tiny name/date to inside front board. Boards are straight, tips are pointed, spine is square and pages are clean. This book was first published thirty years ago. This new edition of London River is an attempt to bring the book into accord with a later time. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: The Echo Library
Date Published: 2006
ISBN-13:9781406809893ISBN:1406809896
Description: New. BRAND NEW and ready for dispatch. Delivery normally within 4/7 days. Our reputation is built on our Speedy Delivery Service and our Customer Service Team. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Cloth
Publisher: Cassell and Company, Ltd., London
Date Published: 1921
Description: Very Good+ in Very Good jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Green cloth boards, gilt lettering on front & spine, slight wear to corners, pages clean & tight. DJ browned & chipped, protected by clear plastic cover. Frontispiece by Harold Oakley. Ref. K 085. read more
Edition: Limited/Numbered FIRST Edition
Binding: Hardcover, Blue Cloth
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf, N Y
Date Published: 1921
Description: Very Good. VG, blue cloth with spine label, worn at edges. LIMITED EDITION number 1717 of 2000 copies offered for sale. 251 P., some still uncut. read more
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