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A Collection of Short Naval Stories from "Bartimeus"
"Bartimeus" [Lewis Anselm da Costa Ritchie]
1918
Cassell & Company, Limited; Hodder and Stoughton : London
7.5" by 5"
295; 191; 292; 332pp.
SUMMARY
Four smart uniformly bound volumes of naval stories from English writer "Bartimeus".
Leather Binding
Overall Condition: Very Good Indeed
This book weighs1.5 KG when packed
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DESCRIPTION
Four volumes.
Uniform edition.
A collection of naval and wartime stories of adventure and conflict. Inspired by the authors own time in the navy, these volumes contain many short stories and tales of naval life.
Written by "Bartimeus" the pen name of Lewis Anselm da Costa Ritchie, an English writer, naval officer and press secretary to George VI. It is believed he may have used Bartimeus after the biblical Bartimaeus, a blind beggar cured by Jesus, as he was blind in one eye.
This set contains:
Naval Occasions and Some Traits of the Sailor-Man, 1918.
A Tall Ship on Other Naval Occasions, 1918.
The Long Trick, 1918.
The Navy Eternal, 1918. With drawings by Douglas Swale, a British artist and illustrator.
CONDITION
Bound in half calf with cloth covered boards. Externally, very smart with light wear to the extremities and minor fading to the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd small spot.
Overall Condition: Very Good Indeed
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