A SHIP OF THE LINE CS FORESTER V SCARCE FIRST EDN 1938 Start Price GBP 250.00 Current Price GBP 250.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Saturday, August 30, 2008 End Time Tuesday, September 09, 2008 Location Portsmouth. England. See more about 'A SHIP OF THE LINE CS FORESTER V SCARCE FIRST EDN 1938' Description WILL MY AMERICAN FRIENDS PLEASE NOTE THAT DUE TO A CHANGE IN POLICY EBAY DOES NOT AUTOMATICALLY INCLUDE  MY ITEMS WHEN YOU SEARCH FOR A TITLE SO IF YOU WISH TO CONTINUE PERUSING THE VARIED ITEMS I LIST PLEASE USE SEARCH FOR MEMBER LINK OR SEARCH IN TITLE AND DESCRIPTION AS POSTCARDJIM - IF ANY QUERIES PLEASE CONTACT ME - REGARDS, JIM  203 "A SHIP OF THE LINE" - C.S. FORESTER.   VERY SCARCE FIRST HARDBACK EDITION OF THIS GREAT NOVEL SADLY LACKING ITS DUST JACKET AND WITH TWO SUN FADED PATCHES TOP AND BOTTOM OF THE SPINE SECTION OTHERWISE FOR ITS AGE IT IS STILL IN EXCELLENT, HIGHLY COLLECTABLE CONDITION. I HAVE SPENT A LOT OF TIME DURING MY 50 COLLECTING YEARS BEING FASCINATED BY THE CONRASTING 'EXPERTS' ADVISING ME AS TO WHICH IS THE 'TRUE' FIRST EDITION OF THIS GREAT NOVEL - THE ONE I AM OFFERING AT THE MOMENT 'A SHIP OF THE LINE' OR THE TWO STORY OMNIBUS EDITION 'FLYING COLOURS' , WHICH I ALSO HAVE IN MY COLLECTION. AFTER LISTENING TO ALL OF THE CONFLICTING EVIDENCE, I HAVE COME TO BELIEVE AND ACCEPT THAT THIS SINGLE TITLE EDITION IS THE TRUE FIRST UK EDITION AND I KNOW FROM MY COLLECTING EXPERIENCE OVER THE YEARS THAT THIS IS CERTAINLY THE MOST DIFFICULT TO FIND AND I HAVE SEEN COPIES, ALBEIT WITH THE DUST WRAPPER SELL FOR ANYTHING UP TO £1500. THE DEBATE AND UNCERTAINTY IS WHAT MAKES SEARCHING, RESEARCHING AND COLLECTING SUCH AN INTERESTING PASTIME APART FROM THE FINANCIAL INVESTMENT ASPECT. IT IS FOR YOU TO PERSONALLY DECIDE AS I HAVE DONE AND APART FROM THAT, FOR A TRUE DEDICATED COLLECTOR AND INVESTOR, IT IS IMPORTANT THAT ALL EDITIONS ARE IN THE COLLECTION. MY NEED TO SELL ALL OF MY VERY VARIED COLLECTION IS YOUR GAIN - A CHANCE TO OBTAIN BOOKS ETC TO ENHANCE YOUR WELLBEING AND YOUR COLLECTION WITH SOME ITEMS NOT READILY AVAILABLE ON THE MARKET TODAY. I STILL HAVE HUNDREDS OF ITEM TO GO SO TO ENSURE THAT YOU DO NOT MISS ANYTHING THAT MAY BE OF PERSONAL INTEREST WHY NOT MARK ME IN YOUR YOUR FAVOURITES - IT COSTS NOTHING AND MAY BE THE BEST MOVE YOU MAKE. HARDBACK - BLUE BOARDS - SILVER TITLES. PUBLISHER - MICHAEL JOSEPH - HENRIETTA STREET - LONDON - ENGLAND. EDITION/YEAR - FIRST  - 1938. FIRST PRINTING IN THIS EDITION?  - YES. ILLUSTRATED? - NO. SIZE (WIDTH X HEIGHT) / NUMBER OF PAGES - 5  X 7 1/2 INCHES - 130 X 190 MM) / 304. CONDITION - TWO SUN FADES TO SPINE SECTION (SEE PHOTO) - OLD PENCILLED PRICE - PENCILLED SIGNATURE OF A PREVIOUS OWNER DATED OCT. / 39 - VERY SMALL ORIGINAL SHOP STICKER FROM THE ORIGINAL BOOKSHOP WHICH IS FITTING FOR ITS NAVAL LINK BEING - GIEVES LIMITED, BOOKSELLERS AND STATIONERS, 2 THE HARD, PORTSMOUTH. REMEMBER THE ANSWER TO ANY OF YOUR QUESTIONS IS ONLY AN EMAIL AWAY. HANDLING CHARGES INCLUDING POSTAGE AND TRANSIT INSURANCE - REVISED FOR MULTIPLE PURCHASES. UNITED KINGDOM - FREE EUROPE - FREE UNITED STATES.....CANADA.....AUSTRALIA.......AND ALL OTHER COUNTRIES - FREE MULTIPLE WINS REDUCE OVERALL HANDLING CHARGES YOU CAN PAY ME BY - UK - CHEQUE, POSTAL ORDER, PAYPAL. ALL OTHER COUNTRIES - PAYPAL. ALL WINNERS RECEIVE VIP TREATMENT - MY FEEDBACK IS YOUR GUARANTEE. WINNERS - PLEASE MAKE ME AWARE OF MULTIPLE WINS OR IF YOU ARE AWAITING CLOSURE OF OTHER AUCTIONS TO ENABLE ME TO REVIEW DELIVERY CHARGES FOR POSSIBLE COMBINED DELIVERY SAVING. ALL ITEMS ARE FROM MY VERY LARGE AND VARIED COLLECTION GATHERED OVER A PERIOD OF MORE THAN 40 YEARS OF COLLECTING - ALL DESCRIPTIONS ARE AS ACCURATE AS MY KNOWLEDGE ALLOWS - ALL QUESTIONS GLADLY ANSWERED SO IF IN DOUBT PLEASE ASK.   Place a Bid!