The Nautilus Library no. 9: Smuggling Days and Smuggling Ways by H. N. Shore
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The 'Nautilus Library' begun in the 1920s, and built up to more than thirty volumes. A few were given slightly different titles but most were classic nautical works issued in a pocket sized edition by Philip Allan, who owned the copyright to many of the original editions.

Smuggling Days and Smuggling Ways

by H. N. Shore

Originally published in United Kingdom 1892

This Nautilus edition published 1929 by PHILIP ALLAN & CO. LTD.,
69, Gt. Russell St., London

  

Number 9

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Volumes are 115 mm. wide; 175 tall and about 18 mm. thick. Weight unwrapped approximately 220 grams.

Smuggling Days and Smuggling Ways by H. N. Shore was first published in 1892 and first published as a Philip Allan Nautilus Library in 1929. In this very interesting book containing an enormous amount of historic and local detail is included a sketch map of the continental entrepots and the corresponding English south coast smuggling centres.  The period covered is the 18th. and 19th. Centuries.

Smuggling Days and Smuggling Ways by H. N. Shore: with bright gilt lettering to spine; top and bottom of spine a little rubbed, boards clean - corners sharp, front's nautilus decoration is bright! Place cursor on image of title page to the right to see condition of the front board.

 Remove cursor to revert to image of title page superimposed on front board. Smuggling Days and Smuggling Ways by H. N. Shore: Boards clean - corners sharp, front's nautilus decoration is bright. As usual side and bottom edges of page block are rough cut. No inscriptions; no foxing - 256 pages all clean and bright.” name=

Condition

As common with all "Nautilus Library" volumes hard bound in blue cloth with bright gilt lettering to spine; top and bottom of spine a little rubbed, boards clean - corners sharp, front's nautilus decoration is bright. As usual side and bottom edges of page block rough cut. No inscriptions; no foxing - 256 pages all clean and bright. Condition VERY GOOD.

Dust wrapper chipped, taped, sunned with some loss. Condition: rates barely as GOOD and thats only because it is almost complete.
Price £22.00 plus postage
Another copy available; boards clean, spine gilt almost gone, nautilus emblem present but dull. No DW, unless a fascimile. £12.00 plus postage

Contents

 Dust wrapper chipped, taped, sunned with some loss. Condition: rates barely as GOOD and thats only because it is almost complete. Click here to see larger image of this wrapper.
  1. THE "FREE TRADE" DAYS
  2. THE SCIENTIFIC PERIOD
  3. THE COASTGUARD
  4. BLACK SHEEP
  5. THE SMUGGLER
  6. PAINS AND PENALTIES
  7. CURIOSITIES OF SMUGGLING

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