The Nautilus Library no. 15: The Diary of a Rum-Runner by Alistair Moray
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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.

THE DIARY OF A RUM-RUNNER

by Alastair Moray

First 1929 by PHILIP ALLAN & CO. LTD, London
Second edition NAUTILUS LIBRARY No. 15 1930 by PHILIP ALLAN & CO. LTD

Shiny blue cloth bound book with gilt lettering faded to spine. Boards clean with corners sharp - nautilus bright. Page block side and bottom edges dust spotted. No foxing - pages are clean and tidy. No inscriptions. Book's condition VERY GOOD.
Price £8.00 plus postage
The dust wrapper, although almost complete, is sunned - particularly the spine area, torn, rubbed and taped - Click here for larger image of jacket.

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

Blurb

THE DIARY OF A RUM-RUNNER by Alastair Moray was published at the height of prohibition in the United States. Smuggling continued after the repeal, and of course will do where there is money to be made avoiding paying duty. ‘A crazy ship, a mutinous crew, vile weather, revenue men and 'hi-jackers' - such are the incidents in the life of a rum-runner’.

  

A full-size facsimile wrapper which is available free on request with purchase.

Number 15


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THE DIARY OF A RUM-RUNNER by Alastair Moray: The dust wrapper, although almost complete, is sunned - particularly the spine area, torn, and taped - Click here for larger image of jacket!

THE BUCCANEERS by A. H. Prichard (NAUTILUS LIBRARY No. 11): Blue cloth bound book with gilt lettering to spine. Boards clean with corners sharp - nautilus and titles bright. Place cursor on image of title page, right, to see condition of front board.

THE BUCCANEERS by A. H. Prichard (NAUTILUS LIBRARY No. 11): No foxing; pages are clean and tidy. Gift inscription to previous owner on front free end paper. Book's condition VERY GOOD PLUS. A dust wrapper; sunned, torn, taped and with loss. Remove cursor to revert to image of title page!

CONTENTS

BOOK I
L THE START .
II. THE 'CASK' AT SEA
III. AT HAVRE .
IV. 'RENDEZVOUS'
V. A STIFF BLOW
VI. DIRTY WEATHER
VII. BACK TO PORT
VIII. RUNNING SOUTH
IX. AT MADEIRA
X. THE CROSSING
XI. WE REACH BERMUDAS
XII. OFF AGAIN .
XIII. RUM ROW
XIV. FIRST ORDERS .
XV. A CHRISTMAS BLOW .
XVI. HAMILTON .

BOOK II
I. BACK TO RUM ROW
II. ANOTHER GALE .


III. SELLING THE STUFF
IV. A REAL SPORTSMAN
V. WE DRAG OUR ANCHOR
VI. BACK TO BERMUDA .

BOOK III
I. BACK TO RUM ROW
II. SLACK BUSINESS .
III. FISHING AND FOOD
IV. ON NEW GROUND
V. CUTTERS AND HI-JACKERS .
VI. MORE VISITORS . .
VII. THE LADY BOOTLEGGER
VIII. HI-JACKERS . .
IX. SQUALLS AND COUNTERFEIT NOTES
X. THE DOCTOR ASHORE . .
XI. NEARLY RAIDED . .
XII. GOOD-BYE TO RUM ROW .
XIII. LAW-SUITS AND LEAVE-TAKINGS

EPILOGUE .

 

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