My Lively Lady by Alec Rose, Signed (28 results)

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good +. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good +. 1st UK Edition. Attached to front end page is a postal First Day Cover (FDC), honouring The Mary Rose Trust-postmarked June 1982, SIGNED by Sir Alec Rose (signature only). Price (35 shillings) present on DJ flap. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. AUTHOR SIGNED on FDC.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. First Edition. Signed by author to half title ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 193 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Signed and dated by the author on the title page. Sailing. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Signed. First Edition. Nautical Publishing Company 1968, SIGNED by author. Binding firm. Pages clean and bright, no markings. Price-clipped Dust Jacket. ALL ITEMS ARE DISPATCHED FROM THE UK WITHIN 48 HOURS ( BOOKS ORDERED OVER THE WEEKEND DISPATCHED ON MONDAY) ALL OVERSEAS ORDERS SENT BY TRACKABLE AIR MAIL. IF YOU ARE LOCATED OUTSIDE THE UK PLEASE ASK US FOR A POSTAGE QUOTE FOR MULTI VOLUME SETS BEFORE ORDERING.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Nautical Publishing Company, 1968. Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition, second impression. Lymington (Hants.), Nautical Publishing Co.; London, Toronto [etc.] Harrap, 1968 xiii, 193 p. 24 plates, illus. (some col.), maps, plans, ports. (some col.) 23 cm. Signed and dated by Author to the title page.small taped tear to rear of dj.otherwise fine. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Here is Alec Rose's own story which includes two heroines Lively Lady his boat , and Dorothy his wife. He tells it in his own words and writes of his early days, of his youth, his ventures into market gardening and of how he took to the sea. A good, clean and tight copy. Signed by Author(s).

Condition: Fair. 1968. Third Impression. 193 pages. Signed by the author. Illustrated dust jacket over blue cloth with photographic black and white plates throughout. Authors signature to title page. Moderate tanning to pages with pen inscriptions to title page. Visible tanning to text block edges and front hinge is cracked with exposed netting. Boards have visible rubbing and noticeable bumping to corners. Fair crushing to spine ends and visible rubbing to spine. Unclipped jacket with visible edge wear and creasing. There is visible tearing to corners, edges and spine ends and sunning to interior.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st ed. xi,193pp. Illus col. & b & w photos + maps, plans, diagrams etc. Autobiography of the well known single-handed yachtsman. Insc'd "Best wishes - Alec Rose" on the title page. VG copy in an excellent p/c dw. Inscribed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. Second. Very light rubbing to dustcover, light bump front bottom corner ; Signed by author, light wear to blue hardboards with bright silver embossing cover and spine, very clean, no markings, black and white photographs; 193 pages; Signed by Author.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Fine in price clipped fine dust jacket with the slightest shelf wear. Signed. Owners ink name on FFE. Rose and Lively Lady circumnavigate the globe. Classic small boat voyaging. Numerous photographs and map of the route to rear endpapers. Further maps and drawings in text and appendices related to small boat sailing. Signed by Author(s).

Condition: Good. 1968. Standard Edition. 193 pages. Signed by the author. Illustrated jacket over cloth. Flat signed by the author at the title page. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning. Unclipped jacket has light edge wear with minor tears and chipping. Mild rubbing and marking.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 8vo, illustd, vg copy in vg dustwrapper, obit for rose pasted to rear end papers, signed and dated 1968 by the author on the title page. Signed by Author(s). Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. Fine book in clean, fresh dark green cloth covers with bright gilt titles to spine. Internally fine; SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR to the title page; very well illustrated; front end papers show a rough sea, the rear ones show a map with the course of his world voyage. The dust jacket is fine and not price clipped. A most attractive copy. Signed by Author(s).

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Unabridged. Paperback 1969. Many black & white photos. Signed by the author on the title page. No other inscriptions. Clean & tight book. Flat spine. Flat covers. TANNED PAGES. Dispatched ROYAL MAIL FIRST CLASS with TRACKING next working day or sooner securely boxed in cardboard. ref 6652.3. My Lively Lady by Alec Rose. Published by Pan, London. Author Signed Inscription.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Very rare paperback copy signed by Sir Alec Rose. Nice clean copy. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Hardcover with dust jacket, published by Nautical Publishing, 1968. This is a second printing of this UK edition. Signed by Sir Alec Rose on a photo attached to the front endpaper - see photos. The true story of Rose's solo circumnavigation of the world on his boat, Lively Lady. 192 pages, with two sections of photos, 5-3/4" X 8-3/4". The dust jacket is intact and is not price clipped. Original price of 35s printed on the bottom corner of the front flap. Jacket has been protected with a clear, removable cover. Blue cloth covered boards, with the title in gold on the spine. Top right corner of the cover boards is just slightly bumped inward. No former ownership marks, no writing on the text pages. Top-stain appears to be a bit faded. Edges of the text block show some faint foxing spots from age. Binding is tight. Not a library discard copy. Attached photos are of the copy we have in our inventory. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. 13 preliminary pages, 193 pages, colour and black and white plates, maps and diagrams, fine/very fine condition bound in half green morocco, spine blind decorated within raised bands, top edge gilt, marbled paper end papers and clear plastic wrapper. Number 42 of 260 copies in the special edition signed by the author. Signed by Author(s).

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 1st ed. 2nd printing. pp193. Illus. Endpaper maps. signed. Includes advert for the signing tipped in. Signed by Author(s).

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: As New Unclipped. Photos, Maps, Drawings Plates (illustrator). First Edition Signed Copy. xiv+193 pp.,35 plates, unclipped dj, 8vo first edition signed, vg condition, marred only by small brown stains [probably rust marks] on eps with v, faint light brown shadow on adjacent pages. Biography of market gardener turned seaman in his yacht pioneering world circumnavigation Size: 8vo. Signed by Author.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 1st edition in near fine condition in an unclipped pictorial dust jacket no marks or blemishes. Inscribed "With Best Wishes, Alec Rose" on the tirle page. very scarce. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. First, Limited Edition, No. 168 of 260 copies signed by the Author, very fine in publisher s blue half moroco and tan buckram, marbled endpapers, spine lettered in gilt, decorated with blind-stamped yacht; pp. xiv+193, double-page route map and photo plate, 7 further maps, 6 drawings including cutaway of Lively Lady , and 35 half-tones from photos, some in colour. With appendices on her design, provisions, self-steering gear, storm preparedness. His solo circumnavigation 1967-68 eastward round Cape of Good Hope and Cape Horn from Portsmouth (for which he was knighted) in Lively Lady the 36 ft. cutter, with added mizzen staysail, designed by John Illingworth. Toy 460. Signed by Author(s).

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original blue cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered gilt back, front end paper photograph, red end paper map. 8vo. 8¾'' x 5¾''. Contains (xiv), 193 pp with double-page route map and photo plate, 7 further maps, 6 drawings including cutaway of Lively Lady, and 35 half-tones from photographs, some in colour. Fine condition book in near Fine condition price clipped dust wrapper. + Stamped Post Office Cover Carried in Lively Lady Arrived Portsmouth 4th July, 1968 and SIGNED by the author 'Alec Rose'. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A. SAILING BOATS (Yachting).

1968 1ST FINE BLUE QUARTER LEATHER TAN BUCKRAM BDS MARBLE END PAPERS CLEAR PLASTIC D/W IN GREEN CLOTH S/CASE SIGNED LTD EDIT OF 260 COPIES OF WHICH THIS IS No 196.

Leather. Condition: Fine. Not Stated (illustrator). A signed, limited edition copy of this popular sailing book describing Alec Rose's circumnavigation of the globe. A limited edition. Published in the same year as the first edition. Limited to 260 copies, of which this is number 43. Signed by the author to the limitations page. In the publisher's original half morocco binding on tan cloth, with gilt lettering to the spine. With the illustrated free end papers of the first edition to the front and rear of the book, thirty-five plates in both colour and monochrome. seven maps and six drawings. Collated complete. Sir Alec Rose was an English fruit merchant who served in the Royal Navy during World War II and had a deep interest in amateur sailing. In 1964, he took part in the second single-handed Transatlantic race, and in 1967-68, he solo circumnavigated the globe. His extraordinary achievement in this regard earned him a knighthood. In this book, Rose writes about his boat, 'Lively Lady', and of his travel experiences and incredible journey around the world. With a bookplate for one, 'Peter M. Scott', to the reverse of the front free endpaper. In the original half morocco binding. Externally, excellent with little shelf wear. Bookplate to the reverse of the front free endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages very bright and clean. Author's ink signature to the limitations page. Fine. signed by author. book.

First edition. Signed Limited Edition. Publisher's original half green morocco with titles in gilt to the spine. Tan coloured buckram boards. Marbled endpapers. Top edge gilt. Clear publisher's acetate dustwrapper. 193pp. Illustrated with 8 maps (one double-page), 6 line drawings, and 35 photographic plates. A beautiful fine copy, the binding square and tight, the contents clean throughout and without previous owner's inscriptions or stamps. Loosely laid in is a souvenir first day cover celebrating the author's return home in 'Lively Lady'. Limited to 260 copies of which this is number 66, signed by the author on the limitation page. The author's accounts of his voyages in 'Lively Lady', which includes taking part in the 1964 single-handed Atlantic race (where he finished fourth) and his 1967-68 single-handed circumnavigation of the world, for which he was knighted. Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers.