H. M. Tomlinson — The Sea & the Jungle

London, Duckworth, 1930. Cloth. A signed limited edition of his account of the voyage of the Capella, from Swansea to Santa Maria de Belem do Grae Para, Brazil. Number 396 of 515 copies produced, signed by the author.A first edition thus. Originally published in1912, this edition features a foreword by the author and woodcut illustrations. Illustrated with a frontispiece, six plates, and many head and tailpieces. Collated, complete. An account of the voyage of the tramp steamer Capella from Swansea to Santa Maria de Belem do Grae Para, Brazil. With details of the further voyage along the forests of the Amazon and Madeira Rivers to the San Antonio Falls, returning to Barbados before heading to Jamaica, Tampa, and Florida. Written by Henry Major Tomlinson, a British writer and journalist known for his anti-war and travel writing, especially of life at sea. Illustrated by Clare Marie Veronica Leighton, an English-American artist, writer and illustrator, best known for her wood engravings. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, excellent. Minor bump to back strip head, with fading to back strip and tail of front board. Internally, firmly bound. Pages exceptionally clean and bright. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Clare Leighton. Very Good Indeed .