Captain Walter H. Parker — Leaves from an Unwritten Log-Book

London, Sampson Low, Marston & Co. Ltd, 1931. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this illustrated autobiographical commentary on the author's experiences at sea. First edition. Illustrated with a frontispiece and ten images over nine plates. Collated complete. An autobiographical account of the author's active career at sea over forty-eight years, with details from childhood, boat work, promotion to Second Mate at eighteen, H.M.S. Humber, the Royal Mail, and more. Written by Captain Walter Henry Parker, of the British Royal Navy. Dated from the British Library. In the original red cloth binding. Externally, sound with light rubbing and minor bumping to the extremities. Light fading to the spine and significant marking and staining to the boards. Rear hinge tender. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd spot. Light scattered spotting and age toning to the endpapers. Fair . Ill.: Not Stated. Fair .