JACOBS, W.W. Many Cargoes. London: Methuen, 1912. 8°, 16 coloured plates by Maurice Greiffenhagen (occasional spotting to text). Original blue cloth gilt, top edge gilt, others uncut, partly unopened (extremities lightly rubbed), dust-jacket (severely torn). Provenance: W.W. Jacobs (front blank signed and inscribed '12 but 1912'). ILLUSTRATED EDITION OF JACOBS' FIRST BOOK, AUTHOR'S COPY -- Salthaven. London: Methuen, 1908. 8°, 12 plates by Will Owen (title and a few other leaves browned, one plate slightly torn, upper corners a little torn at end). Original green pictorial cloth (extremities lightly rubbed). Provenance: W.W. Jacobs (signed and dated '8 Oct 1908' on dedication leaf; bookplate) -- Short Cruises. London: Hurst and Blackett, 1907. 8°, illustrations by Will Owen (spotting to early and end leaves).  Original orange pictorial cloth. Provenance: W.W. Jacobs (signed and dated '27 April 1909' on front blank).  FIRST EDITIONS, AUTHOR'S CO
JACOBS, W.W. Many Cargoes. London: Methuen, 1912. 8°, 16 coloured plates by Maurice Greiffenhagen (occasional spotting to text). Original blue cloth gilt, top edge gilt, others uncut, partly unopened (extremities lightly rubbed), dust-jacket (severely torn). Provenance: W.W. Jacobs (front blank signed and inscribed '12 but 1912'). ILLUSTRATED EDITION OF JACOBS' FIRST BOOK, AUTHOR'S COPY -- Salthaven. London: Methuen, 1908. 8°, 12 plates by Will Owen (title and a few other leaves browned, one plate slightly torn, upper corners a little torn at end). Original green pictorial cloth (extremities lightly rubbed). Provenance: W.W. Jacobs (signed and dated '8 Oct 1908' on dedication leaf; bookplate) -- Short Cruises. London: Hurst and Blackett, 1907. 8°, illustrations by Will Owen (spotting to early and end leaves). Original orange pictorial cloth. Provenance: W.W. Jacobs (signed and dated '27 April 1909' on front blank). FIRST EDITIONS, AUTHOR'S COPIES; and 11 other signed works by Jacobs. (14)

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JACOBS, W.W. Many Cargoes. London: Methuen, 1912. 8°, 16 coloured plates by Maurice Greiffenhagen (occasional spotting to text). Original blue cloth gilt, top edge gilt, others uncut, partly unopened (extremities lightly rubbed), dust-jacket (severely torn). Provenance: W.W. Jacobs (front blank signed and inscribed '12 but 1912'). ILLUSTRATED EDITION OF JACOBS' FIRST BOOK, AUTHOR'S COPY -- Salthaven. London: Methuen, 1908. 8°, 12 plates by Will Owen (title and a few other leaves browned, one plate slightly torn, upper corners a little torn at end). Original green pictorial cloth (extremities lightly rubbed). Provenance: W.W. Jacobs (signed and dated '8 Oct 1908' on dedication leaf; bookplate) -- Short Cruises. London: Hurst and Blackett, 1907. 8°, illustrations by Will Owen (spotting to early and end leaves). Original orange pictorial cloth. Provenance: W.W. Jacobs (signed and dated '27 April 1909' on front blank). FIRST EDITIONS, AUTHOR'S COPIES; and 11 other signed works by Jacobs. (14)

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