P & O SKETCHES IN PEN AND INK
Written by Harry Furniss
Illustrated by Harry Furniss
Published by George Weidenfeld and Nicolson
in 1987
ISBN: 0297791958
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P & O SKETCHES IN PEN AND INK
Written by Harry Furniss.
Illustrated by Harry Furniss.
Stock no. 1826619
1st.
1987.
Hardback.
Nearly fine condition.
Pen and ink sketches of the many interesting sights invariably to be witnessed during a voyage on a P. & O. Steamer. Oblong format. Green cloth boards, gilt title & vignettes to front. B/w sketches throughout. ISBN: 0297791958. Text block a little dusty. Contents clean.
Front cover
Contents
- Introduction
- An example of contents (too many to list):
- The Parade (Sunday Morning)
- Pyjama Parade, 7.a.m.
- The Game of 'Buckets'
- Placing The Pig's Eye
- Cigarette Race
- An Evening Deck Concert
- A Sketch in the Second Class
- How Some People See Scenery
- The Carpenter's Bench
- The Malta Boatmen
- Street in Malta
- Coaling at Malta
- The Butcher's Shop
- A Little Music on Deck
- Coaling in Brindisi
- A Classical Relic
- Mending the Sails
- A Remarkable Type: Aden
- The Coster's Camel
- 'Only a Face at the Window'
- A Ghee Boat
- More Aden Types
- In the Captain's Cabin
- Putting Up the Run
- Port Said Customs
- Port Said Conjurer
- An Aladdin's Palace
- Suez Sketches
- An Al-Fresco Dormitory
- Colombo
- 'Galle Face, Colombo
- Lace-Seller at the G.O.H.
- A Colombo Sky Scraper
- Clothing While You Wait (Colombo)
- No Thoroughfare
- Putting Her Nose Into It
- 'Taking the Sun'
- The Last Day and the Last Volume
- ....