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By tramp steamer, ferry, oil tanker, schooner, and Arab dhow, Young makes his way from Piraeus to Canton in this modern-day seafaring adventure
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- PublisherPicador
- Publication date1995
- ISBN 10 0330341286
- ISBN 13 9780330341288
- BindingHardcover
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages704
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Slow Boats to China (Picador Travel Classics)
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Slow Boats to China (Picador Travel Classics) This book is in very good condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. Money back guarantee if you are not satisfied. See all our books here, order more than 1 book and get discounted shipping. . Seller Inventory # 7719-9780330341288
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Slow Boats to China: 12 (Picador Travel Classics)
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Pan Macmillan, United Kingdom, London, 1995
ISBN 10: 0330341286
ISBN 13: 9780330341288
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Seller: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, United Kingdom
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. It started as a simple idea, an adaptation of the old dream of running away to sea: take a series of ships of many sizes and kinds; go where they lead for a few months; see what happens. Inspired by memories of his childhood on the inhospitable Cornish coast, discouraged from planning a route by unhelpful travel agents and unreliable shipping guides, Gavin Young embarked on a game of traveller's roulette. Starting at Piraeus, with Canton as his final destination, he would board any vessel moving in the right direction: tanker, freighter, dhow or junk, visiting as many ports of call as possible in between. It took seven months and twenty-three vessels to complete the journey, and in spite of frustration, anxiety and near despair, this extraordinary account sparkles with colour and excitement, through encounters with pirates, unspeakable food and lasting friendships formed. 'A joy to read, engaging, civilized, sharply observant, richly descriptive and sometimes hilarious.a genuine modern adventure story' - Graham Lord, "Sunday Express". 'An unusual and fascinating book' - Hammond Innes, "Guardian". The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Seller Inventory # GOR002423647
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Slow Boats to China: 12 (Picador Travel Classics)
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Slow Boats to China (Picador Travel Classics)
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Slow Boats to China
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Slow Boats to China, Picador Travel Classics
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Picador Travel Classics, 1995
ISBN 10: 0330341286
ISBN 13: 9780330341288
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hardcover. Condition: fine. Dust Jacket Condition: near fine. First Edition, first print this . NOT an ex library book. 687 pages with a ribbon marker. Dust jacket has no chips or tears, price is not clipped. Seller Inventory # 343209
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SLOW BOATS TO CHINA
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HARDCOVER. 1995. Reprint. A fine copy with a previous owners bookplate to the front pastedown. The d/w is unclipped and near fine. Seller Inventory # 9219917
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Slow Boats to China [Picador Travel Classics XII]
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Hard Cover. Condition: F. Dust Jacket Condition: F-. First Thus. F/F-. 12mo. original blue boards (small tear to upper pastedown caused by manufacturing fault, else clean & bright throughout) in dustwrapper priced £15.00 (a little sunned); pp. [xvi (last blank)], 688 (last blank), with illustrations & maps. A near fine copy. Seller Inventory # 031414
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Slow Boats to China.
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London: Hutchinson, (1981)., 1995
ISBN 10: 0330341286
ISBN 13: 9780330341288
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Slow Boats to China
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