The Way of a Ship: Being Some Account of the Ultimate Development of the Ocean-Going Square-Rigged Sailing Vessel.
Villiers, Alan
Published by Easton Press, Norwalk, CT, 1988
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Light denting and scuffing to gilt text block bottom edge, otherwise near-fine. Seller Inventory # 6634
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Title: The Way of a Ship: Being Some Account of the...
Publisher: Easton Press, Norwalk, CT
Publication Date: 1988
Binding: Hardcover, 429 pages
Condition: Near Fine
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The Way of a Ship: Being Some Account of the Ultimate Development of the Ocean - Going Square Rigged Sailing Vessel, and the Manner of Her Handling, Her Voyage Making, Her Personnel, Her Economics, Her Performance, and Her End.
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The Easton Press
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Hardcover
Seller: ThriftBooksVintage, Tukwila, WA, U.S.A.
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Unknown. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Minor shelf and handling wear, overall a clean solid copy with minimal signs of use. Wear commensurate with age and use. Clean unmarked copy. Light scuffing and smudging to boards and spine strip. Secure packaging for safe delivery. 2.51. Seller Inventory # 1855585897
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The Way of a Ship: The Story of the Square-Rigged Cape Horner Being Some Account of the Ultimate Development of the Ocean-Going Square-rigged Sailing Vessel
Published by
Hodder & Stoughton, London, 1954
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Hardcover
First Edition
Seller: Lower Beverley Better Books, Lyndhurst, ON, Canada
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Harold A. Underhill (illustrator). First Edition. The story of the square-rigged Cape Horner being some account of the ultimate development of the ocean-going square-rigged sailing vessel, and the manner of her handling, her voyage-making, her personnel, her economics, her performance and her end. A eulogy for the age of sail. 255 pp. plus: Appendix A - Record Sailing Ship Voyages, Appendix B - Some Laeisz Sailing Records, Appendix C - Instructions to Laeisz Masters, Appendix D - A Voyage in the Potosi, Appendix E - Instructions to a Ship-Master, Bibliography, Index. 287 pp. in toto. Blue cloth covered boards have gilt text on spine and front panel, decorative map ep's, ilustrated with b/w photographs and line drawings. Book has slight moisture evidence along bottom edge but text is unaffected. Book plate ffep, a few library stamps and card pocket remnants p. 288. Book is tight and makes for fascinating reading about a bygone age. Bookseller's Inventory # 172106. Seller Inventory # 002106
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