Griffiths Bill Compiler (3 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Northumbria Uni Press, 2008. Pictorial soft cover. Book condition : Very good, clean unmarked text. Appears little read. Superb photographs. Previous owners dedication inside cover. Book will be sent by bUK postal service. Inventory #022923.

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (New, Paperback, 2008). 2008 1st edition. Paperback. Ppxiv,266. B/w photographs, bibliography. Fine. This is an interesting look at inshore fishing in the Northeast and its language. The book principally deals with the last days days of sail, although it does begin with the earliest sources for each subject. Lots on cobles and a lesser amount on 'keelboats'. The vocabularies given make no effort to distinguish between standard and widely known terms and those of purely local provenance. No drawings or lines plans are given, and much of the discussion of practical matters is oddly sketchy. Interesting if youare familiar with fishing, boatbuilding and sailing, and cobles as a class of vessel, already, but less illuminating if you aren't. .…

Purple card cover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. VG : in very good condition without dust jacket as issued. Crease to cover. 230mm x 160mm (9" x 6"). 64pp.