Square Rigged Sailing Ships

Like new hardcover BUT there is a tiny bump at the top of the spine. Otherwise, book and jacket are good as new. 1st edition. A comprehensive but compact history of Square-rigged vessels, barques, brigs etc. 144pp, many illustrations. Size: Square 8vo. This mint unmarked copy is bound in cloth covered boards with bright gilt titling to the spine, tight, white, bright and square. The unclipped dust wrapper is in fine condition. An evocative album of photographs and texts which explains the different types of square rigger, their development and history and how, when and where they were sailed. Lavishly illustrated throughout with photographs taken from private collections, many published here for the first time. There are also many scale drawings. Essential reading for maritime historians, ship modellers and transport enthusiasts alike. We pack our books properly and ship daily from the UK.