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.

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Title

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

Publisher

Hodder & Stoughton, London

Publication Date

1954

Language

English

Binding

Hardcover

Illustrator

Harold A. Underhill

Edition

First Edition

Condition

Very Good

Dust Jacket Condition

No Jacket

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LOWER BEVERLEY BETTER BOOKS is a virtual bookstore operated from a retired teacher's home on the shores of Lower Beverley Lake. It just 'grew' from an interest in antiques,an inability to bypass yard sales and a drive to keep books alive and out of landfill.

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Lower Beverley Better Books
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