The Way of A Ship The Story of The Square-Rigged Cape Horner

Villiers, Alan

Published by Hodder and Stoughton Limited, London, 1954

About this Item

Blue cloth on boards with gilt title and light white dustings Edges: top-edge once dark blue now only lightly faded; faint touches of smudges and few only foxings Eps: map of the World - showing Some Saling Routes & The System of Ocean Winds; small booksellers sticker to fep foot; ffep blank page with small inscribed 1954. Frontis: b/w glossy photograph of A Laeisz ship near Cape Horn; short penciled notes under photograph. Light old patch foxings to some of the eps and last Bibliography pages. Clean contents. B/w glossy illustrations. Binding is VG+. 287p Dj: moderate soiling, foxing and rubbings. Spine: head & foot with wear, splits and chips with some clear tape repair. Head & foot of flaps spines with small open wear & chips. Couple of small splits to rear dj top-edge. Price-cut to front flap foot.

Seller Inventory # 047522

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Way of A Ship The Story of The Square-Rigged Cape Horner
• Publisher: Hodder and Stoughton Limited, London
• Publication Date: 1954
• Binding: Hb
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: VG
• Dust Jacket Condition: Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • Maritime