First Limited Edition. Tall 4to. pp.254 with colour plates and black & white photographs, end paper maps. Blue cloth hardcover in pictorial dust wrapper. A Very good copy. This copy is No.22 of 100 first printed. Signed by the author on the title page and on the limitation slip. "The result of Robert Carter's rare opportunity to acquire first-hand information about the last of the wind-driven ships from the final generation of sailing ship sailors. This book is a fascinating blend of interviews with the last survivors of the wind-ship sailors, real-life stories from their final 50 years in the last great sailing ships, extracts from their diaries, and poems. The book is illustrated with 42 of Robert Carter's beautiful, detailed paintings of these great sailing ships.". Seller Inventory # 194403

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Title: WINDJAMMERS. The Final Story. A Collection ...

Publisher: Published by Rosenberg Publishing, NSW

Publication Date: 2004

Binding: Hardcover

Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included

Signed: Signed by Author(s)

Edition: 1st Edition

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We operate a shop open to the public in Buderim Shop Hours 9.30 -2.00 Tuesday - Friday 9.30 - 2 Saturday We sell good quality antiquarian & secondhand books. If you visit us and want to purchase something from the catalogue please call in advance in case the book is still housed at home, so we can have it ready for you. Buderim is a village in sub tropical Queensland on the Sunshine Coast about 1 hour north from Brisbane. There is easy parking to the rear of the building and lots of cafes for coffee,breakfast and lunch. We have been booksellers for over 40 years in Melbourne and St Andrews in Scotland,we returned to Australia in January 2000. Our website is www.afmcilreavy.com

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