The Making of a Sailor: The Photographic Story of Schoolships Under Sail
by Alan J. Villiers
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good Condition/No Dust Jacket
- Seller
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Bristol, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Routledge, London, 1938. First Edition. Hardcover. Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Size: 4to - over 9.75 - 12" tall. 45 + 191 plates. Hinges cracked. Foxing front/rear pages, but body of book mostly clean and unfoxed. Previous owner's inscription in ink. Front end paper removed. Covers marked. Corners slightly bumped. This is the photographic story of voyages made in the old square-rigged Cape Horner, where cadets are converted into crew and land-lubbers into worthy exponents of the seaman's art. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Ships & the Sea; History. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 52120. . This book is extra heavy, and may involve extra shipping charges to some countries.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Dreadnought Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 52120
- Title
- The Making of a Sailor: The Photographic Story of Schoolships Under Sail
- Author
- Alan J. Villiers
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1938
- Keywords
- BZDB243 history, maritime, photography Ships & the Sea; History. Unbranded Alan J. Villiers The Making of a Sailor: The Photographic Story of Schoolships Under Sail
- Bookseller catalogs
- History; Ships & the Sea;
Terms of Sale
Dreadnought Books
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About the Seller
Dreadnought Books
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Bristol
About Dreadnought Books
Founded in 2010, Dreadnought Books is a second-hand and out of print book dealer specialising in history, with a particular focus on military, social and labour history.
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- First Edition
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