Look inside an 18th-century warship as it sails into battle on the high seas. Packed with extraordinary illustrations, this history book for children covers everything from warship design to navigation. Biesty's incredible drawings slice through a man-of-war to explore every corner, from the crow's nest to the stinking hold. Packed with fascinating facts and gory details, the pages teem with sailors busy about their duties. Find out how gun crews fired a cannon, examine a surgeon's toolkit, and learn the best way to ...
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Look inside an 18th-century warship as it sails into battle on the high seas. Packed with extraordinary illustrations, this history book for children covers everything from warship design to navigation. Biesty's incredible drawings slice through a man-of-war to explore every corner, from the crow's nest to the stinking hold. Packed with fascinating facts and gory details, the pages teem with sailors busy about their duties. Find out how gun crews fired a cannon, examine a surgeon's toolkit, and learn the best way to wriggle the maggots out of the ship's biscuits. Look out, too, for the stowaway on every page. He's the one with spiky hair and there's a reward for his capture! This absorbing book will have children - and adults - poring over every page. Celebrating its 25th anniversary, Stephen Biesty's Cross-Sections Man-of-War remains as entertaining as ever.
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Biesty, Stephen. Fine. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 32 p. Contains: Illustrations. DK Stephen Biesty Cross-Sections. Intended for a juvenile audience. In Stock. 100% Money Back Guarantee. Brand New, Perfect Condition, allow 4-14 business days for standard shipping. To Alaska, Hawaii, U.S. protectorate, P.O. box, and APO/FPO addresses allow 4-28 business days for Standard shipping. No expedited shipping. All orders placed with expedited shipping will be cancelled. Over 3, 000, 000 happy customers.
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Biesty, Stephen. New. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 32 p. Contains: Illustrations. DK Stephen Biesty Cross-Sections. Intended for a juvenile audience. In Stock. 100% Money Back Guarantee. Brand New, Perfect Condition, allow 4-14 business days for standard shipping. To Alaska, Hawaii, U.S. protectorate, P.O. box, and APO/FPO addresses allow 4-28 business days for Standard shipping. No expedited shipping. All orders placed with expedited shipping will be cancelled. Over 3, 000, 000 happy customers.
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Good. Cover is worn and a little faded from use with some small scuffs and scratches to the covers and edges also. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 32 p. Contains: Illustrations. Stephen Biesty's Cross-Sections. Intended for a juvenile audience.
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Fair. The dust jacket is in rough shape, shows significant wear/water damage & stuck to boards. This is a hardcover copy Fast Shipping-Each order powers our free bookstore in Chicago and sending books to Africa!
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Good in Good jacket. Book Huge folio, hardcover, good in good white pictorial dj. Showing a slice of life at sea in the 18th-century, this book chops up an 18th-century warship like a sausage into a series of incredibly detailed cross-sections-a trip in slices from bow to stern. Each slice reveals details of life on board the ship, from the horror of battle stations to the dread of nightly rations. about 30 pp.
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Very Good. Very Good condition. Good dust jacket. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp.
