The book was planned to take in every Sailing Ship of any note from the year of the opening of the Suez Canal to the present day, but in practice vessels of a very much earlier date have often been included, especially when sketching the early history of shipping firms. Volume 1 is divided into three parts. The first deals with the life and personnel in Sail, with a chapter on the History of Cape Horn. Part II is devoted to the vessels in the big Sailing Ship Trades, such as the Jute Clippers Part III is devoted entirely to ...
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The book was planned to take in every Sailing Ship of any note from the year of the opening of the Suez Canal to the present day, but in practice vessels of a very much earlier date have often been included, especially when sketching the early history of shipping firms. Volume 1 is divided into three parts. The first deals with the life and personnel in Sail, with a chapter on the History of Cape Horn. Part II is devoted to the vessels in the big Sailing Ship Trades, such as the Jute Clippers Part III is devoted entirely to the Small Fry Swansea Copper-ore-men, Clipper Barques in the South and West African Trades, Intercolonial and South Sea Traders, Fruit Schooners and Fish Carriers. The illustrations and plans, which are very numerous, have been carefully selected and are intended to provide a pictorial record of the last seventy years of the now almost extinct Windjammer. Never before have so many particulars of voyages, incidents and names been included in one book. It is a simple seamanlike narrative, told in Mr. Lubbock's inimitable style beloved by seafarers and relished by those who love the sea and its traditions. and Grain Carriers. Also available: Volume 2
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Seller's Description:
Good in Fair jacket. Book v-xv, 448pp; frontispiece; illustrations and plans; white d/j, remains of sticker to spine, one tear repaired at top end. Size: 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall.
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Seller's Description:
Very good in very good dust jacket. A nice, very good plus to fine minus, two volume set in very good, mylar protected DJs. These are reprints of the first editions originally published in the late 1920s. Light shelf wear to boards and some bumping to top corners of volume one. Books have former owner's inscription on how books where obtained, have owner's name, and map illustrated front endpapers have a price or initials blacked-out with a felt tip pen. The DJs have some wear and a small amount of chipping to their edges. The printed prices at the bottom of the front DJ flaps have also been crossed out with a felt tip pen. Books are illustrated with photographs and fold-out plans of ships, Overall, this is still an attractive set of two fascinating books on the windjammers or " tall ships" of a bygone era. 4to., 518 & 448 pages, respectively. ISBN shown is for volume two only.