A history of the famous tea and wool clipper, Culty Sark, the most interesting sailing ship still afloat, considered to have been the fastest of all the clippers. The book is compiled from her log books, her captain's abstracts and information received from those who served aboard her, and from those who served aboard her rivals, or were connected with her in some way or other. One chapter, "A Hell-Ship Voyage", is more full of dramatic incident than any sea story by Clark Russel, and it gives the true details of a tragedy ...
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A history of the famous tea and wool clipper, Culty Sark, the most interesting sailing ship still afloat, considered to have been the fastest of all the clippers. The book is compiled from her log books, her captain's abstracts and information received from those who served aboard her, and from those who served aboard her rivals, or were connected with her in some way or other. One chapter, "A Hell-Ship Voyage", is more full of dramatic incident than any sea story by Clark Russel, and it gives the true details of a tragedy which Joseph Conrad has woven into one of his fascinating books. The illustrations, which are very numerous, are mostly taken from old photographs. The scale plans of her lines, midship section and sail area should enable any model enthusiast to construct a correct representation of the famous ship without any difficulty. In the appendix will be found not only the scantlings of Cutty Sark and her great rival Thermopylae, but the spar measurements of such well-known clippers as Ariel, Titania, Spindthrift, Hallowe'en and Normancourt, whilst even the sizes of the Cutty Sark @ standing, running and stunsail rigging are given. The well-known volume that brought the famous clipper and her celebrated master to the notice of the sea-loving public.
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Fair. Ex-library book, usual markings. Well read copy with some spine wear but still very usable. Some damage to the top of the spine cover. Quick dispatch from UK seller.
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Cover corners slightly bumped; previous owner's name on front endpaper; otherwise very good condition in slightly worn dust jacket. ]. 332p. Illus. Reprint of 1924 edition.
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Good. Hardcover. NO DJ. Pages are clean and unmarked. Covers show light edge wear. Binding is tight, hinges strong.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships same or next business day!
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Very Good in Good jacket. 2nd Printing. Book is solidly bound and unmarked, with bump to top right corner of front board. Dust jacket is chipped/torn along edges, features toning/oxidation to spine and rear panel; has been placed in new mylar sleeve.
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Good. No Jacket. Ex-Library. Small 4to. xii, 382pp, index, bw plates, folding plan. Blue cloth lacking jacket. Ex-library with various stamps (inc cancelled stamp), number to spine etc. Some foxing to endpapers/edges, bookbinder label on front paste down.
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Very Good-with no dust jacket. Heavy rubbing and toning overall, heavy wear to the gilt lettering, bumps and fraying to the spine ends and corners, and dampstains to the front. Previous owner's name to the front endpaper. Photos upon request. International shipping billed at cost.; Large 8vo 9"-10" tall; 332 pages.
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Very Good. No Jacket. 8vo. xii, 422pp, index, bw plates, folding plan. Or red cloth lacking jacket. Spine very faded, prev owner name on front pastedown, small bookseller label on front pastedown. Moderate toning.
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Good. Hardcover with Good DJ. Pages are clean and unmarked. Covers show light edge wear. Binding is tight, hinges strong. Dust jacket shows edge wear with soiling. Presented with protective clear book jacket cover.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships same or next business day!
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Very Good+ in Very Good jacket. Paper is age-darkened, otherwise fine, tight and clean. Slight bumps to top corners. All illustrations intact. Jacket is reinforced on inside edges with masking tape with a very slight bleed-through visible on outside edges of white dust jacket. 1" tear at base of spine near hinge, tiny chip at bottom corner of spine and shallow and small amount of chipping at top of spine in both cases with masking tape visible from backside, small chip at bottom edge of rear panel. Lightly written single digit number at base of spine. Overall jacket is 99.9% complete and looks quite nice.
