Description

Hardcover, navy blue cloth in pictorial dust-jacket. 287 pages. Profusely illustrated with color photographs. First edition. A fascinating mosaic of the life of ordinary American and British sailors told through manuscripts, journals, diaries, log books, rare books, paintings, prints, sketches, wood carvings, ceramics, textiles, scrimshaw, medals, instruments, ship models, statures and photographs. No previous ownership marks. Minute nick to jacket clear tape repaired on verso. Else a clean, square, fresh and unmarked copy. Very good+ in a very good+ dust-jacket. A large, heavy book, Priority and International order will require additional postage.