The British Seaman by Lloyd, Christopher - 1970

Fairleigh Dickinson University Press. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Fairleigh Dickinson Univ Pr, 1970-07-01. Hardcover. Very Good. May have light shelf wear due to warehouse storage and handling

UsedGood. Some foxing and/or discoloration around edges. Shows minimal wear such as frayed or folded edges, minor rips and tears, and/or slightly worn binding. May have stickers and/or contain inscription on title page. No observed missing pages. Former library copy with library markings and/or jacket.

Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, 1970. Hardcover. As New. 8vo, hardcover, blue cloth. Fine condition in near fine dj. Dust jacket now in a removable archival mylar protector. Covers and contents clean, unworn, no marking or writing. Binding square and tight. 319 pp.

Rutherford - Madison - Teaneck / Fairleigh Dickinson Univ Pr., 1970. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Ex-library with usual marks. No marks noted in text. The book appears to be upside-down in its binding; the only difference this makes is that the title reads from bottom to top on spine.Binding is tight and square. . . . . . TABLE OF CONTENTS: 1.) The Medieval Mariner -- 2.) The Tudor Mariner -- 3.) The Early Stuart Mariner -- 4.) The Dutch Wars -- 5.) Some Stuart Seamen -- 6.) The Manning Problem -- 7.) The Methods of Impressment -- 8.) The Law and the Press -- 9.) The Regiseter and Other Proposals -- 10.) The Age of Nelson -- 11.0) Life at Sea: 11.1) The Ship's Company -- 11.2) Discipline -- 11.3) Pay and Promotion -- 11.4) Food and Drink -- 11.5) Health -- 11.6) Desertion -- 12.) The End of Impressment ------- * APPENDICES: a.) Tables & Seamens Letters -- b.) References -- c.) General Index -- d.) Index of Ships. . . . . . . . . . FROM THE DUST JACKET:… Read More

Fairleigh Dickinson Univ Pr, 1970-07. Hardcover. Good.

Paperback. Acceptable.

Paperback. Very Good.

Paladin, 1970-07-09. Paperback. Acceptable. Sticker to front and back cover. Pages are tanned. Pages are not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine is scuffed and split. There is creasing/wear to the cover. Wear includes fading.

Collins, London, 1968. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/Very Good. Social survey of the British seaman from 1200-1860 by Christopher Lloyd, the late Professor of History, Royal Naval College, Greenwich. This fascinating history includes plates and detail appendix of ships and sailors in period covered. From the Dust Jacket: "There are dozens of books on the great figures in naval history such as Drake and Nelson. By contrast very little has appeared in print about the British seaman, without whom there would have been neither merchant ships to sail, nor men-of-war to command. Apart from vague ideas about the press gang and the mutinies at Spithead and the Nore most people have little conception of what his life was like, even in such important matters as how he was recruited, paid or fed. his courage, his seamanship, his endurance have always been taken for granted." Size: Octavo (standard book size). Text body is clean, and free from previous owner… Read More