Evils and Abuses in the Naval and Merchant Service Exposed; With Proposals for their Remedy and Redress.
by McNally, William
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- Hardcover
- Condition
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- Seller
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Gloucester, Massachusetts, United States
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About This Item
Boston: Cassady and March, 1839. may18. 12mo. viii, 201 pp.
"By a perusal of this work the landsman may obtain more real information respecting sea-life, than from all the nautical novels... ever issued... The author has given real names and characters..." A very knowledgeable work, obviously written from first hand observation. Better pay and education, particularly the study of mathematics at sea, are seen as some of the ways to alleviate drunkenness, poor conduct and overly harsh punishments. Smith II 2735. Scattered foxing. Bound in original cloth over boards.
"By a perusal of this work the landsman may obtain more real information respecting sea-life, than from all the nautical novels... ever issued... The author has given real names and characters..." A very knowledgeable work, obviously written from first hand observation. Better pay and education, particularly the study of mathematics at sea, are seen as some of the ways to alleviate drunkenness, poor conduct and overly harsh punishments. Smith II 2735. Scattered foxing. Bound in original cloth over boards.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Ten Pound Island Book Co. (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 40058
- Title
- Evils and Abuses in the Naval and Merchant Service Exposed; With Proposals for their Remedy and Redress.
- Author
- McNally, William
- Illustrator
- may18
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Cassady and March
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1839
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Nautical, Maritime, Naval, Americana
- Bookseller catalogs
- Maritime;
Terms of Sale
Ten Pound Island Book Co.
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About the Seller
Ten Pound Island Book Co.
Biblio member since 2009
Gloucester, Massachusetts
About Ten Pound Island Book Co.
We specialize in maritime-related books, charts, periodicals, prints and ephemera. We also have a selection of antiquarian material and books, manuscripts, and ephemera of local interest, including maps and prints.
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