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A Name Among Seafaring Men - a History of the Training Ship General Botha
by Grutter, Wilhelm
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- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Good
- ISBN 10
- 0620011513
- ISBN 13
- 9780620011518
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About This Item
The T.B.F. Davis Memorial Sailing Trust, Cape Town, South Africa, 1973. First Edition. Brown Cloth. Very Good/Good. Illustrator: Photo's. gilt titles spine & front; black outline drawing of the ship front cover; gilt emblem on front & rear end papers; some wear to D/J. edges & spine; the story of a ship that gained world renown for its cadets since it began training boys for the merchant fleet in 1922; Botha Boys, mariners who have manned every kind of ship from a tug to a windjammer across the Seven Seas, will find a treasure trove of reminiscence in these pages, those who love the sea and ships will be continuously fascinated; more than 140 photographs; 173 pages. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Illustrator: Photo's. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Ships & the Sea; Africa; Education. ISBN: 0620011513. ISBN/EAN: 9780620011518. Inventory No: SAF00015. . 9780620011518
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- Title
- A Name Among Seafaring Men - a History of the Training Ship General Botha
- Author
- Grutter, Wilhelm
- Illustrator
- Photo's
- Format/Binding
- Brown Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0620011513
- ISBN 13
- 9780620011518
- Publisher
- The T.B.F. Davis Memorial Sailing Trust
- Place of Publication
- Cape Town, South Africa
- Date Published
- 1973
- Keywords
- BZDB227 Africa/Nautical/Training Ships/Botha Boys/Merchant Navy Ships & the Sea; Africa; Education. Photo's Unbranded ISBN: 0620011513 EAN: 9780620011518 Grutter, Wilhelm A Name Among Seafaring Men - a History of the Training Ship General Botha.
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