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The Past Afloat.

by BURTON, ANTHONY:

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0233974334
ISBN 13
9780233974330
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UK,Qrto HB+dw/dj,1st edn.[Book was published to accompany an eight-part BBC television series,first braodcast on BBC2 in Spring 1982.] FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright, crisp,clean,glossy laminated,colour photographic illustrated dw/dj panels with dark blue+black lettering to front; with negligible shelf-wear or creasing to edges and corners - no major nicks or tears present. Minimal curling of laminate on top edges of dw/dj.Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,would appear unread - apart from my own collation.Bright,crisp,clean,publisher's original plain dark blue cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain white endpapers.UK,Qrto HB+ dw/dj,1st edn,6-191pp [paginated] includes acknowledgements to verso of contents list/table,author's introduction,8 chapters,profusely illustrated with contemporary b/w+colour photographs,b/w diagrams,a gazetteer,further reading,a glossary and an index; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages, and a contents list/table.
This introduction to Britain's seafaring history,which accompanies an eight-part BBC television series,fascinatingly recreates our maritime past in pictures and words.
Sailing for pleasure is a surprisingly modern pastime.Two centuries ago virtually every boat on the water was there to do a job of work.So 'The Past Afloat' tells the absorbing story of the working vessels of the past: how they were designed and built; what sails and rigging they carried; how and when steam took over.All these details together made - and sometimes changed - the lives of those who lived and worked on the sea.
In 'The Past Afloat' ,Anthony Burton and Clive Coote,who previously collaborated on the highly successful book 'The Past at Work',once again demonstrate that the past need not be dead,but is very much alive.They show us preserved ships,ports and maritime museums which we can visit ourselves,and reconstruct the working lives of a wide variety of vessels,from the early sailing ships like the Humber keel to the battleships of the Second World War.
Anthony Burton's meticulously researched text will serve as a detailed guide to maritime collections in Britain,and,together with Clive Coote's stunning photographs,vividly evokes the atmosphere of those early days at sea. Please contact rpaxtonden@blueyonder.co.uk ,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE.
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Bookseller
R. J. A. PAXTON-DENNY. GB (GB)
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Title
The Past Afloat.
Author
BURTON, ANTHONY:
Illustrator
illus with contemporary b/w+colour photographs.
Book Condition
Used - FINE.
Jacket Condition
FINE..
Quantity Available
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Edition
UK,Qrto HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN 10
0233974334
ISBN 13
9780233974330
Publisher
LONDON.ANDRE DEUTSCH and BBC,1982.
Place of Publication
London
This edition first published
1982
Keywords
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