The Way of a Ship - A Square-Rigger Voyage in the Last Days of Sail by Derek Lundy - 2002

Hardback. Very Good.

Penguin Random House. Used - Good. Ships from the UK. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

London: Jonathan Cape Ltd. 8vo, 448 pages. 1st paperback edition. . Very Good. Paperback. First Thus. 2002.

Jonathan Cape Ltd, 2002-10-16. paperback. Good. 9x6x1. Book is in good condition. Slight discolouration to the pages. Unclipped dust jacket.

Jonathan Cape Ltd, 2002-10-16. paperback. Good. 9x6x1. Book is in good condition. Pages are yellowing.

Published by Jonathan Cape, 2002. 1st edition.. Paperback. Nearly Fine. Nearly fine condition. A Square-Rigger Voyage in the Last Days of Sail. A work of fiction. Pictorial cardwraps.

Jonathan Cape Ltd, 2002-10-17. Paperback. Good. Book is in good condition. Slight discolouration to the pages.

London England: Jonathan Cape Limited, 2002. First Edition Hardback TThe Way of a Ship Square-Rigger Voyage in the Last Days of Sail clipped 447pp When as a young man in the 1880s, Benjamin Lundy signed up for unimaginably hard duty aboard a square-rigged commercial sailing vessel - one destined for a treacherous, white-knuckle passage around that notorious "graveyard of ships," Cape Horn - he had no idea that his experience would also provide a window into an epochal transition that would fundamentally change man's relation to the sea. A century later, Derek Lundy, an accomplished amateur seaman, set out to recount his forebear's journey. This is a mesmerizing account of Benjamin's life on board the square-rigger Beara Head, a remarkable reconstruction of a harrowing journey through the most dangerous waters, furling sails 150 feet aloft in heavy weather; enduring cold and danger; sleep-deprived and malnourished, at times half-starved; fighting each day to save the ship and his… Read More

London: Jonathan Cape, 2002. Paperback (No Dust Wrapper.). Very Good. Edges of the text block lightly spotted.. Paperback. Physically Trade Paperback (9¼” x 6”) (0.9 kg); 447pp; ISBN: 0224061399 || The book is on my shelves and will be carefully packed and posted from the pastoral paradise of Peasedown St. John, Bath, by a real bookseller in a real book shop - with my personal guarantee and my beady eye on the Consumer Contracts Regulations. REMEMBER! Buying my copy means the bookshop Jack Russells get their supper! My Book #136882|| Condition:

London: Jonathan Cape Ltd, 2002. Cloth, met stofomslag, 24 cm, 448 pp. Ills.: black and white illustrations. Cond.: zeer goed / very good ISBN: 0224061399. .