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The Way of the Ship: The Story of the Square-rigged Cape Horner by Villiers, Alan

The Way of the Ship: The Story of the Square-rigged Cape Horner

by Villiers, Alan

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Hodder & Stoughton, London, 1954.. 8vo. hardcover. 287pp. index, b/w illus. Very good, foxing, mainly to endpapers, rear endpaper chipped on corner. / Very good d/w, chipped at top of spine. .
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Cruise of the "Conrad" - a Journal of a Voyage Round the World, Undertaken and Carried...

Cruise of the "Conrad" - a Journal of a Voyage Round the World, Undertaken and Carried Out in the Ship Joseph Conrad, 212 Tons in the Years 1934, 1935 and 1936 By Way of Good Hope, the South Seas, the

by Alan Villiers

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Hodder & Stoughton, 1940. Hardcover. Good. 1940. First Edition Thus. 320 pages. No dust jacket. Grey cloth with embossed pattern. Black and white map to paste downs and end papers. Includes black and white illustrations and photographic plates throughout. Pages are mildly tanned with moderate foxing throughout. Pencil inscription to title page. Moderate tanning and foxing to text block edges. Boards have moderate shelf-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Various notable staining all over. Small dents to edges of boards. Moderate tanning to spine, which has mild crushing and wear to ends. Notable closed tear and droplet stains to spine column. Book has forward lean.
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Cruise of the Conrad: a journal of a voyage round world, undertaken and carried out in the ship Joseph Conrad, 212 tons, in the years 1934, 1935, and 1936 by the way of Good Hope, the East Indies, the South Seas, and Cape Horn

by Villiers, Alan John, and Rogers, Bruce, and Pforzheimer Bruce Rogers Collection \(Library of Congress\)

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Charles Scribner's Sons, 1937 New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1937. Very good. No dust jacket. Very light wear, clean pages. 1 xv p., 387 p., [40] p. of plates: ill., maps; 24 cm. Includes: Illustrations, Maps, Plates. eng pp. Very good. No dust jacket. Very light wear, clean pages. Hardcover. Very Good/Dust Jacket Included.
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Way of a Ship, The: The Glorious History, the Expert Handling and Performance, the Heroic End of the Ocean-Going Square-Rigged Saiiling Vessel, the Cape Horn Ship.

by Alan Villiers

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Charles Scribner's Son's, 1953. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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Way of a Ship, The: The Glorious History, the Expert Handling and Performance, the Heroic End of the Ocean-Going Square-Rigged Saiiling Vessel, the Cape Horn Ship

by Alan Villiers

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Charles Scribner's Son's, 1953-01-01. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. 10x7x2. Hardcover with DJ. Pages are clean and unmarked. Covers show edge wear/fade. Binding is tight, hinges strong. Dust jacket shows edge wear with creases. Presented with protective clear book jacket cover.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships same or next business day!
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Way of a Ship, The: The Glorious History, the Expert Handling and Performance, the Heroic End of the Ocean-Going Square-Rigged Saiiling Vessel, the Cape Horn Ship.

by Villiers, Alan

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Charles Scribner's Son's, 1953T. hardcover. Acceptable. 2.2047 in x 10.0000 in x 7.2047 in. Edge wear and tearing to jacket. Spine is sun faded.
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The Way of a Ship. The Story of the Square-Rigged Cape Horner.....

The Way of a Ship. The Story of the Square-Rigged Cape Horner.....

by Villiers. Alan

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London.: Hodder & Stoughton, 1954. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. original cloth hardcover, illustrated, 287 pages, title page and rear pages spotted, page edges spotted otherwise very good in spotted very good clipped on the rear panel dustwrapper. We are a real bookshop with real books situated in and shipping from the United Kingdom. Shelf N4.
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The Way of a Ship: Being Some Account of the Ultimate Development of the Ocean-G

by Alan & Henry Picard Villiers

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Charles Scribner's Sons, January 1970. Hardcover. Used - Acceptable/No Jacket. Book has no dust jacket, green/blue cloth boards. Ex-library book with stamps. Pages are in good shape, cover has some wear.
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Cruise of Conrad: A Journal of a Voyage Round the World, Undetaken and Carried Out in the Ship Joseph Conrad, 212 Tons, in the Years 1934-1935, and 1936 By Way of Good Hope, the East Indies, the South Seas and Cape Horn.

by Villiers, Alan

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New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1937 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Thick Octavo. Thick 8vo. xv (iii), 387 (1) pp, illus. Throughout with Charts, Plans and Photographs by the Author. First Edition with Scribner "A" and colophon on the copyright page, 1937. Owner's ex libris plate on front pastedown. Minor edge wear to corner tips with lightly age toned bottom and fore- text block, and a dust line to top text block edge, else, no wear. No markings, tight binding, clean and white. 6.75" x 9.25". Green boards with off-white Conrad figurehead on front board, off-white lettering to front board and spine, and map on endpapers..
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The Way of a Ship. The Story of the Square-Rigged Cape Horner.

by VILLIERS, , Alan

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London, White Lion, reprinted 1974.. 8vo; pp. 287; , frontispiece, illustrated with 73 photographs, 38 drawings, appendices, bibliography, index, original black cloth, dustjacket, previous owner's name, a very good copy.. Being Some Accounts of the Ultimate Development of the Ocean-going Square-Rigged Sailing Vessel, and the Manner of Her Handling, Her Voyage-Making, Her Personnel, Her Economics, Her Performance, and Her End.
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The Way of a Ship: Being Some Account of the Ultimate Development of the Ocean-G

by Villiers, Alan & Henry Picard

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Charles Scribner's Sons, 1970-01-01. Hardcover. Acceptable. in x in x in. No DJ. Moderate general wear. Pages clean. Binding sound.
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