This preowned, hardback book with dust jacket has 184 pages and is in good condition having been published in 1981. It was compiled by Basil Greenhill and Dennis Stonham of the National Maritime Museum.
This unique book is one of the most outstanding and nostalgic ever published on life aboard the great merchant sailing vessels of the late 19th and early 20th centuries..
The quality of some of the old photographs that have been selected is remarkable given their age,