London: Wayland Publishers. Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket. 1974. First Edition. Hardcover. Blue boards with bright gilt titling to the spine. In the original publisher's pictorial dustjacket. The dustjacket is price-clipped, has some creases to the top alongside the spine, and the base colour to the spine has faded to a pretty turquoise but all lettering is very clear and bright. The page edges are tanned and foxed along the top edge. The covers have a couple of tiny marks, old thin lines of sellotape glue only, (which may be able to be removed? ). Otherwise No Inscriptions or other Marks. 128pp. Illustrated in b/w and colour. Appendix; Time Chart; List of Reading; Acknowledgements; Index. Overall, apart from the foxing, etc, as detailed above, this is a Very Clean, Tight and Bright, Near 'VG' copy. " Richard Garrett traces the story of the amazing breed of man known as the sailor, from the sixteenth century to the present day." ; 4to 11" - 13" .

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Bookseller: Sue Lloyd-Davies Books (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 110632
Title: The British Sailor
Author: Garrett, Richard
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: Wayland Publishers
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 1974
Keywords: Richard Garrett; The British Sailor;, Sailing; Naval History; Royal Navy; Scurvy; The Press Gang; Lord Nelson;, The Merchant Navy; Seamen;
Bookseller catalogs: Naval/Maritime;

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Retired Member of the P.B.F.A, and the WBA. In business for 42+ years to date, mainly working from home nowadays, and formerly exhibiting at Major London Book Fairs, and some Provincial ones within reach of the M4! View by Appointment ONLY Please, as I may be unavailable on the day you call. Happy to see customers but they have to be able to squeeze through the book aisles/piles! Unfortunately no wheelchair access. Currently only working part-time.

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