Pacific Sail Four Centuries of Western Ships in the Pacific. by Morris, Roger

Auckland, David Bateman, 1987.. 192pp. Oblong 4to. Original boards in dustwrapper. B&W maps and illustrations in b/w and colour throughout. A near fine copy.. The shops that sailed the Pacific Ocean and their evolution, from the tiny carracks used by Magellan in 1520 until steam had mostly outmoded sail in the twentieth century.

Auckland, New Zealand : David Bateman , 1987. First Edition . Hardcover (Original Cloth). Near Fine Condition/Very Good. A4 Landscape. Roger Morris. Binding is tight, cover and spine fully intact Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting No foxing in this copy Edges very slightly spotted or marked Boards have small patch of edge wear on bottom board at spine David Bateman highlights a few of the host of ships which sailed the Pacific during the nineteenth and twentieth century. The vast Pacific Ocean has been sailed by ships from the west for many centuries. they have carried explorers, adventurers, traders, whalers, pirates, privateers and immigrants. This book is primarily about these ships and their evolution from the tiny carracks used by Magellan in 1520 until steam had mostly outmoded sail in the twentieth century. All these vessels are realistically depicted in the superb paintings and the detailed writing which constitute the important and… Read More

New Zealand: David Bateman. Good. Hardcover. 1987. nice clean copy .

Maine: International Marine Publishing Co., 1987. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good +/very good. 12 x 9 in. Paper boards. Condition is VERY GOOD+ ; like new but upper edge is foxed. DJ is VERY GOOD ; clean, no wear. Naut. Stax.