LANGLEY, MARTIN & SMALL, EDWINA:: LOST SHIPS of the WEST COUNTRY: A GUIDE TO FORGOTTEN CRAFT FROM POOLE TO GLOUCESTER

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LANGLEY, MARTIN & SMALL, EDWINA: : LOST SHIPS of the WEST COUNTRY: A GUIDE TO FORGOTTEN CRAFT FROM POOLE TO GLOUCESTER

LONDON.STANFORD MARITIME,1988.

ISBN 0540074314.

UK,Qrto HB+dw/dj,1st edn.NFINE/NFINE.Neat presentation inscrptn to front free endpapere and price-clipped to dw/dj. Colour photographic dw/dj; with minimal shelf-wear to edges and corners,with no nicks or tears present.Green paper-covered boards with bright,crisp,stamped,gilt letters to spine/backstrip and plain white endpapaers.Fore-edge bright and clean; contents pristine.UK,Qrto HB+dw/dj,1st edn,160pp includes foreword,introduction by Basil Greenhill,profuse b/w photographs,b/w maps,glossary of nautical terms,a bibliogrphy and an index of ship references. This compelling book tells how the ships whose bones now litter the West Country shoreline came to be abandoned and why - the remains of a trading schooner once owned by the Beatles,a war time motor torpedo boat on which one of the crowned heads of Europe served during the war and the dredger designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel - these are just a few of the hundreds of craft discovered,photographed and described.The book also describes in detail how to reach the remains of Britain's maritime history and is thus invaluable to cruising yachtsmen and marine historian alike.Detailed maps and Ordnance Survey references give the precise locations of all the craft. Please contact seller,because of the weight/value of this item,for correct, insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!

UK,Qrto HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
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