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Offers a nostalgic and enlightening look at the last great sailing ships through essays, anecdotes, paintings, and contemporary photographs
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This is the story of the windjammer - the huge square-rigged sailing vessels that were valiantly challenging the coming of steam on world trade routes. They fought their way around Cape Horn and charged through the Southern Oceans, capturing the hearts of sailors and landsmen alike.
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The Windjammers. The Seafarers. Time-Life
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THE WINDJAMMERS
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1st European English language printing of the 1978 original, in The Seafarers series. 176 PP with b/w and colour illust. Title page: Helm of the bark Kaiulani. Eps: Map of the world plied by the Windjammers. Simile leather covers, colour vignette on front cover. Near fine. 28.7 x 24. Seller Inventory # 37642
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1st authorized French edition of the 1978 original The Windjammers, in La Grande Aventure de la Mer series. 176 PP with b/w and colour illustrations. Title page: Helm of the bark Kaiulani. Eps: Map of the world plyed by the Windjammers. Simile leather covers, colour vignette on front cover. Very good. French text. 28.7 x 24. Seller Inventory # 37643