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At the turn of the nineteenth century when photography had reached high standards, hundreds of these ships were still working round the coasts. By using these splendid pictures and with the help of official records, the author has reconstructed an age that will always delight lovers of sail.
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Scottish Sail: A Forgotten Era
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SCOTTISH SAIL. A Forgotten Era
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. David & Charles, 1974. Hardback, d/j, 4to, 96pp, illust. D/j a little bumped. A fair copy. 071536703X/0.5uk . (Please note that our condition gradings are stricter than those of Abebooks and many other sellers. There may therefore be a discrepancy between this description and its listed condition grading). Seller Inventory # 379134
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Scottish Sail - a Forgotten Era
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David and Charles, Newton Abbot, 1974
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Scottish Sail: A Forgotten Era
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Scottish Sail: A Forgotten Era
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Scottish Sail. A Forgotten Era
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Cloth. Condition: Good Plus. Dust Jacket Condition: Good Plus. First Edition. 96 pages. Illustrated. Black cloth, gilt titles to spine, illustrated (price-clipped) dust-jacket. The clippers of Aberdeen, the square riggers of Leith and Dundee and the huge steel barques of the Clyde. The author catches the romance and beauty of craft that proved their worth and their masters' ability to cope with storm. Seller Inventory # 012517
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Scottish Sail: A Forgotten Era
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A SCOTTISH SAIL: A Forgotten Era
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David & Charles, Newton Abbot, 1974
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Hardback. Condition: Mint. Dust Jacket Condition: Mint. First Edition. This mint unmarked copy is bound in black cloth covered boards with bright gilt titling to the spine, tight, white, bright and square. The unclipped dust wrapper is in mint condition. International postal rates are calculated on a book weighing 1 Kilo, in cases where the book weighs less then postage will be reduced accordingly. Where the book weighs more than 1 Kilo increased charges will be quoted. The clippers of aberdeen, the square riggers of Leith and Dundee and the huge steel barques of the Cyde are part of the literary folklore of the sea. All classes of ships are covered: the ships of world trade, and those that fared round the coast of Scotland from the Solway Firth northwards to Shetland, back through the Moray Firth and down the east coast. arctic whalers are also included. Lavishly illustrated throughout with photographs taken from private collections, many published here for the first time. Essential reading for local historians, modellers and maritime enthusiasts alike. Ref UU7. Seller Inventory # 019564
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Scottish sail : a forgotten era
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1st edition. Near fine cloth copy in a very good if slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: 96p : chiefly ill., map, ports ; 25 cm. Notes: Includes index. Subjects: Shipping Scotland History; Freight and freightage Scotland; Sailing ships History; Shipping Scotland History; Freight transport Sailing ships Scotland, ca 1900; Sailing Ships Scotland History Craft. 1 Kg. Seller Inventory # 397099
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Scottish sail : a forgotten era / [by] Robert Simper
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First Hardback Edition. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; 96p : chiefly ill, 1map, ports ; 25cm. Subjects; Shipping Scotland History. Freight and freightage Scotland. Sailing ships History. Freight transport sailing. Scotland; customs and culture. 1 Kg. Seller Inventory # 349146
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