All Hands and the Cook: the Customs and Language of the British Merchant Seaman 1875-1975 - Hardcover
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Explores the Customs and Language of the British Merchant Seaman 1875 - 1975. It covers the dying colloquial and everyday language of seamen as used in merchant vessels of the period, as distinct from the well-documented everyday expressions in the English language or professional seamanship terms.
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ALL HANDS AND THE COOK - The Customs and Language of the British Merchant Seaman 1875-1975
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Captain Barry Thompson / The Bush Press. Salisbury, Wilts. ., 2008
ISBN 10: 0908608721
ISBN 13: 9780908608720
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1st Ed. 383 PP with b/w illustrations (drawings, documents, sketches) and including silhouettes and drawings by Eric Talbot-Booth. Hard covers, dj. Neat bookplate and address of previous owner at top of title-page, otherwise fine. 21.6 X 15.5. Over 2000 entries, such as the title: "All Hands and the Cook". Refers to everyone on board, and is derived from Sailing Ship days where the maximum of people were required to take in sail when bad weather endangered the ship. Seller Inventory # 77882
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