Eight Bells and Top Masts ; Diaries from a Tramp Steamer

Christopher Lee

ISBN 10: 0747274924 / ISBN 13: 9780747274926

Published by Headline Book Publishing, UK, 2001

This book ' Eight Bells and Top Masts - Diaries from a Tramp Steamer ' has boards and binding which have a slight spine lean, the text block is clean and tight and is illustrated, the dust jacket is clean and bright with light creasing to the head and base of the spine. Book price includes Tracked 48 postage in UK only. Seller Inventory # 10346

Synopsis:

The time is the late 1950s. It is the end of an era. The end of the trade in which an old converted coal-burning ship with a Chinese crew and a handful of British officers would tramp from port to port, picking up cargo where it could, never knowing where it, and they, would be heading next. Chrisopher Lee, author of the BBC radio series "This Sceptred Isle", worked on these ships as a boy, growing up quickly as he tramped around the world. He worked with rough, strange and fascinating men and faithfully recorded all he saw and heard in diaries that form the basis of this record.

About the Author: Christopher Lee was born on the banks of the Thames and learned the trade of a sailor aboard a Thames sailing barge. A historian by training, he sailed the world on tramp ships before embarking on a career as writer.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Eight Bells and Top Masts ; Diaries from a ...
Publisher: Headline Book Publishing, UK
Publication Date: 2001
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very Good
Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
Edition: 1st Edition