VILLIERS, ALAN — Square-Rigged Ships : An Introduction
London, National Maritime Museum. 2009. (ISBN: 1906367094) Hard Cover, 7.75 x 5.25 inches. No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn or rubbed or creased. 78pp. The author offers a first-hand, practical overview of the fascinating square-rigged ships which traded across the world carrying nitrate, coal, guano and grain, battling with the storms off the Capes or sailing gracefully out of the harbour on a light breeze. Fine/Fine.