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Item Description

8vo. 8.5 x 5.75 inches. vii + [i] + 278 pp. Bound in original navy cloth with gilt and black titles. Minor wear to extremities, including corners and head and tail of spine and a few marks on flyleaves, but otherwise a very good clean copy. Illustrated by 2 folding diagrams, colour plate of flags and signals, silhouettes and by numerous text figures. Decorated by Nautical Press publisher's device on title page. A practical guide to all aspects of seamanship and ship handling. Early edition of title first published 1944 and last appearing in 2017.