Book Description

Reprint of the 1966 edition. Crown 4to. pp. 416; coloured portrait frontispiece, 47 coloured plates, numerous other illustrations, 6 maps to text, folding map loosely inserted; very good in the original cloth, d.j., a few minor tears to extremities. A presentation copy from the editor “For Nancy and Alan Villiers from Ann Savours (Shirley) 30 October 1979 with warmest regards & good wishes”.
Dealer Notes
Renard 1716; Rosove 357.A3; cf. Spence 1030 for the first edition. This copy was inscribed by the editor to the author and sailor Alan Villiers and his wife.
Author Wilson, Edward.
Date [1975]
Binding Original cloth in d.-w.
Publisher Blandford Press
Condition See description
Pages pp. 416

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