Author: Villiers, Alan Title: Sons of Sinbad. The Great Tradition of Arab Seamanship in the Indian Ocean
Description: New York, Charles Scribner's Sons, 1969. Cloth. Later printing. Light orange cloth in unclipped jacket. 414 pp. Several black and white photos throughout. A work by Australian mariner and adventurer Alan Villiers, in which he draws on his experiences sailing on the Triumph of Righteousness in 1938 to describe sailing in the Red Sea, along the coats of Arabia, down to Zanzibar, etc. describing sailing vessels and techniques of various Arab cultures. GOOD condition. Minor fading to the jacket, heavy along the spine. Minor soiling. Extremities scuffed, rounded and worn. Heavy fading to the book. Minor edgewear. Owner's name and date code on the title page. Good/Good.
Keywords: Noisbn Maritime History
Price: US$ 49.00 Seller: Mare Booksellers
- Book number: 020839
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