Author: Frank B. Goodrich
Title: The Sea and Her Famous Sailors: A History of Maritime Adventure and Exploration from the Christian Era to the Present Time
Description: London, James Hogg & Sons, c1862. Cloth. A scarce copy of this detailed maritime history with commentary on important sailing figures. Scarce work. Illustrated with a frontispiece, vignette title page, and seven plates. Collated complete. A detailed maritime history with commentary on the important sailing figures of the times, with chapters on navigation in the Roman Empire, the travels of Marco Polo, the application of the magnetic needle, the first voyage around the world, discoveries, Arctic exploration, and more. Written by Frank Boott Goodrich, a British writer. Dated from advertisements to the rear. In the original full cloth binding. Externally, smart with light rubbing to the extremities. Fading to the spine and board edges with the odd small mark to the boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with the odd spot. Light scattered spotting to the first and last few pages. Contemporary ink inscription to the front endpaper. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

Keywords: Sea Famous Sailors Goodrich Famous Not Stated


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