Sail: The Romance of the Clipper Ships (two volumes)

PUBLISHER
The Blue Peter Publishing Company, Ltd. London.

BINDING
Green and blue cloth boards with gilt lettering and design and embossed border.

BOOK CONDITION
In good condition for age, with some general wear to edges of boards; a little scuffing, slight fraying and bumping to corners. Some splitting to hinges, but bindings otherwise feel secure. Uneven and browned opened page edges. A few marks on endpapers and outer leaves, but printed pages and images remain largely clear .Fold out map at end of Vol. I is intact and little handled. Inscription and previous owner's bookplates.

DUST JACKET
No.

EDITION
Second impression, November 1927, of a limited edition of 1000 copies. (First edition, also of 1000 copies published July 1927.)

DESCRIPTION
A history of clipper ships, illustrated with beautiful coloured plates of paintings by J Spurling, "storied" by Basil Lubbock. Volume I includes a fold out map of routes, and vol. II several rigging plans. Large volumes each 27 x 31.5 cm.

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