Plimsoll, Samuel

Our Seaman An Appeal

Hardcover, London: Virtue & Company, 1979. Very Good+ in Near Fine dust jacket. This is the 1979 facsimile reprint of the 1873 first edition. The first edition of this title is one of the more important seamanship books ever written, the author was a British Member of Parliament and in his book he detailed the abuses unscrupulous shipowners and shady insurance companies heaped upon the men who went to sea. He quotes examples of undermanning, overloading, bad stowage, over insurance, and deficient engines that lead to preventable accidents and heavy loss of life. Distributor sticker on front pastedown. Covers clean and bright. Spine very slightly slanted. Both ends of spine gently bumped. Front bottom corner very gently bumped. Minor soiling to top page edges. No highlighting or underlining. Text, diagrams, drawings, maps and illustrations all clean and bright. Dust Jacket price clipped. "Take to Resale Shop! 15 Books", imprinted on the front cover of DJ. Head of DJ spine bumped. DJ corners very gently bumped. Dampstains seen from inside DJ bottom edges. Ships same or next business day well protected in a box. Please note this is an oversize and heavy book. Priority/Expedited orders may require extra shipping charges. International orders will require extra shipping charges in addition to the charges shown by this website. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 89 pages. [Item #80656]

Price: $32.00