The Conway by John Masefield
$45.00
John Masefield tells the history of HMS Conway, the Merchant Service training ship founded in 1859. Drawing on the world of cadets and seamanship, this illustrated account records the ship’s development and traditions up to the early 1930s. A first-edition maritime history by a writer closely associated with life at sea.
- Author: John Masefield
- Publisher: William Heinemann Ltd
- Publication year: 1933
- Edition: First edition, 1933
- Format: Cloth hardback; no dust jacket
- Pages: 236
- Language: English
Condition: Blue cloth is rubbed and marked, with pronounced spine fading and fraying at the corners and spine ends. A red circular sticker is attached near the foot of the spine. No dust jacket. The visible preliminary page has foxing.
Book details
- Title
- The Conway
- Authors
- John Masefield
- Publisher
- William Heinemann Ltd
- Published
- 1933
- Language
- English
- Binding
- Cloth hardback; no dust jacket
- Edition
- First edition, 1933
- Subjects
- Maritime History, John Masefield, William Heinemann Ltd, HMS Conway, Merchant Navy, Training Ships
- Page count
- 236
Collections: ALL BOOKS, ALL PRODUCTS, NON-FICTION BOOKS, VINTAGE BOOKS
Type: NON FICTION
Category: @SHOPFLOOR, BOOKS, HMS CONWAY, JOHN MASEFIELD, MARITIME, MARITIME HISTORY, MERCHANT NAVY, NON FICTION, TRAINING SHIPS, VINTAGE BOOKS, WILLIAM HEINEMANN LTD
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